‘No rallies at schools’

Newsday

9 December 2010

By Khulani Nkabinda

Political parties will be banned from holding rallies and setting up “bases” at schools in the run-up to the forthcoming elections, the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, David Coltart, has said.

Coltart warned school heads and teachers from forcing schoolchildren to attend political rallies against their parents’ wishes.

“I do not want any political party of any persuasion to use schools for political rallies. I will stick to enforce the ban in any run-up to any future election,” he adeclared.

He said every parent had a right to allow their children to attend a political rally, but no child could be forced to a rally against the wishes of their parents.

“Last year, we issued a policy directive that schools should not be used for political gatherings. We are in the process of revising legislation to reinforce that policy directive. Schools should be used for educational purposes only and not partisan political activity,” he said.

Coltart was speaking on Wednesday at an Independent Dialogue hosted by the Zimbabwe Independent, under the topic: “The Status of Education in Zimbabwe”.

In the 2008 elections, Zanu PF reportedly used schools in rural areas as “bases” where villagers were frog-marched to attend rallies and “political education” campaigns.

During these campaign rallies, schools have reportedly been forced to close, and children made to attend the rallies.

“I work closely with teachers’ unions and they have brought to my attention cases where teachers have been victimised. A group of teachers in Chiweshe were badly tortured in the run-up to the 2008 elections. When they returned last year, they were threatened again. In Rushinga, six teachers were intimidated. We looked into that matter as well,” Coltart said.

“I have tried to respond urgently to these legitimate cries for help.” Coltart said he had even spoken against this practice at Cabinet level, and about the need to “respect teachers”. That respect, he added, should come from all political parties.

The minister said violence in schools was detrimental to education in the country.

“What happens is that when qualified teachers are intimidated, they leave and then they are replaced by unqualified teachers. That is one of the reasons why we have seen some schools having very poor results,” he said.

“I have spoken to Zanu PF officials before and told them that if they have the education of their children at heart, they should ensure that qualified teachers stay.”

Teachers have borne the brunt of political violence as they are always accused of backing opposition parties and of influencing communities they work within to back opposition politicians.

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No Political rallies at schools – Coltart

Radiovop

8 December 2010

The Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture has banned all political parties in the country from using school premises for political rallies and meetings , ahead of the forthcoming elections.

Speaking about the state of education in Zimbabwe during a meeting jointly organized by Radio Dialogue and The Zimbabwe Independent in Bulawayo on Wednesday , the Minister of Education , Sport , Arts and Culture, David Coltart said his ministry will no longer allow political parties to use school premises to hold meetings with political inclinations.

“We have banned political from using school premises for political parties. The ministry is going to enforce this ban in the run up to the forthcoming elections and any future elections,” said Coltart. The minister stressed that schools are educational institutions which should be solely used for purposes of education.

Coltart said his ministry is greatly concerned about incidences of teachers who are being intimidated by political activists of certain political parties especially in the rural areas.

“The ministry recently intervened in a matter where some teachers in Chiweshe in Mashonaland central who had returned to their schools after fleeing the area during the run up the 2008 elections were being threatened with violence. We have a similar case in Rushinga where teachers are being intimidated. I have even told cabinet that this harassment of innocent teachers should stop, “said the minister.

Coltart said qualified teachers were the most people affected by political violence.

During the run up to March 2008 harmonized elections most schools in the rural areas were used by Zanu (PF) militias and war veterans as opposition torture bases. Some of the Zanu (PF) militia were camping at the schools, resulting in scores of teachers fleeing their areas in fear of violence.

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Cabinet Ministers account to residents

Zimbabwean

By Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association

8 December 2010

FOUR cabinet ministers in Zimbabwe’s not so inclusive government were on Sunday held to account by Bulawayo residents at a Social Accountability Conference organised by Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) that took place at the large city hall.

The aim of the conference, which ran under the theme ‘promoting local democracy’, was to instill a culture of transparency and accountability in public offices through providing residents with a platform to engage with ministers from the Matabeleland region. The conference gave the ministers present an opportunity to explain to the people of Bulawayo what their ministries are doing to improve the livelihoods of Zimbabweans and spur development in a country that has been ravaged by bad governance and economic demise for over a decade.


