Monthly Archives: January 2013

Sunday News By Mehluli Sibanda 20 January 2013 The recent directive by Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Minister David Coltart through the Sports and Recreation Commission that all national teams’ selectors should have at least represented the country at international level has sparked a fierce uproar from those affected. While Coltart’s instruction has noble intentions, […]

The Sunday Mail By Itai Mazire 20 January 2013 The recruitment of unqualified school teachers at most State-run learning institutions has begun taking its toll on the education system in Zimbabwe amid revelations that the affected schools are recording poor pass rates. The Government is, however, plan­ning to train the teachers as part of measures to […]

The Chronicle 18 January 2013 HUNDREDS of qualified teachers, who were re-engaged by the Government last year, have been left stranded after their contracts were not renewed this year. An estimated 800 000 pupils are expected to be affected by the development. The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) yesterday held a marathon meeting to discuss the […]

News Day By  Philip Chidavaenzi 18 January 2013 Vice-President (VP) John Landa Nkomo died yesterday at a Harare hospital after a long battle with cancer.He was 78. Nkomo had been in and out of hospitals in Zimbabwe and South Africa since last year. “We have lost Vice-President John Landa Nkomo,” President Robert Mugabe told journalists at […]

New Zimbabwe 16 January 2013 VICE President John Nkomo lost his battle with cancer on Thursday at the age of 79. The former ZAPU stalwart died at Harare’s St Anne’s Hospital after being admitted overnight. Here are some early reactions to his death: President Robert Mugabe: “We’ve lost our vice president John Landa Nkomo. He was suffering for […]

The Herald 18 January 2013 THE Matabeleland region has been plunged into mourning following the death of Vice President John Landa Nkomo yesterday. VP Nkomo (79) died at St Anne’s Hospital in Harare after a long battle with cancer. In separate interviews yesterday, Zanu-PF chairpersons for Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and South provinces described VP Nkomo […]

IOL News By Reagan Mashavave 17 January 2013 Zimbabwe’s vice-president John Nkomo has died after a long battle with cancer, President Robert Mugabe said on Thursday. Nkomo, 78, was said to have died at St Anne’s hospital in Harare. “We have lost our vice-president John Landa Nkomo, he was suffering for a long time with […]

Nehanda Radio By Lance Guma 8 January 2013 Finance Minister Tendai Biti is the best performing cabinet minister in Zimbabwe according to an online poll of Nehanda Radio listeners and readers. The MDC-T Secretary General won the vote of nearly half those who voted. Out of 1311 people who voted, Biti got 567 votes (43%) […]

ESPN Cricinfo By Firdose Moonda 16 January 2013 Zimbabwe’s most recent convenor of selectors Givemore Makoni cannot be reappointed to his job because of a new directive from the country’s Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC). The directive, which comes into effect on February 1, states that only former national players can become selectors. “Good performance of […]

News Day 16 January 2013 There is a tendency in this country by people to whip up emotions using words such as racism and tribalism. One such example is the recent reaction to a directive from the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) on the selection of national teams that has caused a furore, particularly from […]