By Wallace Mawire The African Leadership University School of Business (ALUSB) has announced Zimbabwean Lawyer, Zanudeen Makorie as the first recipient of the prestigious Chairman’s Scholarship for Excellence in Business Leadership, a merit based financial award that will cover the full cost of attending their flagship Pan African MBA programme in Kigali, Rwanda. According to Godfrey Chesang and…
By Byron Mutingwende There is need to scale up awareness programmes on the importance of managing water sensibly, Enrico De Agostini, the Italian Ambassador to Zimbabwe has said. Agostini made the remarks on Friday 16 June 2017 during the official presentation of a rehabilitated water feature in the Greenwood Park in Harare, which…
By Byron Mutingwende Zimbabwe is moving towards the ratification of the two protocols of the 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in the event of armed conflict, it has emerged. Speaking at a stakeholders’ consultative workshop in Harare recently, Damir Dijakovic, the Regional Cultural Advisor of the United Nations, Educational, Scientific…
By Byron Mutingwende The Zimbabwe Schools Water and Agriculture Project is a self-sustainable water project that is set to positively impact learning institutions countrywide. The project is aimed at improving the lives of children for both rural and urban communities. It is a multi-pronged project that gives schools and communities access to clean water,…
By Byron Mutingwende Children with disabilities have special needs that should be addressed for them to access education without hindrances or barriers. Speaking during a Worldwide Campaign for Education for Children with Disabilities held under the banner “Ring the Bell”, Faith Sithole, the Head of St. Giles Special School in Harare said that all…
By Byron Mutingwende The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has been urged to consider concerns by stakeholders over the newly introduced curriculum. The new primary and secondary school curriculum has been met with considerable outcry; with many within the education sector pointing out that this policy lacked sufficient consultative processes to ensure that…
By Byron Mutingwende Multilingual education stands out as one way of promoting sustainable development and cultural diversity, it has emerged. Speaking at a discussion forum held at the United Nations Information Centre in Harare Wednesday, 22 February 2017, Professor Hubert Gijzen, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Regional Director of…
By Byron Mutingwende The Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has reported that learning failed to kick-start Tuesday as teachers and learners were grappling with the challenges of implementing the new curriculum. Introduced by the minister of primary and secondary education, Lazarus Dokora, the new curriculum has a thrust on the teaching of…
By Byron Mutingwende The local girls were urged to take pride in the African identity at a colourful event organised by the Harare Junior Council on Friday 16 December 2016. “Dawn of African Beauty” was the theme this year for the Harare Junior Council’s Miss Harare Junior competitions. After figuring out that most African…
