Author Archives: David Coltart
Teachers Threaten Fresh Strike In May
Business Weekly 19 March 2009 Zimbabwe teacher unions have warned the new government that their members will not be reporting for duty in May if they do not get their salaries in foreign currency. So far the teachers are just receiving the USd 100 allowance per civil servant while their Zimdollar salary component was not […]
Coltart appoints Education advisory board
New Zimbabwe.Com 19 March 2009 THE Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart on Wednesday appointed the new National Education Advisory Board which will advise the minister on ways to improve primary and secondary education in Zimbabwe. Coltart said: “I have consulted widely before appointing the group of ‘grey-hairs’ gathered here today. […]
Coltart appeals for teachers’ patriotism
Zimbabwe Times By Our Correspondent 18 March 2009 HARARE – Education, Sports, Arts and Culture Minister, Senator David Coltart says government will not be able to fulfil growing demands by teachers who are demanding to be paid salaries of up to $US1 500. Coltart pleaded with teachers to “call on their sense of patriotism†and […]
Teachers threaten strike unless govt tops up US$100 allowances
Zimonline By Patricia Mpofu Tuesday 17 March 2009 HARARE – Zimbabwe’s teachers have threatened a fresh work boycott unless the country’s new government agrees to pay them more than the US$100 allowance paid to every civil servant last month. Officials from the Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) and the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) – […]
Susan Tsvangirai would be pleased
The Times UK By Georgina Godwin Sunday, 15 MARCH 2009 Susan Tsvangirai would have been surprised by the impact her death has had on this country. The unifying effect and the sense of hope to come out of this awful tragedy would, I am sure, have pleased her. In Zimbabwe, when someone dies a mourning […]
Minister Coltart, please rescue parents
Sunday Mail Consumer Forum By Garikai Mazara 15 March 2009 SCHOOL fees, school fees, school fees . . . The topic that is refusing to go away and go away it will not until some semblance of order returns to the education system. Most parents, fearing for the victimisation of their children in class and […]
Arts Underfunded, Poorly Marketed — Senator Coltart
The Standard BY GEORGE MADEGA 15 March 2009 EDUCATION, Sport Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart says one of his priorities will be to revive the country’s flagging arts sector. Coltart who appreciates contemporary art and enjoys listening to music said he wanted to “depoliticize†the arts sector and mobilise more funding institutions such as […]
Security Chiefs Boycott Tsvangirai Funeral
Zimbabwe Independent By Constantine Chimakure 14 March 2009 Harare — SECURITY service chiefs were this week conspicuous by their absence at the funeral of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s wife, Susan, heightening fears that they remain opposed to the premier and the inclusive government. The absence of army, airforce, police or prisons bosses from the funeral […]
Lower Sixth classes begin Tuesday
The Herald Saturday 14 March 2009 Herald Reporter THE Government has directed that the 2009 Lower Six classes officially begin on Tuesday next week with the selection of candidates being based on last year’s mid-year mock examination results. In a statement yesterday, the Secretary for Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Dr Stephen Mahere, said the […]
Zimbabwe: Accept Fees in Instalments, Schools Told
The Herald 13 March 2009 Harare — GOVERNMENT has directed heads of State schools to allow parents to pay fees in instalments, reiterating that no pupil should be turned away for non-payment. In an interview yesterday, Minister of Education, Arts, Sport and Culture David Coltart said parents who needed to pay in instalments should see […]