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Wednesday, 08 May 2013 11:40
HARARE - The hive of activity in Leopold Takawira Street in Harare this week could be mistaken for the festive season. Parents and guardians were making last minute shopping to make sure their children are smartly-dressed when schools re-opened. Children need...Read More
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Friday, 03 May 2013 10:40
HARARE - As Zimbabwe continues to scale up efforts in the fight against HIV/Aids which has been around for the past three decades, Daily News Features Editor Thelma Chikwanha had a conversation with UNAIDS Country Coordinator Tatiana Shoumilina to find out...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 11:11
HARARE - As the tenure of the GNU is about to end, it is clear that the said entity has failed to address the concerns of the students of Zimbabwe. The coming of the GNU on the political scene signalled disaster...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Wednesday, 20 March 2013 11:01
HARARE - News that just over two million Zimbabweans out of an estimated six million people voted in the just-ended referendum shows that a lot of work needs to be done in terms of voter education ahead of general elections expected...Read More
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Monday, 18 March 2013 09:20
HARARE - Waking up on Saturday morning one could have thought the referendum could be washed away with the drizzle and chilly weather. But as the sun rose, the sky began to clear, paving way for the much-anticipated vote which turned...Read More
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Thursday, 14 March 2013 10:43
HARARE - Half a million school pupils will benefit from the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) after government and its partners committed resources to ensure sustenance of the programme. Beam is a school fees assistance programme targeted at vulnerable children...Read More
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Monday, 04 March 2013 11:17
HARARE - The British government through its Department for International Development (DFID) has announced $40 million of new funding to enable 89 000 vulnerable girls in Zimbabwe to receive education over the next three years. The funding will also help around...Read More
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Sport »
Friday, 15 February 2013 12:28
HARARE - The Ministry of Education, Sports Arts and Culture yesterday allocated just over $1 million for all sporting disciplines in the country. The $1 350 000 channelled to sports is part of a total budget of $1 billion apportioned...Read More
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Thursday, 14 February 2013 11:30
HARARE - Zimbabwe is getting a raw deal and losing billions of dollars to developed countries through exporting rough diamonds, a local mining expert has said. Zimbabwe Diamond Education College (ZDTC) principal, Stephen Muchenje, told a diamond seminar currently underway at...Read More
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Thursday, 07 February 2013 10:51
BULAWAYO - Government remains the biggest threat to the development of the education sector, a Cabinet minister has said. Education minister David Coltart (pictured) has blamed the poor pass rate recorded for last year’s ‘O’ Level examinations on warped government...Read More
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Thursday, 10 January 2013 11:05
HARARE - Some schools have been barring students who have not yet paid fees from attending classes, in direct defiance of a government order. Yesterday, the Daily News was inundated with reports that school pupils had been barred from entering premises...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Wednesday, 09 January 2013 12:01
HARARE - Elections the world over function on the basis of a larger portion of the population registering and participating as voters, making it mandatory for every loyal citizen to encourage undocumented people of suffrage to register for national polls. After...Read More
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Business » Ndakaziva Majaka, Staff Writer
Tuesday, 04 December 2012 12:41
HARARE - Foreign investors will not partner Zimbabwe in its diamond beneficiation initiative as the move will negatively affect their home markets, a local expert said. Stephen Muchenje, Zimbabwe Diamond Education College principal, said Zimbabwe had to change its policy and...Read More
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Monday, 12 November 2012 13:17
BULAWAYO - Parents in Zimbabwe are spending too much time drinking beer and talking on cellphones instead of paying fees for their children. Education minister David Coltart said it is up to parents to spend less time talking over the cellphones...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Friday, 02 November 2012 09:38
HARARE - Education minister David Coltart seems to have joined the defensive bandwagon at a time the house is burning. He told the Daily News there is no chaos in our education sector. This is at a time when public...Read More
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