Zifa Assembly meeting on

Newsday By Sports Editor March 26 2011 Zifa convenes its watershed general assembly on Saturday since the current board chaired by Cuthbert Dube took office last year, with key administration issues and the Asiagate scandal likely to dominate the proceedings. The meeting takes place after a board meeting which also took place yesterday and on

Zanu PF descends on school heads

Newsday By Moses Matenga 26 March 2011 A senior education official in Chikomba District, Mashonaland East province has declared all schools in the district would on Saturday be used as signing centres for the anti-sanctions petition and that all headmasters are required to act as “polling officers”. This is despite a directive by Education, Sport,

Thanks to Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe is on a knife edge

Telegraph 25 March 2011 By Roland Rudd Two years of economic recovery and relative peace in Zimbabwe may be the calm before the storm, writes Roland Rudd. Britain has recently invested heavily in flooding Zimbabwe’s schools with 13 million new books. Since David Coltart became the Education Minister for the faction of the Movement for

Government to print textbooks — Coltart

Herald 24 March 2011 Herald Reporter Government will soon print textbooks to ease shortages in secondary schools, Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart has said. Launching the Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting Programme in Chitungwiza yesterday, Minister Coltart said a survey was being conducted to assess the different needs of schools across Zimbabwe. “A survey

Minister Coltart confesses to being a Bosso Fan

Nehanda Radio By Besester Gomo 24 March 2011 Zimbabwe’s Education, Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Senator David Coltart has confessed to being a Highlanders fan. Coltart said this while sharing a light moment with officials from bitter rivals Dynamos at his offices. Dynamos officials led by the board chairman Richard Chiminya arranged the meeting to

Pakistan to tour Zimbabwe

Telegraph By Telegraph staff and agencies 22 March 2011 Pakistan’s World Cup win over Australia has restored the team’s battered image and boosted their credentials as champions-in-waiting, according to captain Shahid Afridi. Pakistan beat Australia by four wickets to end the defending champions’ unbeaten 34-match streak in the World Cup stretching back to 1999. It

Mwonzora arrest did not affect Copac — Mangwana

Newsday By Tatenda Chitagu March 22 2011 The recent incarceration of Douglas Mwonzora, the MDC-T co-chairperson of Copac, did not have anything to do with politics, his Zanu PF counterpart Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana has said. Mwonzora, MDC-T MP for Nyanga North, spent nearly a month in remand prison after he was arrested for allegedly inciting

BCC shoots down Zanu PF request

Newsday By Dumisani Sibanda and Nduduzo Tshuma 22 March 2011 The MDC-T controlled Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has shot down a Zanu PF request to use council schools as anti-sanctions petition signing centres. On Monday, Zanu PF announced it had established signing centres at 54 schools in Bulawayo province where the public are expected to

DeMbare fans give heroes cyber love

Herald Monday, 21 March 2011 From Robson Sharuko in KOLKATA, India DELIRIOUS Dynamos fans turned to the social media forums last night, in cyberspace celebrations to salute the Glamour Boys, after they overpowered Maouloudia Club Alger 4-1 at Rufaro, in a sensational start to their Champions League campaign. The Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and

Why does Petra celebrate Founders Weekend?

Petra  Schools By the Chaplain http://petrahigh.com/chaplain.html 21 March 2011 We celebrate Founders Weekend to give thanks to God for His provision of the schools to the community and remember the people who have been involved in the building up of the Petra schools over the last twenty four years.  Petra started as a longing in