ZIFA, Puma deal imminent

Metro Zimbabwe 1 December 2011 Harare — The kitting deal between sportswear giant Puma and Zifa is expected to be concluded by year end. Puma’s deal was among key issues discussed during a Zifa board meeting last Friday. Zifa, who currently have no kit sponsor, hope that the kit deal will be concluded before the

Q & A with Zimbabwe minister David Coltart

Cricket 365 Tristan Holme interviews David Coltart 1 December 2011 Zimbabwe have just completed their first full home season in six years, playing one-off Tests against Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand. Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart has been widely praised for turning cricket around in Zimbabwe since his appointment in February

Coltart rewards artists

Daily News By Margaret Chinowaita 1 December 2011 Harare - Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart on Tuesday presented $10 000 each to four artists who took part in the 54th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale. Coltart said the renowned artists; Tapfuma Gutsa, Calvin Dondo, Berry Bickle and Misheck Masamvu were

Top honours for Brendan Taylor

New Zimbabwe 30 November 2011 Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor has been named Cricketer of the Year at the annual CBZ Bank Zimbabwe Cricket Awards 2011. Taylor, named captain in June, also scooped the Croco Motors Batsman of the Year award, while Keegan Meth was named the South African Airways Bowler of the Year. Taylor played

Taylor salutes teammates

Newsday By Daniel Nhakaniso 29 November 2011 National cricket team captain Brendan Taylor — who walked away with two awards at the annual CBZ Cricket Awards on monday night — dedicated the accolades to his teammates. The high-scoring Taylor shone during the year under review with outstanding performances since taking over the captaincy from Elton

Zimbabwe parents and teachers express growing anger

SW Radio Africa By Alex Bell 29 November 2011 The education sector is witnessing growing anger from both parents of school learners and Zimbabwe’s teachers, because of rising school fees and stagnant salaries. Some parents have expressed their anger to the media about proposed fee increases, which could be as high as 25%. Reports have

Zimbabwe schools seek large tuition increases; many parents angered

VOA By Gibbs Dube 28 November 2011 Education Minister David Coltart said parents and school development associations usually agree on fee rises before submitting them to the government for approval. A number of Zimbabwean state-run and private primary and secondary schools have asked the Ministry of Education for permission to increase tuition fees and levies

Schools warned over entrance tests

The Herald By Wenceslaus Murape  28 November 2011  Schools have been warned against inviting unlimited prospective pupils for Form One entrance tests to compete for very  few places. This follows complaints from parents who are accusing boarding schools of using entrance tests for fundraising. Some schools are reportedly charging up to US$55 per pupil, up

Senator Coltart: The hardworking minister

Sunday News By Stanford Chiwanga 27 November 2011 The Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart, is without doubt a newsmaker, not because he ruthlessly uses the media to promote his political career but because of his hard-working nature and commitment to reversing the decay in the education sector. When Senator Coltart

Coltart not suitable for arts and culture – Mzembi

Sunday News 27 November Tourism and Hospitality Minister Engineer Walter Mzembi has said it was unfair for the Movement of Democratic Change (MDC-N) to burden Senator David Coltart with running the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, as he has very little knowledge of the cultural discipline of the portfolio because of his background.