reprinted from NewsDay A local non-governmental organisation, Creative Arts and Education Development Association (Caeda), has embarked on the production of San language reading materials as part of a campaign to revive the minority language. In a statement yesterday, Caeda director… read more
Archived posts, November, 2012
Coltart asks for readers in minority languages
Statement by Education Minister David Coltart: THE most important building block in every child’s education is his/her ability to read, write and speak his/her mother tongue. Once those skills have been mastered, it is much easier for a child to… read more
Across the border: reading in Mozambique?
The northeast parts of Zimbabwe have some of the lowest educational levels in the country. The lack of a large city or many missions in the area may account for this. Not surprisingly, across the border in Mozambique, there are… read more
Solid Literacy Data Arrives
Anyone interested in the facts about education and literacy will be excited to know that the full report of the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey 2010-11 has recently been released. Because of the many disruptions in Zimbabwean life since the… read more
ETF continues with millions of secondary school textbooks
Following up on the massive textbook order and delivery of 15 million primary school textbooks a year ago, Unicef has arranged a similar book shipment to all the secondary schools in Zimbabwe. Under this new donation, 7 million new books… read more