Monthly Archives: March 2011

The Independent UK By Daniel Howden, Africa Correspondent Saturday, 12 March 2011 Zimbabwe’s fragile power-sharing government was on the brink of collapse yesterday with both sides claiming irreconcilable differences and foreign diplomats warning of a spike in political violence. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said the government is “dysfunctional” and called this week for a […]

Newsday 11 March 2011 Following the success of Bulawayo-based Liyana Band in a documentary titled Music by Prudence that won an Oscar last year, the group has come up with a longer version of the award-winning film titled iThemba. The latest documentary premiered at Prince Edward School this week through support from the US Embassy. iThemba, […]

The Independent UK By Rob Sharp and Daniel Howden Friday, 11 March 2011 Every year, the Venice Biennale announces a raft of new countries due to exhibit at the event, the most famous artistic showcase in the world. Previous years have seen the Vatican, the United Arab Emirates, and even Peckham, make their debuts. Today’s […]

SW Radio Africa By Lance Guma 10 March 2011 Over the years they have become infamous by beating up and harassing opposition supporters, torturing and often killing MDC supporters. Now war vets loyal to Mugabe’s regime say they want to take over schools and offer history lessons on the liberation struggle. The MDC-T MP for […]

www.dailynews.co.zw By Chengetai Zvauya, Staff Writer Wednesday, 09 March 2011 HARARE – The Minister of Education, Sports and Culture, David Coltart has warned political parties not to meddle in the education sector. The Minister told Parliament on Wednesday that the government will not allow war veterans to offer history lessons of the liberation struggle to students in  schools. […]

The Zimbabwean 9 March 2011 Harare, March 9th 2011: Prince Edward School and the U.S. Embassy in Harare hosted the premier of internationally recognized Zimbabwe documentary, iThemba (Hope in isiNdebele) on Tuesday March 8.   The film follows the lives, dreams and hard work of Liyana, a band from the King George VI School for the […]

Herald By Christopher Takunda Mugaga Wednesday, 9 March 2011 A few weeks ago the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council released last year’s Advanced level and Ordinary level exams results that were characterised by unprecedented pass rates. Subsequently there have been reports of some ‘O’ level students who were in last year’s class failing to secure ‘A’ […]

Herald 7 March 2011 From Robson Sharuko in Ahmedabad, India ZIMBABWE will have to do it the hard way, by beating either one or both of their bogey opponents in a tense four-day period in Sri Lanka, to breathe life into a 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup campaign choked by the heavy 10-wicket defeat at the […]

New Zealand Herald http://www.nzherald.co.nz By Paul Lewis, Herald on Sunday’s Sport Editor Sunday March 6, 2011 Zimbabwe’s re-emergence as a cricket nation throws up an interesting conundrum – cricket is either leading the way for change there or it’s just a PR stunt by a murderous regime dedicated to maintaining its own presence. The question […]

Herald 5 March 2011 By “Nathaniel Manheru” Cricket or millipede? Welshman, Oh Welshman! Much like the proverbial cricket, he continues to kick off his hind legs, forgetting he is not a millipede endowed with a million legs. He forgets he still has to cross the vlei, to reach the next village. Obviously, he is an […]