Coltart on India tour
News Day By News Day Reporter 17 May 2013 THE Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart has expressed his disappointment at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s putting on ice its tour of Zimbabwe in July saying the consequences will be disastrous. Coltart posted on his Twitter account yesterday
Zifa, PSL dig in on Gwindi
The Herald The Herald Reporter 16 May 2013 THE Premier Soccer League have dug into the charges being levelled against Harare City chairman Leslie Gwindi who is being charged for allegedly bringing the game into disrepute by publicly attacking both the association and the top-flight body. Gwindi has been summoned to appear before a Zifa disciplinary
Pearson To Sell Longman Zim
The Financial Gazette Financial Gazette Reporter 16 May 2013 PEARSON International, the world’s leading publishing company, is contemplating selling its local unit Longman Zimbabwe to a local distributor, The Financial Gazette’s Companies & Markets (C&M) has established. The development comes as the United Kingdom headquartered company sought to comply with the country’s Indigenisation and Empowerment
Majome hails female photographers
News Day By Tinashe Sibanda 16 May 2013 DEPUTY Minister of Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development Jessie Fungai Majome on Tuesday evening commended members of the Zimbabwe Association of Female Photographers (ZAFP) for launching their first ever exhibition — Shutter Opener — in Newlands, Harare. The minister was the guest of honour at the
Coltart pledges support for visual artists
The Herald By Zecheaus Nemadire 16 May 2013 AS preparations for the 55th International Exhibition of Art (La Biennsle di Venezia) to be held in Venice next month hot up, Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart has pledged to support visual artists. The minister acknowledged the importance of visual art in Zimbabwe saying it
Low reading culture threatens country’s literacy rate: Minister
The Chronicle By Lorraine Phiri 16 May 2013 THE country’s literacy rate is under threat because of the low culture of reading among pupils, the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, David Coltart, said yesterday. Speaking during the official launch of World Readers E-Readers at King George VI School and Centre in Bulawayo, Minister Coltart
Govt refuses ZIMSEC fee hike
The Zimbabwean By Thabani Dube 15 May 2013 The government has shot down a request by the Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council to increase Ordinary Level examination fees by a dollar. “ZIMSEC wanted to increase examination fees for O-Level from $12 to $13 per subject in a bid to boost its revenue income. Cabinet was not
Constitutional Bill sails through Senate
The Herald By Farirai Machivenyika and Lloyd Gumbo 15 May 2013 SENATE yesterday passed the Constitutional Amendment (No. 20) Bill with minor amendments that will be considered by the House of Assembly today before it is sent to President Mugabe for his assent. The amendments were proposed by Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Eric Matinenga during
Constitution gets Senate thumbs up
News Day By Veneranda Langa 15 May 2013 THE Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment 20 Bill yesterday passed through Senate with the President of the Senate Edna Madzongwe announcing that all the 75 senators present had voted affirmatively for its passage. Today, the constitution Bill returns to the House of Assembly and needs a two-thirds majority
San people resist civilisation: Mugabe
News Day By Nqobile Bhebhe 14 May 2013 PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe on Sunday said the San community in Tsholotsho are resisting integration with neighbouring communities, saying they were refusing to get more civilised. Speaking at a memorial service for the late Vice-President John Nkomo, who succumbed to cancer in January this year, Mugabe said the