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.
Olympic Games team named
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,
Coltart Pulls Back Criticism in Private School Shares Row
EDUCATION Minister David Coltart said Wednesday he had reached an agreement with his indigenisation counterpart, Saviour Kasukuwere over a bid to force private schools to come under majority black control in line with the country’s empowerment laws. “I am pleased to report that I had a very constructive discussion with (Empowerment) Minister Saviour Kasukuwere this
Crocker lifts Zim flag high at Junior World Golf Champs
United States-based Zimbabwean teenage golf sensation Sean Crocker is lifting the country’s flag high at the Junior World Golf Championships which got underway at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego on Tuesday. The talented 15-year-old, who is based in Westlake Village, California, had a decent opening round after carding a two-over-par 74 to finish
Coltart and Kasukuwere Clarify School Indigenisation
SW Radio Africa 12 July 2012 Recently Indigenisation Minister Saviour Kasukuwere caused a major panic when he said schools were to be indigenised, meaning they had to hand over 51% of their shares. The new regulations to take over private schools were published in a notice in the Government Gazette last week. But now Minister
UK invests £12 million in girls’ education in Zimbabwe via Camfed
Zimbabwe’s Education Minister formally launched a £12 million investment in girls’  education on Wednesday that will enable 24,000 girls from the poorest rural families to enrol in and complete secondary school. The investment from the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) represents a major achievement for Camfed, which began in Zimbabwe in 1993 by supporting just 32