CHAN campaign doomed from the start
Daily News By Enock Muchinjo, Deputy Sports Editor Monday, 15 February 2011 HARARE – Pitiful Zimbabwe bowed out of the second-rate African Nations Championships (Chan) tournament prematurely, as largely expected, following defeat to a South African Development XI on Sunday evening in Sudan. In the end, it was wasted emotions to mourn over an early
Mutambara mulls Cabinet reshuffle
ZBC 14 February 2011 Information emanating from within the embattled MDC movement has revealed that Professor Arthur Mutambara is mulling a cabinet reshuffle which is likely to affect Professor Welshman Ncube, Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga and David Coltart, if it sails through. The MDC drama, which has seen back and forth recalls being announced by the battling
Corporal punishment is the root of violence
Standard By Irvine Mugwagwa Sunday, 13 February 2011 THE issue of corporal punishment in schools has been debated for a long time. We had serious debates about it during our time in high school in the 80’s and up to now it is still a topical subject but with no solution found. I agree in
Grocery demands for Grade Zero, One pupils
Sunday Mail 13 February 2011 By Gwendoline Mugauri SOME day primary schools in Harare have come under fire for demanding school development levy top-ups in groceries from Grade One and Grade Zero pupils. The grocery items — which include cooking oil, laundry soap, toilet detergent, exercise books, pencils, bond paper, crayons, newsprint, chair backs, pens
Mugabe backs Mutambara
Newsday By Owen Gagare 11 February 2011 President Robert Mugabe has refused to swear-in Welshman Ncube as Deputy Prime Minister insisting he wants Arthur Mutambara to remain in that position, MDC secretary-general Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga revealed on Thursday. Speaking after the party’s emergency national council meeting called in the wake of Mutambara’s refusal to be redeployed to
Grade-one kids forced to draw Mugabe’s picture
Zimeye.org 11 February 2011 Grade one pupils are being punished for failing to draw President Robert Mugabe’s portrait and congratulatory massages below it. ZimEye witnessed some grade one pupils at Admiral Tait Primary school in Harare being ordered by their teachers to draw the aging President’s portrait and inscribe: ‘21st Movement, happy birthday to you’ below the portrait. Infants
MDC council expels Mutambara
Zimbabwe Independent 11 February 2011 By Paidamoyo Muzulu THE MDC leadership wrangle took a new twist yesterday when the party’s national council expelled former president Arthur Mutambara from the party for having allegedly willfully conspired with Zanu PF in trying to resist his redeployment in government as proposed by the party’s standing committee. The move
Keep Politics Out Of Schools – Coltart
RadioVOP 11 February 2011 Harare. Education, Art, Sports and culture Minister David Coltart has condemned Zanu (PF)’s violent activities which have spread to the education sector where rowdy youths are demanding President Robert Mugabe’s birth day gifts from teachers and school children. “I have said consistently that schools should not be political battle grounds, in
Speech by Senator David Coltart at Greatness Career Conference
Speech by Senator David Coltart Greatness Career Conference Harare: Celebration Centre 10 February 2011 Ladies and Gentlemen, young men and women, Thank you, good morning to you all. I don’t know about you but I certainly want to be here this morning. This is not a ‘have to’ meeting for me at all. And I
Mutambara now represents Zanu PF: MDC
New Zimbabwe.com 10 February 2011 ARTHUR Mutambara’s membership of the MDC was revoked at an emergency meeting of the party’s national council on Thursday, but the party resolved to let him stay on as Deputy Prime Minister in the unity government, but not on its ticket. The MDC said it took the position after President