Coltart vows to restore sanity at Anglican schools
The Zimbabwean By Edgar Gweshe 21 November 2012 The Minister of Education, David Coltart, has pledged to work towards restoring sanity and improving learning conditions that had sharply deteriorated in Anglican schools seized by renegade bishop Nolbert Kunonga. Speaking after the Supreme Court reversed an earlier ruling by the High Court recognising Kunonga as the
Minority languages: plugging the education gap
New Zimbabwe 18 November 2012 Statement by Senator David Coltart, Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture THE most important building block in every child’s education is his/her ability to read, write and speak his/her mother tongue. Once those skills have been mastered, it is much easier for a child to learn another language, such
Zimbabwe Gets $9 Million For Writing Minority Language Readers
Voice of America By Gibbs Dube 16 November 2012 Education Minister David Coltart says the Education Transition Fund has a budget of $9 million from international donors for the writing of language readers, including those in minority indigenous languages, for schools as the nation inches closer towards introducing various languages from Grade One to Grade 7. In a
Education Minister says government spending priorities misplaced
SW Radio Africa By Tererai Karimakwenda 15 November 2012 Education Minister David Coltart has strongly criticized the coalition government’s spending, saying their priorities are completely misplaced. The comments came after Coltart compared the total budget for his Education Ministry for 2012, which was $8 million, to the exorbitant $100 million recently spent on the military college. The funds
Diamond conference ends with questions
Huffington Post By Gillian Gotora 14 November 2012 VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe — The Zimbabwe Diamond Conference, which wound up here Wednesday, was sponsored by President Robert Mugabe’s government to highlight its emergence as a major player in the world diamond trade. The conference was held to “shed light” on Zimbabwe’s diamond mining and to allay
Zimbabwe, Donors Meet to Revive Education Sector
Voice of America By Gibbs Dube 14 November 2012 Representatives of the Ministry of Education, the World Bank and United Nations Children’s Education Fund held a crucial meeting Wednesday in Kadoma, Mashonaland West Province, to find ways of funding Zimbabwe’s $4.5 billion five-year Education Medium Term Plan launched in May this year. Education Minister David Coltart said there
Why David Coltart Should Learn Gangnam Style
Deck Live: For the Urban Trendsetter By Chris Nqoe 14 November 2012 Gangnam style has swept up the world in a euphoria  of South Korean induced pop music craze. The sound ofteens in  Nkulumane  singing along to Psy’s tongue in cheek worldwide hit is perhaps an indication of the power of the web to dictate
Coltart pledges help to restore Kunonga destroyed schools
The Zimbabwean by Edgar Gweshe 12 November 2012 ZIMBABWE’S Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, David Coltart, has pledged to help restore sanity and improving learning conditions Anglican schools that had been seized by renegade bishop, Nolbert Kunonga. Kunonga on Monday lost a battle at the Supreme Court to keep control of the church’s property in the
Poor Quality Chinese Products Being Smuggled Into Zim
RadioVop Zimbabwe 12 November 2012 Bulawayo, November 11, 2012– The leader of the smaller faction of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Welshman Ncube, said ‘Zhing Zhongs’  (referring to poor quality Chinese products) are flooding Zimbabwe market because of corruption at the border posts where importers are evading duty. “We have people now selling these