Mayor rejects luxury vehicle
Southern Eye By Blessed Mhlanga 29 October 2013 KWEKWE mayor Matenda Madzoke has turned down an offer by the local authority to buy him a new 4×4 Toyota D Tec at a time service delivery has almost collapsed. Councillor Weston Masiya said the previous council led by Shadreck Tobaiwa had passed a resolution to purchase
Govt urged to apologise for sake of peace
Southern Eye By Mthandazo Nyoni 28 October 2013 Matabeleland-based political analysts say Zimbabwe can only positively celebrate peace if the government publicly addresses gross human rights abuses perpetrated on ordinary citizens the Gukurahundi atrocities, Operation Murambatsvina and political violence that marred the 2008 general elections. Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world to commemorate International
David Coltart Blog – Ministry of Information appears determined to violate Zimbabwe’s Constitution
David Coltart Blog – Ministry of Information appears determined to violate Zimbabwe’s Constitution By David Coltart 25 October 2013 The Herald this morning has a headline “Government to quash pirate radio stations”. It quotes the Deputy Minister of Information Supa Mandiwanzira who in responding to a question from Mashonaland Central Senator Alice Chimbudzi (Zanu-PF) on what
Zim citizenship rules in chaos as nationals denied documentation
SW Radio Africa By Alex Bell 22 October 2013 Scores of Zimbabweans, whose citizenship is meant to be recognised and guaranteed by the new constitution, have been denied documentation in recent weeks, with a lack of clarity on the laws causing chaos. It was hoped that with the creation and gazetting of a new constitution,
Byo: Outrage as Cyrene High School Expels Exam Candidatesâ€
Zim Eye By Walter Sebele 22 October 2013 Parents at Cyrene high school have threatened to take drastic measures against the headmaster of the school amid revelations that he sent packing all O’and A’ level candidates owing the institution. In an interview with this publication, disgruntled parents who were baying for the headmasters blood revealed
Top Zanu PF officials Killing Elephants – MDC-T
The Zimbabwe Mail Bt The Zimbabwe Mail Reporter 19 October 2013 THE opposition MDC-T has claimed that syndicates controlled by top Zanu PF officials are responsible for the by cyanide poisoning of scores of elephants as the ecological disaster becomes a new sparring baton between the rival parties. Wildlife officials say more than one hundred
David Coltart Blog – In praise of NoViolet Bulawayo
David Coltart Blog – In praise of NoViolet Bulawayo By David Coltart 16 October 2013 NoViolet Bulawayo got rave reviews last night when the BBC interviewed literary critics prior to the award of the Man Booker Prize. In fact the one person interviewed, when asked who he thought would win, said NoViolet Bulawayo. NoViolet did
Teachers’ salaries deserve urgent attention: Coltart
The Zimbabwean By Edgar Gweshe 16 October 2013 Government needs to urgently address the issue of teachers’ salaries to improve the education sector, a former cabinet minister has said. Former education minister David Coltart, in an interview with The Zimbabwean, said plans by his successor to raise standards in education needed to be complemented by a
Zimsec scandal
Southern Eye By Luyanduhlobo Makwati 16 October 2013 THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) was yesterday ducking and diving over the unfolding controversy surrounding the Grade 7 Ndebele public examination paper which contained bad language as choruses grow for the government to institute a probe into the scandal. Several calls to Zimsec headquarters by Southern
David Coltart’s Blog-Archbishop Tutu correct about the ICC
By David Coltart 14 October 2013 Thank God for Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He is now campaigning that African States should not withdraw from the International Criminal Court. For all the problems associated with this relatively new body an African pull out would be disastrous for international justice. Whilst all the tyrants of the world will