Author Archives: David Coltart

David Coltart, MDC Senator, has been a human rights lawyer in Zimbabwe since his return to the country in 1983. He was first elected to represent the Bulawayo South House of Assembly constituency in June 2000, and was re-elected in March 2005. In March 2008 he was elected as a Senator to represent the Khumalo Senatorial constituency in Bulawayo. Senator Coltart was sworn in as Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture in February 2009.

Exposing the Charlatans in PTUZ Leadership

The Standard Sundayview By Odrix Sithole Moyo Saturday, 27 June 2009 ALLEGATIONS by teachers against the Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) and its secretary general, Raymond Majongwe in particular have prompted me to respond. Studio7 aired a PTUZ meeting in Gweru where Majongwe was allegedly heckled. We were told that Majongwe and PTUZ had […]

Big storm brewing

The Financial Gazette By Njabulo Ncube, Political Editor 27 June 2009 PARTIES to the Global Political Agreement (GPA) that gave birth to the inclusive government are heading for collision over plans to have the Kariba Draft used as the working document in crafting a new constitution for Zimbabwe, The Financial Gazette can reveal. The contentious […]

Spare a thought for UZ

The Financial Gazette Financial Gazette Reporter 27 June 2009 WALTER Mzembi, then deputy water resources minister, told the nation last year that the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) was to sink boreholes at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) to end a crippling water situation that has delayed the resumption of learning at the institution. Nearly […]

State Engages Publishers Over Textbook Provision

The Herald Herald Reporter 26 June 2009 Harare — GOVERNMENT has engaged publishers, printers and booksellers in a bid to map out strategies for the provision of adequate textbooks and other educational materials to the country’s primary and secondary schools. In a speech read on his behalf by his Deputy Lazarus Dokora at the Teaching […]

Teachers petition Govt over pay rise, working conditions

The Herald Herald Reporter 26 June 2009 A group of over 70 teachers marched in Harare on Wednesday and presented a petition to Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart, demanding an urgent address of their working conditions and salary as agreed at a June 10 meeting. The petition was served on Minister Coltart […]

Zim poised for greater economic growth

The Herald Herald Reporter 26 June 2009 China is delighted with the establishment of an inclusive Government in Zimbabwe and described its operation to date as successful. Speaking during his farewell luncheon, Chinese ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Yuan Nansheng said Zimbabwe was now poised for greater economic growth which might surpass other African countries that […]

Zim book fair set for July

The Southern Times By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka 26 June 2009 Organisers of the Zimbabwe International Book Fair have set July 27 as the date for the opening of this year’s showcase. Last year the fair failed to take place owing to financial constraints, but it is now back with more local authors in store. Some of […]

Parliamentary Committee work on new constitution

The Zimbabwe Telegraph By Getrude Gumede 23 June 2009 ZIMBABWE-HARARE-The Parliamentary Select Committee on the new Zimbabwean constitution will today begin a tour of the country’s provinces as work towards crafting a new constitution for the country begins, The Zimbabwe Telegraph reports. The co-chairperson of the select committee, Senator David Coltart said the provincial consultative […]

Regime change: West in open combat

Sunday Mail Political Editor Munyaradzi Huni 22 June 2009 BACK in the days, one would talk about the covert operations of the Westminster Foundation in Zimbabwe. The Western governments could not pour their regime change funds directly into the MDC coffers because of the Political Parties (Finance) Act that prohibits local political parties and candidates […]

Without justice there can be no real healing in Zimbabwe

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Statement 19 June 2009 Amnesty International has a long and consistent record of campaigning on human rights issues in Zimbabwe, going back more than 40 years. This Amnesty International mission comes at a critical juncture in Zimbabwe’s history, nine months after the adoption of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) and four months after […]