Author Archives: David Coltart

SW RadioAfrica By Violet Gonda 11 September 2009 The strike action led by the Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association (ZIMTA) is going into its third week, with no solution in sight. ZIMTA embarked on a nationwide strike for better salaries and working conditions, to coincide with the start of the new term on September 3rd. ZIMTA acting […]

ZimDiaspora.com By Correspondent 11the September 2009 Desperates parents at some schools in Zimbabwe’s second largest city Bulawayo have resolved to give teachers “incentives” so that they conduct lessons as the strike called by the Zimbabwe Teachers Association continues. The teachers’ strike which comes barely a week after The Zim Diaspora revealed that Mr Mugabe was […]

Radiovop.com 10th September 2009 Gwanda, September 10, 2009 – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Wednesday there was no need for teachers to continue with their industrial action as there was no way government would cede to their demands as it is broke. Addressing a stakeholder briefing at Joshua Mqabuko Polytechnic Tsvangirai said the teachers “cannot […]

VOA By Sithandekile Mhlanga Washington 09 September 2009 The government says it is continuing its efforts to engage in talks with leaders of teachers’ organisations in the country to bring to an end a strike which has brought learning in some schools to a standstill. Teachers affiliated to the progressive teachers’ union of Zimbabwe are […]

The Herald 9 September 2009 Harare — The Teachers Union of Zimbabwe and Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe yesterday accused their rival Zimbabwe Teachers Association of taking teachers for a ride to gain political mileage. The two bodies boycotted a meeting with Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart organised by Zimta, saying their […]

The Chronicle Chronicle Reporter 9th September 2009 THE much awaited meeting between the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, David Coltart and the Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) ended in deadlock with either party refusing to give in. In a telephone interview from Harare last night, Minister Coltart said the leaders of ZIMTA refused to […]

VOA By Sandra Nyaira Washington 07 September 2009 Classes went ahead in some of Zimbabwe’s schools on Monday despite a widespread strike by teachers depending on the union affiliation of educators and school administrators, sources said. School heads with ties to the Zimbabwe Teachers Association were said to be turning away pupils, while classes were […]

Daily Nation (Kenya) 7 September 2009 Harare — The fault lines between Zimbabwe’s political parties are causing disruption at the opening of the third term in public schools, continuing years of decline in a sector once regarded as sub-Saharan Africa’s finest. It was hoped the formation of the unity government in February 2009 would resurrect […]

The Herald 5 September 2009 Government, teachers’ unions and a United Nations agency are engaged in negotiations to come up with acceptable incentives and conditions of service for schoolteachers. The three parties yesterday confirmed the ongoing negotiations, but declined to divulge more details on what exactly was being offered to teachers. Progressive Teachers’ Union of […]

Nehanda Radio 5 September 2009 By Never Kadungure Are they on strike or not, that is the question? Zimbabwe’s two teachers unions, ZIMTA and the PTUZ gave conflicting signals on whether teachers should go on strike pressing for bettter salaries. The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) which is the bigger union urged its members to go […]