Communique on David Coltart Alleged Tender Scandal
21 March 2012 Department of Information and Publicity MDC99 Communique on David Coltart Alleged Tender Scandal It is astonishing and disturbing to note that Hon David Coltart is being accused of having been involved in a Tender scandal on flimsy allegations based on partisan politics from ZANU (PF) and MDC-T. Without suggesting that Hon Coltart
Coltart flouts tender procedures
ZBC 20 March 2012 Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister, Senator David Coltart has come under fire for flouting tender procedures and compromising education by allegedly corruptly awarding publishing house, Longman Zimbabwe, the sole responsibility to publish primary school textbooks ahead of local book houses. The education Minister came under fire in the House of
Defzee presents with David Coltart
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An Interview With… Senator David Coltart
International By Graham Howard 19th March 2012 Graham Howard recounts his recent interview in Zimbabwe with the country’s minister of Education, Sport and Culture, Senator David Coltart. Senator David Coltart is the current minister of Education, Sport and Culture in the Zimbabwean coalition Government of National Unity (“GNUâ€) formed in 2008. Senator Coltart is a
Third of maize crop lost to dry spell
New Zimbabwe 19 March 2012 Zimbabwe faces a huge grain deficit this year after a third of the current maize crop was written off due to a prolonged dry spell, Agriculture Minister Joseph Made said. Made has halted maize sales from the country’s strategic grain reserves after a state crop assessment showed that a third
Church service for missing human rights activist
Standard Newspaper 18 March 2012 A church service will be held on Tuesday in Bulawayo for Paul Chizuze, a human rights activist, who has been missing for almost six weeks. Chizuze was last seen on February 8 this year and close friends and colleagues say it was highly unlikely for him to disappear, raising fears
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-18
Glasgow Celtic unbeaten in 26 domestic games this season – on course for the treble. Go Celtic you beauties – and Bosso please emulate! # Enjoyed spending time with Zimbabwe Diaspora Education Support Initiative folk yesterday in Johannesburg – thanks for a great meeting. # Taylor eyes Essex deal http://t.co/omqJRPTl via @newsdayzimbabwe Well done Brendan
BEAM receives US$15 million boost from UK
Sunday News 18-24 March 2012 The Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM), a programme that assists disadvantaged children to access education and complete school, has received a financial package worth over US$15 million from the United Kingdom to fund the shortfall of disadvantaged primary school children. Mr Dave Fish, head of the UK’s Department for International
Critical shortage of science teachers: Coltart
Sunday News 18-24 March 2012 Fact sheet: 900 high school maths and science teachers needed in Bulawayo City has a mere 135 qualified maths and science teachers There is a deficit of 765 teachers Critical shortage of maths and science teachers in the Matabeleland region Low enrolment at teachers’ colleges Matabeleland is facing an acute
Return to Bulawayo
Sydney Morning Herald By Sam Vincent 17 March 2012 The last time I visited Zimbabwe I was knee-high to a hyena – a precarious position in the African food chain, as anyone who has seen The Gods Must Be Crazy II will know. In that film a young Kalahari bushman, threatened by a hyena, holds