Hunger poses serious threat to pupils
Newsday By Owen Muchena 11 June 2011 A school teacher speaks slowly using gestures to stress a point but only a small number in the class of 40 seems to follow him. Some of the pupils are slouching in their chairs while others are gazing out of the windows and the teacher constantly exhorts them
Cricket Mag re-launched
Herald 11 June 2011 By Robson Sharuko ZIMBABWE Cricket have re-launched their magazine, with a free edition that covers June and July, which they believe will be the ultimate supporters’ guide to the game in the country. International Cricket Council president Haroon Lorgat believes this is a big development in line with the positive changes
General Says Mugabe Rival Is a Threat to Zimbabwe
New York Times By Celia W. Dugger June 23, 2011 As regional leaders push for free and fair elections in Zimbabwe, a high-ranking general in the country’s army has vowed that the security services will ensure that President Robert Mugabe, 87, remains in power, calling his chief political opponent a “national security threat†who “can
Safety belts to be mandatory for school buses
Newsday By Veneranda Langa, Senior Parliamentary Reporter 7 June 2011 Government is set to introduce legislation to compel school buses to have safety belts fastened on each seat as a precautionary measure in the event of road traffic accidents. Education, Sport, Arts and Culture minister David Coltart said the legislation would be introduced in 2013.
Khumalo Hockey Stadium will be ready in August — Haz boss
Newsday By Fortune Mbele 6 June 2011 The Hockey Association of Zimbabwe (Haz) says Khumalo Hockey Stadium (KHS) will be ready for the 2012 Olympic qualifiers which will be held from September 2 to 10. Haz president Kays Kanyangarara yesterday told NewsDay Sport that the facility which is due to undergo refurbishment would be ready
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-05
Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe's golden girl, was on hand to congratulate Stephen Muzhingi as he won the Comrades today http://goo.gl/uaJFI # SW Radio interview of David Coltart http://goo.gl/rpZOS # Air Zimbabwe has done it again. Booked to fly to Harare at 5.15pm only to be told that the flight changed! Late for Cabinet again. Nice one!
Mushingi to meet Tsvangirai and Mugabe
Zimbabwean By Grace Chirumanzu Saturday, 4 June 2011 Zimbabwe’s three-time Comrades Marathon Champion Stephen Muzhingi is set to be honoured by President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai for his success in the high-profile competition. According to Minister of Education, David Coltart, the country’s two leaders will hosts the Muzhingi at a function in
Gillespie returns to the fold
ESPNcricinfo Daniel Brettig June 3, 2011 Jason Gillespie has revealed the depths of his frustration at being placed in cricket purgatory after his dalliance with the ill-fated Indian Cricket League. Two years after the ICL folded, Gillespie has been granted an official coaching position in Australia, as an assistant on the A tour of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean Artists featured at Venice Biennale
http://www.globalpost.com/ By Andrew Meldrum June 3, 2011 Zimbabwe is one of the countries exhibiting at the glittering Venice Biennale art festival which has just opened in Italy. “Zimbabwean art practice today is innovative, self-reflective and critical. It creates new positions on global perception and asks us to reconsider what is contemporary art,” according to the
David Coltart on SW Radio Africa Question time part 2: 2 June 2011
SW Radio Africa 2 June 2011 In Part 2 of Question Time, Education Minister Senator David Coltart talks about a variety of issues, including why he is moving teachers who are being targeted by war vets, the controversial system of teachers incentives and the long awaited civil service audit. Can his ministry also do anything about