Schools Seizure Stopped
Government recently reversed its decision to force all privately-run schools and crèches to cede 51% of their shareholding to locals under its controversial indigenisation policy. Both Indigenisation and Education ministers Saviour Kasukuwere and David Coltart respectively confirmed the U-turn last night. Coltart said he met Kasukuwere and they agreed to spare non-profit-making mission schools, religious
Coltart reads riot act to PSL clubs
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
Senator Coltart Launches Campaign for Female Education
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.
Sports Minister Reacts to Small Size of Olympic Team
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
School U-turn in Zimbabwe
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
Stop Basking in Gone Glory: Coltart
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
Britain gives Zimbabwe $19m for girls’ bursaries
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 friendâ€. “On behalf of government I am most grateful for the
Zimbabwe girls’ education gets massive boost thanks to the UK
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
Thousands witness commissioning of Landa J High
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
Teachers blast minister over private lessons
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.