Author Archives: David Coltart
Zimbabwe schools begin fightback
CNN By Nkepile Mabuse, November 6, 2009 Harare, – Zimbabwe’s education system is beginning to battle back from years of neglect and an exodus of teachers. But many parents still find it impossible to pay the U.S. $24 a year fees and some resort to using chickens as payment. The country’s education minister in the […]
I Know My Sports — New Sports and Recreation Commission Boss
Zimbabwe Independent By Enock Muchinjo 5 November 2009 Harare — When the new Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) Board was announced this week, it was remarkably the first time the name Joseph James was heard to many sports journalists. Yet 53-year-old James, a Bulawayo lawyer and past president of the Law Society of Zimbabwe, was […]
Speech to Cambridge University: “Human Rights and the GPA”
Speech by Senator David Coltart Cambridge University 4 November 2009 It’s a rare honour for me to be able to address you tonight, and I’m very grateful to those who have made this possible. There are a few people and organisations I need to thank. Firstly, to the Cambridge Law Students Society because you have […]
Army General Removed From Sports Body
Radio VOP Harare November 04, 2009 The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) chairman Major General Gibson Mashingaidze, who ruled the sports governing body with an iron fist, has been removed from the commission. The Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart said Bulawayo lawyer Joseph James would chair the supreme sport regulatory body […]
Let’s Build On COSAFA Success
Herald 3 November 2009 Opinion/Editorial Harare — When it was suggested early this year that Zimbabwe should bid to host the Cosafa tournament many thought it would be a waste of money. After all, this was at a time when Zimbabwe was desperate for cash and it did not appear wise to spend more than […]
New Sports and Recreation Commission board appointed
The Herald 3rd November 2009 By Augustine Hwata A new Sports and Recreation Commission board has been appointed to run the supreme sport regulatory body for the next three years. Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart yesterday announced the appointment of Bulawayo lawyer Joseph James to lead the nine-member board. James played […]
Ministry seals funding deal and launches Academies project
Sunday Mail 1st November 2009 Sunday Mail Reporter THE Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture will from next year provide funding to certain schools which will become Academies, offer incentives to teachers and also refurbish infrastructure through a fund meant to resuscitate the education sector. Speaking after signing the agreement with Teach Zimbabwe (TZ) […]
Zimsec fiasco: exam dates out
The Standard By Jennifer Dube 1st November 2009 IT had become common around this time of the year to see pupils moving around with old question papers, preparing for their school-leaving examinations. Some would be seen in discussion groups, gathered under trees, behind buildings and in libraries. This is not the case this year. Schools […]
Power of the mighty dollar lures rebel nation back to international arena
Sydney Morning Herald By Jesse Hogan October 31, 2009 Zimbabwe is preparing to return from cricket’s wilderness, writes Jesse Hogan in Nagpur. Zimbabwe’s cricketing credibility has plunged during the past five years, but the nation’s long-time cricketing chief insists the nation is on the road to recovery. Rifts dominated by race and politics are the […]
Cricket SA enter an unwise alliance
The Natal Witness 31 Oct 2009 By Peter Roebuck CRICKET South Africa ought not to be in such a rush to accommodate its neighbour across the Limpopo. Camaraderie can be taken too far. Indeed, it already has been. Not so many years ago, the late Percy Sonn, then the leading light at CSA and one […]