Monthly Archives: September 2012

The Standard By Brian Nkiwane 30 September 2012 Education, Sport, Arts and Culture minister David Coltart has summoned the committee investigating the Asiagate scandal over the delay in the completion of investigations, Standardsport can reveal. The Ethics Committee led by Judge Justice Ahmed Ibrahim is yet to conclude investigations into the scandal, which saw Zifa […]

England 60 for 9 against India in t20 WC.Now that really does put Zimbabwe's performance into perspective. Chin up lads. Also welcome home. # England have just avoided the lowest t20 total ever. # England all out for 80 against India. Only batsman to get runs was Keiswetter, a South African. No wonder they need […]

The Sunday News By Vusumuzi Dube 29 September 2012 EDUCATION, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister, Senator David Coltart, stirred a hornet’s nest after insisting that schools have the right to chase away students for non-payment of fees. He said he would not give in to critics who have called on him to retract his statement. […]

The Sunday News By Lulu Brenda Harris 29 September 2012 THE Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture has begun reviewing the education curriculum following revelations that the current curriculum is responsible for the overall decline in the quality of education as O-level examination results have been consistently poor for the past 10 years. According […]

The Sunday News 29 September 2012 TODAY is the last day that Fifa had committed itself to funding the Zifa Independent Ethics Commission (IEC) set up to investigate the Asiagate scam. The world football’s governing body Fifa had indicated they are willing to fund the committee only up to 30 September and the cash strapped […]

Bulawayo 24 NEWS By Staff Reporter 29 September 2012 Minister of Education, Art, Sports, and Culture David Coltart has said Zimbabwe’s education system should act as a vehicle for change and development through the use of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), which promote connectivity across the globe. Speaking during the Matabeleland South Schools’ Provincial Merit Awards […]

The Chronicle 28 September 2012 THE country’s education system should act as a vehicle for change and development through the use of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), which promote connectivity across the globe, the Minister of Education, Art, Sports, and Culture David Coltart has said. Speaking during the Matabeleland South Schools’ Provincial Merit Awards in Maphisa, […]

The Independent By Daniel Nhakaniso and Kevin Mapasure  28 September 2012 GOVERNMENT has encouraged Zifa to join bids to host major tournaments to stimulate investment in infrastructure development. So far Zimbabwe has been unsuccessful in her bid to host the African Cup of Nations (Afcon) due to lack of government guarantees. The nation’s stadia are […]

News Day By Daniel Nhakaniso, Sports Reporter 28 September 2012 Zifa boss Cuthbert Dube has hailed the historic football meeting which brought together various stakeholders in an effort to find lasting solutions to the perennial problems dogging the country’s biggest sport. The high-profile indaba brought together representatives from the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture […]

The Indepdent By Elias Mam 28 September 2012 ZIMBABWE’S education system was once among the best in Africa — with the country at one time having the highest literacy rate on the continent before dropping to number two after Tunisia — but now standards are declining due to a combination of factors. Some of the reasons […]