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
Andy Flower and Henry Olonga, men who spelt out their love of Zimbabwe in black and white
The Times By Alison Mitchell 7 February 2013 Ten years later, the ‘comrades’ who drew attention to the plight of their nation remain convinced it was the right move Andy Flower is struggling — but just about succeeding — to stop his voice from breaking up. He is carefully and deliberately reading aloud from a
James re-appointed SRC chairman
The Herald by Ellina Mhlanga 7 February 2013 THE Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, David Coltart, has appointed a new Sports Commission board that will run the country’s supreme sports regulatory body for the next three years with Joseph James retaining his position as the chairman. The previous board’s term of office expired last
Andy Flower & Henry Olonga: the ‘death of democracy’ remembered
BBC Sport By Sam Sheringham 7 February 2013 It was the moment that marked out Andy Flower and Henry Olonga as two of the most courageous figures in the history of their sport. On 10 February 2003, as their country prepared to host its first World Cup match, the Zimbabwe cricketers released a statement to
Zimbabwe has a thing or two to teach
The Mercury By Colleen Dardagan 6 February 2013 DESPITE the political and economic turmoil in Zimbabwe, UN research shows the country to be one of the most literate in Africa. But teachers are paid half of what their counterparts in South Africa are. The government spends just R18 a child each month. School buildings are