The ministers who were present at the conference included the minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart, the minister of Water Resources, Development and Management, Samuel Sipepa Nkomo, the deputy minister of foreign affairs, Moses Mzila Ndlovu and the minister of State Enterprises and Parastatals, Gorden Moyo.


The minister of Small and Medium Enterprises, Sithembiso Nyoni had also been invited but failed to make it as she had to travel to Johannesburg on the day of the conference.


In his opening remarks, BPRA chairperson, Mr Reason Ngwenya encouraged the over eight hundred residents present to be free in demanding accountability from the ministers, whom he said owed their positions to the people of Zimbabwe and thus have to be held accountable to ensure that they deliver.
He encouraged residents to fully utilize the opportunity to take their leaders to task.


“This is a rare opportunity that I am sure other residents from other cities are not getting. The thrust of this conference is to inculcate a culture of debate and tolerance in our society, which has become very rare. As the family of Bulawayo let’s grab the opportunity with open hands and make use of it,” Mr Ngwenya said.

In his address, the minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Senator David Coltart presented five key intervention areas in his ministry’s quest to restore Zimbabwe’s education sector to its former status – restoration of the dignity of the teaching profession, improvement of the learning environment, improvement of the quality of the education system, governance of schools and affording the marginalised greater opportunities.


He said the strategy included improvement of teacher’s working conditions, improvements in policing of the conduct of authorities in schools to address corruption in schools, refinement of the basic education Assistance Module (BEAM) and upgrading the education curriculum.


Coltart stressed that since his appointment, his ministry had been focusing on stabilizing the education sector that was in a deplorable state in February 2009 at the inception of the inclusive government.


The minister of Water resources, Development and Management Samuel Sipepa Nkomo promised residents that his ministry was committed to ending the water woes that have been endemic in the dry Matabeleland region and stressed that the National Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project (NMZWP), although viewed as a dream, would come true.


“Some say this is a pipe dream, so let’s wait for this dream to come true,” he said.


Minister Nkomo also highlighted that the Mtshabezi to Umzingwane pipeline, which is seen as a more feasible short term solutions to Bulawayo’s water crisis, would be completed by March next year.


“I am hoping that by the end of March, water should be moving from Mtshabezi dam to Umzingwane dam,” he said. He said refurbishments were also being done at the Nyamandlovu aquifer to augment water supplies to Bulawayo.


Addressing residents, the deputy minister of foreign affairs reiterated the stance of most opposition parties in Zimbabwe that the country is not ready for elections as the playing field is not level. He said it was fool hardy for the country to go to the plebiscite when over a million Zimbabweans residents outside the country would not be allowed to vote.


“The electoral laws in the country should be changed to extend the right to vote to all Zimbabweans in the dispora. This is the case in all countries in the SADC region except for Zimbabwe,” he said.


In his closing address, the Honourable Gorden Moyo praised BPRA for hosting the Social Accountability Conference. He said such initiatives were important in ensuring that the country and especially the marginalized Matabeleland region are included in the country’s development programmes.

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US embassy cables: Mugabe, the ‘spider at the centre of the web’

Guardian.co.uk

8 December 2010

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1. (C) SUMMARY: There is a strong need in Zimbabwe for security sector reform, as without it, none of the efforts at political reform can be assured. After Robert Mugabe leaves the scene (either through death or retirement) ZANU-PF as a political force in Zimbabwe will be irrelevant, although some of the party members are likely to continue to be involved in the country’s politics. We need to start now to identify the next generation of the country’s leadership and begin the process of influencing them. According to an MDC member of Parliament, there are three ZANU-PF factions in government and Parliament; a few mostly younger people who want to work with MDC and move the country forward, a large percentage (including Mugabe) who want to hang on to power for as long as they can, and a small number of extreme hardliners (Emmerson Mnangagwa among them) who for ideological or personal reasons want the coalition government to fail regardless of the consequences to the nation. South Africa, at the end of the day, is not likely to be as helpful as we would like in improving the situation here, and we need to look at how to involve the PRC as the Chinese have Mugabe’s ear. China is likely to be agreeable to efforts to improve economic stability and just might be helpful in achieving success in security sector reform. END SUMMARY.

