Author Archives: David Coltart

Zimbabwean By Paul Ndlovu 23 August 2011 PTUZ Secretary General, Raymond Majongwe, said a recent survey showed that rural schools in the area faced a critical shortage of skilled teachers, and if urgent measures were not put in place education standards in the region would be comparable to nothing. “When we sent our teams to […]

Zimbabwean By Paul Ndlovu 22 August 2011 Controversial teacher incentives look set to stay with Minister of Education David Coltart highlighting the role parents should play in their children’s education. Coltart admitted the incentives were controversial, but said the government could not presently afford to pay teachers a respectable salary. “It’s about management and commitment […]

Brian Vitori's figures today of 5 for 20 plus the 5 for 30 he got in his 1st ODI on Friday are the best figures for any bowler ever on debut # "Ministers plunder Government by buying luxury vehicles" http://t.co/kWsxhXK See my statement on my Facebook page re this # Wrong to jump to conclusion […]

Blogs.tribune.com.pk By Enoch Muchingo August 18, 2011 Zimbabwe Cricket has been guilty to an extent of a perception management exercise that has come at a cost Zimbabwe’s historic win over Bangladesh in their first Test match in six years was a rare dose of good news for the small African nation with great sporting potential. […]

http://www.newstimeafrica.com/ By Vladimir Mzaca 15 August 2011 Mark Zuckerberg could arguably be a modern day Albeit Einstein because of his revolutionary project- Facebook.  Over the years Facebook has become one of the most influential factors in grassroots socio-political mobilization worldwide, in fact the January 25 2011 Egyptian revolution could be credited to Facebook as it […]

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh: Zimbabwe triumphant on Test return http://t.co/igouX6M via @espncricinfo # Bangladesh in Zimbabwe 2011: Zimbabwe's mindset ideal for growth http://t.co/WgYznoG via @espncricinfo # Ray Price: 'I tried to be Mitchell Johnson' http://t.co/OJvIPG6 via @espncricinfo – what a great article from one of Zim's best ambassadors # Well done to Brendon de Jonge for […]

Zimbabwe Independent   Muckraker                       Friday, 12 August 2011  A TINY correction in the Herald caught our attention last week. It was headed “Matter of fact” and ran as follows: “In the Herald of July 30 we carried a story based on an interview with the […]

http://stashsays.wordpress.com August 11th, 2011  This week’s Sunday papers announced two very interesting pieces of news. The Sunday Mail carried the story that government has suspended holiday lessons, better known as ‘extra lessons’ – for non-examination classes. Well and good seeing that a lot of teachers were beginning to abuse this system – deliberately failing to […]

Senator David Coltart Acton Lecture on Religion and Freedom Sydney Australia 26th August 2011   Senator David Coltart’s speech and the question and answer session given at the annual Centre for Independent Studies’ Acton Lecture on Religion and Freedom at the New South Wales Parliament in Sydney on Tuesday the 26th July 2011 has been […]

Herald                                    Thursday, 11 August 2011  By Felix Share Education, Sport, Art and Culture Minister David Coltart has refuted reports that Government has banned holiday lessons for non-examination classes. He, however, said the ministry would punish teachers who initiate holiday lessons for monetary benefits after deliberately failing to complete syllabuses during the normal school term. In […]