Author Archives: David Coltart
No Cash for Invigilators
The Herald By Felex Share 25 November 2009 Harare — Government has no money to pay teachers invigilating this year’s Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations and is urging the educators to make sacrifices for their students, Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart said yesterday. It also emerged that many schools in remote parts […]
ZANU PF working to frustrate civil servants audit
SW Radio Africa By Lance Guma 23 November 2009 Attempts by Public Service Minister Eliphas Mukonoweshuro to carry out an audit of the country’s civil service are already being frustrated by elements within ZANU PF. Last week Wednesday the Minister held a press conference to announce a physical count of all state employees in order […]
Zimbabwe’s Governing Partners Meet To Resolve Differences Amid Acrimony
VOA By Ntungamili Nkomo Washington 23 November 2009 Negotiators from Zimbabwe’s three unity government partners opened talks Monday on resolving a number of lingering and troublesome issues as was urged by Southern African regional leaders earlier this month. But political sources in Harare said the atmosphere was tense amid recriminations over delays in meeting the […]
Blog by David Coltart regarding the GPA talks
Blog regarding GPA Talks By David Coltart 23rd November 2009 ”Zanu and the Mutambara group simply do not know what to do. If they agree to do what the region wants, they are dead in the water.” Eddie Cross writing on his blog on the 21st November 2009 asserting that the MDC M is deliberately […]
Zanu PF Frustrating Civil Service Employee Audit
Zimbabwe Metro By Raymond Mhaka November 23rd, 2009 Attempts by Public Service Minister Eliphas Mukonoweshuro to carry out an audit of the country’s civil service are already being frustrated by elements within ZANU PF. Last week Wednesday the Minister held a press conference to announce a physical count of all state employees in order to […]
Government to revamp ZIMSEC
Sunday News 22nd November 2009 By Vusumuzi Dube GOVERNMENT has given itself two years to fully revamp the operation of the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) amid reports that some schools are now shifting to Cambridge examinations. Zimsec has in the past years been locked in controversy over the manner in which it administers examinations […]
Diasporans chip in to help education sector
Sunday News By Lulu Brenda Harris 22nd November 2009 EFFORTS to revive the education sector in the country have received a boost from Zimbabweans based in the United Kingdom who have teamed up to set up a network to mobilise resources for the sector. The Zimbabwe Teachers Network was officially launched yesterday in Birmingham, United […]
Government to scrap teachers’ incentives
Sunday Mail By Itai Mazire 22 November 2009 Government will soon scrap teachers’ incentives in a move to stamp out corruption in schools and reduce rising tensions between teachers and parents. Education, Art, Sports and Culture Minister Senator David Coltart said in an interview last week the incentives had created inequalities in the education system. […]
Bungling Zimsec Brews Another Shocker
The Standard By Vusumuzi Sifile 22 November 2009 Costly blunders by management at the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) have raised fresh doubts that results for the “O” Level and “A” Level examinations starting on Friday will be released on time. Zimsec insiders now fear a worse scenario than last year which saw “O” Level […]
Bungling Zimsec Brews Another Shocker
The Standard By Vusumuzi Sifile 22 November 2009 Costly blunders by management at the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) have raised fresh doubts that results for the “O” Level and “A” Level examinations starting on Friday will be released on time. Zimsec insiders now fear a worse scenario than last year which saw “O” Level […]