Chingoka Leaves Zimbabwe Cricket After 22 Years At the Top
SW Radio Africa 27th July 2014 By Nomalanga Moyo Zimbabwe Cricket’s long-serving head Peter Chingoka has relinquished his position after 22 years as chairman and board member of the sports body. Chingoka was first elected chairman in 1992 and held onto that position until his retirement this week. His deputy, Wilson Manase, will take over
Zimbabwe swing axe after Afghanistan loss
New Zimbabwe.com By Staff reporter 24th July 2014 MAJOR changes were announced Thursday by Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC), with test skipper Brendan Taylor losing the one-day role and coach, Andy Waller, taking up the newly-created director of coaching role. The changes came on the day Zimbabwe suffered a crushing 100-run defeat by Afghanistan with the ODI
Disaster at millionaire Peter Holmes a Court’s African wedding as guests involved in Zimbabwe train accident
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) By Janet Fife-Yomans 8th July 2014 BUSINESSMAN Peter Holmes a Court’s African wedding to New York photographer Alissa Everett has been hit by tragedy after their guests were involved in a shocking train accident in Zimbabwe. Members of the wedding party were among tourists who jumped for their lives from a
Mother tongue critical – Coltart
The Zimbabwe Mail By Tendayi Madhomu 7th July 2014 Former Education Minister David Coltart on Sunday said there is need to adopt an affirmative policy to ensure that teachers deployed in Matabeleland are conversant in the languages of the region. Wading into the debate on Shona speaking teachers in Matabeleland, the former minister said the
‘Scrapping incentives could fuel corruption’
The Standard By Phyllis Mbanje 6th July 2014 In 2009 the then Minister of Education, Sports, Arts and Culture David Coltart introduced incentives for educators as a way to quell growing discontent over the paltry salaries that teachers were getting and to motivate the education workforce. The monetary incentives came in the wake of countrywide
A coalition that may resurrect somnolent Zanu-PF
Bulawayo24.com By Tshepo Mabalane Mabalane 26th June 2014 The long confrontation by Zimbabwean opposition parties with the tyrannical and slimy ZANU mob has had a fundamental impact on the country’s political culture. The most dramatic example of this political culture is the repetitive mass mobilisation and fragmentation of the Zimbabwean opposition in the past 34
In Zimbabwe: 300,000 Children Drop Out of School Every Year
SW Radio Africa By Nomalanga Moyo 24th June 2014 Around 300,000 children are dropping out of school each year, the ZANU PF Minister for Youth Francis Nhema revealed on Saturday. Addressing delegates and children at an event to mark the Day of the African Child, the Minister said the figures were “ghastly”. Nhema said while
‘Dokora causing discord among teachers’
Daily News By Mugove Tafirenyika 23rd June 2014 Education stakeholders say the raft of changes being introduced in the sector by Lazarus Dokora, minister of Primary and Secondary Education will cause disharmony and anxiety among teachers. Since taking over last year, Dokora has announced several changes to the education sector including banning teachers from complementing
“Entrance tests ban a welcome move”
Newsday By Phillip Chidavaenzi 23 June 2014 SCHOOLS across the country have traditionally used entrance tests that were conducted at a fee to select prospective Form One pupils for the following year. In recent years, however, controversy has shrouded the otherwise noble exercise with some schools accused of deliberately using the tests to rake in
“Dokora a square peg in a round hole”
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