A dream in the making

Making the most of a school fees scholarship from Educated Horizon, Letwin passed her A Levels with straight A's and is now at the University of Zimbabwe training to become a Doctor.

Text messaging to the rescue

London based Connection Software offers a communication link between parents and schools of rural Zimbabwe.

'Education' a luxury

Contrary to the United Nations' Millennium Goals that include 'Education for all by 2015', over 80% of children in rural Zimbabwe are not attending school because their parents cannot afford to pay school fees. The introduction of the US Dollar as one of the official trading currencies is yet to bring price stability in the country but until then, most rural folks will practically fail to educate their own children.

New Education Minister

The much awaited response from the Minister of Education and Culture the Honourable Mr David Coltart regarding conditions of service for teachers came in last week .The two days of negotiations with the Prime Minister and the Teachers Unions were seen by many stakeholders as a practical way of addressing long unresolved issues dating back to 2006.

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