2. (C) I met Dr. Albrecht Conze, German Ambassador to Zimbabwe, at his embassy on December 1, 2009. Unlike most of the other EU ambassadors who waited for me to ask them questions, Conze immediately began probing for the U.S. position on a number of issues, most notably how to engage with the government in the medium term, and our views on security sector reform. He stressed that the need for success in dealing with the security chiefs cannot be underestimated. Without reform in this sector, our efforts at political and economic reform risk failure. Conze agreed with me that we need to do more to identify the next generation of leadership in Zimbabwe and start influencing them now. He is concerned about the obsessive focus on Mugabe, who is admittedly part of the problem, but is also essential to its solution. Should he suddenly die, or otherwise be moved from office, it could lead to chaos and violence as competing groups vied for control. Conze believes that ZANU-PF in a post-Mugabe world will be irrelevant and will not exist in its current form, although some ZANU-PF members are likely to continue to be involved in Zimbabwe’s politics.

3. (C) Conze said that in conversations with MDC-M politician David Coltart, he was told that in Parliament and government there are three ZANU-PF factions. A small number of mostly younger ZANU-PF members want to cooperate with the MDC to move the country out of the rut it is in. The vast majority (including Mugabe himself) are in a second group that is willing to make only grudging concessions but is primarily interested in hanging on to their positions as long as they can. A smaller, third faction (which includes Defense Minister Mnangagwa) of extreme hardliners work hard to cause the coalition government to fail without any regard to the impact this would have on the country. Some of them are motivated by revolutionary (Marxist) fervor, some by personal grudges and animosities, and some are, in Conze’s words, just evil and greedy. Despite his advanced age, Mugabe is the spider sitting at the center of this web and has full control over all the factions. Without him, many of them would be nothing and would have nothing. Even most in the MDC recognize that he is key to the future of politics here.

4. (C) The Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC) plays a significant role in Zimbabwe and the Western nations need to involve them more in cooperative activities wherever possible. Conze agreed with me that while they are not likely to want to participate in pro-democracy programs, economic stability is clearly in their interests. He considered an invitation to the PRC ambassador here to periodically attend the Fishmongers Head of Mission meeting (a group of US-Canada-Australia-EU ambassadors who meet weekly) to explore potential areas of cooperation. Conze believes that the PRC might even be useful in moving security sector reform forward as it has a potential impact on economic stability, and he does not believe South Africa will be really useful in this regard.

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MDC officials, the characterization of the ZANU-PFfactions seems right on the money. It also indicates that change here will come slowly, and that Mugabe, who has without a doubt been a large part of the problem, is essential to maintaining control long enough to allow reform to take hold. He will continue to make meaningless concessions here and there, but is not likely to cede any power or control for the foreseeable future. MDC for its part seems to understand and accept this. Conze’s views on involving China are intriguing, given the general attitude of most EU personnel here. Most don’t know much about PRC activities, and view those they are aware of with suspicion. Conze is the first to acknowledge that China too is part of the problem and could possibly be part of the solution. His idea of involving them in security sector reform, however, is likely to cause strong pushback from some of the more conservative EU members; and in fact, his idea of inviting the Chinese ambassador to the Fishmonger’s meeting is also likely to meet some resistance. This promises to be an interesting food fight. END COMMENT.

RAY

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No bad blood between Mutambara, Ncube — Nyathi

Newsday

8 December 2010

By Silas Nkala

Reports of sharp differences between MDC-M leader Arthur Mutambara and secretary-general Welshman Ncube have been dismissed by senior party officials as mere speculation meant to widen existing cracks within the smaller faction of the MDC.

Speculation has been swirling in the media and MDC-M rank and file that Ncube, who was instrumental in bringing in Mutambara on board when the MDC split in 2005, has been tipped to take over from the robotics professor.

But the party’s elections director, Paul Themba Nyathi, who has for a long time been off the radar, told Bulawayo residents at a meeting organised by Senator David Coltart in his constituency on Monday that there was no bad blood between Mutambara and Ncube.

He said there was nothing peculiar or wrong in people jostling for positions in the party, especially at a time they were preparing for congress next month.

Nyathi was responding to questions from the floor on what was happening in the party’s top echelons, against the backdrop of numerous reports of internecine brawls for positions.

