Monthly Archives: December 2011

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-11

Zimbabwe has just beaten Kenya in the HSBC Rugby Sevens World Series Shield Final in Port Elizabeth-well done lads we are proud of you guys! #

Confusion over dismissal of teachers

Sunday Mail 10 December 2011  The Government has denied reports it intends to dismiss the over 1 000 teachers who were given a reprieve after migrating to greener pastures. This comes after teacher representatives indicated Government was moving to fire the teachers who had sought employment in neighbouring countries since 2000. The Government employees migrated […]

Biti’s Budget – a Recipe for Political Failure

Southern Africa Report 9 December 2011 The massive bias of departmental budgetary allocations towards ministries controlled by ministers from President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF continues in Zimbabwe’s 2012 budget, passed by Parliament this week (7 December 2011). The bias makes further conflict within the immobilised three-party government throughout the next 12 months inevitable, further eroding the […]

Rights violations: Zimbabwe must face the truth

Zimbabwe Independent By Dzikamai Bere 8 December 2011 Societies emerging from a legacy of massive human rights violations are torn between fear and hope.  What must be done with the ugly past?  Should it be confronted, or should it be buried forever? This is the challenge that confronts Zimbabwe’s coalition government as it prepares for […]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-04

Congratulations to Dynamos for winning the double by taking the league and the Mbada Cup Final today # Wonderful evening last night at #Zimbabwe Cricket awards dinner with US Amb Charles Ray and Chris Gayle; Zim cricket is definitely on the up # Congratulations to #Zimbabwe team Brendon de Jonge and Bruce Macdonald for their […]

New constitution nowhere near

The Standard By Patrice Makova 4 December 2011 The leader of the smaller faction of the MDC, Professor Welshman Ncube has cast doubt on the prospects of the early completion of the constitution-making process to pave way for elections, saying political parties were still quarreling over several issues. This is compounded by the fact that a national […]

Give education sector due priority

The Standard 4 December 2011 Education has been at the core of national discourse since colonial days. Seen as the only way of getting out grinding poverty and joining the national economy black Zimbabweans craved it. During colonial days missionaries came and built mission schools all over the country to accommodate boys and girls who […]

No Condoms In Schools: Coltart

Radio VOP 3 December 2011 Bulawayo – The Minister of Education and Culture, David Coltart said his Ministry will not allow distribution of condoms in secondary schools saying no parent would want his or her child to indulge in sex whilst at school. Responding to a question by an anti-HIV/AIDS activist in Bulawayo on Thursday […]

Zimbabwe: Increase in Levies Should Aim to Stabilise Education Sector

The Herald 2 December 2011 Parents have been meeting across Zimbabwe in recent weeks to consider proposals to increase the levies at many State schools and the fees at many mission and trust schools. At most schools the majority of parents, usually a substantial majority, have been approving these proposals and they are now being […]

ZIFA, Puma deal imminent

Metro Zimbabwe 1 December 2011 Harare — The kitting deal between sportswear giant Puma and Zifa is expected to be concluded by year end. Puma’s deal was among key issues discussed during a Zifa board meeting last Friday. Zifa, who currently have no kit sponsor, hope that the kit deal will be concluded before the […]

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