Sunday News Feature Article: O Level Results
Sunday News By Vusumuzi Dube 10 February 2013 WHEN Karl Marx and Freidrich Engels first conceptualised capitalism, one of the key components that they touched on was that of mass production, their mindset was society was controlled by the bourgeois who employed the masses to produce goods and services en-masse. The focus was on production
Zimbabwe cricket in familiar strife again
ESPN Cricinfo By Liam Brickhill 9 February 2013 Ten years ago, Henry Olonga and Andy Flower took the field in Zimbabwe’s World Cup match against Namibia wearing makeshift black armbands, launching their famous protest against the “death of democracy”. This weekend, in fact, will mark the tenth anniversary of their gesture. In that time, Zimbabwean
Results best in 12 years: Coltart
News Day By Veneranda Langa 9 February 2013 EDUCATION minister David Coltart says unscrupulous politicians are seeking to use the much publicised high percentage failure rate in last year’s “O†Level public examinations as a political weapon, even though statistics show that the pass rate is one of the highest in the last 12 years. Coltart
Dube gets Sports Commission job
New Day 9 February 2013 ETHAN Dube, a former Zimbabwe first-class player, and chairman of Matabeleland Cricket Association was yesterday named as the final member of new Sports and Recreation Commission board announced earlier this week. Dube, whose appointment was confirmed by the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart yesterday becomes the
Zanu PF’s education legacy in tatters
Zimbabwe Independent 8 February 2013 ONE of the areas where President Robert Mugabe registered significant success, acknowledged even by his trenchant critics during his otherwise disastrous rule which ruined the country and impoverished the people, is education. When Mugabe came to power in 1980 he inherited solid education infrastructure and a strong base, one of
Andy Flower recalls armband protest
ESPN Cricinfo By Firdose Moonda 7 February 2013 Andy Flower, the former Zimbabwe captain and current England team director, has spoken openly about his black armband protest at the 2003 World Cup to mark 10 years since he and Henry Olonga stood against “the death of democracy” in Zimbabwe. Flower reflected on the events of
Pass Rate increased from 2009
BBC News 7 February 2013 Zimbabwe’s education minister has deplored the fact that nearly 82% of students have failed their basic school leavers’ exams, the Ordinary Level. But David Coltart told the BBC this was an improvement on 2009, when only 14% passed and blamed a decade of “chaos”. His Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)
‘Govt biggest threat to education’
Daily News By Nyasha Chingono 7 February 2013 Government remains the biggest threat to the development of the education sector, a Cabinet minister has said. Education minister David Coltart has blamed the poor pass rate recorded for last year’s ‘O’ Level examinations on warped government priorities, which have seen ministers and top officials getting luxury
Coltart appoints new SRC board
Daily News By Blessings Mashaya 7 February 2013 Sports minister David Coltart yesterday announced the new Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) board, returning lawyer Joseph James as chairperson. Bulawayo-based James, a former lower league football player, will lead the eight-member board of the country’s supreme sport governing association. Experienced athletics administrator Edward Siwela has also
Low investment in education to blame for poor ‘O’ level results: Coltart
The Zimbabwean By Edgar Gweshe 7 February 2013 The low investment in the country’s education sector for the past years is largely to blame for the poor Ordinary Level results recorded this year, according to The Minister of Education, Sport Arts and Culture, David Coltart. “The real cause of this is the lack of investment