Oscar winner ‘Music by Prudence’ – King George VI Band
Baltimore Sun 8th March 2010 Many Zimbabweans regard handicaps as signs of sorcery. So singer-songwriter Mabhena and her bandmates in the Afro-fusion marimba group Liyana were stigmatized at birth. Not every band member has an affliction as visible and extreme as Mabhena’s: She suffers from arthrogryposis, a condition that deforms joints and cost her both
Woza marks international womens day with protest in Bulawayo
The Zimbabwean Monday, 08 March 2010 Written by WOZA Six hundred members of Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) marched to the High Court in Bulawayo today in protest against the utterances of the Minister of Education, Senator David Coltart, made in Parliament last week. The Minister said that he would not stop teachers
Sanctions against Zimbabwe may be helping Mugabe
NRC Handelsblad 8 March 2010 By Peter Vermaas in Harare The sanctions against Zimbabwe are supposed to hurt the clique surrounding president Mugabe. They may be having the opposite effect. Two young men with dreadlocks hung around idly near a mall in Eastlea, one of the better suburbs in the Zimbabwean capital of Harare, waiting
Mugabe’s ZANU-PF Deals Serious Blow To Unity Government
VOA 8th March 2010 By Peta Thornycroft in Harare Zimbabwe’s president strips power from three MDC ministries; move seen as deliberate attempt to provoke party into leaving power-sharing deal Zimbabwe’s unity government has suffered its worst blow since its formation a year ago, according to the Movement for Democratic Change and several Zimbabwean political analysts
NGO donates to Khami school
Sunday News Sunday News Reporter 7th March 2010 A Non-governmental organisation named Art Of Living (AOL) donated learning materials to Khami primary school yesterday. The goods were donated at a ceremony graced by the minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart, who was the guest of honour. The Provincial Education Director (PED)
Poor school results in Matabeleland rooted in poor education infrastructure
Zimguardian.com Written by Farai Masawi March 6, 2010 Bulawayo- The Minister of Education, Sports and Culture, David Coltart has said that the poor school results in Matabeleland are rooted in poor education infrastructure that was last developed in the 1980s. Coltart said inequitable development policies of the early independence years caused a lack of good
Teachers’ incentives to stay
Herald 6 March 2010 Herald Reporter Government will not stop teachers from receiving incentives from parents even though it is sometimes illegal because discontinuing them is tantamount to destroying the entire education sector, Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart told Parliament on Wednesday. He said the sector was insufficiently funded, adding that the
Government to try to assist Zim teams
Herald 6 March 2010 By Augustine Hwata Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart has said the Government will do everything in its power to ensure that Zimbabwe’s four representatives in the Confederation of Football club competitions do not pull out because of financial constraints. Gunners, Dynamos, CAPS United and Lengthens held a crisis
Zimbabwe teams to drop out of African Cups
Afrikom Friday 5 March 2010 By Sakhile Modise African competitions turn out to be to expensive for Zimbabwe’s teams With little to no money, Zimbabwe’s Champions League and Confederation Cup representatives Gunners, Lengthens, CAPS United and Dynamos have hinted of pulling out from the continental competitions. Zimbabwe’s Champions League and Confederation Cup representatives Gunners, Lengthens,
Education Minister says no child should be sent home over fees
SW Radio Africa By Lance Guma 4 March 2010 Education Minister David Coltart has said no child should be sent home because their parents or guardians have failed to pay school fees. Responding to shocking revelations in a BBC documentary charting the lives of orphans struggling to survive in the country Coltart told SW Radio