No bad blood between Mutambara, Ncube — Nyathi

Newsday 8 December 2010 By Silas Nkala Reports of sharp differences between MDC-M leader Arthur Mutambara and secretary-general Welshman Ncube have been dismissed by senior party officials as mere speculation meant to widen existing cracks within the smaller faction of the MDC. Speculation has been swirling in the media and MDC-M rank and file that

“Coltart tips Zanu-PF to win 2011 poll” – says the Herald!

Herald 8 December 2010 By Nqobile Moyo in BULAWAYO MDC secretary for legal affairs and Senator for Bulawayo’s Khumalo constituency, Mr David Coltart, has tipped Zanu-PF to win the elections scheduled for next year. Mr Coltart joins other former opposition figures in tipping Zanu-PF to win the elections set for next June. Political scientist Dr

Coltart calls for coalition against Zanu PF

Zimbabwereporter.com 7 December 2010 BULAWAYO- MDC-M secretary for Legal Affairs and Khumalo Senator, David Coltart, has said small political parties need to form a coalition to successfully dislodge President Mugabe’s Zanu PF from power in the crunch 2011 vote. Coltart’s assertions flies in the face of remarks by Welshman Ncube, who is tipped to take

I won’t scrap incentives — Coltart

Newsday By Silas Nkala 6 December 2010 Education minister David Coltart has said teacher incentives will not be scrapped at the moment “even if some people hated over them” unless a lasting solution to retain teachers was provided. Coltart, who was speaking at the Social Accountability Conference organised by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents’ Association over

Teacher incentives to stay — Coltart

Chronicle 6 December 2010 By Prosper Ndlovu TEACHERS’ incentives will not be removed until there is an improvement in their welfare, the Minister of Education, Arts, Sports and Culture, Senator David Coltart said yesterday. “The issue of incentives is horrible and I know it is not popular with many, I also do not like incentives

Meet Cyber CEO’s

Herald 4 December 2010 By Catherine Murombedzi LOVE or hate it, the Facebook movement has taken over the social network like a hurricane Commanding a following of over 500 million members which is about an 1/8 of the world’s population, its far reaching effects can not be understated considering a large portion of the remaining

Sanctions bite education

Financial Gazette 2 December 2010 A 15 million Euro tranche recently approved by the Germany government to finance the recovery of Zimbabwe’s education sector has been stuck in Berlin since October after a key Germany ally rejected the release of the money though the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef). The Financial Gazette yesterday saw a

“Not Everything Sparkles” Journalism in Zimbabwe- A question of truth or betrayal?

http://emsworld-sparklecity.blogspot.com By Emily Batty 2 December 2010 Since Mugabe placed media restrictions in Zimbabwe, it has become almost impossible for Journalists to report there. Zimbabwe, is in total devastation, so reporting the truth is now needed more than ever. Correspondent, Emily Batty explores the dangers involved for Journalists and others, as well as the ethics

Transcript of part 2 of Question Time with Education Minister David Coltart

SW Radio Africa 1 December 2010 By Lance Guma This is a transcript of part 2 of the interview between SW Radio Africa journalist Lance Guma and the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart. It features listener’s questions on leaked confidential US diplomatic reports, friction between Coltart and war vets over

Textbook delivery intensifies

Zimbabwean By Paul Ndlovu 30 November 2010 HARARE – The Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture has intensified its textbook delivery by distributing the much-needed materials to 500 schools per week. Senator David Coltart said that although the programme had experienced a few false starts, it was now back on track. “The textbook programme