Author Archives: David Coltart

The Financial Gazette Financial Gazette Reporter 16 May 2013 PEARSON International, the world’s leading publishing company, is contemplating selling its local unit Longman Zimbabwe to a local distributor, The Financial Gazette’s Companies & Markets (C&M) has established. The development comes as the United Kingdom headquartered company sought to comply with the country’s Indigenisation and Empowerment […]

News Day By Tinashe Sibanda 16 May 2013 DEPUTY Minister of Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development Jessie Fungai Majome on Tuesday evening commended members of the Zimbabwe Association of Female Photographers (ZAFP) for launching their first ever exhibition — Shutter Opener — in Newlands, Harare. The minister was the guest of honour at the […]

The Herald By Zecheaus Nemadire 16 May 2013 AS preparations for the 55th International Exhibition of Art (La Biennsle di Venezia) to be held in Venice next month hot up, Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart has pledged to support visual artists. The minister acknowledged the importance of visual art in Zimbabwe saying it […]

The Chronicle By Lorraine Phiri 16 May 2013 THE country’s literacy rate is under threat because of the low culture of reading among pupils, the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, David Coltart, said yesterday. Speaking during the official launch of World Readers E-Readers at King George VI School and Centre in Bulawayo, Minister Coltart […]

The Zimbabwean By Thabani Dube 15 May 2013 The government has shot down a request by the Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council to increase Ordinary Level examination fees by a dollar. “ZIMSEC wanted to increase examination fees for O-Level from $12 to $13 per subject in a bid to boost its revenue income. Cabinet was not […]

The Herald By Farirai Machivenyika and Lloyd Gumbo 15 May 2013 SENATE yesterday passed the Constitutional Amendment (No. 20) Bill with minor amendments that will be considered by the House of Assembly today before it is sent to President Mugabe for his assent. The amendments were proposed by Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Eric Matinenga during […]

News Day By Veneranda Langa 15 May 2013 THE Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment 20 Bill yesterday passed through Senate with the President of the Senate Edna Madzongwe announcing that all the 75 senators present had voted affirmatively for its passage. Today, the constitution Bill returns to the House of Assembly and needs a two-thirds majority […]

News Day By Nqobile Bhebhe 14 May 2013 PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe on Sunday said the San community in Tsholotsho are resisting integration with neighbouring communities, saying they were refusing to get more civilised. Speaking at a memorial service for the late Vice-President John Nkomo, who succumbed to cancer in January this year, Mugabe said the […]

  13th May 2013 Many people have asked me recently about voter registration and the new citizenship provisions. There have also been major problems encountered by some in getting registered. In terms of the new Constitution which should become law this week every citizen is entitled to be registered to vote and many whose citizenship […]

The Herald By Sharuko 10 May 213 One thing for sure, and it’s irrelevant whether one liked him or not, Alexander Chapman Ferguson was a special breed, a one-off, and as we say goodbye to him, either hurt that he is gone or happy that we have finally seen the back of him, we should […]