adminReconsider position on school fees
Most schools have indicated that they are increasing fees next year, a move that has been described as insensitive by parents. The parents are saying there is no justification for increasing fees given the fact that Government has provided textbooks for both primary and secondary schools and the parents are buying the remainder of the required stationery such as exercise books and pens.
Media must unite against propaganda onslaught
“Hurt your country, everything in it and you will live comfortably (here) in exile.”
Bring back the cane in schools
By Nelson Masukume
The official position is that no teacher is allowed to use the cane to administer corporal punishment on pupils in schools. It is policy in schools, no teacher can use corporal punishment as a corrective measure, no matter what offence the pupil would have committed. A teacher who dares use corporal punishment does not only get chastised by an array of statutes that regulate his/her conduct during the discharge of duty, but also risks condemnation from parents and child rights society.
‘2012 CDF allocation insufficient’
By Yoliswa Dube
IN his fiscal policy statement recently, the Minister of Finance Mr Tendai Biti, allocated $8 million for the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in the 2012 financial year.
Western media monopoly presents obstacles: official
From Innocent Madonko in Beijing
THE global domination of the media and information dissemination by the United States and other Western countries is perpetuating a distorted and negative view of developing countries and this imbalance must be changed through synergies by developing nations, a senior Chinese government official said here yesterday.
Over 1 600 teachers needed in Mat’land North
Chronicle Reporter
Matabeleland North requires more than 1 600 qualified teachers for primary and secondary schools.
Urban councils meeting postponed
Victoria Falls Reporter
THE Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ) annual general meeting, which was supposed to begin in Victoria Falls on Thursday was postponed to a later date because there were no 2010 audited accounts to be tabled.
SA police officer robbed on highway
Midlands Correspondent
A 27-year-old South African policeman is nursing injuries at Gokwe District Hospital after he was attacked by three unarmed high way robbers who got away with his vehicle, $300 and R4 000 cash and a laptop, police said.
Grade Seven pass rate improves
Chronicle Reporter
THE 2011 Grade Seven Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) pass rate looks better than that of last year, Matabeleland’s three provincial education directors said.
In separate interviews on Wednesday, the provincial education directors (PED)s said although they had not yet analysed the Grade Seven results, there were indications that the quality of passes was higher this time around.
Arrest Bush during Africa trip: Amnesty
NEW YORK — Amnesty International called on Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia on Thursday to arrest former US President George W. Bush for human rights violations when he visits Africa this month.