Schools insist on full payment of fees, levies before admitting pupils
The Chronicle 10 September 2012 SCHOOLS have demanded that parents should pay full fees and levies before their children could be admitted into class. Schools are opening today for the third term. This has left some parents with children at boarding schools literally running around looking for money after their children were barred from boarding
Coventry becomes Warriors fan
The Chronicle 9 September 2012 Zimbabwe registered their biggest victory at Rufaro in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in a long time, when they beat Angola 3-1 and what a befitting occasion it was, as our golden girl Kirsty Coventry also cheered the boys from the terraces. The swimming icon was one of the
Sean Williams ‘regrets’ quitting
Daily News By Austin Karonga 6 September 2012 HARARE – Zimbabwe top-order batsman Sean Williams says he regrets quitting the national side and has set his sights on reviving his international career. The gifted 25-year-old left-hander walked out on the team after last year’s Cricket World Cup in the Indian subcontinent in protest over late
Nyasha in first round win, faces second seed
New Zimbabwe 2 September Zimbabwe’s wheelchair tennis ace Nyasha Mharakurwa eased into the second round at the London Paralympics Games on Saturday with a 6-4; 6-3 victory over Switzerland’s Yann Avanthey. The 29-year-old, playing at his first Paralympic Games, will face number two seed Shingo Kunieda of Japan in the second round later Sunday. With
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-02
I think #Zim u19 cricket performance put into context given India's win over Australia today in the final. They had a good game agnst India. # The #Zim u19 cricket a much better team than where they ended up. They put up one of the best performances of all teams against India # #Zim u19
Crocker star shines in United States
NewsDay By Daniel Nhakaniso 1 September 2012 Talented United States-based Zimbabwean junior golfer Sean Crocker’s continued rise on the US circuit continued this week after jumping 33 places on the prestigious American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Polo Golf Rankings from position 67 to a credible 34. The AJGA which is open to junior golfers between
Zimbabwe to host world hockey championships?
The Sunday News By Lulu Brenda Harris 1 September 2012 ZIMBABWE will be hosting the first round tournament of the world hockey league in 2014 if it manages to renovate one of the preferred stadiums to the required international standard. The stadium in question is Magamba Hockey Stadium in Harare where the facilities are an
‘No school fees increase’
NewsDay By Kupakwashe Makonye 31 August 2012 Education minister David Coltart has ordered all government schools not to effect any fee increases this coming term until after civil servants’ salaries have been reviewed. Coltart made the decree on Tuesday after the Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) last month petitioned him to issue a government
Football indaba to be finally held
NewsDay 30 August 2012 Education, Sport, Arts and Culture minister David Coltart finally met Zifa president Cuthbert Dube yesterday and emphasised the need to conclude the match-fixing investigations and focus on football development. The meeting, according to a communiqué issued at the end by Sports and Recreation Commission Director General Charles Nhemachena, also resolved that
Zifa, Government meet
The Herald By Petros Kausiyo 30 August 2012 Government yesterday came face-to-face with the magnitude of financial challenges being faced by cash-strapped Zifa and acknowledged that the soccer mother body’s operations were being hamstrung by inadequate funding from the corporate world and the State. The Government, citing budgetary constraints, could however, not immediately commit themselves to