Author Archives: David Coltart
Hon. Mr David Coltart, Minister for Education, Sports, Arts & Culture Zimbabwe – Part 2
The African Education Summit, 12-13 July, Rabat, Morocco. Ministerial Session Day One Hosted by HP Hon. Mr David Coltart Minister for Education, Sports, Arts & Culture Zimbabwe Part 2 of 2
Hon. Mr David Coltart, Minister for Education, Sports, Arts & Culture Zimbabwe – Part 1
The African Education Summit, 12-13 July, Rabat, Morocco. Ministerial Session Day One Hosted by HP Hon. Mr David Coltart Minister for Education, Sports, Arts & Culture Zimbabwe Part 1 of 2
Teaching vacancies in a land of unemployment
www.kubatanablogs.net  21 July 2011 A recent headline in The Herald caught my eye: 15,000 teaching posts vacant. It brought to mind a recent post I’d seen on Twitter – despite the high levels of unemployment there, an IT company was struggling to fill 20 vacancies. In Zimbabwe, unemployment is estimated at 90%, with the majority […]
Rare Show of Unity At Heroes Acre
Financial Gazette 21 July 2011 THE three parties in the coalition government yesterday shrugged off their political differences to attend the burial of the late national hero, Andrew Sikajaya Muntanga, at the National Heroes Acre, in a rare show of unity. Although Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was conspicuous by his absence, some of his party […]
Asiagate: The Way forward
Newsday By Stanley Makombe 21 July 2011 The Asiagate match-fixing scandal that has been unearthed by the new Zifa administration is indeed a milestone achievement in bringing sanity to local football. I must applaud the new administration for taking this stance which is not usually easy. They have lived up to the saying “new brooms […]
The Annual Acton Lecture on Religion & Freedom
Centre for Independent Studies Sydney 20 July 2011 Senator David Coltart
Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Zimbabwe Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 5:30pm for 5:45pm – 7:00pm
Parliament House, Parliament of NSW 
Macquarie St, Sydney 
Members – free, Non-Members – $15 / inc. GST Reservations are essential. Places must be paid for in advance. Seats are […]
Football match-fixing mastermind jailed in Finland
SW Radio Africa By Tererai Karimakwenda 20 July, 2011 The man who emerged as the main contact and Zimbabwean link in the match-fixing scandal now known as Asiagate has been jailed for two years. Wilson Raj Perumal was sentenced by a district court in Finland on Tuesday, after he was found guilty for his role […]
Coltart hails polocrosse success
Herald Wednesday, 20 July 2011 By Eddie Chikamhi The Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, David Coltart, has hailed the Zimbabwe polocrosse team’s gallant efforts in coming second at the 2011 World Cup. The team, led by Andy Baker, had a memorable outing at the tournament, winning all five matches on their way to […]
With Elections Afoot, Zimbabwe Schools Again Become Political Battlegrounds
VOA 20 July 2011 By Sandra Nyaira Politically tinged soccer tournaments are said to have been organized by Manicaland Provincial Governor Christopher Mushohwe, Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo and Information Minister Webster Shamu With national elections in the offing though not scheduled, Zimbabwe Education Minister David Coltart has denounced the politicization of schools by politicians, […]
Coltart investigates child abuse
Radio VOP 20 July 2011 Zimbabwe’s Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart is investigating the abuse of school children that allegedly took place during political campaigns. In a telephone interview with Radio VOP on Monday, the Minister, David Coltart said: “We are going to take up the issue with provincial directors of schools […]