Education Minister To Make Critical Decision
The Financial Gazette By Financial Gazette Reporter 19 September 2013 AS he hits the ground, hopefully running, in his capacity as the new Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Lazarus Dokora has a key decision he needs to make and urgently. Dokora will need to decide whether or not he uses the Educational Transitional Funds
Cabinet: Glorified circus or tragic reality?
Southern Eye By Dumisani Nkomo 18 September 2013 WHEN President Robert Mugabe finally announced the much-awaited Cabinet, I did not know whether to laugh or to cry. One can only sum the Cabinet as a mixture of tragedy and comedy because some of the characters and names of ministries evoke comic relief, while others are a
Zimbabwe is doomed with this cabinet
The Zimbabwean By Arnold Tsunga 18 September 2013 A few pointers on why Zimbabwe is doomed with the new “old†Cabinet. A casual glance at the record of some of the new “old†cabinet ministers with power positions in government will show that the country is going nowhere and that the 31 July 2013 national
Zimbabwe’s great dollarisation debate: Who really rescued the economy?
Daily Maverick By Simon Allison 17 September 2013 In the last decade, good governance and sensible policy-making have been in short supply in Harare. But in 2009, at least one good decision was made: to scrap the failed Zimbabwean dollar in favour of foreign currencies, including the US dollar and the South African rand. This
Jobless graduates due to outdated curriculum
News Day By Victoria Mtomba 17 September 2013 Zimbabwe’s 13 universities annually churn out an average of 10 000 graduates a year. But most of them have failed to secure employment due to the declining job opportunities in the formal job market, a situation that has constantly recurred over the past 10 years. A snap
Provincial ministers queried
Daily News By Bridget Mananavire 15 September 2013 HARARE - President Robert Mugabe’s appointment of 10 provincial ministers has come under fire with critics saying he is subverting the Constitution by bringing in provincial governors disguised as ministers. Provincial governors were scrapped and replaced with elected chairpersons under a deal reached by President Robert Mugabe and
Sports associations commend new ministry
Southern Eye By Ronald Moyo 13 September 2013 VARIOUS national sports associations have welcomed the move for a separate sport ministry following the appointment of Andrew Langa as the Sport, Arts and Culture minister. Previously sport fell under the Education, Sport, Arts and Culture ministry, headed by David Coltart. Ringisai Mapondera, the Zimbabwe Volleyball Association
Mugabe CIO move ‘illegal’
Southern Eye By Nduduzo Tshuma 13 September 2013 PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s failure to appoint a minister in charge of State Security has raised speculation that he wants full control of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), with legal experts saying the Zanu PF leader was in breach of the Constitution. The Security ministry has for long
Coltart’s contribution to education noteworthy
Southern Eye Letter to the Editor by Engelmar Amon Sibanda 12 September 2013 DAVID Coltart was a Senator in Bulawayo and Education minister. It is amazing how people can fall in love with one person. The love many people have for Coltart is beyond description. He is a resident in Bulawayo, but people from Harare,
President Mugabe ‘dumps’ devolution
Southern Eye By Nqobile Bhebehe 12 September 2013 THE appointment of Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs by President Robert Mugabe has all but effectively suppressed devolution of power, a concept enshrined in the new Constitutions, the opposition MDCs have warned. On Tuesday, Mugabe picked 10 members of his party and appointed them ministers for