Category Archives: Press reports

The Guardian 19th February 2014 By David Smith, Africa Correspondent A costly celebration, criticised as cultism and hero worship, comes at a time of heavy job losses and slowing economic growth. Plans for a lavish $1m (£600,000) celebration of Zimbabwean presidentRobert Mugabe‘s 90th birthday have been condemned as the country lurches towards another financial crisis. […]

Southern Eye 14th February 2014 By Ndudzo Tshuma, Staff Reporter ZANU PF deputy director of information and publicity Psychology Maziwisa yesterday attracted the ire of ordinary Zimbabweans on social media when he blamed former Education minister David Coltart for the poor Ordinary Level results. Writing on his Facebook page, Maziwisa lambasted Coltart for the 2% […]

Mail and Guardian 14th February 2014  By Takudzwa Munyaka Expectations that government would act on corruption are fast fading as the matter has become part of Zanu-PF’s divisive succession battle. Ongoing media exposures of the massive salaries drawn by parastatal bosses may have been welcomed by the public, but expectations that the government would act […]

New Zimbabwe.com 9th February 2014 THE dam being built on the Tokwe River in Masvingo is close to bursting as water from heavy rains is finding its way through gaps in the uncompleted dam wall. Tokwe Mukorsi dam was due to be completed at the end of last year but the deadline has passed with […]

The Herald 7th February 2014 By Augustine Hwata Senior Sports Reporter THE Zimbabwe Cricket leadership concede that they are guiding their ship through turbulent waters — with the baggage of a huge debt weighing down heavily on the game — but they remain bullish they will weather the storm and guard jealously the country’s Test status. […]

SW Radio Africa By Mthulisi Mathuthu 6th February 2014 The education of children with disabilities is in jeopardy after government suspended a special scheme that entitles them to free primary school education. Reports Thursday said the secretary for the Social Welfare ministry, Ngoni Masoka, recently told his primary and secondary education colleagues of the development. […]

New Zimbabwe http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 28th January 2014 HARARE City football club chairman Leslie Gwindi has been found guilty on charges of bringing the game into disrepute by Zifa’s disciplinary committee. Gwindi appeared before the committee on 20 December last year over allegations he verbally attacked Zifa, the Premier Soccer League (PSL), Delta Beverages who sponsor the […]

Newsday 28th January 2014 By Phillip Chidavaenzi Senior Features Reporter THE pricing out of school of almost a million pupils following international donors’ withdrawal of funding to the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) speaks eloquently to how the programme has played a key role in turning around the fortunes of children from poor backgrounds. The […]

SW Radio Africa 27 January 2014 By Nomalanga Moyo The ZANU PF government has asked Britain to pay school fees for one million poor children who are on social welfare, according to British newspaper The Telegraph. The request was submitted to Britain’s Department for International Development (DFID), on the same week that schools re-opened for the […]

The Telegraph 24th January 2014 By Peta Thornycroft, and Aislinn Laing in Johannesburg Britain is considering a request by Zimbabwe for funds to cover school fees for one million impoverished children – around a third of the country’s pupils. The request was made to the Department for International Development (DIFID) by the Zimbabwean government ten days ago, the same […]