Monthly Archives: July 2010
Government in bid to bring back dignity of teaching
Zimbabwean By Staff Reporter 25 July 2010 HARARE – The government is in a bid to restore back the dignity of the teaching profession. The Minister of Education Sports and Culture David Coltart said: “My first priority is to ensure that teachers are paid sufficiently so as to restore their integrity. The good thing is […]
Zimbabwe organisations based in UK to assist education
Zimbabwean Written by Mxolisi Ncube Sunday, 25 July 2010 LONDON – A group of United Kingdom-based Zimbabwean organisations met in London last week to chart ways in which they can assist the education sector in the country, especially the Matabeleland and Midlands regions. The groups, led by the Zimbabwe Community Association (ZCA) and Matebeleland.com, a […]
Daggers out for Mutambara
Sunday News 25Â July 2010 By Bhekizulu Tshuma DAGGERS have been drawn for Deputy Prime Minister, Professor Arthur Mutambara, in the MDC formation that he leads, after eight provincial structures reportedly resolved to replace him with Professor Welshman Ncube as the leader of the party in its next congress pencilled for February next year. National […]
The ‘ugly face’ of Zimbabwe’s animal tourism market
The sticky tongue thestickytongue.com By Candace M Hansen 25 July 2010 Animal welfare groups in Zimbabwe are up in arms over the number of lions being kept in captivity across the country, especially in the wake of lion attacks this year. The organization Veterinarians for Animal Welfare in Zimbabwe(VAWZ), has revealed after a shock survey that […]
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary – 24th July 2010
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary 24th July 2010 By GETRUDE GUMEDE Senator David Coltart, the Zimbabwean Minister for Education, was given a friendly reception when he came to the Vigil at the end of his visit to London. Surrounded by Vigil supporters, he said ‘I know that many of you are very sceptical about this inclusive government. […]
Unlicensed and outdoors or no school at all
IRIN 23 July 2010 EPWORTH — Simbarashe Choga, 65, a retired teacher, is the local butcher in Epworth, some 20km northeast of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare; he is also the principal of the primary school he runs out of his shop. “My teachers keep their records and other materials at my butchery, which operates as our […]
Coltart invites Zimbabwean Diaspora to help rebuild education
Zimbabwean By ZDFG Secretariat Friday 23 July 2010 Zimbabwe’s Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart (pictured) has invited Zimbabweans in the United Kingdom to be key players in the “Centre of excellence†programme and in writing “objective and non-partisan history books on Zimbabwe.†Senator Coltart, a minister in the coalition government was […]
UK pledges reforms support
Zimbabwean 23 July 2010 HARARE – The British government has pledged to continue supporting reforms in Zimbabwe, saying the troubled southern African country’s future remains overshadowed by rule of law abuses and economic difficulties. Speaking after meeting Zimbabwe’s Education Minister David Coltart in London last Tuesday, UK Foreign Office Minister Lord Howell praised the limited […]
Outside looking in – a letter from the diaspora
Zimbabwean Written by Pauline Henson 23 July 2010 Dear Friends, I suppose it’s not really surprising that Zimbabwe doesn’t feature very highly on the world’s news agenda at the moment. The problem – or one of them – is that nothing seems to be happening. The conclusion most non-Zimbabweans draw from that, if they think […]
BBC Hard Talk on Zimbabwe 3 of 3
Interview to David Coltart, Zimbabwean cabinet minister