Teachers Heed Call Against Strike Action
The Herald 3 September 2009 Harare — Thousands of schoolteachers countrywide heeded calls by their unions to report for duty as lessons resumed in earnest for the third term yesterday. However, there was confusion in some provinces over the actual opening date as some schools had indicated to students and teachers that the third term
Undoing two decades of neglect
Prime Minister’s Newsletter www.zimbabweprimeminister.org 2nd September 2009 Schools are opening on Wednesday for the third term under the veil of a pay strike threat by the Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA). We interviewed the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, David Coltart (DC) to find out more about the situation in public schools. Q: Are
Report for Duty, Unions Tell Teachers
The Herald 2 September 2009 By Lloyd Gumbo and John Manzongo Harare — Some teachers’ unions have urged their members to report for duty today following a meeting with senior Government officials over salaries and other work-related issues yesterday. Two of the three major unions the Progressive Tea-chers’ Union of Zimbabwe and the Teachers’ Union
Zimbabwe Teachers Divided Over Strike as New School Term Begins
VOA 2 September 2009 By Jonga Kandemiiri Many teachers heeded the call by the Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association to go out on strike Wednesday as schools reopened for a new term. But instructors from the Progressive Teachers of Union showed up at their schools though some sources said there was not a lot of teaching taking
THRASS Synthetic Phonics Programme: Helping to Realise Dreams in Zimbabwe
PR Web 2 September 2009 The highly successful THRASS synthetic phonics programme has for some time been described as heralding the start of a new era in the teaching of English in Africa. Now, following two recent workshops in Harare and Nyanga, it is helping to realise the dreams of many children, parents, teachers and
Teachers do not report for duty
Zimbabwe Telegraph 2 September 2009 By Getrude Gumede HARARE – Most teachers did not report for duty when schools opened for the third term on Wednesday despite pleas from Government and two of their unions for them to take classes while their grievances are being looked into. The teachers who are demanding better salaries and
Schools to remain shut as teachers’ strike goes ahead
SW Radio Africa By Alex Bell 01 September 2009 Many schools across the country are expected to remain shut at the start of the new term this week, because of a nationwide teachers’ strike that is set to go ahead on Wednesday. The start of the new school term has been in doubt after the
Ministers Meet With Teacher Representatives, But Strike Appears in Offing
VOA 1 September 2009 By Jonga Kandemiiri Many of Zimbabwe’s teachers seemed likely to be absent from classrooms on Wednesday as the country’s largest association representing instructors failed to show up for a meeting called Tuesday by Education Minister David Coltart and Finance Minister Tendai Biti. The two ministers were hoping to stave off a
Zim teachers’ union calls for strike
Eyewitness News 1 September 2009 Zimbabwe’s school term starts on Wednesday but the main teacher’s union has called for a strike over low pay. Finance Minister Tendai Biti pleaded with teachers to be patient until the country’s economy improved. The strike was called by the Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association (ZIMTA). ZIMTA was reluctant to strike under
Speech : Christian Education in Zimbabwe
Speech given at the opening of a conference on Christian Education at Gateway School, Harare Monday 31st August 2009 By Senator David Coltart Introduction I am grateful for the invitation to open this conference. Although I am a lawyer, not an educationalist, I have been involved in Christian education in Zimbabwe since 1986 when the