The scramble for Matabeleland
Financial Gazette 28 July 2011 By Dumisani Nkomo MATABELELAND is the traditional seat of opposition politics in post-independent Zimbabwe and this has become increasingly evident in the past 11 years with the advent of the Movement for Dem-ocratic Change (MDC). Pertinently as elections continue to beckon within the next 36 months or so, the battle for
Education standards slip
Zimbabwean By Tony Saxon 28 July 2011 The Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart has expressed grave concerns over the deteriorating standards of the country’s education system. Speaking after a tour of schools in Masvingo last week Coltart said there was need to revamp the country’s education system and restore Zimbabwe’s status
The Annual Acton Lecture on Religion and Freedom – Sydney 26 July 2011
Senator David Coltart The Annual Acton Lecture on Religion and Freedom 26 July 2011 New South Wales Parliamentary Building, Sydney “The Kingdom of God is forcefully advancing and forceful men lay hold of it†This coming September will be the 10th anniversary of the horrors of 9/11, one of the world’s worst
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-24
Encouraged by Zimbabwe's performance against Australia A – 10 of Aus team have played for Aus test side and we are missing 5 key players # Waiting for news on Zimbabwe's World Cup final match against Australia in polocrosse in UK today – any news out there? # Enjoyable evening with Australia A cricket team
Foes drag Zimbabwe back from the brink
The Australian By Bruce Loudon 23 July 2011 IT’S about the last thing you would expect him to be, but David Coltart is an optimist. After more than 30 years fighting for human rights and democracy in Zimbabwe, constantly locking horns with Robert Mugabe and defying the worst Mugabe’s brutal regime could throw at him,
Asiagate: Any need for threats?
Newsday Sport Comment 22 July 2011 Football in Zimbabwe cannot be a matter of life and death. Certainly not. We find it strange some people would want to target one member of the Zifa investigating committee in the Asiagate match-fixing scandal and single him out as somebody who has put their lives at risk. The
Asiagate scam
Newsday By Veneranda Langa 22 July 2011 Zifa yesterday appealed to Parliament and the government to intervene and craft legislation that would impose deterrent sentences for match-fixers and to protect those involved in the investigations of the infamous Asiagate scam. Zifa chief executive officer, Jonathan Mashingaidze and board member (finance) Elliot Kasu told the Parliamentary
Hon. Mr David Coltart, Minister for Education, Sports, Arts & Culture Zimbabwe – Part 2
The African Education Summit, 12-13 July, Rabat, Morocco. Ministerial Session Day One Hosted by HP Hon. Mr David Coltart Minister for Education, Sports, Arts & Culture Zimbabwe Part 2 of 2
Hon. Mr David Coltart, Minister for Education, Sports, Arts & Culture Zimbabwe – Part 1
The African Education Summit, 12-13 July, Rabat, Morocco. Ministerial Session Day One Hosted by HP Hon. Mr David Coltart Minister for Education, Sports, Arts & Culture Zimbabwe Part 1 of 2
Teaching vacancies in a land of unemployment
www.kubatanablogs.net  21 July 2011 A recent headline in The Herald caught my eye: 15,000 teaching posts vacant. It brought to mind a recent post I’d seen on Twitter – despite the high levels of unemployment there, an IT company was struggling to fill 20 vacancies. In Zimbabwe, unemployment is estimated at 90%, with the majority