Author Archives: David Coltart
Press Statement: SCSA U20 Youth Games 2014
PRESS STATEMENT Â BULAWAYO CHOSEN AS HOST CITY FOR SUPREME COUNCIL FOR SPORT IN AFRICA ZONE VI 2014 UNDER 20 GAMES : DECEMBER 2014 The Zimbabwean Government through the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, in November 2012 signed a Protocol Agreement to host the Supreme Council of Sport in Africa (SCSA) ZONE VI […]
Teachers slam payless promotions
New Zimbabwe By New Zimbabwe Reporter 23 May 2013 UNIONS have dismissed as a dud a move by the Education Ministry to promote to substantive heads some 5,000 teachers who have been acting school heads around the country, in some cases for up to 12 years. Education Minister David Coltart confirmed the development saying: “We […]
‘New constitution without constitutionalism is not enough’
News Day By Dumisani Sibanda 23 May 2013 CONSTITUTIONAL experts yesterday hailed the adoption of a new constitution, but warned that the document could be rendered a paper tiger in the absence of a culture of constitutionalism. President Robert Mugabe yesterday signed the constitution into law at a historic ceremony held at State House in […]
Statement on Global Partnership for Education Grant
23 May 2013 I am absolutely delighted to announce that in Washington today the Global Partnership for Education Board met and decided to grant Zimbabwe the sum of US$23,6 million for teacher retraining, professional development and performance, as well as capacity building for strategic planning, budgeting and monitoring of results. This is a culmination of several […]
Worldreader donates tablets
The Herald By Tonderai Rutsito 23 May 2013 European-based non-profit-making organisation Worldreader recently donated 50 tablets to King George School VI for the Physically Challenged in Bulawayo. The tablets are of the Amazon Kindle fire variety, which have a capacity to carry 3 000 books and they came preloaded with hundreds of both local and […]
Education applies for US$23m for re-training
The Herald By Herald Reporter 23 May 2013 The Education, Sports, Arts and Culture Ministry has applied for US$23 million from the World Bank’s Global Partnership for Education for teacher retraining. Speaking at a press conference in Harare yesterday Education, Sports, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart said Zimbabwe had never benefited from this funding […]
Shot in the arm for Zim education
News Day By News Day Reporter 23 May 2013 THE European Union (EU) has provided a $17 million grant for the second phase of the Education Transition Fund and an additional $640 000 from the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department for the improvement of activities that improve nutrition in the country. EU’s head of delegation […]
My Voice, My Zim
The Zimbabwean 22 May 2013 #hopesforZimbabwe Peace, Tolerance, Freedom, Democracy, efficient and proper use of all natural resources, Justice for all. – David Coltart @DavidColtart Where the greater of the people and ethics prevail, where the fellow #Zimbo comes before individual financial gain. Africas. – Advocate @Hove_10 I want a peaceful #Zimbabwe where my children […]
Coltart: US meeting key to education revival
New Zimbabwe By New Zimbabwe Reporter 21 May 2013 EDUCATION Minister Senator David Coltart has said the country is pinning its hopes for the complete revival of the education sector on Wednesday’s Global Partners For Education meeting on the whether to grant Zimbabwe appeal for US$23 million. Early this year, Zimbabwe appealed for the cash […]
EU Avails $17 Million to Revamp Zimbabwe Education
VOA By Irwin Chifera 21 May 2013 HARARE — The Global Partnership for Education, a multilateral partnership devoted to ensuring more children enroll in schools the world over, will Wednesday decide on Zimbabwe’s $23 million application for teacher-retraining as the country continues to revamp the education sector which suffered greatly at the height of the country’s economic and political problems. […]