Monthly Archives: August 2011
PTUZ blasts bullying of teachers
Newsday 6 August 2011 By Veneranda Langa The Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) yesterday expressed concern over what they said was “entrenched workplace bullying on teachers by immediate supervisors and headmasters at schoolsâ€. This was said by PTUZ programmes and communications officer, Oswald Madziva, in an interview with NewsDay, adding that teachers’ woes were […]
Coltart to engage unions over incentives
Newsday By Fortune Moyo 6 August 2011 The Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, David Coltart, said he would soon engage teachers’ unions before deciding whether to scrap teachers’ incentives. Last week, education ministry secretary, Stephen Mahere, said the government had resolved to abolish incentives to avoid disparities they had created between urban and […]
Backyard schools: A sign of government neglect
Zimbabwe Independent 5 August 2011 By Wongai Zhangazha AS the cold wind blows continuously across the small rooms without window panes or doors, discomfort is written all over the faces of the youngsters. While the ideal thing to do would be to position oneself in some corner of the room there are very limited options. The […]
The disaster is closer to home Cde Chombo
Zimbabwe Independent Muckraker 5 August 2011 MUCKRAKER was intrigued by Nathaniel Manheru’s column last weekend which seemed designed to impress us with his importance. It was about a meeting between President Mugabe and what sounded like Ronald Reagan. After Reagan had finished speaking, Mugabe attempted to reply. Sadly, he wasn’t allowed to because Reagan had […]
The Annual Acton Lecture on Religion & Freedom: Q&A
Audience question and answers. This year’s address is delivered by prominent Zimbabwean politician, human rights lawyer, and pro-democracy activist, David Coltart. Senator Coltart is a committed and active Christian, and was a founding member of the Movement for Democratic Change, now in uneasy but determined coalition with long-reigning President Robert Mugabe. In 2009, Coltart was […]
The Annual Acton Lecture on Religion & Freedom
This year’s address is delivered by prominent Zimbabwean politician, human rights lawyer, and pro-democracy activist, David Coltart. Senator Coltart is a committed and active Christian, and was a founding member of the Movement for Democratic Change, now in uneasy but determined coalition with long-reigning President Robert Mugabe. In 2009, Coltart was appointed Zimbabwe’s Minister for […]
Zimbabwe return to Tests against Bangladesh, unpaid and uncontracted
Guardian.co.uk 3rd August 2011 By Andy Bull While the world’s attention is focused on what is happening at the top of the Test rankings, there are about to be some intriguing developments at the bottom. Zimbabwe start their first Test in six years on Thursday, against Bangladesh in Harare. At any other time their return […]
Miners forced to buy Zanu (PF) cards
Zimbabwean 2 August 2011 By John Chimunhu Zanu (PF) militants forced workers at the targeted Mimosa Platinum Mine here to buy the unpopular party’s membership cards at extortionate prices, The Zimbabwean has learnt. Mimosa Mine is the the target for Zanu (PF) sharks, who are also demanding to be given service and supply contracts. According […]
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority Demands More Taxes From Poorly Paid Teachers
VOA 2 August 2011 By Gibbs Dube Union sources said Revenue Authority officials are visiting schools and demanding that teachers account for all of the so-called incentive payments they have received from school associations since 2009 The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority is demanding that teachers who received supplemental pay from school development associations report such income […]
Book Fair Blitz on Local Languages
Herald Chemist Mafuba 1 August 2011 ANGELINE KAMBA has had to speak six languages to a man in the street to prove that she knows her mother tongue. The chair of the Harare International Festival of the Arts revealed this during the Book Fair workshop on society and development. “When I went to park at […]