Monthly Archives: July 2009
Culture Fund Donates Cover to Cover Anthology
The Standard By John Mokwetsi 4 July 2009 IT has been a long journey since The Standard newspaper successfully launched the Cover to Cover Short Story Writing Competition in 2006. The innovative competition showcased amazing talent that provided young people throughout Zimbabwe with an opportunity to develop their writing skills and nurture their talent. For […]
Pay promise for civil servants as teachers threaten strike
The Herald By Innocent Ruwende 3 July 2009 TEACHERS threatening to strike over unfulfilled pay promises have been told that civil servants are likely to get proper salaries when Finance Minister Tendai Biti presents the mid-term fiscal policy on July 16. Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart told representatives of teachers at a […]
Grade 7 results out
The Herald Herald Reporter 3 July 2009 THE 2008 Grade Seven results are finally out, the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council has announced. Zimsec director Mr Happy Ndanga yesterday said the results were being sent to all regional offices and would be available to schools from today. School heads should liaise with their Zimsec regional managers. […]
Schools set Debt Collectors on Defaulting Parents
The Independent By Chris Muronzi 03 July 2009 PARENTS of pupils who fail to pay school fees and levies could lose household property and other valuables after schools in the capital set debt collectors on them to compel payments. Many Harare parents woke up last week to scary threats from debt collectors after various schools […]
Library, documentation council appointed
The Herald Herald Reporter 3 July 2009 A National Library and Documentation Service Council has been appointed with an audit on the current state of the country’s libraries its first task. Harare lawyer Ms Nokuthula Moyo will chair the council. Announcing the appointments on Wednesday, Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart said the […]
Donor community rescues Zimbabwe’s education sector
Zimbabwe Telegraph By Getrude Gumede 3 July 2009 ZIMBABWE-HARARE-The Zimbabwean government has mobilised an undisclosed amount of money from donors and Western governments to be used to acquire textbooks and other learning materials after sending an appeal last month. Education, Sport, Art and Culture Minister David Coltart told The Zimbabwe Telegraph that he would soon […]
7 teachers murdered by state security: Report
Zim Diaspora 2 July 2009 Seven Zimbabwean schoolteachers were killed last year while 60 others were harassed and tortured by state security forces, according to a new report released Wednesday. The reported authored by the Student Solidarity Trust (SST) said 85 student activists were also last year abducted, arrested or assaulted by state security agents. […]
Sports revival for a better image – Coltart
The Zimbabwean By Sports Reporter 2 July 2009 It is important to re-brand Zimbabwe through sport, David Coltart said last week when honouring long distance runner, Stephen Muzhingi. Muzhingi won the comrades Marathon in South Africa, last month. “We are delighted with what you have achieved for the country and we are certainly proud of […]
Teachers renew strike threat over pay
SW Radio By Alex Bell 2 July 2009 Almost two months after a potentially crippling teachers strike was averted, teachers once again on Thursday renewed their threat to down tools over low salaries. In May, the Education Ministry managed to prevent a nationwide strike despite not being able to meet the wage demands laid out […]
Teachers killed in political violence: SST
ZimOnline 2 July 2009 HARARE – Seven schoolteachers were killed last year while 60 others were harassed and tortured by state security forces, according to a new report released last week. The reported authored by the Student Solidarity Trust (SST) said 85 student activists were also last year abducted, arrested or assaulted by state security […]