Monthly Archives: December 2010

Newsday By Khanyile Mlotshwa 15 December 2010 Calling for elections next year could isolate Zimbabwe from the region which has helped deliver it out of a decade-long economic, political and social problems, the MDC-M secretary for legal affairs, David Coltart, has said. Coltart told a constituency roundtable that according to the Global Political Agreement (GPA), […]

Chronicle 14 December 2010 By Fungai Muderere THE 2010 edition of the annual Ibumba International Arts Festival, which rolls into life tonight at Stanley Square, is going to be officially opened by Senator David Coltart. Sen Coltart is the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture. At a press conference yesterday, the director of the […]

http://www.redroom.com Issued by the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section 14 December 2010 Harare, December 14, 2010 – U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Charles A. Ray, tonight released his 9th book, a collection of essays on leadership, life and lessons learned, entitled Where You Come From Matters Less Than Where You Are Going. Speaking at the Mannenberg […]

BBC 14 December 2010 Zimbabwe’s Minister of Sport, David Coltart, has called for a police investigation into claims of match-fixing made against the national team. Zimbabwe players and officials have admitted being paid to throw matches on a trip to Thailand and Malaysia. They made the admissions in sworn testimony to an enquiry held by […]

Chronicle 14 December 2010 By Sukulwenkosi Dube EVERY day thousands of children leave their homes for school to acquire education. Parents hope that their children are getting high quality education like they did during their time, or even higher. However, if one walks into any public school today he or she will realise that this in not […]

Newsday By Khulani Nkabinde 13 December 2010 The people of Matabeleland want government to have an affirmative action on education in the region, especially building new schools, because the region lost out on such educational development opportunities during the Gukurahundi era. This emerged at the recent Independent Dialogue session sponsored jointly by the Zimbabwe Independent […]

Sunday Mail 12 December 2010 Sunday Mail Reporter A PRIVATE initiative aimed at assisting over 4 000 talented but underprivileged students through a 15 million euro grant from the German government is being blocked by several non-governmental organisations which are campaigning against the release of the funds on the basis that Zimbabwe is under European […]

Sunday Times By Vladimir Mzaca 12 December 2010 Twelve academics who won a $55-million lawsuit against Solusi University after being fired for going on strike have taken a swipe at the vice-chancellor. The lecturers accuse Professor Norman Maphosa of the university, which is owned by the Seventh Day Adventist church, of fraud and nepotism. Maphosa, […]

Sunday News 12 December 2010 By Vusumuzi Dube GOVERNMENT is considering abolishing teacher incentives after noting pleas and complaints from parents and guardians for policymakers to take a hard-line stance on the issue, a Cabinet Minister has said. Minister of Education, Sports, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart, said Government was fully aware on the […]

Zimbabwe Independent By Nqobile Bhebhe 10 December 2010 THE international donor community has refused to supplement salaries of teachers because this does not fall under their humanitarian ambit, a cabinet minister said this week.  Education, Sport, Arts and Culture minister David Coltart said this at the Zimbabwe Independent-run Independent Dialogue in Bulawayo on Wednesday whose […]