There are allegations that Mutambara and Ncube are fighting over the presidential position of the party.

“There is no fighting in the party as such, but in cases when a party prepares for congress where the leadership will be elected, it is bound to happen that we have campaigns for certain positions.

“Having a number of people contesting for a position in the party is not destructive, but it is a way of strengthening the party as we go for the congress. It is not a crime for me as an eligible member to also say I will stand for the presidency of the party. There is nothing wrong about that,” said Nyathi.

He said it is only the media and the people who want to raise issues over nothing thereby trying to divide the party in the process. Nyathi said there is no way people would get into party positions through trading blows.

Coltart, who is party’s secretary for legal affairs, played down the tensions saying he always met Ncube and Mutambara together and has never noticed any differences between them.
“Our party is intact,” he said.

“I am always meeting Mutambara and Ncube on regular occasions and have not noticed bad blood between them. Ncube and Mutambara enjoy cordial relations and I wonder where the reports of these differences are coming from.”

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“Coltart tips Zanu-PF to win 2011 poll” – says the Herald!

Herald

8 December 2010

By Nqobile Moyo in BULAWAYO

MDC secretary for legal affairs and Senator for Bulawayo’s Khumalo constituency, Mr David Coltart, has tipped Zanu-PF to win the elections scheduled for next year.

Mr Coltart joins other former opposition figures in tipping Zanu-PF to win the elections set for next June.

Political scientist Dr John Makumbe and Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe secretary-general Mr Raymond Majongwe have recently been quoted expressing doubts on the MDC formations’ chances of winning any election in Zimbabwe.

Mr Coltart said other parties could only dislodge the former liberation movement if they were united, but was quick to point that such a development was unlikely under the present circumstances.

Addressing party supporters at the Presbyterian Church at Hillside Shopping Centre on Monday evening, Mr Coltart admitted that Zanu-PF was stronger and warned that if small parties fail to join hands with either of the two MDC formations, there was no way they could win against Zanu-PF.

“We are likely to gift to Zanu-PF  the forthcoming elections if parties do not accommodate each other,” said Mr Coltart.

“All parties need to compromise and enter into a coalition so that we unseat Zanu-PF.”

Mr Coltart, however, said the country was not ready for elections and stated that focus should be on the constitution-making process.

“This is not the right time for elections but time for constitution-making process. The constitution-making process needs to follow its course.

“After the successful constitution-making meetings there should be a referendum then the constitution has to be taken to Parliament,” he said.

Mr Coltart said that formed the basis for elections.

He bemoaned the 2005 MDC split, which he said was a gift to Zanu-PF.

President Mugabe is on record, as saying the constitution-making process should be concluded within the lifespan of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) to facilitate for elections mid next year.

The President, who is the Head of State and Government as well as the Commander-In-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces said he was uncomfortable with the GPA, whose lifespan expires in February next year.

However, the two MDC formations have developed cold feet on the coming polls.

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Coltart calls for coalition against Zanu PF

Zimbabwereporter.com

7 December 2010

BULAWAYO- MDC-M secretary for Legal Affairs and Khumalo Senator, David Coltart, has said small political parties need to form a coalition to successfully dislodge President Mugabe’s Zanu PF from power in the crunch 2011 vote.

Coltart’s assertions flies in the face of remarks by Welshman Ncube, who is tipped to take over the leadership of the MDC-M from Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara, who has explicitly ruled out the prospect of an opposition pact in the 2011 ballot. Ncube said his party made a “big mistake” backing Simba Makoni’s Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn in the 2008 vote, a move he says he regrets. But Coltart differs. “We are likely to give a gift to Zanu-PF in the forthcoming elections if parties do not accommodate each other,” Coltart told a rally at the Presbyterian Church at Hillside Shopping Centre on Monday evening.

“Small parties have to make a compromise and join MDC formations so that we unseat Zanu-PF.”
Coltart reiterated that the country was not ready for an election, which President Mugabe has said will happen next year come what may.

