Monthly Archives: March 2009

New blow to reeling Zimbabwe – State workers threaten to walk off the job

SA Times By Moses Mudzwiti 25 March 2009 A POWERFUL Zimbabwe labour organisation yesterday warned of a looming crisis as state workers prepare to strike over wages. Zimbabwe’s has about 150000 state workers. Incredibly, they all earn the same — a miserly US100 (R1000) shopping voucher a month. The rest of their pay is made […]

Zimbabwe appoints first Education Advisory Board

Zimbabwe Telegraph By Mcedisi Nkomo 22 March 2009 Senator Coltart announced an impressive list of names on Thursday that will constitute the new National Education Advisory Board according to reports by SW Radio Africa. The board will advise on matters pertaining to the improvement of primary and secondary education in Zimbabwe. Minister Coltart said in […]

Cultivate culture of reading

Sunday News By Charles Dube 21 March 2009 WHEN things have not been going well for sometime, it calls for hard work for the system to normalise. There are many problems bedevilling the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture. Already the credibility of O- and A-level examination results for 2008 is being questioned in […]

New Rugby Boss to Engage Stakeholders

The Independent By ENOCK MUCHINJO 20th March 2009 With politics being a pastime inside Zimbabwe rugby, accepting the post of Zimbabwe Rugby Union president was quite a courageous decision for youthful Themba Sibanda, who took over from Bruce Hobson this week. It’s never easy, with a strong belief in the rugby circles that there are […]

Fragile Signs of Hope Emerging in the Gloom of Mugabe’s Rule

New York Times By CELIA W. DUGGER Published: March 19, 2009 HARARE, Zimbabwe — On his first day as education minister in a government so broke that most schools were closed and millions of children idle, David Coltart said he got a startling invitation. “Come and get your brand-new white Mercedes,” an official told Mr. […]

Zimbabwe can’t guarantee teachers’ pay

UPI 19 March 2009 HARARE, Zimbabwe, March 19 (UPI) — Zimbabwe cannot guarantee teachers will be paid this month, the new government’s education minister said, triggering a call for another teachers strike. “While we are very concerned with the genuine demands of the teachers, right now I cannot promise anything in terms of salaries,” David […]

Teachers Threaten Fresh Strike In May

Business Weekly 19 March 2009 Zimbabwe teacher unions have warned the new government that their members will not be reporting for duty in May if they do not get their salaries in foreign currency. So far the teachers are just receiving the USd 100 allowance per civil servant while their Zimdollar salary component was not […]

Coltart appoints Education advisory board

New Zimbabwe.Com 19 March 2009 THE Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart on Wednesday appointed the new National Education Advisory Board which will advise the minister on ways to improve primary and secondary education in Zimbabwe. Coltart said: “I have consulted widely before appointing the group of ‘grey-hairs’ gathered here today. […]

Coltart appeals for teachers’ patriotism

Zimbabwe Times By Our Correspondent 18 March 2009 HARARE – Education, Sports, Arts and Culture Minister, Senator David Coltart says government will not be able to fulfil growing demands by teachers who are demanding to be paid salaries of up to $US1 500. Coltart pleaded with teachers to “call on their sense of patriotism” and […]

Teachers threaten strike unless govt tops up US$100 allowances

Zimonline By Patricia Mpofu Tuesday 17 March 2009 HARARE – Zimbabwe’s teachers have threatened a fresh work boycott unless the country’s new government agrees to pay them more than the US$100 allowance paid to every civil servant last month. Officials from the Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) and the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) – […]

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