Author Archives: David Coltart

ZIMBABWE’S Warriors will certainly play their final 2013 Nations Cup qualifier in September at Barbourfields as part of a directive by the Education, Sport and Arts Minister, David Coltart, for national sporting events to be held across the country. All Africa reports that the Warriors have been camped in Harare for years now and have […]

Wonderful compliment paid to Andy Flower by one of the world's best bowlers ever – http://t.co/LYgffm0F # Hear some S Africans put down their cricket loss to Zim because their team was not full strength. Nor was ours – no Taibu, Price or Coventry # Congratulations to Brendan Taylor and his merry men for an […]

Education, Sport and Arts Minister, David Coltart, has issued a directive for national sporting events to be held across the country with effect from August 1st 2012. As published in ZimEye, in a directive letter to the Sports and Recreation Commission chairman Joseph James, Minister Coltart spelt out the need to decentralise Warriors’ football matches […]

New Zimbabwe reports that Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart has ordered the Sports and Recreation Commission to stage some national team matches out of Harare. David Coltart made the intervention in a letter to the SRC’s board this week. The minister said: “If we are to build national support for all sporting […]

The following was originally published in the Zimbabwe Independent by Kevin Mapasure: SPORTS minister, Senator David Coltart, has directed the Sports and Recreation Commission to ensure that national teams play some of their matches outside Harare. Coltart is particularly concerned with national teams who have been confined to Harare for a long time. In a […]

The following was originally published in the Herald Online: June 2012 public examinations are in danger as workers are threatening to strike over late payment of US$420 000 housing allowances by the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council. Zimsec has yet to implement a court order to pay its 290 workers over US$420 000 in outstanding housing […]

Education, Sport, Arts and Culture minister David Coltart has said the senior national mens team, the Warriors, must play their games across the country instead of Harare alone. This directive is among a raft of orders sent to the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) chairman Joseph James to be implemented by all registered national associations […]

As preparations continue for the Innovation Africa Summit in Cape Town this October, AfricanBrains is pleased to announce that along with participation from various South Africa ministries the following visiting ministers have also confirmed their attendance:- Nigeria Minister of State for Education, Hon. Barr Ezenwo Nyesom Wike Zimbabwe Minister of Education, Hon. David Coltart Zambia […]

The following originally appeared in the Zimbabwe Independent on June 22, 2012 — TAFATAONA Mahoso believes the visit by UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay indicated that the majority of African elites “remain thoroughly confused about the doctrine and practice of human rights in contrast with the real prevailing and historical situation of human life, […]