Battle for Byo East turns ugly
Southern Eye By Nduduzo Tshuma 17 July 2013 Outgoing Bulawayo East MP Thabitha Khumalo has been accused of insulting Education minister David Coltart’s campaign team as campaigns for the July 31 harmonised elections hit the home stretch. Coltart, the former Kumalo senator, is standing on an MDC ticket. According to a member of Coltart’s campaign
Don’t elect missing persons
Southern Eye By Dumisani Nkomo 17 July 2013 THE most successful MPs have been erroneously feted by many as those who distribute mealie-meal, computers and equipment in their constituencies. Newspapers have also joined in the band wagon measuring the effectiveness of legislators by the amount of humanitarian work that they do. This has been accentuated
Credible polls crucial for education sector: Coltart
The Zimbabwean By Edgar Gweshe 16 July 2013 The credibility of the next general election slated for July 31 is critical in improving efficiency and restoring sanity to the country’s education sector, the Minister of Education, Sport, Art and Culture, David Coltart, has said. Coltart told The Zimbabwean in a telephone interview that credible elections would ensure that policies
Heath Streak to launch development initiative
Daily News By Sakheleni Nxumalo 15 July 2013 BULAWAYO – Former Zimbabwe national cricket team captain and bowling coach Heath Streak will on July 31 launch the Heath Streak Consultancy and Sports Development initiative which is aimed at developing cricket in the country. Addressing a press conference to announce the launch date last Saturday, Streak said
Pupils affected by HIV and Aids — Coltart
News Day By News Day Reporter 15 July 2013 EDUCATION minister David Coltart says the country’s high HIV and Aids prevalence has taken its toll on the education sector with several schoolchildren either failing to attend classes as they have to look after sick family members or were themselves infected with the disease. Addressing a
Government snub plunges football further down
The Independent By Kevin Mapasure 12 July 2013 The Zimbabwe Football Trust is writhing in agony from a government brushoff in its bid to turn around the financial fortunes of the local game, but has set out on a mission to establish a hotel to help the most popular sport generate some desperately needed income.
Coalition Fading At Each Turn
The Financial Gazette By Ray Ndlovu 11 July 2013 THE emergence of coalitions days after the Constitutional Court upheld President Robert Mugabe’s proclamation of July 31 as the election date suggests that cracks remain wide and the prospect of their differences being resolved before the elections are slim. Even if the differences were to be
Tsvangirai’s Bid to End Mugabe’s Zimbabwe Rule Fades
Bloomberg By Brian Latham 11 July 2013 Five years ago Morgan Tsvangirai was leading Zimbabwe’s presidential vote and appeared set to end Robert Mugabe’s rule of the southern African nation before violence cut short the balloting. With new elections due July 31, he appears ever further from his goal. While Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change has been in
Speech at 3rd Ministers Youth World Forum – Korea
Speech by Senator David Coltart at 3rd Ministers Youth World Forum 11th July 2013, Busan, Korea Honourable Ministers, distinquished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honoured as Zimbabwe’s Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture to attend, for the first time, the Ministers Youth World Forum. I understand that the theme of the forum is
Sanctions cost Zim US$42bn
The Herald By Farirai Machivenyika 10 July 2013 THE West’s illegal economic sanctions regime has cost Zimbabwe at least US$42 billion since 2001, with negative effects on vulnerable groups that saw their livelihoods decline to pitiable levels.  In its manifesto, dubbed “Taking back the Economy: Indigenise, Empower, Develop and Create Employment,†launched in Harare last