Monthly Archives: January 2012
Speech: Welcome to the ICT for Education Conference
Southern African ICT for Education Summit, Victoria Falls By David Coltart 26Â January 2012 It is my distinct honour to welcome you all to the ICT for Education Conference today. I am delighted that you have all joined us in Victoria Falls. The genesis of the Conference occurred in Morocco last year when I attended another […]
Negotiations to End Zimbabwe Strike Fail
By Peta Thornycroft 26 January 2012 Wage negotiations between Zimbabwe’s government and civil servants broke down Wednesday and many public workers – teachers in urban areas, in particular – say they will continue their strike for better pay. The public service strike is the first serious work stoppage by government employees since the inclusive government […]
Zimbabwe reach out to England over cricket again
The Times of India 25 January 2012 Zimbabwe sports minister David Coltart has once again urged England to revive cricket ties with the southern African nation. Coltart’s lobbying efforts have managed to sway Australia and New Zealand to tour the country following years of boycotts on political grounds, but the British government prohibits England to […]
Zimbabwe – The Pillar of Education and Fostering a Patriotism That Never Seemed to Waver
Corporate Foreign Policy By Sam Amsterdam 25 January 2012 Zimbabwe Minister of Education David Coltart is unequivocally on a mission. And his mission is particularly unique here in Zim – it is supported on both (if not more) sides of the proverbial aisle. It is common knowledge that education is a pillar of infrastructural stability, […]
Zimbabwe keen to restore England ties
Sport24 24 January 2012 Harare – Zimbabwe Sports Minister David Coltart has once again urged England to revive cricket ties with the southern African nation. Coltart’s lobbying efforts have managed to sway Australia and New Zealand to tour the country following years of boycotts on political grounds, but the British government prohibits England to host […]
Senator David Coltart MOESAC Interview
On January 24, 2012, Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart was interviewed at the Elephant Hills Resort in Victoria Falls. Senator Coltart discussed the state of education in Zimbabwe today, the importance of changing the nation’s political narrative, encouraging international awareness of the opportunities in Zimbabwe and the corporate social responsibility initiatives […]
Coltart taken to court
NewsDay By Tatenda Chitagu 23 January 2012 Five teachers at the Apostolic Faith Mission-run Rufaro High School in Chatsworth, Gutu, have taken Education, Sport, Arts and Culture minister David Coltart to court over what they termed forced transfers from the mission school. In papers filed at the Labour Court, Masvingo provincial education director, Clara Dube, […]
More than lip service needed to provide education
The Zimbabwean By Chris Ncube 23 January 2012 Education, Sports and Culture Minister, David Coltart, who raises concern at the lack of access to education by children that were victims of the widely-condemned Murambatsvina, says the new strategic plan he will soon present to Cabinet will aim to tackle the problem. Human rights groups have […]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-22
Our great Zimbabwe cricket team flies into New Zealand today and goes with our very best wishes. # England 46 for 5 with Mohammed Hafeez and Saeed Ajmaal doing far more damage to England than did against Zimbabwe. Zim cricket on the up! # Well, well England succumb to Pakistan at cricket within 3 days […]
Petina Gappah: Zimbabwe
Guernica By Petina Gappah 17 January 2012 If Zimbabwe were human, the country would need more years of therapy than its 30 years of independence. According to Foreign Policy, in 2010, Zimbabwe was fourth on the “Failed State Index.†In 2006, it was declared to be the unhappiest place on earth—ahead of Zimbabwe on the “Happiness […]