Armed police raid former MDC security adviser’s home
The Zimbabwean By Gladys Ncube 29 October 2012 Heavily armed police on Saturday morning raided the home of Simon Spooner, the former united MDC security adviser and past campaign manager for Education Minister, David Coltart. According Spooner’s lawyer, Lizwe Jamela, police said there were looking for weapons of war and had both arrest and search
Govt to host educational indaba
The Standard  by Nqaba Matshazi 28 October 2012 THE government is set host an education all-stakeholders’ conference in December to review the school curriculum to put emphasis on vocational skills training. Education, Sport, Arts and Culture minister David Coltart last week said while Zimbabwe had a good education system, the curriculum was too academically-oriented. He
O-Level exams begin
The Chronicle 28 October 2012 Ordinary Level examinations are starting today, with examination papers having been dispatched to all centres countrywide. The examination papers include the ones that were withdrawn and reset by the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) after the acting headmaster of Sijawugwe Secondary School, Mr Panganai Zimunhu (31), allegedly lost them two
Parents go medieval
The Chronicle By Steven Mpofu 27 October 2012 Food and water shortages in rural areas due to drought and job losses for large numbers of workers in urban areas as a result of company shutdowns caused by economic challenges continue to grab headlines both in the print and the electronic media in Zimbabwe these days.
25% of Zim children are orphaned
Sunday News By Stanford Chiwanga 27 October 2012 ZIMBABWE has one of the highest rates of orphan-hood in the world, with 25 percent of all children having lost one or both parents mainly due to HIV and Aids, a survey by the Government, Unicef and other partners has revealed. More than one million young people,
1 million pupils require fees assistance: Coltart
News Day By Philip Chidavenzi 23 October 2012 EDUCATION minister David Coltart has disclosed that about one million out of an estimated 3,6 million school-going children required Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) support as their parents and guardians cannot afford paying school fees. Speaking at the launch of the Beam Evaluation Report in Harare last
Stay in school: Govt
The Zimbabwean 23 October 2012 The Minister of Education, Sport, Art and Culture David Coltart has announced that Grade Seven pupils who have just finished writing national examinations will have to stay in school until the end of term.In the past, schools allowed pupils to leave school after completing examinations, which was contrary to government
Arrest match-fixers: Coltart
The Standard By Albert Marufu 21 October 2012 THE Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, David Coltart, has called for the prosecution of individuals who have been handed life bans by Zifa over match-fixing allegations. Zifa president, Cuthbert Dube, on Friday released a report that saw 15 players and administrators being banned from the
Coltart asks AG to prosecute match fixers
New Zimbabwe 20 October 2012 SPORTS Minister David Coltart has called on Police Commissioner Augustine Chihuri and Attorney General Johannes Tomana to initiate criminal proceedings against football players and administrators involved in the Asiagate scandal. An official report said national team matches were fixed by ex-ZIFA officials along with convicted match-fixer Wilson Perumal between 2007
Minister Coltart hails Asiagate completion
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation 20 October 2012 The Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart has hailed the completion of the Asiagate report that has resulted in the imposition of penalties on players, officials and journalists who participated in match fixing activities. The handing down of life bans to 15 players, officials and