Ministry probes DEOs for bribery
The Herald By Nomore Kudzedzereka 1 August 2013 Government is set to crack the whip on district education officers (DEOs) in different parts of the country following reports that they were demanding bribes from temporary teachers in order to secure job placements. Reports indicate that a number of education officers nationwide were demanding bribes ranging between
Rana, Darmesh win Inyathi High School golf tournament
Southern Eye By Southern Eye Reporter 1 August 2013 NEEKIL Rana and Dharmesh Doolabh were the winners of the Inyathi High School Golf Tournament at Bulawayo Golf Club (BGC) on Saturday, aimed at raising funds to purchase a 65-seater bus for the school. The golf tournament, held by BGC in conjunction with the former Inyathi
Streak Initiative fundraising dinner on tonight
The Chronicle By Lovemore Dube 1 August THE Heath Streak Initiative fundraising dinner will be held at a city hotel tonight with both the India and Zimbabwe cricket teams in attendance. Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart will be the guest of honour in an event organisers have paid tribute to city
Zimbabwe election results: Opposition leaders claim vote tainted by ‘monumental rigging’
The Independent UK By Leo Cendrowicz 1 August 2013 Prime Minister Morgan Tsvanirgai says his party considers the vote ‘null and void’ as election monitors warn that around one million people were denied their vote. Zimbabwe’s opposition leaders warned that the country risked a new descent into chaos, alleging that this week’s elections had been
Zimbabwe elections: Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party claims landslide victory
The Guardian By David Smith 1 August 2013 Final results are not yet published but opposition MDC attacks ‘huge farce’ and complains of voter disenfranchisement. President Robert Mugabe’s party has claimed victory in Zimbabwe’s elections by a landslide, while his main rival dismissed it as a “huge farce” and warned that an illegitimate result would plunge the
All set for Streak consultancy launch
Southern Eye By Vitalis Noyo 31 July 2013 IT’S all systems go tonight for the launch of the Heath Streak Consultancy and Sports Development initiative spearheaded by the former Zimbabwe national cricket team captain and bowling coach. The launch had been slated for today but has been moved to tomorrow due to the national harmonised
Matabeleland’s battle ground constituences
Southern Eye By Nduduzo Tshuma 31 July 2013 ZIMBABWE holds elections today and Southern Eye looks at some of the constituencies whose outcomes are likely to be closely followed. Makokoba The Makokoba seat attracts a lot of interest, as MDC-T Bulawayo provincial chairperson Gorden Moyo, who inherited the constituency from party deputy president, Thokozani Khupe,
Zimbabwe’s elections explained
Mail & Guardian By Ray Ndlovu 30 July 2013 With Zimbabwe’s national election taking place on July 31, we take a look at some of the pertinent questions and key players involved. On Wednesday, Zimbabwe will hold national elections to elect a new government. President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai will face off
Ncube’s journey to State House
News Day By Kurauone Chihwayi 30 July 2013 THE recent MDC campaign launch in Chikomba marked the beginning of the journey to Zimbabwe’s State House by the party’s president Professor Welshman Ncube. That also marked the beginning of the fierce hunt for State House keys by Team Zimbabwe headed by Ncube. The MDC has proven
Rigging is the only way for Mugabe win: Coltart
Southern Eye By Pamela Mhlanga 30 July 2013 MDC Bulawayo East candidate David Coltart has said the large turnouts at President Robert Mugabe’s rallies in Matabeleland and Bulawayo were not an indication that Zanu PF would gain votes from those regions. In a statement on Sunday, Coltart said the only way Mugabe and Zanu PF