“Entrance tests ban a welcome move”
Newsday By Phillip Chidavaenzi 23 June 2014 SCHOOLS across the country have traditionally used entrance tests that were conducted at a fee to select prospective Form One pupils for the following year. In recent years, however, controversy has shrouded the otherwise noble exercise with some schools accused of deliberately using the tests to rake in
“Dokora a square peg in a round hole”
The Standard Editorial From the Editor Walter Marwizi’s deak 22nd June 2014 PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe inadvertently popularised “weevils†in Zimbabwe after he launched a blistering attack on people he accused of seeking to destroy Zanu PF from within two weeks ago. Suddenly weevils, devil incarnates and other derogatory words gained currency on social media, pubs
Off you go, Langa tells SRC board
Newsday By Wellington Toni 20th June 2014 SPORT, Arts and Culture minister Andrew Langa yesterday dissolved the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) board, leaving Charles Nhemachena’s job as director-general (DG), of the supreme sports body hanging by a thread. Langa was addressing a football indaba at the Zifa Village in Mt Hampden outside Harare, aimed
Government meets Zifa, SRC
The Herald 19th June 2014 By Petros Kausiyo Deputy Sports Editor TWO years after they convened a similar meeting government, the Sport and Recreation Commission and Zifa will come together for another indaba aimed at finding solutions to the problems haunting football today.The meeting being facilitated by the Sports Commission is scheduled for the Zifa
Government lied to access donor funding — Majongwe
Newsday By Senior Parliamentary Reporter 18th June 2014 PROGRESSIVE Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe secretary-general Raymond Majongwe has accused government of “lying†to the international community that it had incorporated civic education and counselling into the education curriculum in order to appear democratic and access international funding. Addressing guests at a public meeting running under the
Tough times ahead for Zimbabwe’s civil servants
Daily News By Staff Reporter 13th June 2014 Civil servants should brace themselves for challenging times ahead as government continues to shift pay dates, piling more misery on the already hard-pressed government workers. Civil servants, who include nurses and ex-government workers, will be paid late over the next six months and will only receive their
Tsvangirai’s list of former lieutenants continues to grow
The Chronicle By Clemence Manyukwe 13th June 2014 MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai is counting his losses as the list of former lieutenants that are deserting him continues to grow. Since the party’s formation in 1999, he has been losing political friends at a higher rate than he could replace. The most recent pronounced blow was
“Coltart’s attempt to distort history”
“The Patriot” (ZANU PF’s propaganda paper) By Mashingaidze Gomo 12th June 2014 DAVID Coltart’s Sunday Mail tribute to the late national hero, Dr Nathan Shamuyarira, is a curious piece of writing by a desperate Rhodesian haunted by a past that has turned into an indelible moral stain on his self-righteous whiteness. For the reader who
Zimbabwe national teams a disaster in the making
Newsday Newsday Editorial 10th June 2014 THE Mighty Warriors became the latest national football team to crash out of a continental competition – the African Women Championships (AWC) – after they fell 2-0 on aggregate to Zambia on Sunday. Their male counterparts – the Warriors – drew 2-2 against Tanzania the previous weekend to bow
“He brought hope for South Africa” – Coltart
Sunday Mail By David Coltart 8th June 2014 I was asked by the Sunday Mail to write about the late Minister Nathan Shamuyarira. This is what I wrote. “I did not know Nathan Shamuyarira well. He had already retired by the time I was elected to Parliament in 2000. In fact my only interaction with