Teachers forced to support Zanu PF
Zimbabwean 26 August 2011 By Tony Saxon Teachers here are being forced to buy Zanu (PF) cards by war veterans, The Zimbabwean has learnt. Teachers at Gombakomba and Dangare schools in Zimunya district last week said that war veterans led by Robert Rufuse and Jonas Chitakatira were living in fear as they were forced to
Zimbabwe Rights Groups Say ZANU-PF Youth Militia Training in Secondary School
VOA 24 August 2011 By Jonga Kandemiiri Human rights defenders have called for the closure of the training base, but presidential aide Didymus Mutasa told a Harare newspaper that the youths are school leavers engaged in constructive activities. Zimbabwean human rights groups say about 200 members of the youth militia controlled by President Robert Mugabe’s
Untrained teachers run Matabeleland schools
Zimbabwean By Paul Ndlovu 23 August 2011 PTUZ Secretary General, Raymond Majongwe, said a recent survey showed that rural schools in the area faced a critical shortage of skilled teachers, and if urgent measures were not put in place education standards in the region would be comparable to nothing. “When we sent our teams to
Teacher incentives necessary
Zimbabwean By Paul Ndlovu 22 August 2011 Controversial teacher incentives look set to stay with Minister of Education David Coltart highlighting the role parents should play in their children’s education. Coltart admitted the incentives were controversial, but said the government could not presently afford to pay teachers a respectable salary. “It’s about management and commitment
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-21
Brian Vitori's figures today of 5 for 20 plus the 5 for 30 he got in his 1st ODI on Friday are the best figures for any bowler ever on debut # "Ministers plunder Government by buying luxury vehicles" http://t.co/kWsxhXK See my statement on my Facebook page re this # Wrong to jump to conclusion
The future looks bright for Zimbabwe
Blogs.tribune.com.pk By Enoch Muchingo August 18, 2011 Zimbabwe Cricket has been guilty to an extent of a perception management exercise that has come at a cost Zimbabwe’s historic win over Bangladesh in their first Test match in six years was a rare dose of good news for the small African nation with great sporting potential.
Social networking and the future of political reporting in Zimbabwe and beyond
http://www.newstimeafrica.com/ By Vladimir Mzaca 15 August 2011 Mark Zuckerberg could arguably be a modern day Albeit Einstein because of his revolutionary project- Facebook. Over the years Facebook has become one of the most influential factors in grassroots socio-political mobilization worldwide, in fact the January 25 2011 Egyptian revolution could be credited to Facebook as it
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-14
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh: Zimbabwe triumphant on Test return http://t.co/igouX6M via @espncricinfo # Bangladesh in Zimbabwe 2011: Zimbabwe's mindset ideal for growth http://t.co/WgYznoG via @espncricinfo # Ray Price: 'I tried to be Mitchell Johnson' http://t.co/OJvIPG6 via @espncricinfo – what a great article from one of Zim's best ambassadors # Well done to Brendon de Jonge for
We all know who has the ‘octopus’ grip
Zimbabwe Independent  Muckraker            Friday, 12 August 2011 A TINY correction in the Herald caught our attention last week. It was headed “Matter of fact†and ran as follows: “In the Herald of July 30 we carried a story based on an interview with the
Protecting Zimbabwean from themselves
http://stashsays.wordpress.com August 11th, 2011 This week’s Sunday papers announced two very interesting pieces of news. The Sunday Mail carried the story that government has suspended holiday lessons, better known as ‘extra lessons’ – for non-examination classes. Well and good seeing that a lot of teachers were beginning to abuse this system – deliberately failing to