Schools in danger of collapse- Coltart
Zimbabwean By Fungi Kwaramba Friday, 18 February 2011 HARARE – From the outside all looks well at Dombodzvuku Primary school. The classrooms have a new coat of paint thanks to the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM). But for Dombodzvuku, and most other schools in the country, the money could only make do some cosmetic changes.
Let’s be honest about violence
Newsday By Conway Tutani February 18 2011 This past week the police have catalogued what they say are incidents of violence perpetrated by the MDC-T, which, to all intents and purposes, is being treated as an opposition party despite being part of government. The week has also seen the arrest of several MPs from the
High Court rules that Mutambara is not MDC president
SW Radio Africa By Lance Guma 17 February 2011 Arthur Mutambara’s attempts to regain control of the smaller MDC faction took a knock on Wednesday, when the High Court ruled that he cannot ‘purport’ to be president of the party until the leadership dispute is fully resolved in court. Mutambara also defied a party directive
Mutambara in quandary
Financial Gazette By Dumisani Ndlela and Njabulo Ncube 17 February 2011 FORMER Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Arthur Mutambara, reeled into a potentially embarrassing political crisis after it emerged that the majority of his supporters had joined ZANU-PF while incumbent Members of Parliament from the party had snubbed his appeal
“It is sunset for the ‘breakaway’ MDC”
Zimbabwe Telegraph By Moses Chamboko February 17, 2011 The endgame for the minor MDC faction to which our only rocket scientist was invited by the shrewd lawyer but cunning political upstart, Welshman Ncube, is finally beckoning. Nonetheless, this was never a matter of “if†but “when†from day one. When he accepted the surprise invitation
EU Renews Sanctions Against Zimbabwe
VOA By Peta Thornycroft 16 February 2011 European Union sanctions against President Robert Mugabe and most of his colleagues in the ZANU-PF party have been renewed despite requests from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) that they be abandoned. The EU has lifted restrictions against 31 people, mostly wives of those on the sanctions list
Skepticism as Zimbabwe Deputy PM Mutambara Said to Propose Cabinet Shuffle
VOA By Blessing Zulu 15 February 2011 Sources said the power struggle in the MDC wing could strengthen President Robert Mugabe’s hand in determining the timing of new elections this year, as he has argued that the government is so divided that new elections are urgently needed Zimbabwe’s long-troubled government of national unity faces further
‘History syllabus needs revamp’
Newsday 15 February 2011 By Fortune Moyo Education, Sport and Culture minister David Coltart says there is need to revamp the schools’ history curriculum to include the Gukurahundi era, roles played by the late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo, Zapu and Zipra, to enable students to fully appreciate history of the liberation struggle. In a recent interview, Coltart
Mutambara mulls ‘reshuffle’ but faces problems
Africa.World 247.net February 15, 2011 A WEEK after being expelled by his party, Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has reportedly hatched a plan to kick three ministers who engineered his ouster out of government. In its evening bulletins on Monday, the state-run Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation said Mutambara was “mulling a cabinet reshuffle which is likely