David Coltart’s Blog – God works for the good

By David Coltart 8 November 2013 One of my favourite verses of Scripture, especially in times of trouble, is Romans 8:28 – “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose”. Sometimes when things appear to be going badly,

Why do mission schools always do better than others?

The Zimbabwean By Nelson Sibanda 6 November 2013 As secondary school public examinations get underway, debate about what makes mission and some government boarding schools perform better than council and some government day institutions, has gathered momentum. The performance gap between these schools continues to widen with each public examination, forcing parents and other stakeholders

Boxing, wrestling board opens liaison offices

The Sunday News By Sunday News Reporter 6 November 2013 THE Zimbabwe National Boxing and Wrestling Control Board has come up with provincial liaison offices that would be manned by selected individuals throughout the country’s nine provinces. Lorraine Muringi, the board’s vice-chairperson, said they had already appointed Gabriel Moyo as liaison officer for Bulawayo and that

The big stick

The Zimbabwean By Magari Mandebvu  5 November 2013 A while ago, I heard a very temporary untrained teacher announcing that former Education Minister David Coltart’s opposition to beating schoolchildren was a British plot. “It must be; he’s white.” Ignoring that last illogicality doesn’t leave him with much evidence, since our schools were built on a

Thabitha Khumalo celebrates her defeat of David Coltart in the UK

Zim Eye By Zim Eye Reporter 3 November 2013 The MDC-T Oxford branch held its celebration of the election victory for Bulawayo East Thabitha Khumalo’s conquest over David Coltart. The jubilant meeting which attracted more than a hundred delegates from around the country unanimously concurred that they are going to rally behind Morgan Tsvangirai for

Will MDC finally learn?

News Day By Conway Tutani 1 November 2013 The Welshman Ncube-led MDC is not looking in the best of health. Maybe something was going to give after the party did not even win one contested seat in the July harmonised elections. Earlier in the year, Ncube had, in a page-long interview in the State-controlled Sunday

Warriors shift base

The Chronicle By Sikhumbuzo Moyo 31 October 2013 ZIFA have acceded to a request by Zimbabwe Warriors coach Ian “Dibango” Gorowa to shift base for the national team matches from Rufaro Stadium in Harare to Bulawayo’s Barbourfields Stadium. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting in the city at the weekend, Gorowa, believed to have been given a

Gwindi hearing adjourned

The Herald Bt The Herald Reporter 31 October 2013 THE case in which Harare City chairman Leslie Gwindi is being charged with bringing the game into disrepute has been adjourned to Monday to allow the former Premier Soccer League secretary-general time to summon two witnesses key to his defence. After a false start earlier this

Zimbabwe:ZBC Equipment Still in the 1960s

ZimEye 29 October 2013 The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation’s equipment is still the same since the 1960s it has been said. Below is a commentary by former Education, Sports and Culture Minister David Coltart following Information Minister Jonathan Moyo’s heart breaking tour of the broadcaster’s studios yesterday. “Prof Moyo, Minister of Information, commended one of the

David Coltart’s Blog – ZBC needs to change its antediluvian mindset

David Coltart’s Blog – ZBC needs to change its antediluvian mindset as well as its technology   By David Coltart 29 October 2013 “Prof Moyo, Minister of Information, commended one of the librarians at ZBC for opening her heart and tell him the truth about the state of affairs at the national broadcaster. The female