Monthly Archives: May 2010
High expectations of Examination Body
Zimbabwean Written by The Student Solidarity Trust Friday, 21 May 2010 In just under a month from now, Zimbabwean students who are in the ordinary and advanced level classes will begin examination season as they sit for the June exams. Memories are still fresh of the traumatic experiences of students who had to sit for […]
“Government cannot mother disorganised parents”: Coltart
Herald 21 May 2010 By Herald Reporter There will be no reprieve for November 2010 public examinations candidates who fail to beat their schools’ registration deadlines, a Cabinet Minister has said. In an interview yesterday, Education, Sports, Art and Culture Minister David Coltart said schools had the right to set their own deadlines for administrative […]
Pupils might get own textbooks
IRIN 20 May 2010 BULAWAYO – Siphiso Nyoni, 15, races home when the final bell rings at Luveve High School in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second city because she shares an accounts textbook with five other classmates and needs to get her homework done as soon as possible. “You are sometimes forced to rush through the assignment […]
Schools Unilaterally Hike Exam Fees
Herald By Felex Share 20 May 2010 Harare — Some schools have unilaterally increased fees for Ordinary and Advanced Levels public examinations. Parents with children attending mainly former Group A schools described the move as a form of fundraising by the school authorities. The Government had set US$10 as the fee for a single O-Level subject and […]
Message to the Bulawayo Music Festival
Bulawayo Music Festival Message By Senator David Coltart 19 May 2010 As Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, I am delighted to write a few words about the Bulawayo Music Festival. It takes place at the Academy of Music located in my home city and constituency. Over the years I have spent many happy hours […]
North Korea ‘will not’ travel to Zimbabwe pre-World Cup
BBC Sport 19 May 2010 North Korea will not be preparing for the World Cup finals with a visit to Zimbabwe, ending fears over a potentially controversial trip. The Zimbabwe government had suggested the Asian side would stop in the country on their way to South Africa. That sparked protests in Matabeleland, where rights groups […]
Integrate disabled kids
Herald 17 May 2010 Herald Reporters Vice President Joice Mujuru has called on communities to ensure children with disabilities get an education to enable them to realise their full potential. Launching the Inclusive Education for All campaign in Harare yesterday, VP Mujuru said disabled children should be accommodated in schools with their able-bodied counterparts. “Thus […]
The functions of School Development Committees
Sunday News 16 May 2010 By Lulu Brenda Harris THE late Buzzie Bavasi, an American, put it well when he said: “We live by the Golden Rule. Those who have the gold make the rules.†Many parents would testify Bavasi’s was right when it comes to those who set school levies. People who have been elected […]
UK coalition government: How the world reacted
Guardian.co.uk 13 May 2010 From Zimbabwe to Belize, how the world waited to discover who would run Britain next – and what they think of the outcome. Russia Russian coverage of the vote may say more about Russia itself than its attitude to Britain. Komsomolskaya Pravda, the country’s biggest tabloid, made a big show of […]
Zimbabwe Under-20 rugby squad named for the World Cup
The Herald 12 May 2010 By Paul Munyuki NO major changes were made to the Zimbabwe Under-20 side set to take part at the Junior World Rugby Trophy in Moscow, Russia, next week and Graham Kaulback was retained as captain. The majority of the players that drove Zimbabwe to qualify for the world event were […]