Minister Defends School Fees Hikes
Financial Gazette 4 May 2012 Education, Sports, Arts and Culture Minister, David Coltart, has defended the latest school fees increases at private institutions saying there are far below what is being charged by other institutions in the southern African region. Responding to a question posed on his official website by a parent who had asked
Books Tender – Coltart Hits Back
Financial Gazette By Tinashe Madava 4 May 2012 The Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, David Coltart, has lashed out at the members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Education, Arts and Culture, accusing them of incompetence. This follows the tabling in Parliament of a report on the committee’s investigations into the primary and
Poverty Decimating Education
Financial Gazette By Tabitha Mutnega 27 April 2012 That Zimbabwe’s rural communities have annual school dropouts of over 300 000 children, a primary school pass rate of 28,9 percent as of last year and a secondary school completion rate of 40 percent is shocking to say the least. In fact, it brings to question the
Virginity Testing in School: Zimbabwean schoolgirls tested without consent
The Daily Activist 23 April 2012 Reports of virginity testing performed on young Zimbabwean schoolgirls have been met with criticism from women’s and children’s rights groups who are decrying the practice as a violation of dignity and respect. The tests were carried out on Grade 7 girls at Tsetse primary school without parental consent; parents
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-22
Interesting afternoon at a school in Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town – much has changed for the better since I was last in Crossroads in 1982 #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-15
Come on Louis – Africa is behind you to get the Masters # Oosthuizen's putt lips out for eagle on the 13th – great shot – Africa rooting for you! Gets birdie and a 2 shot lead. Calmness personified! # This Masters is just too tight to call but Oosthuizen is still doing Africa proud
Who benefits from denouncing UNICEF text books under Education Transition Fund?
Sokwanele 14 April 2012 Imagine if the donor community had not joined hands and mobilised textbooks to the country’s primary and secondary schools, where would education be now? The voices that denounced Coltart are the very same people who brought our schools to a standstill in 2008. Once again these same people are deflecting blame,
Grim life for resettled kids
The Zimbabwean By Fungi Kwaramba 11 April 2012 Perched on bricks under umbrella-shaped savanna trees children at Estridge satellite primary school 15 km from Chinhoyi children try to learn. When it rains some do not turn up. For most the school is far away from their resettled homes. Winter normally sees a massive drop in
Muzhingi Wins Two Oceans Marathon
Radio VOP 8 April 2012 Three-times Comrades marathon winner, Stephen Muzhingi won the 2012 Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon Saturday taking home the R250 000 prize money. The Zimbabwean athlete crossed the line in a time of 3:08. Henry Moyo from Malawi came second in a time of 3:08.35, while another Zimbabwean Collen Makaza was
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-08
I am delighted by Aung San Suu Kyi's apparent victory in Burma's elections today. Hope for Burma from a brave, principled lady. Makorokoto! # My web site has just been revamped. Go to http://t.co/QPOHYUVE – have a look and tell me what you think. # Just as law does not always equate to justice, so