Friends of Zimbabwe need to facilitate a national dialogue
Facebook article By Arthur Gwagwa 9 December 2013Â Anybody who truly cares for Zimbabwe and the collective hopes of its people should be deeply concerned by where the country is at the moment. Nobody would like to see the country slide back into the pre-2008 troubled waters. If it does, God forbid, lives would be
Senator David Coltart Blog – Zimbabwe’s diamond deposits must be exploited efficiently, honestly and in the national interest
Senator David Coltart Blog By David Coltart 9th December 2013 We have been told for some time now that the alluvial deposits of diamonds at Marange are fast running out which has now been confirmed by the following article in today’s copy of the Herald. Zimbabwe’s diamond deposits in Marange have been allocated under the
Beggars should not go for luxury
The Herald By Joram Nyathi 6th December 2013 Once upon a time there was a man, one Hon David Coltart. He declined a ministerial Mercedes Benz on his appointment as Education minister. This gesture elicited sneers from his peers.In an earlier era, His Worship Solomon Tawengwa had pleaded for our empathy. He needed a
David Coltart’s Blog – THE SOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEMS LIES IN OUR PEOPLE
THE SOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEMS LIES IN OUR PEOPLE – ALL OUR PEOPLE By David Coltart 26 November 2013 Nathaniel Manheru was a real treat this morning in Saturday’s Herald. I will give you a few classic quotes: First of all it is entitled “Zimbabwe: Victory without a party” which actually says it all. But
Teacher Incentives Create Rift
The Financial Gazette By Theoppy Ncube 21 November 2013 BULAWAYO —— Incentives, which have served some teachers very well, and others not so well, have become a highly charged and divisive issue among the local teaching fraternity. Because of the resultant contention, the incentives have increasingly been viewed as unnecessary by teachers’ unions who feel that
Government owes $79 million in unpaid education bills
SW Radio By Tererai Karimakwenda 19 November 2013 It has been revealed that government owes about $15 million in secondary school fees for students supported under the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) and an additional $64 million is owed to tertiary institutions in the country, according to the NewsDay newspaper. The report said Parliamentary Portfolio
Government undecided over teacher incentives
News Day By Wonai Masvingise 18 November 2013 GOVERNMENT has not yet decided on whether to retain or scrap teachers’ incentives as the issue hinged on new civil servants’ salary perks likely to be unveiled soon, NewsDay has learnt. Education minister Lazarus Dokora yesterday told NewsDay that it was too early to speculate about teachers’
Speech to Whitestone School Prize Giving Night – “Choicesâ€
Speech by Senator David Coltart Whitestone School, Bulawayo 15th November 2013 Chairman of the Board, Mr Mbongeni Mkwananzi, Headmaster, Mr Frik de Beer, Deputy Head Mrs Les Ogden, Teaching staff, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Thank you for inviting me to speak tonight. The Coltart family has had a very happy association
Mugabe, Pamire testify in Gwindi case
The Chronicle By Sikhumbuzo Moyo 14 November 2013 FORMER Zifa presidents Leo Mugabe and Vincent Pamire on Monday appeared before the Zifa disciplinary committee as key witnesses for Harare City chairman Leslie Gwindi. The firebrand former Premier Soccer League and Dynamos secretary-general is facing charges of bringing the game of football into disrepute. Gwindi, who challenged
Mayhem at Matopos National Park
Southern Eye By Njabulo Ncube 10 November 2013 TWO rhinos at Matopos National Park were discovered killed with their horns hacked off by suspected poachers as renewed attacks against the endangered species sparked outrage from environmentalists still smarting from the cyanide poisoning of elephants in the Hwange National Park. The two rhinos, one estimated at