Politicians from Matabeleland in Zimbabwe need to ‘break the deputy mentality’
Bulawayo 24 News By Phithizela Ngcobo 22 November 2011 African politics and landscape is plagued by one disease: tribalism. This disease has brought untold misery and calamity to our motherland. Zimbabwe is no exception and what makes our situation interesting is that there are virtually ‘two tribes’ the Shona and Ndebele- yet the reality is
Mutambara ‘can hallucinate and dream’ he has MPs: MDC-N
Bulawayo 24 News 22 November 2011 State newspaper reports of tension in the MDC factions led by Professors Welshman Ncube and Arthur Mutambara over ownership of parliamentarians who were elected on the party ticket. The two are already immersed in an acrimonious legal wrangle over control of the party with Prof Ncube seeking to replace Prof
Mat South wins Jikinya Dance Festival finals
Daily News By Jeffrey Muvundusi 21 November 2011 Harare -Â Matjinge primary school from Matabeleland South province are the new 2011 Jikinya Dance Festival champions after they shrugged off the stiff competition from nine other contestants. The win saw them pocket a whopping $1 500 at a colourful ceremony held at Large City Hall in the
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Senator Coltart apologises to parents for teachers’ incentives
Sunday News 20 November 2011 The Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart has apologised to parents and guardians for compelling them to pay teachers’ incentives. Addressing a crowd of about 500 at a rally at Nketa Hall in Bulawayo, Senator Coltart said he was “deeply sorry†that parents were being asked
Zimbabwe Teachers Union Warns of Escalating Violence Against Teachers
VOA By Tatenda Gumbo 22 November 2011 Progressive Teachers Union President Takavafira Zhou said the PTUZ is telling schools and administrators facing violence to stop teaching to focus attention on the need for the government to protect them. The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe says violence against teachers and school administrators has escalated with alleged
No more sharing of textbooks in schools — Coltart
NewsDay By Veneranda Langa 17 November 2011 Education, Sport, Arts and Culture minister David Coltart on Wednesday told Parliament government would soon roll out 6 711 462 secondary school textbooks worth $8 322 505 under its Educational Trust Fund. Coltart said the programme was aimed at ensuring each student had unfettered access to study material
Too soon to rewrite history
The Zimbabwean By Paul Ndlovu 15 November 2011 Changing the country’s history curriculum is not going to happen soon as there are many factors involved in the process, the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart, has said. The statement comes amid criticism from Mafela Trust, a non-governmental organisation, that the recorded
Teaching incentives divisive: ZTA
The Zimbabwewan By Paul Ndlovu 15 November 2011 Incentives are causing divisions in the teaching fraternity and could likely lead to the demise of the high quality education standards in the country, an official has said. Zimbabwe Teachers Association president, who is also chairperson of the civil servants representative body, the Apex council, Tendai Chikowore,
Coltart investigates rot at Plumtree High
NewsDay By Silas Nkala 15 November 2011 Government has said it will soon dispatch a probe team to investigate allegations of corruption and maladministration at Plumtree High School following reports the school had accumulated debts of over $75 000 to the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) and the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa). Parents recently