Author Archives: David Coltart

The Sunday News By Ngqwele Dube 21 July 2012 TENSION and high expectations always characterise the matches pitting the country’s traditional powerhouses Highlanders and Dynamos and when the two protagonists clash today in a high profile Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Barbourfields Stadium the same scenario will obtain. Temperatures will rise as the […]

Daily News By Enock Muchinjo 20 July 2012 Sports minister David Coltart says he will assist the Zimbabwe rugby team in its fundraising drive to fulfil this year’s edition of the annual Victoria Cup with Uganda and Kenya. The Sables, who were crowned new African champions after narrowly beating Uganda 22-18 in the Confederation of […]

StarAfrica.com 19 July 2012 Zimbabwe’s Sables are among the world’s top 30 Rugby teams according to the most recent rankings released by the International Rugby Board (IRB). In statement on Facebook, the country’s Minister of Education, Sport, Art and Culture, David Coltart, has congratulated the team on their performance in the just ended African Championship, […]

TheSouthAfrican.com By Jennifer Munro 18 July 2012 Young Zimbabwean girls are set to receive a better education thanks to the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed) programme that was launched by MDC Senator David Coltart in Guruve last week. A British agency, the UK Department for International Development, has unveiled a US$19 million bursary fund to […]

The Zimbabwean By Sofia Mapuranga 18 July 2012 The campaign for the education of the girl child in Zimbabwe received a major boost last week, after the UK’s Department for International Development gave $19 million to the education ministry to educate girls. In his keynote address at the function to hand over the money, Education […]

NewsDay 17 July 2012 Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) chief executive Anna Mguni has defended the composition of officials accompanying the Zimbabwe team at the Olympic Games in London. Questions have been raised over the high number of officials in the delegation for the Games, who in this case double the number of athletes who will […]

NewsDay  17 July 2012 Education minister David Coltart has said government is reviewing the information and communication technology (ICT) curriculum to align it with international standards. “We need to effectively change our schools curriculum so that we keep what is good and transform what is not, so that we keep abreast with international advancements,” Coltart […]

The following was originally published in the Chronicle on June 28th, 2012: The Government has identified three schools that will be run under the Academies of Excellence pilot project, which is expected to start next year in January. The Chronicle reports that the three schools, Goromonzi High (Mashonaland East), Plumtree High (Matabeleland South) and Mutare […]

Sunday News 15 July 2012 Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart has urged Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clubs to play a role in controlling their errant fans during soccer matches. Coltart’s clarion call comes amid revelations that Government would introduce a “No tolerance against derogatory chants” policy that seeks to close in […]

Great afternoon at Barbourfields with the Bosso faithful. Well done Bosso although you should have scored more, 1-0 was enough against Caps. # Hope the Zim press will follow the progress of Zim Sean Crocker at the World Junior Golf Championship starting 10 July http://t.co/r6DJQOSD # Well done to the Sables for beating Tunisia in […]