Zimbabwe boxers fail medical tests
New Zimbabwe.Com Xinhua Posted to the web: 26/03/2009 ZIMBABWEAN boxers risk being permanently banned from all fights held under the auspices of the World Boxing Organisation following revelations that four out of six fighters who traveled for bouts in Namibia on March 21 failed their medical tests, reports said Wednesday. Apart from supplying the tournament
100 take part in Barclays youth development programme
The Herald 25 March 2009 By Rumbidzai Mashayahanya BARCLAYS Bank and Junior Achievement Zimbabwe launched the three-year programme-Barclays/Junior Achievement Zimbabwe Talent for the Future Initiative — at Prince Edward School in Harare last week. Zimbabwe has already received a US$90 000 grant to implement and expand the programme, 100 students are participating in this edition
New blow to reeling Zimbabwe – State workers threaten to walk off the job
SA Times By Moses Mudzwiti 25 March 2009 A POWERFUL Zimbabwe labour organisation yesterday warned of a looming crisis as state workers prepare to strike over wages. Zimbabwe’s has about 150000 state workers. Incredibly, they all earn the same — a miserly US100 (R1000) shopping voucher a month. The rest of their pay is made
Zimbabwe appoints first Education Advisory Board
Zimbabwe Telegraph By Mcedisi Nkomo 22 March 2009 Senator Coltart announced an impressive list of names on Thursday that will constitute the new National Education Advisory Board according to reports by SW Radio Africa. The board will advise on matters pertaining to the improvement of primary and secondary education in Zimbabwe. Minister Coltart said in
Cultivate culture of reading
Sunday News By Charles Dube 21 March 2009 WHEN things have not been going well for sometime, it calls for hard work for the system to normalise. There are many problems bedevilling the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture. Already the credibility of O- and A-level examination results for 2008 is being questioned in
New Rugby Boss to Engage Stakeholders
The Independent By ENOCK MUCHINJO 20th March 2009 With politics being a pastime inside Zimbabwe rugby, accepting the post of Zimbabwe Rugby Union president was quite a courageous decision for youthful Themba Sibanda, who took over from Bruce Hobson this week. It’s never easy, with a strong belief in the rugby circles that there are
Fragile Signs of Hope Emerging in the Gloom of Mugabe’s Rule
New York Times By CELIA W. DUGGER Published: March 19, 2009 HARARE, Zimbabwe — On his first day as education minister in a government so broke that most schools were closed and millions of children idle, David Coltart said he got a startling invitation. “Come and get your brand-new white Mercedes,†an official told Mr.
Zimbabwe can’t guarantee teachers’ pay
UPI 19 March 2009 HARARE, Zimbabwe, March 19 (UPI) — Zimbabwe cannot guarantee teachers will be paid this month, the new government’s education minister said, triggering a call for another teachers strike. “While we are very concerned with the genuine demands of the teachers, right now I cannot promise anything in terms of salaries,” David
Teachers Threaten Fresh Strike In May
Business Weekly 19 March 2009 Zimbabwe teacher unions have warned the new government that their members will not be reporting for duty in May if they do not get their salaries in foreign currency. So far the teachers are just receiving the USd 100 allowance per civil servant while their Zimdollar salary component was not
Coltart appoints Education advisory board
New Zimbabwe.Com 19 March 2009 THE Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart on Wednesday appointed the new National Education Advisory Board which will advise the minister on ways to improve primary and secondary education in Zimbabwe. Coltart said: “I have consulted widely before appointing the group of ‘grey-hairs’ gathered here today.