Worldreader donates tablets

The Herald By Tonderai Rutsito 23 May 2013 European-based non-profit-making organisation Worldreader recently donated 50 tablets to King George School VI for the Physically Challenged in Bulawayo. The tablets are of the Amazon Kindle fire variety, which have a capacity to carry 3 000 books and they came preloaded with hundreds of both local and

Education applies for US$23m for re-training

The Herald By Herald Reporter 23 May 2013 The Education, Sports, Arts and Culture Ministry has applied for US$23 million from the World Bank’s Global Partnership for Education for teacher retraining. Speaking at a press conference in Harare yesterday Education, Sports, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart said Zimbabwe had never benefited from this funding

Shot in the arm for Zim education

News Day By News Day Reporter 23 May 2013 THE European Union (EU) has provided a $17 million grant for the second phase of the Education Transition Fund and an additional $640 000 from the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department for the improvement of activities that improve nutrition in the country. EU’s head of delegation

My Voice, My Zim

The Zimbabwean 22 May 2013 #hopesforZimbabwe Peace, Tolerance, Freedom, Democracy, efficient and proper use of all natural resources, Justice for all. – David Coltart @DavidColtart Where the greater of the people and ethics prevail, where the fellow #Zimbo comes before individual financial gain. Africas. – Advocate @Hove_10 I want a peaceful #Zimbabwe where my children

Coltart: US meeting key to education revival

New Zimbabwe By New Zimbabwe Reporter 21 May 2013 EDUCATION Minister Senator David Coltart has said the country is pinning its hopes for the complete revival of the education sector on Wednesday’s Global Partners For Education meeting on the whether to grant Zimbabwe appeal for US$23 million. Early this year, Zimbabwe appealed for the cash

EU Avails $17 Million to Revamp Zimbabwe Education

VOA  By Irwin Chifera 21 May 2013  HARARE — The Global Partnership for Education, a multilateral partnership devoted to ensuring more children enroll in schools the world over, will Wednesday decide on Zimbabwe’s $23 million application for teacher-retraining as the country continues to revamp the education sector which suffered greatly at the height of the country’s economic and political problems.

Zim Party Wants Elections After WTO Meeting In August

Bernama By Bernama Reporter 21 May 2013 The MDC, led by Industry Minister Professor Welshman Ncube, says Zimbabwe’s political parties should agree to hold the general election after the country hosts the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) general assembly in August. In a statement issued here Monday, the MDC secretary for legal affairs, David

Statement regarding the voter registration exercise and the timing of the general election

The Herald today has an article entitled “voter registration ends amid concerns”. In it there are two interesting statements: firstly it states that “a new 30 day voter registration exercise has already been planned for”, and secondly, it states that “for the harmonised elections expected next month ZEC  requires US $106 million”. From these statements

Peace Poster contest opens

The Chronicle By Lungelo Ndhlovu 20 May 2013 PUPILS in primary and secondary schools in and around Bulawayo are set to battle it out in the 26th Annual Lions International Peace Poster Competition scheduled for later this year. The Peace Poster contest, seeks to develop the learning of visual arts in schools. Pupils aged between 11,

Zim Boxing Act shuts doors for women

The Standard By Albert Marufu 20 May 2013 Paul Nenjerama, the president of the Zimbabwe National Boxing and Wrestling Board of Control (ZNBWBC) has revealed that the current boxing Act needs to be amended to make it gender sensitive. Nenjerama, whose board replaced the one headed by Richard Hondo in February, said the current ZNBWBC