Monthly Archives: July 2012

The Sunday News By Walter Sabele 14 July 2012 EDUCATION, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart has urged Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clubs to play a role in controlling their errant fans during soccer matches. Coltart’s clarion call comes amid revelations that Government would introduce a “No tolerance against derogatory chants” policy that […]

On the 11th July 2012 Senator David Coltart launched the new CAMFED (Campaign for Female Education) project in Guruve. The project has received US$19 million from the British Government.

Education, Sport and Culture Minister David Coltart has urged Zimbabweans not to focus too much on quantity and instead look at the quality of the athletes who will represent the country at the Olympic Games in London this month. SW Radio Africa reports that Coltart was reacting to weekend reports that Zimbabwe will be fielding […]

Zimbabwe’s indigenisation minister Saviour Kasukuwere has backed down on a bid to take over private schools. Scotsman reports that Mr Kasukuwere said new regulations ordering pre-schools, secondary schools and colleges to hand over 51 per cent of their shares would now not apply to not-for-profit institutions. “The notice was specific to companies engaged in education […]

Zimbabweans should stop basking in the shadow of a long gone education glory, Education minister David Coltart has said. Daily News reports that Coltart said government should quit priding Zimbabwe as an education haven because resource constraints have seriously compromised the sector. “The foundation of our education sector is still strong. We have good basic […]

Daily News By Wendy Muperi 13 July 2012 Britain on Wednesday gave Zimbabwe a $19 million four-year grant to provide bursaries for marginalised secondary school female students. Officially launching the programme in Guruve, Education minister David Coltart described the British government as an “all-weather friend”. “On behalf of government I am most grateful for the […]

AfricanBrains By Nicholas Pescod 13 July 2012 It was announced on Wednesday that the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) would make a £12,000,000 investment to girls’ education in Zimbabwe. The investment will now allow over 23,500 girls from some of the poorest families in the country to attend and graduate secondary school. The […]

The Chronicle 13 July 2012 MORE than 15 000 people yesterday thronged Manqe area in Tsholotsho District to witness the official commissioning of the first rural school with ultra-modern computers in the country’s southern region. The school, Landa J Nkomo High, is the brainchild of Vice-President Landa John Nkomo who was born and educated in […]

The Chronicle By Midlands Correspondent 12 July 2012 TEACHERS’ unions have strongly condemned Minister David Coltart’s pronouncement that his ministry would prosecute teachers who conduct private lessons for a fee. In interviews, representatives of different teachers’ unions said the Government should first address the teachers’ plight before it descends on teachers conducting commercial private lessons. […]

The Chronicle 12 July 2012 SWIMMING icon Kirsty Coventry will lead a small Zimbabwe team of seven athletes at the 2012 Olympic Games in London later this month. This is the smallest contingent of athletes that Zimbabwe is sending to the Olympics since the country started taking part in the global sporting showcase in Moscow, […]