Monthly Archives: May 2011

Government intervenes in school row

Herald 28 May 2011 Normalcy has returned to Cold Comfort Junior School following the intervention of Government, Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Coltart said yesterday. Minister Coltart said he had met representatives from the school on Tuesday evening and resolved that property ownership wrangles should not disadvantage pupils. “I met the School Development Committee […]

SW Radio Africa interview with Senator David Coltart regarding the education sector

SW Radio Africa 27 May 2011 Education Minister Senator David Coltart joins Lance Guma on Question Time once again, to answer questions sent in by listeners using facebook, twitter, skype, e-mail and text messages. What will he do about children being sent home from school over non-payment of fees, war vets intimidating teachers in the rural […]

Coltart Says No Child Should Be Sent Home Over Levies

SW Radio Africa (London) By Lance Guma 26 May 2011 Education Minister Senator David Coltart has told SW Radio Africa that no child should be sent home from school over non-payment of levies. But last week the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association said numerous schools in the city were sending children home, contrary to the announced […]

David Coltart on Question Time Part 1 SW Radio Africa 25 May 2011- Transcript of interview

SW Radio Africa 25 May 2011 Education Minister, Senator David Coltart, joins SW Radio Africa journalist Lance Guma on Question Time once again, to answer questions sent in by listeners using facebook, twitter, skype, e-mail and text messages. What will he do about children being sent home from school over non-payment of fees, war vets […]

No Constitutional shortcuts – Coltart

Zimbabwean By Vusimuzi Bhebhe Wednesday, 25 May 2011 The legal secretary of the smaller MDC faction, David Coltart (Pictured), has warned that Zanu (PF) would effectively derail the power-sharing agreement it signed with the former opposition if it presses on with plans to fast-track the constitution-making process and call for elections this year. President Robert […]

Tonga now part of Grade 7 syllabus

Newsday By Nyarai Gomiya 24 May 2011 Tonga is now an official part of the Grade 7 syllabus which pupils will be tested on in the first-ever examination later this year, a Cabinet minister said Monday. Education, Sport, Arts and Culture minister David Coltart told NewsDay the government was committed to ensuring all minority languages […]

Aussies name strong squad for Zimbabwe tour

New Zimbabwe.com 24 May 2011 AUSTRALIA have named a fairly strong A-side for next month’s one-day tri-series involving Zimbabwe and South Africa, and two four-day matches against the hosts in Harare and Bulawayo. Tim Paine, who has been tipped as Australia’s next Test captain, has been named skipper of the Australia A squads set to […]

Ncube Rules Out Unity With MDC-T

Radio VOP 23 May 2011 MDC leader Welshman Ncube has again ruled out prospects of a unity deal with Morgan Tsvangirai’s faction of the MDC ahead of future elections saying differences that divide the two factions are ‘too deep and strongly felt.’ Ncube, who was responding to a question on his fan page on the […]

Electorate confused over poll dates

The Standard By Nqaba Matshazi 22 May 2011 More than five months into the year, Zimbabweans are no wiser as to when the next elections will be held with Global Political Agreement (GPA) principals seemingly pulling in different directions and giving contradictory statements. At least four dates are being cited as the time when elections […]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-22

No matter what ZANU PF says to SADC leaders fact is we cannot complete constitutional reform process and have elections this year # Cannot start electoral process in Zim until we know whether will have exec president or pm, PR or first past post, dual citizenship or not # Any shortcuts that ZANU PF intend […]

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