“This is not the right time for elections but time for constitution-making process,” Coltart said. “The constitution-making process needs to follow its course.
“After the successful constitution-making meetings there should be a referendum then the constitution has to be taken to Parliament,” he said.
But Ncube said: “We are not going to support anyone other than ourselves. Supporting Simba Makoni in presidential elections was a big mistake. Come elections next year we are fielding our own candidate, will not support anyone,” Ncube told journalists in Bulawayo at the weekend.

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I won’t scrap incentives — Coltart

Newsday

By Silas Nkala

6 December 2010

Education minister David Coltart has said teacher incentives will not be scrapped at the moment “even if some people hated over them” unless a lasting solution to retain teachers was provided.

Coltart, who was speaking at the Social Accountability Conference organised by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents’ Association over the weekend, said the incentives came about at a time when the Education sector was on the verge of total collapse as teachers left the profession in large numbers.

“When I was appointed minister 21 months ago, the Education sector was in total collapse,” said Coltart.

“Ninety thousand of the available teachers in the country were on constant industrial action, while over 20 000 teachers had already left the profession and crossed the country into neighbouring South Africa and Botswana for greener pastures. The reasons for the brain drain were poor salaries,” said Coltart.

He said when he approached the Minister of Finance for improved salaries for teachers as a stop-gap measure to retain the educators, Minister Tendai Biti was really concerned over the issue, but said government had nothing in its coffers.

Coltart said provinces most affected by the teacher exodus were Bulawayo, Matabeleland South and North because of their proximity to South Africa and Botswana where teachers earn a minimum salary of R8 000 per month.

“When minister Biti told me that there was no money in the coffers, unfortunately I had no other source of money to keep our Education sector rolling.

“I am afraid I realised that the only way I could keep teachers around was through you parents as sources of money and that was through the continuation of incentives. However I will not scrap the incentives no matter how much you would hate me as long as there is no other intervention which may help keep our educators around” said Coltart.

Coltart’s sentiments came amid numerous complaints from residents gathered for the conference who said the incentives was a heavy burden on many parents especially those who are poor.

The disgruntled residents were calling for the scrapping of the incentives in view of Finance minister Biti’s $469 million allocation to the Education sector in the 2011 Budget.

They said the allocation should contribute to an increase in teachers’ salaries next year.

Recently, the Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe national organiser, Enock Paradzayi, was quoted as calling for the scrapping of incentives saying they were dividing teachers according to urban-rural and low-density and high-density location.

Coltart admitted that the allocation of additional funds to Education by Biti would improve the teachers’ welfare.

He however said incentives  may still be required to retain staff.

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Teacher incentives to stay — Coltart

Chronicle

6 December 2010

By Prosper Ndlovu

TEACHERS’ incentives will not be removed until there is an improvement in their welfare, the Minister of Education, Arts, Sports and Culture, Senator David Coltart said yesterday.

“The issue of incentives is horrible and I know it is not popular with many, I also do not like incentives but there is nothing that I can do to retain teachers from leaving the job,” Sen Coltart said at a social accountability conference organised by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) at the Large City Hall in Bulawayo.
“If we stop incentives now, there is going to be a crisis in our schools and teachers would stop working. As long as there is no improvement in the welfare of teachers, we cannot scrap off incentives.”
He challenged Government to improve the welfare of teachers and restore their professional status by paying them competitive salaries.
It is estimated that more than 20 000 trained teachers left the country between 2007 and 2008 citing poor remuneration.
Most teachers in South Africa for instance earn between R8 000 and R10 000 per month while locally they are taking home around US$170.
Senator Coltart said more than 15 000 teachers who had left the profession have been re-engaged. He said Government’s efforts to lure back skilled teachers had to a large extent been successful.
“The Government is working hard to lure back professionals and more teachers continue to come back,” said Sen Coltart.
“More than 15 000 qualified teachers have returned home from the Diaspora and have rejoined the profession.”
The Government early last year announced an amnesty for teachers who had left the profession and hundreds jumped at the opportunity to rejoin the service.
Although he could not reveal the exact figures, Senator Coltart said there was a need to recruit more qualified teachers adding that his ministry has embarked on a data gathering exercise.
Sen Coltart said that has seen the establishment of the Education Management Information System (EMIS) to carry out the exercise. “The statistics we have now do not capture the accurate picture of the situation in our schools and that is why we have set up EMIS to gather the correct information about our enrolment issues in schools and the correct data of the teachers needed,” he said.
“The information we will obtain from this exercise will give us the clue into the correct figures of how many teachers we need as a country.” During the question and answer session, the residents expressed concern over the declining pass rate at schools and challenged the Government to channel more funds in the education sector.
Some called for the abolition of teacher incentives, saying apart from being a burden to parents, the facility was being abused.
They also urged the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture to police the operations of schools to ensure transparency and accountability.
Others said the Government should make policy reforms and establish legislation that would support the disabled among other vulnerable children to be educated without discrimination.

