Splintered opposition ‘gift to tyranny’
Zimbabwe Independent Candid Comment By Stewart Chabwinja 1st December 2014 IN a sense the low-key reunification of the MDC factions led by Tendai Biti (MDC Renewal Team) and Welshman Ncube, sealed at a ceremony on Wednesday, is auspicious in that it raises hope of consolidating what is now a splintered and ineffectual opposition. The name
Biti and Ncube form new party
Nehanda Radio 27th November 2014 Two factions of Zimbabwe’s main Movement for Democratic Change party officially signed a unity pact on Wednesday, coming together under a new movement dubbed the Democratic Union. The two factions are those set up by former MDC secretary general Welshman Ncube and former finance minister in Zimbabwe’s 2009-13 coalition government,
“THE BIRDS OF THE AIR CAN PERCH IN ITS SHADE”
Statement by Senator David Coltart 25th November 2014 Bulawayo. Tomorrow my good friends and colleagues Welshman Ncube, Tendai Biti, Priscilla Misihairabwi Mushonga, Elton Mangoma and others will sign a unity pact bringing our two parties together. Sadly I will not be there because I am already committed to attending a School Prize Giving event, which
Tsvangirai told to engage Renewal ‘rebels’ in talks
New Zimbabwe.Com By Senior Reporter 24th November 2014 A SENIOR MDC-T member has said the party is contemplating negotiations with the MDC Renewal Team ahead of the 2018 elections. The official said they have told party leader Morgan Tsvangirai to “swallow his pride†and engage their former colleagues who broke away in April this year.
“Scandal-hit Zimsec a liability” – Independent
The Zimbabwe Independent By Wongai Zhangazha 21st November 2014 AS if the deteriorating Zimbabwean education system did not have enough problems, the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) is fast becoming a serious liability to the credibility of primary and secondary school exams as it lurches from one exam scandal to the next, year in year
Grace ‘confirms’ illegal spying saga
Daily News By Lloyd Mbiba 20th November 2014 First Lady Grace Mugabe has accentuated fears that President Robert Mugabe’s government was illegally spying on certain politicians, the media and other citizens. This comes after the 49-year-old businesswoman has claimed — for two consecutive days — that she had “electronic evidence†of Vice President Joice Mujuru
Plug exam leaks: Coltart
The Zimbabwe Mail By Rex Mphisa 19th November 2014 Former minister of Education, Sports and Culture David Coltart has said the Zimbabwe Examinations Council (Zimsec) must find ways of plugging all examination leakages that are threatening to erode the country’s high quality education. Coltart said the huge costs incurred while rectifying leakages through re-setting and
Fresh Beef: Grace Mugabe lays it on VP Joice Mujuru
http://www.sundayworld.co.za/ SAPA 18th November 2014 Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s wife Grace launched a fresh and bitter attack on Vice President Joice Mujuru, calling on her to resign immediately and accusing her of “inappropriate” dressing. In a speech to thousands of students gathered at the Zimbabwean first family’s farm in central Mazowe district, Grace Mugabe boasted
Mixed reactions to leaked ZIMSEC exam papers
The Zimbabwean 18th November 2014 The public has expressed mixed reactions to the leaked Zimbabwe Examinations Council’s Ordinary Level papers. Some say Zimbabwe should abolish ZIMSEC and revert to Cambridge Examinations while others maintain that the locally managed examinations should be given time to establish themselves. Of late government has announced that ‘O’ Level English
Mujuru video tape crossed line, says Coltart
New Zimbabwe.Com By Staff Reporter 17th November 2014 THE First Family is now playing dirty in its fight against a coup plot by vice president Joice Mujuru, allegations the latter vehemently rejected in a statement Monday which effectively dared President Robert Mugabe to sack her. The Mugabes claim that Mujuru, impatient to take over as