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Boost for Zimbabwe’s Education Sector Results in More Text Books for 2011
When Zimbabwe schools re-open Tuesday, younger scholars will find they have text books for the first time in many years. A record 13 million text books are being delivered to Zimbabwe’s primary schools.
Education minister David Coltart said the massive text-book order, a record for Zimbabwe, was made possible by donations, mainly from Scandinavian countries and Germany. The contract for printing the books was carried out in Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Coltart said in 2011 he will invite tenders for text books for five core subjects in secondary schools. He says the books will be distributed in 2012.
There are more than 7,000 schools in Zimbabwe, and Coltart says many of them have dilapidated infrastructure. He praised Finance Minister Tendai Biti who awarded the education sector 34 percent of the recent national budget, the highest percentage for any sector.