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Meet Cyber CEO’s

Herald

4 December 2010

By Catherine Murombedzi

LOVE or hate it, the Facebook movement has taken over the social network like a hurricane

Commanding a following of over 500 million members which is about an 1/8 of the world’s population, its far reaching effects can not be understated considering a large portion of the remaining 7/8 of the world do not have access to the internet.

The phenomenon has gripped people of all ages.

Walk into any office and you are assured that that someone is on the net and surely logged onto Facebook.

Started by 25 year-old Mark Zuckerbeg during his college years at Harvard the youngster could have never imagined that the site could permeate the lives of so many and catapult him to millionaire status in no time.

In the first years it initially gripped the teens and those in the early twenties but of late even some in the mid life stages and even senior citizens over 65 have Facebook accounts.

The latest senior citizen to have caused excitement on the scene was Queen Elizabeth who had over 500 000 hits on her account on the first day she joined the social network forum.

Now local users with a mobile handset equipped with 3G enabled features can enjoy the service.

For the service providers that have this it is selling like hot cakes and queues of potential subscribers are evidence in town everyday.

It appears the site has become the proverbial place where one can be who ever one wants to be.

High School drop outs become superstars, while the office orderlies become MDs and philanthropists.

Technology has made the world a global village.

It has broken down distance barriers and on the touch of a button communication has been made possible.

With the Facebook addicts, there any nobody is an honourable somebody.

A loser becomes a financial guru and the lonely hearts become experts in counselling and giving advice like the Dear Aunt columns in the newspapers.

Lies of a church mouse becoming knights are not new.

Married men put up their profiles stating their relationships simply as: “In a complicated relationship”.

Rest assured if his wife and kids were to catch wind of this his life would be very complicated in a jiffy.

Age is not a factor, a sixty year old can be 55 and the younger they get on Facebook.

It could be that each birthday is celebrated in a descending order.

I have noticed three who were in the same stream at college being 36 in 2010. When they shed the six years is anyone’s business.

Youths have come out in defence of Facebook and my 22 year-old son claims it is a cost effective way of simultaneous communication with all your pals at virtually a dollar a day.

I am still convinced it is being abused and the better the senior citizens did not take to lying on the forum. It is best advised for those over the prime to stay off the forum.

But with freedom of expression and communication who am I to tell anyone that you are too old for Facebook.

Our honourable ministers namely David Coltart and Saviour Kasukuwere are there.

There are literally in the nick of life and stay updated.

There have been cases where an honourable minister, not the ones mentioned above has taken to Facebook to address his superiors. He has abused the forum. if he has an issue with the later, then have it discussed professionally and not on the public domain.

Leaders are not made of that stuff — public seeking sympathy does not make good stead.

What is it that is having people hooked up on a technological savvy that did not mean much a decade ago?

It could be an end for those who have been denied visas for years to travel abroad.

On Facebook, a youth in Mabvuku can be in Edinburgh, completing a masters programme.

So I guess it is okay, finally the have never been can now be courtesy of Facebook.

The guy without a passport rat holed in Mbare for 10 years is now in Sydney, Australia.

Dreams never know limits and Facebook has made it possible.

So does it warrant to tell the whole world if the shop keeper was a bit rude to you this morning. Announcing on the forum that so and so is an idiot shows a lack of maturity on the one posting the message.

There is no censorship on Facebook so all hog wash and the truth make it in equal terms.

It looks like suck posers on Facebook have no better work to do. The world has serious issues and Facebook is the chat where rewinding is permitted.

All the same, thanks to Mark for the innovation.

Keep hooked and stay in touch on the touch of a button.

cathrine.mwauyakufa@zimpapers.co.zw

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