Cricket turns over a new leaf
Zimbabwean By Farirayi Kahwemba 28 July 2010 HARARE – After more than a decade of decline, characterized by allegations of maladministration on the part of Zimbabwe Cricket’s (ZC) top brass and dismal performances on the international stage by the national team, cricket is now slowly but surely finding its feet. (Picture: Henry Olonga believes that Mugabe
Students get exam lifeline
Newsday By Staff Writer July 28 2010 The delicate inclusive government has made a sympathetic undertaking to pay examination fees for at least 15 000 underprivileged students countrywide who failed to register for the forthcoming Ordinary and Advanced Level final exams with the Zimbabwe Examination School Council (Zimsec). The compassionate gesture follows failure by thousands
More students fail Shona than Maths
New Zimbabwe.com By Staff reporter 26 July 2010 More A’ Level students fail Shona than Maths, Physics and Economics, a report commissioned by the Ministry of Education reveals. In 2007, only 47 percent of students passed Shona, dropping to 43 percent in 2008 compared to 77 percent and 80 percent for Physics, 58 percent and
Government in bid to bring back dignity of teaching
Zimbabwean By Staff Reporter 25 July 2010 HARARE – The government is in a bid to restore back the dignity of the teaching profession. The Minister of Education Sports and Culture David Coltart said: “My first priority is to ensure that teachers are paid sufficiently so as to restore their integrity. The good thing is
Zimbabwe organisations based in UK to assist education
Zimbabwean Written by Mxolisi Ncube Sunday, 25 July 2010 LONDON – A group of United Kingdom-based Zimbabwean organisations met in London last week to chart ways in which they can assist the education sector in the country, especially the Matabeleland and Midlands regions. The groups, led by the Zimbabwe Community Association (ZCA) and Matebeleland.com, a
Daggers out for Mutambara
Sunday News 25Â July 2010 By Bhekizulu Tshuma DAGGERS have been drawn for Deputy Prime Minister, Professor Arthur Mutambara, in the MDC formation that he leads, after eight provincial structures reportedly resolved to replace him with Professor Welshman Ncube as the leader of the party in its next congress pencilled for February next year. National
The ‘ugly face’ of Zimbabwe’s animal tourism market
The sticky tongue thestickytongue.com By Candace M Hansen 25 July 2010 Animal welfare groups in Zimbabwe are up in arms over the number of lions being kept in captivity across the country, especially in the wake of lion attacks this year. The organization Veterinarians for Animal Welfare in Zimbabwe(VAWZ), has revealed after a shock survey that
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary – 24th July 2010
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary 24th July 2010 By GETRUDE GUMEDE Senator David Coltart, the Zimbabwean Minister for Education, was given a friendly reception when he came to the Vigil at the end of his visit to London. Surrounded by Vigil supporters, he said ‘I know that many of you are very sceptical about this inclusive government.
Unlicensed and outdoors or no school at all
IRIN 23 July 2010 EPWORTH — Simbarashe Choga, 65, a retired teacher, is the local butcher in Epworth, some 20km northeast of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare; he is also the principal of the primary school he runs out of his shop. “My teachers keep their records and other materials at my butchery, which operates as our
Coltart invites Zimbabwean Diaspora to help rebuild education
Zimbabwean By ZDFG Secretariat Friday 23 July 2010 Zimbabwe’s Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart (pictured) has invited Zimbabweans in the United Kingdom to be key players in the “Centre of excellence†programme and in writing “objective and non-partisan history books on Zimbabwe.†Senator Coltart, a minister in the coalition government was