Monthly Archives: September 2013
Byo’s Kriel hailed for Kenya massacre coverage
Southern Eye By Nduduzo Tshuma 24 September 2013 BULAWAYO-born journalist and South Africa’s eNCA East Africa bureau chief Robyn Kriel has been hailed for her coverage of the bloody shooting of civilians at a busy Kenyan mall by Somali militants. Former Education minister David Coltart congratulated the journalist for hoisting Zimbabwe’s flag: “Very proud of […]
Sanctions shielding Zanu PF
Southern Eye By David Coltart 23 September 2013 IT HAS been noted that on September 17 2013, the European Union agreed to lift the restrictive measures imposed on the Zimbabwean government mining parastatal the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC). Pursuant to Article IV of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) signed on September 15 2008 all […]
NoViolet Bulawayo Gets Resounding Welcome in Bulawayo
Munyori Literary Journal By Philani Amadeus Nyoni 19 September 2013 BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE: A crowd of over three hundred people thronged the National Art Gallery in Bulawayo on Tuesday evening to welcome NoViolet Bulawayo and her history- making novel to both the book’s and author’s hometown. The novel has sent shockwaves across the global landscape and received a resounding welcome home. Residents […]
Statement regarding the EU’s lifting of restrictive measures imposed on ZMDC
Statement regarding the EU’s lifting of restrictive measures imposed on the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) It has been noted that on Tuesday the 17th September 2013 the European Union agreed to lift the restrictive measures imposed on the Zimbabwean Government mining parastatal the ZMDC. Pursuant to Article IV of the Global Political Agreement signed […]
Byo Waits With Bated Breath
The Financial Gazette By Financial Gazette Reporter 19 September 2013 BULAWAYO — With a new Cabinet now sworn-in by President Robert Mugabe, the country’s second largest city is waiting with bated breath to see how the new ZANU-PF government will deal with the city’s multi-faceted challenges. While some say nothing much will improve in Bulawayo, […]
Education Minister To Make Critical Decision
The Financial Gazette By Financial Gazette Reporter 19 September 2013 AS he hits the ground, hopefully running, in his capacity as the new Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Lazarus Dokora has a key decision he needs to make and urgently. Dokora will need to decide whether or not he uses the Educational Transitional Funds […]
Cabinet: Glorified circus or tragic reality?
Southern Eye By Dumisani Nkomo 18 September 2013 WHEN President Robert Mugabe finally announced the much-awaited Cabinet, I did not know whether to laugh or to cry. One can only sum the Cabinet as a mixture of tragedy and comedy because some of the characters and names of ministries evoke comic relief, while others are a […]
Zimbabwe is doomed with this cabinet
The Zimbabwean By Arnold Tsunga 18 September 2013 A few pointers on why Zimbabwe is doomed with the new “old†Cabinet. A casual glance at the record of some of the new “old†cabinet ministers with power positions in government will show that the country is going nowhere and that the 31 July 2013 national […]
Zimbabwe’s great dollarisation debate: Who really rescued the economy?
Daily Maverick By Simon Allison 17 September 2013 In the last decade, good governance and sensible policy-making have been in short supply in Harare. But in 2009, at least one good decision was made: to scrap the failed Zimbabwean dollar in favour of foreign currencies, including the US dollar and the South African rand. This […]
Jobless graduates due to outdated curriculum
News Day By Victoria Mtomba 17 September 2013 Zimbabwe’s 13 universities annually churn out an average of 10 000 graduates a year. But most of them have failed to secure employment due to the declining job opportunities in the formal job market, a situation that has constantly recurred over the past 10 years. A snap […]