Mobile libraries boost literacy rate
Newsday By Ignatius Banda April 12 2011 Across Zimbabwe, the economic and political crisis has forced students to do without books, classroom furniture and teachers, the basics of a conducive learning environment. These learners cannot go to libraries, so the libraries have gone to them. In recent years, Zimbabwe’s rural schools have become notorious for
Zimbabwe and its political transition
Zimonline By Dr Sue Onslow 2011 April 12 This paper looks at the factors which helped ZANU-PF as a former liberation movement retain power and lead to a one-party dominant state. It also explores the extent to which ZANU-PF is adapting to democratic politics and multiparty elections. Zimbabwe’s ZANU-PF offers important parallels and insights
Create employment — Madzongwe
Newsday By Veneranda Langa Apr 11 2011 The President of the Senate, Edna Madzongwe, last week told a visiting delegation of MPs from the Australian parliament that Zimbabwean graduates should focus on creating employment rather than working for other people. She said this after one of the MPs from the delegation of the Joint Standing
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-04-10
"Zuma can no longer be trusted if he ever was." Jonathan Moyo, Zanu PF MP, in the Sunday Mail today protesting the SADC communique re Zim # ICC have made an appalling decision to cut next World Cup to 10. They should have dropped to 12 and made Associates qualify for 2 places # The
New lease of life for Zimbabwe’s children
Newsday 9th April 2011 Thirteen year old Sarah Motsi (not her real name) is writing her Grade 7 examinations this year and has high hopes of passing. She wants to become a doctor when she finishes school. A few months ago Sarah would not have harboured these ambitions at all as shortages of textbooks and
Coltart justifies Longman tender award
Newsday 8th April 2011 Education, Sport, Arts and Culture minister David Coltart on Wednesday told Parliament that Unicef has managed $52 million last year to avert a catastrophic textbook shortage and further decline in the country’s educational standards. Coltart made the remarks while addressing MPs in Parliament after they queried how Longman Publishers had won
School hikes fees to pay for road
Zimbabwean By Jane Makoni Friday, 8 April 2011 MARONDERA-SVOSVE – Parents here are bitter about St. Ludger Primary School which raised school fees from US$6 to US$10 starting next term, ostensibly to fund a public road maintenance project and ‘purchase’ text books. The school, which recently received text books and other educational material from UNICEF
Teachers in trouble over anti-sanctions petition
Newsday By Tatenda Chitagu in Masvingo April 6 2011 Two teachers at Ndarama High School are reported to have been beaten up by suspected members of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) after they denounced the anti-sanctions petition document which they had been ordered to take home for signing by their wives. According to the Progressive
Air Zim strike costs Chinese martial arts visit
Newsday 6th April 2011 The industrial action by pilots at Air Zimbabwe has denied the Zimbabwe Wushu Association a high-level visit from the Chinese Wushu Federation and the Beijing Shaolin Wushu School. Wushu is a form of martial arts. In a statement on Tuesday, the Zimbabwe Wushu Association president Muzondiwa Makowa said the three-member Chinese delegation
Parliamentary Question time 6 April 2011 – Hansard Volume 37:29 (unedited)
Hansard Volume 37:29 Parliamentary Question time 6 April 2011 PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE Wednesday, 6th April 2011 The House of Assembly met at a Quarter-past Two o’clock p.m. PRAYERS (THE DEPUTY SPEAKER in the Chair) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE DEPUTY SPEAKER CHANGES TO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP THE DEPUTY SPEAKER: I have to inform the House of changes