‘Education system lagging behind in technological advancement’
The Chronicle 28 September 2012 THE country’s education system should act as a vehicle for change and development through the use of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), which promote connectivity across the globe, the Minister of Education, Art, Sports, and Culture David Coltart has said. Speaking during the Matabeleland South Schools’ Provincial Merit Awards in Maphisa,
Zifa Must Bid for Major Tournaments – Govt
The Independent By Daniel Nhakaniso and Kevin Mapasure 28 September 2012 GOVERNMENT has encouraged Zifa to join bids to host major tournaments to stimulate investment in infrastructure development. So far Zimbabwe has been unsuccessful in her bid to host the African Cup of Nations (Afcon) due to lack of government guarantees. The nation’s stadia are
Dube, Coltart hail football indaba
News Day By Daniel Nhakaniso, Sports Reporter 28 September 2012 Zifa boss Cuthbert Dube has hailed the historic football meeting which brought together various stakeholders in an effort to find lasting solutions to the perennial problems dogging the country’s biggest sport. The high-profile indaba brought together representatives from the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture
Education: Putting the cart before the horse
The Indepdent By Elias Mam 28 September 2012 ZIMBABWE’S education system was once among the best in Africa — with the country at one time having the highest literacy rate on the continent before dropping to number two after Tunisia — but now standards are declining due to a combination of factors. Some of the reasons
Zifa, Ethics Commission clash
The Chronicle Goodwill Zunidza 27 September 2012 ZIFA, stung by mounting public demand for a swift close of the Asiagate chapter, are now at loggerheads with their own Independent Ethics Commission for failing to release findings of their probe a year after they were constituted for the exercise. The two parties exchanged heated words on
$1 m needed for museum
The Zimbabwean 27 September 2012 Officials at the Natural History Museum need more than $ 1 million to refurbish the world-renowned structure, according to Museum Director, Dr Moira FitzPatrick. She said that while they had received some donations to upgrade parts of the museum, they faced a shortfall to finish the exercise. “The solution to
Zifa indaba on
The Herald By Godknows Matarutse, Sports Reporter 26 September 2012 ZIFA will today get a rare opportunity to try and conÂvince both the Government and the private sector to provide fundÂing for the association in order to take local football to betÂter levels. The soccer mother body will come face to face with all the major stakeholders
Football Indaba set to tackle challenges
The Chronicle 25 September 2012 COULD today’s Football Indaba in Harare be the first step in turning around the fortunes of Zimbabwean soccer? The Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture together with the Sports and Recreation Commission and the Zimbabwe Football Association are today meeting football stakeholders and the meeting is aimed at finding
Young Warriors future bleak
The Chronicle By Ricky Zililo 24 September 2012 The future is gloom for the Young Warriors who dumped Mozambique out of the African Youth Championships at the weekend as Zifa has not secured funds to enable the team to travel to Congo Brazzaville next month. Zimbabwe beat Mozambique 2-0 in Maputo on Saturday having travelled
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-23
Looking forward to the Lion Lager National Rugby League final between Hre Sports Club and Matabeleland Warriors. Nice to see NorthSouth duel # 1/3 of Lebanese are Christians – interesting statistic on the #BBC tonight – living on the same sectarian fault lines as their neighbours. # Very poor 3 umpiring. How could Taylor be