By Nawa Mutumweno – The Netherlands has pledged to support UNICEF’s education programme in Zambia at $10 million (ZMK50 billion) up to 2013, focusing on the most vulnerable children in the country. Harry Molenaar (Nethelands ambassador to Zambia) and Drlyorlumun Uhaa (UNICEF country representative) signed the agreement in Lusaka on Monday, Januaary 16, 2012. The UN agency would channel the funds through direct financial and technical support to the Ministry of Education (MoE), according to a statement released by UNICEF. Ambassador Molenaar said the programme was tailored to imporove children’s access to quality education. “The overall goal of the programme... Continue Reading
By Alfred Tembo – Governor for Bulawayo Cain Matema has called artist to respect their profession by attaining formal in their intended areas of interest in the industry. Matema said an education helps easy the retrogressive burden that rest on art and inflict the dynamics of professionalizing the industry as a whole. Matena who was called to task to officiate the launch of Kundai Munikwa (24), a Chinhoyi University of Technology student, at the National Arts Gallery last Friday. The Exhibition titled Spectrum: My Evolution show cased at least 19 classical pieces. The combination of her art is a combination of acrylic and... Continue Reading
By Alfred Tembo – Director for Savanna Trust has defined theatre as an advocating tool that can be peacefully employed to address and raise awareness, on topical issues affecting people in their communities on day to day lives. Daniel Maposa cited that theatre allows people to split up social conflict issues that hinder development for lacking knowledge. Speaking to shout-africa.com, on the sidelines of provincial launch of International human right day that falls on 10 December annually, that was held at Gweru Civic Centre on Wednesday David Maposa said art plays the pivotal role in our society to address mammoth tasks... Continue Reading
By Alfred Tembo – Fashion designer has cast lack of morality in the country on the failure by the government to establish a national outfit that aid to distinguish people either by tribes or nationality when on international forums. Failure to launch an outfit that can empower people through equity in the societies the come from, can lowering divorce the high rates of divorces as man will have no other women to compare their mates with and influence a new trend of fashion among other positive factors. An emergency need for a dignified national outfit in Zimbabwe has been chiefly... Continue Reading
By Alfred Tembo – In a bid to promoting a reading culture in Midlands Province, Gweru Memorial Library has launched an elite book club to put the idea forth into life. Speaking on the sidelines of the bookworms’ elite club launch, Ignatius Chamunorwa Musonza told shout-africa.com on Friday that the initiative will go a long way in unifying readers and writers and allow them to read and comment on some the world’s classical books. “This has opened opportunities for readers and writers to interacting on regular basis to share and compare notes on selected books. The initiative is a noble idea aimed at... Continue Reading
