Category Archives: Press reports

The Standard Editorial From the Editor Walter Marwizi’s deak 22nd June 2014 PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe inadvertently popularised “weevils” in Zimbabwe after he launched a blistering attack on people he accused of seeking to destroy Zanu PF from within two weeks ago. Suddenly weevils, devil incarnates and other derogatory words gained currency on social media, pubs […]

Newsday By Wellington Toni 20th June 2014 SPORT, Arts and Culture minister Andrew Langa yesterday dissolved the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) board, leaving Charles Nhemachena’s job as director-general (DG), of the supreme sports body hanging by a thread. Langa was addressing a football indaba at the Zifa Village in Mt Hampden outside Harare, aimed […]

The Herald 19th June 2014 By Petros Kausiyo Deputy Sports Editor TWO years after they convened a similar meeting government, the Sport and Recreation Commission and Zifa will come together for another indaba aimed at finding solutions to the problems haunting football today.The meeting being facilitated by the Sports Commission is scheduled for the Zifa […]

Newsday By Senior Parliamentary Reporter 18th June 2014 PROGRESSIVE Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe secretary-general Raymond Majongwe has accused government of “lying” to the international community that it had incorporated civic education and counselling into the education curriculum in order to appear democratic and access international funding. Addressing guests at a public meeting running under the […]

Daily News By Staff Reporter 13th June 2014 Civil servants should brace themselves for challenging times ahead as government continues to shift pay dates, piling more misery on the already hard-pressed government workers. Civil servants, who include nurses and ex-government workers, will be paid late over the next six months and will only receive their […]

The Chronicle By Clemence Manyukwe 13th June 2014 MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai is counting his losses as the list of former lieutenants that are deserting him continues to grow. Since the party’s formation in 1999, he has been losing political friends at a higher rate than he could replace. The most recent pronounced blow was […]

Newsday Newsday Editorial 10th June 2014 THE Mighty Warriors became the latest national football team to crash out of a continental competition – the African Women Championships (AWC) – after they fell 2-0 on aggregate to Zambia on Sunday. Their male counterparts – the Warriors – drew 2-2 against Tanzania the previous weekend to bow […]

The Standard By Edgar Gweshe 8th June 2014 Former Education minister, David Coltart says government should treat the issue of teachers’ salaries as a matter of urgency or risk plunging the education sector into turmoil. In an interview, Coltart said that government’s failure to address the issue of teachers’ salaries and working conditions was killing […]

Zimbabwe Independent By Elias Mambo 6th June 2014 PLANS by Primary and Secondary Education minister Lazarus Dokora to revamp the education curriculum have set tongues wagging as stakeholders and educationists insist there is need for serious consultations before any policy is changed. Although stakeholders agree that a review of the education system is long overdue, they […]

The Zimbabwean 5th June 2014 Former Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture – David Coltart, this week applauded the Zimbabwe Golf Awards Organising Committee for coming up with their own Golf Hall of Fame. The event will be held this evening at the Rainbow Towers, mainly to celebrate 2013 golf excellence. “Coming up with […]