Author Archives: David Coltart

www.insiderzim.com Monday, 08 August 2011  A self-proclaimed former Rhodesian Selous Scout David Israel Ben Jesse is trying to get The Insider website shut down allegedly for copyright infringement. Jesse, who was previously known as Allan Norton, has written to hosting company for The Insider website complaining that the editor of publisher of The Insider, who […]

Very impressed by Meth's bowling against Bangladesh – what economy – .79 per over and a few wickets as well! # Thank goodness Zimbabwe prevented war from breaking out between India and England yesterday! # Zimbabwean coaches Fletcher and Flower ensure fair play prevails by intervening in dispute between India and England in 2nd cricket […]

Sunday Mail  By Ndou Paul 7 August 2011 The Zimbabwe government has suspended holiday lessons for non-examination classes with immediate effect following the revelation that some teachers are unfairly “extracting” money from parents under the guise of helping pupils. In an interview last week, Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Senator David Coltart said his […]

Zimbabwean 6 August 2011 By Jane Makoni Teachers are being forced to transfer to at an unregistered Zanu (PF) school established as a campaign success story by Uzumba MP Simbaneuta Mudarikwa. The makeshift Nyashunjwa Primary School, with classes built only up to window level, is situated in Mashambanhaka Village. Mudarikwa has instructed district education officials […]

Newsday 6 August 2011 By Veneranda Langa The Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) yesterday expressed concern over what they said was “entrenched workplace bullying on teachers by immediate supervisors and headmasters at schools”. This was said by PTUZ programmes and communications officer, Oswald Madziva, in an interview with NewsDay, adding that teachers’ woes were […]

Newsday By Fortune Moyo 6 August 2011 The Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, David Coltart, said he would soon engage teachers’ unions before deciding whether to scrap teachers’ incentives. Last week, education ministry secretary, Stephen Mahere, said the government had resolved to abolish incentives to avoid disparities they had created between urban and […]

Zimbabwe Independent 5 August 2011 By Wongai Zhangazha AS the cold wind blows continuously across the small rooms without window panes or doors, discomfort is written all over the faces of the youngsters. While the ideal thing to do would be to position oneself in some corner of the room there are very limited options. The […]

Zimbabwe Independent Muckraker 5 August 2011 MUCKRAKER was intrigued by Nathaniel Manheru’s column last weekend which seemed designed to impress us with his importance. It was about a meeting between President Mugabe and what sounded like Ronald Reagan. After Reagan had finished speaking, Mugabe attempted to reply. Sadly, he wasn’t allowed to because Reagan had […]