David Coltart on SaharaTV
Sahara TV Interview with David Coltart 12 May 2012 During an exclusive interview with SaharaTV’s Fungai Maboreke, David Coltart, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Education, Sports, Arts & Culture discusses a range of topics from President Robert Mugabe and the ruling Zanu-PF party to the country’s diamond industry to inflation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB3nEhgAZCcDavid Coltart on SaharaTV
Strict laws on fees hikes loom
The Herald By Felex Share and Kelvin Benjamin 7 May 2012 Schools open tomorrow amid calls by the Government for strict regulations to curb unilateral fees hikes. Most schools applied to the Government for permission to raise fees citing rising operating costs. The applications were turned down, but some schools increased tuition fees and levies
School Fees, Levies – Ensure Parents Get Value for Money
The Herald 7 May 2012 Pricing education, through fees and levies, can be very tricky, as parents and the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, which must approve any changes, will agree. Pumping more money into education does produce better education, although the law of diminishing returns does apply. So doubling a fee rarely
Missing human rights activist feared dead
The Standard By Bridgette Bugalo and Nqaba Matshazi 6 May 2012 Missing human rights activist Paul Chizuze is feared dead and Bulawayo police have since handed the matter to the Criminal Investigations Department. Chizuze has not been seen for almost three months and the latest development adds a new twist to the mystery of his
Minister Defends School Fees Hikes
Financial Gazette 4 May 2012 Education, Sports, Arts and Culture Minister, David Coltart, has defended the latest school fees increases at private institutions saying there are far below what is being charged by other institutions in the southern African region. Responding to a question posed on his official website by a parent who had asked
Books Tender – Coltart Hits Back
Financial Gazette By Tinashe Madava 4 May 2012 The Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, David Coltart, has lashed out at the members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Education, Arts and Culture, accusing them of incompetence. This follows the tabling in Parliament of a report on the committee’s investigations into the primary and
Poverty Decimating Education
Financial Gazette By Tabitha Mutnega 27 April 2012 That Zimbabwe’s rural communities have annual school dropouts of over 300 000 children, a primary school pass rate of 28,9 percent as of last year and a secondary school completion rate of 40 percent is shocking to say the least. In fact, it brings to question the
Virginity Testing in School: Zimbabwean schoolgirls tested without consent
The Daily Activist 23 April 2012 Reports of virginity testing performed on young Zimbabwean schoolgirls have been met with criticism from women’s and children’s rights groups who are decrying the practice as a violation of dignity and respect. The tests were carried out on Grade 7 girls at Tsetse primary school without parental consent; parents
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-22
Interesting afternoon at a school in Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town – much has changed for the better since I was last in Crossroads in 1982 #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-15
Come on Louis – Africa is behind you to get the Masters # Oosthuizen's putt lips out for eagle on the 13th – great shot – Africa rooting for you! Gets birdie and a 2 shot lead. Calmness personified! # This Masters is just too tight to call but Oosthuizen is still doing Africa proud