Author Archives: David Coltart
Gwisai, 44 others detained further
New Zimbabwe.com 1 March 2011 A GROUP of 45 human rights campaigners facing treason charges must stay in jail until their hearing next week to give prosecutors time to prepare the case against them, a magistrate ruled on Tuesday. Prosecutors said they were not ready to present their case against the group arrested on February […]
‘Reducing teams not good for cricket’
Express News Service India http://expressbuzz.com N Jagannath Das 1 March 2011 NAGPUR: Zimbabwe sports minister Senator David Coltart has criticized the International Cricket Council’s decision to reduce the teams from 14 to 10 and thereby disallowing the associate nations from playing in the 50-over World Cup in 2015. Zimbabwe’s participation is still doubtful as ICC […]
We need a bit more self belief: Senator David Coltart
http://www.zimcricket.org Monday, 28 February 2011 Zimbabwe Minister of Education, Sports, Arts and Culture, the honourable Senator David Coltart, joined the national cricket team on Sunday where the team is preparing for its second group A match against Canada in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. Zimbabwe lost to defending champions Australia by 91 runs in […]
MDC ministers under spotlight
Financial Gazette Monday, 28 February 2011 By Clemence Manyukwe, Political Editor THE swearing in of ministers from both formations of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) two years ago was greeted with much expectation as Zimbabweans basked in the hope that new brooms sweep clean, a year after President Robert Mugabe had described his cabinet […]
Zimbabwe Teachers to Boycott Classes over mounting Militia violence
VOA By Patience Rusere Washington 28 February 2011 Union president Takavafira Zhou said that due to a rise in violence against teachers by ZANU-PF youth militia and war veterans, teachers are fed up and have decided to take action The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe has resolved to boycott classes at any school where teachers […]
Support Education Sector – Coltart
Herald 28 February 2011 GOVERNMENT prescribed school fees of US$10 per term for primary schools is US$63 less than the cost of educating a pupil, a Cabinet Minister has said. Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart said there was need to support the education sector to ensure that the high standards that were […]
Andy Flower – England’s head coach speaks on his England duties
The Telegraph – Calcutta http://www.telegraphindia.com/ By Lokendra Pratap Sahi 27 February 2011 Bangalore: England’s head coach (or Team Director) Andy Flower, a former captain of Zimbabwe, spoke to The Telegraph for almost an hour at the Royal Gardenia on Saturday. The Q&A specific to the India-England match was published on Sunday. Excerpts from the rest […]
Castle comes handy
Herald 26 February 2011 By Augustine Hwata THE domestic Premiership transformed itself into the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League yesterday after a marriage made in heaven with Delta Beverages that will run over three years and is worth about US$2 million in prize money. Delta Beverages will pour US$600 000 in cash into the Premiership […]
“Zimbabwe Cricket is still suspect despite a number of welcome improvements in the coaching structure”
The Telegraph By Simon Briggs 25 February 2011 The return of Zimbabwe to the international cricket stage has been a public relations triumph for its coalition government. “Cricket is a microcosm of Zimbabwe,†said David Coltart, the minister for education, sport, arts and culture. If true, this would suggest that racial tolerance and responsible governance […]
Teachers forced to join Zanu PF
Radio VOP Friday, 25 February 2011 GUTU – Teachers here are being forced to buy Zanu (PF) membership cards by war veterans led by controversial leader Jabulani Sibanda (Pictured), the Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has said. “I went to see for myself after teachers came to our provincial office in Masvingo crying for […]