Coltart mum as controversy rages
The Herald By Robson Sharuko 12 January 2013 THE Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture — David Coltart — yesterday said he needed more time before he could respond to the controversy torched by his controversial directives to guide appointment of national team selectors from next month. The directives have already triggered a fierce race storm
Coltart directive torches race storm
The Independent By Kevin Mapasure 11 January 2013 THE new Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) directive requiring all national team coaches and selectors to have represented the country has torched a storm in cricket circles, threatening the tranquility the sport has been enjoying after a decade of upheavals that endangered the game’s existence in the
Race storm hits cricket
The Herald By Robson Sharuko 11 January 2013 ZIMBABWE Cricket convener of selectors Givemore Makoni yesterday made sensational claims that black technical staff could systematically be driven out of the game’s key structures, which deal with the selection and coaching of national teams, triggering another split along racial lines. Makoni, who is also the chief executive
Stampede for Grade 1 and Form 1 places
News Day by Phillip Chidavaenzi and Pamela Mhlanga 11 January 2013 MANY parents were by yesterday still struggling to secure places for Grade 1 and Form 1 pupils two days after the 2013 school calendar had officially opened. Although NewsDay understands that most schools had long closed their intakes for 2013, at one primary school
Pith Helmets, Lions and the Reality of Africa
United States Africa Sport & Education Blog Talk Given by Lloyd O. Pierson, Senior International Adviser for USASEF Midwestern State University, Texas Readers expecting to visualize the Africa of Abbot and Costello, of Meryl Streep in Out of Africa, or picturing pith helmets and charging lions are going to be disappointed. This is about an
Schools defy govt directive
Daily News 10 January 2013 Some schools have been barring students who have not yet paid fees from attending classes, in direct defiance of a government order. Yesterday, the Daily News was inundated with reports that school pupils had been barred from entering premises because of non-payment of fees countrywide. At Chirodzo Primary school in Mbare and Kundayi
Don’t sideline me: Coltart
News Day By Nduduzo Tshuma 10 January 2013 EDUCATION minister David Coltart has accused State media of bypassing him to seek comment from his deputy, Lazarus Dokora, on issues concerning the ministry. Coltart, who is from the Welshman Ncube-led MDC, said while he worked well with Dokora, a Zanu PF official, he suspected the snub
Massive corruption hits education sector
The Herald By Felix Share 10 January 2013 MASSIVE corruption has hit the education sector with district education officials reportedly demanding various amounts to interview temporary teachers to fill in vacant posts. The education officials are charging the desperate untrained teachers amounts ranging between US$5 and US$10 as interview fees in addition to the US$5
Be patient: Coltart urges school heads
News Day By Veneranda Langa 9 January 2013 Education minister David Coltart yesterday urged headmasters to exercise tolerance on schoolchildren who failed to pay fees as schools opened for the 2013 first term. His call followed reports that some schools in Harare, Bulawayo and other parts of the country had turned away pupils over non-payment
Teach minority tongues: Coltart
The Zimbabwean By Paul Ndlovu 9 January 2013 The government has voiced its concern that schools across the country are not teaching minority languages and has said the issue needs to be prioritised. “This problem is more prone in areas where there was a variety of mixed languages and cultures such as Tonga, Venda and