adminWarriors rise in rankings
Sikhumbuzo Moyo
THE Zimbabwe Warriors’ confidence boosting 3-1 win over Angola in a Nations Cup qualifier at Rufaro Stadium last month has seen the Rahman Gumbo coached side rising on the world and continental rankings.
Colleges given directive on trainee teachers
Pamela Shumba
THE Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Dr Stan Mudenge, yesterday ordered institutions of higher learning to stop turning away students who do not have Mathematics at Ordinary level and instead initiate internal remedial bridging programmes for them.
This follows an outcry by aspiring student teachers in Bulawayo that they were being turned away by local teachers’ colleges for not having Mathematics.
In an interview on the sidelines of the commissioning of St Patricks Hotel in Bulawayo, Dr Mudenge said he was aware that most aspiring students did not pass the subject at O-level and emphasised the need for colleges to provide bridging programmes for the students while they carry on with their studies.
Tsvangirai’s wife causes a stir
Harare Bureau
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s wife Elizabeth Macheka yesterday clashed with prison officials at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison after she tried to force herself into the complex to visit MDC-T activists facing murder charges.
Ms Macheka and her delegation spent almost an hour and a half haggling with the prison officials at the main gate.
The prison officials wanted to establish if the delegation had clearance to enter the prison premises.
After consultations, the officials concluded that only Government officials who were part of the delegation could see the murder suspects.
Ms Macheka was not cleared.
But Justice and Legal Affairs Deputy Minister Obert Gutu protested, arguing that he had submitted names that included Ms Macheka to prison authorities.
Ms Macheka also argued with the prison officials, saying she had a right to enter the premises without the clearance.
“I am a private citizen and a mother. I have a right to visit the inmates just like any other person who is coming here,” Ms Macheka argued.Councils must make housing stands affordable
Shelter is one of the basic human rights and local authorities therefore have an obligation to ensure their respective residents are not denied this basic right by providing adequate accommodation. Since independence cities and towns have witnessed phenomenal growth as local authorities put up new suburbs in response to their growing populations.
Black Mambas beat Hwange
Grace Chingoma in Harare
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Govt explores ways to reduce ICT costs
The Government is exploring ways of reducing costs of Information Communication Technology (ICT) products and services to enhance uptake and effective use, a cabinet Minister said.
Lupane Business Association gets vote of no confidence
Emmanuel Ndlovu
A DISPUTE has erupted between the Lupane business community and their representative body, the Lupane Business Association (Luba), which is being accused of mishandling assets donated by the Ministry of Small to Medium Enterprises and Co-operatives Development for the benefit of small businesses.
Elections 2013: Time for voter to speak out
Albert Nhamoyebonde
WHATEVER happens, Zimbabwe will surely be going for elections in 2013. This shall turn out to be a very exciting time with so much expectation for genuine debates and electioneering.