United Kingdom commits $15 million for the education of Zimbabwean orphans
The Zimbabwean By Keith Scott 15 March 2012 Dave Fish, Head of the Zimbabwe Office of the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), today announced that Britain is committing £10 million (over $15 million) to support the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM), a Zimbabwean Government programme which pays for disadvantaged children to access education
Fate of human rights activist remains unknown
SW Radio Africa By Tichaona Sibanda 15 March 2012 Rights activist Paul Chizuze has been missing since 8th February. Despite extensive efforts made civil society organizations to determine his fate his whereabouts are still unknown. Many of his friends and family now fear the worst. Chizuze went missing on the night of 8th February and
Only Queen of England Can Convince Mugabe To Change His Behaviour
Radio VOP March 15 2012 The Queen of England is the only international figure most likely to convince President Robert Mugabe to change his hard line policies, former US acting principal deputy Assistant Secretary Mark Bellamy was told. According to the latest Wiki Leaks cable, the 88-year old Zimbabwe leader is known to hold in
Coltart rallies Diaspora
The Zimbabwean By Mxolisi Ncube 14 March 2012 David Coltart, the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, has urged Zimbabweans in the Diaspora to be actively involved in uplifting education. The sector is still trying to recover from the economic rot that has spanned more than a decade. The resultant brain-drain created teacher shortages,
Call to lift jobs freeze
PSnews 13 March 2012 The Government of Zimbabwe has been urged by one of its own Ministers to lift the freeze on some critical Public Service jobs to improve service delivery. Minister for Health and Child Welfare, Henry Madzorera said the Ministry of Health was failing to employ critical staff such as doctors due to delays
Coltart praises Dube
The Zimbabwean By Chris Ncube 13 March 2012 Education, Sports and Culture Minister, David Coltart, has praised ZIFA president, Cuthbert Dube, for ridding the organisation of partisan politics. “ZIFA has for many years been run poorly and along political lines. I am happy that the current president is trying his best to clean it up,â€
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-11
Speaking at UCT 1pm today on the topic "Reflections of a Christian lawyer in Zimbabwe" #
Zimbabwe Diaspora Education Support Initiative (ZDESI)
Statement by Daniel Molokele Johannesburg 10 March 2012Â ZDESI Hails the Consultation Meeting With the Minister of Education as a Big Success! The Zimbabwe Diaspora Education Support Initiative (ZDESI) is so pleased to announce that it recently held a successful meeting with the Minister of Education, Sports, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart. The ZDESI
Abusers of “Senator Samantha” to be disciplined
The Zimbabwean By Zwanai Sithole 9 March 2012 The Ministry of Education, Arts, Sports and Culture will descend heavily on school teachers who encourage school children to engage in partisan political behaviour or hate speech, Education, Arts, Sports and Culture minister David Coltart has said. Reacting to an incident in which a little grade two
Girls trump boys in A’ Level, Grade 7 exams
New Zimbabwe 7 March 2012 Female Advanced Level and Grade 7 pupils outperformed their male counterparts for the second year running in the November 2011 exams, according to the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council. A’ Level female pupils had a national pass rate of 87.12 percent in 2011, while the boys trailed with 83.91 percent. In