Monthly Archives: August 2013

The Zimbabwean By Edgar Gweshe  20 August 2013 The new government needs to ensure “massive” investment in the education sector to guard against further deterioration of standards, outgoing Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, David Coltart, has said. Coltart said the education sector was critical to the development of the country hence the need […]

News Day By Sukoluhle Mthethwa 19 August 2013 BULAWAYO Metropolitan Province Resident Minister and Governor Ambassador Cain Mathema yesterday officially opened the 11th edition of the Zimbabwe National Youth Games in a colourful ceremony held at White City Stadium in Bulawayo. Mathema read a speech on behalf of the Minister of the Education, Sport, Arts […]

Southern Eye By Southern Eye Reporter 19 August 2013 THE government has been urged to urgently look into the plight of the San community who are wallowing in poverty. The San, popularly known as the Tshara-Tshwao or Khoi-khoi gathered at Gariya Dam in Tsholotsho on Saturday to celebrate the United Nations International Day of the […]

The Herald By Jeff Murimbechi  19 August 2013 ZIMBABWE’S right arm fast bowler Kyle Jarvis has revealed that after turning down a number of overseas offers, he could not resist the three-year offer from English County cricket side, Lancashire, and the chance to play on the Twenty20 circuit around the globe. The 24-year-old seamer, one […]

Southern Eye By Sukoluhle Mthethwa and Fortune Mbele 19 July 2013 BULAWAYO Metropolitan Province resident minister and governor ambassador Cain Mathema yesterday officially opened the 11th edition of the Zimbabwe National Youth Games in a colourful ceremony held at White City Stadium. Mathema read a speech on behalf of the Education, Sport, Arts and Culture […]

News Day By Veneranda Langa 19 August 2013 Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary-general Raymond Majongwe (RM) says he is not interested in forming a political party yet as he has other major things to achieve at the PTUZ and in his private life. The following are excerpts of an interview with NewsDay Senior […]

The Chronicle By Takudzwa Magudu 17 August 2013 THE Government has given teachers who left the service in 2009 but continued getting paid 21 days to pay back the money. The Government recently sent letters demanding repayment of amounts ranging between $900 to $1 500 to a number of former teachers around the country. A number […]

STATEMENT REGARDING THE NON PROVISION OF AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE VOTERS ROLL As those of you who have read our report regarding the breaches of law which occurred in the Bulawayo East Constituency Parliamentary election will know a key complaint was the non compliance by the Zimbabwean Electoral Commission in providing an electronic copy […]

Zimbabweland By Ian Scoones 5 August 2013 Zimbabwe’s trauma continues. The Zimbabwe Election Commission has announced a landslide victory for ZANU-PF. ZANU-PF reportedly took two-thirds of the parliamentary seats and President Mugabe won 61% of the presidential vote, with Morgan Tsvangirai picking up 34%. MDC-T has called the elections ‘a sham’, ‘a farce’, ‘null and […]

News Day Bu Moses Matenga 16 August 2013 TWO words can only describe some of Zimbabwe’s new lawmakers — hilarious and shocking. Amazing how history shapes events. Only in 2000, a virtually unknown Joseph Chinotimba made international headlines when he championed the chaotic land invasions – undoubtedly the most caricatured character in Zimbabwe when it […]