Monthly Archives: March 2012

The Herald By Zvamaida Murwira 21 March 2012 Parliament yesterday took Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart to task for awarding a textbooks supply tender to an international firm leaving out Zimbabwean companies. Legislators said the decision will subject all primary school pupils to one school of thought for the next five years, […]

Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition By Zimrights 21 March 2012 The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), yesterday the 20th of March 2012, appealed to the Minister of Education, Art, Sport and Culture Honourable David Coltart to introduce human rights education in the Zimbabwean school curriculum. The National Director, Mr Okay Machisa, made the call during the launch […]

21 March 2012 Department of Information and Publicity MDC99 Communique on David Coltart Alleged Tender Scandal It is astonishing and disturbing to note that Hon David Coltart is being accused of having been involved in a Tender scandal on flimsy allegations based on partisan politics from ZANU (PF) and MDC-T. Without suggesting that Hon Coltart […]

ZBC 20 March 2012 Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister, Senator David Coltart has come under fire for flouting tender procedures and compromising education by allegedly corruptly awarding publishing house, Longman Zimbabwe, the sole responsibility to publish primary school textbooks ahead of local book houses. The education Minister came under fire in the House of […]

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International By Graham Howard 19th March 2012 Graham Howard recounts his recent interview in Zimbabwe with the country’s minister of Education, Sport and Culture, Senator David Coltart.  Senator David Coltart is the current minister of Education, Sport and Culture in the Zimbabwean coalition Government of National Unity (“GNU”) formed in 2008. Senator Coltart is a […]

New Zimbabwe 19 March 2012 Zimbabwe faces a huge grain deficit this year after a third of the current maize crop was written off due to a prolonged dry spell, Agriculture Minister Joseph Made said. Made has halted maize sales from the country’s strategic grain reserves after a state crop assessment showed that a third […]

Standard Newspaper 18 March 2012 A church service will be held on Tuesday in Bulawayo for Paul Chizuze, a human rights activist, who has been missing for almost six weeks. Chizuze was last seen on February 8 this year and close friends and colleagues say it was highly unlikely for him to disappear, raising fears […]

Glasgow Celtic unbeaten in 26 domestic games this season – on course for the treble. Go Celtic you beauties – and Bosso please emulate! # Enjoyed spending time with Zimbabwe Diaspora Education Support Initiative folk yesterday in Johannesburg – thanks for a great meeting. # Taylor eyes Essex deal http://t.co/omqJRPTl via @newsdayzimbabwe Well done Brendan […]

Sunday News 18-24 March 2012 The Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM), a programme that assists disadvantaged children to access education and complete school, has received a financial package worth over US$15 million from the United Kingdom to fund the shortfall of disadvantaged primary school children. Mr Dave Fish, head of the UK’s Department for International […]