Journalist arrested for filming WOZA demo
SW Radio Africa By Violet Gonda 18 January 2010 Freelance photo-journalist Shadreck Andrison Manyere, plus two other people, were arrested in Harare on Monday after police broke up a peaceful demonstration organised by the pressure group Women of Zimbabwe Arise. WOZA was protesting against exorbitant school fees and the crumbling education sector. Previously Manyere was
Coltart hands salary dispute to cabinet
The Zimbabwean Written by Natasha Hove Monday, 18 January Education Minister, David Coltart, has referred the issue of teachers’ salaries to the country’s Cabinet to avert strike action. Coltart told The Zimbabwean that he was referring the issue to Cabinet when it resumed sitting today to avoid strike action that would cripple the education sector.
Schools defy Government directive on fees
Sunday News 17 January 2010 Sunday News Reporters SOME schools are reportedly turning away children for not paying school fees in contravention of a Government directive. A survey conducted by the Sunday News around Bulawayo last week revealed that some children were loitering outside school premises while others were in class. Parents and guardians said
Coltart Calls for Urgent Action
The Herald By Felex Share 15 January 2010 Harare — Education, Sport, Art and Culture Minister David Coltart yesterday urged all concerned authorities in Government to put their heads together and urgently solve the salary dispute before the 14-day notice for industrial action given by civil servants expires. This comes after negotiations between civil servants
Government Set to Increase Lecturers Retirement Age
Zimbabwe Independent Nqobile Bhebhe 15 January 2010 Faced with a critical shortage of lecturers at learning institutions, government is set to increase the retirement age of lecturers to 70 in a desperate bid to retain staff. Currently, the retirement age is pegged at 65. A new five-year economic blueprint, the Medium Term Plan (MTP), indicates
Government, Civil Servants Hold Crisis Meeting
Financial Gazette Njabulo Ncube 15 January 2010 Harare — The coalition government, grappling with a tight financial squeeze, called a crisis meeting with representatives of the country’s civil servants yesterday after union leaders rejected its offer and proceeded to issue a 14-day ultimatum to press for better pay and improved working conditions. Finance Minister, Tendai
Fresh Headache for Parents as Schools Re-Open
Financial Gazette Clemence Manyukwe 15 January 2010 Harare — As schools opened this week, the major preoccupation for most parents was the issue of exorbitant fees, the soaring cost of uniforms and strike threats by teachers over poor salaries. These parents were however, oblivious of a new scourge pervading local learning institutions that can result
Zim teachers refuse to work without pay hike
Eyewitness News 13 January 2010 Schooling in Zimbabwe did not get off to a good start on Wednesday when teachers refused to do their work because they did not receive pay hikes. Teachers want their salaries quadrupled to take them past the poverty line but it does not seem as though they will get more
Woza and Moza take to the Streets of Bulawayo
The Zimbabwean Written by WOZA Wednesday, 13 January 2010 WOZA and MOZA take to the streets of Bulawayo today to demand real schools with real teachers for a real education. Over 800 members of Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise took to the streets of Bulawayo at midday today to peacefully protest about the state
Black Caps slip into neutral for Zimbabwe clash
Sydney Morning Herald By Aaron Lawton January 10, 2010 THE New Zealand cricket team is unlikely to tour Zimbabwe in June or July, but there’s a strong chance it will instead square off against the African nation at a neutral venue. Originally, the tour was supposed to take place in 2009, but was put back