Author Archives: David Coltart
Midlands education sector bears the brunt of Zim economic collapse
The Standard By Blessed Mhlanga 15th November 2015 Tapiwa Nyamweda raises her hand timidly to respond to questions while seated on baking sands in what passes for a classroom at Dambudzo Primary School. Dambudzo is a council-owned school in Kwekwe’s high-density suburb of Mbizo. For Nyamweda, school starts at 12pm, by which time her peers […]
AU JOINS CONDEMNATION OF PARIS ATTACKS
Eye Witness News By Thando Kubheka 14th November 2015 JOHANNESBURG – African Union (AU) chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has sent her condolences and solidarity to French President Francois Hollande and the people of France following the deadly mass attacks in that country. At least 125 people are now known to have died in the attacks, which […]
David Coltart’s response to the attack on him by Zimbabwe Cricket Chairman
Statement by Senator David Coltart regarding the attack on him by the new Zimbabwe Cricket Chairman 3 November 2015 Readers should note that despite the fact that I responded in detail to the Sunday News it never printed my reply which is contained in full below, which I originally posted on my Facebook page. I […]
Coltart “fingered” in Mangongo axing
The Chronicle 3 November 2015 FORMER Education and Sports Minister David Coltart stands accused of having wielded so much influence in the administration of Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) that he even triggered the axing of Stephen Mangongo as the senior national team coach ahead of the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Mangongo was axed in dramatic fashion […]
Zimbabwe cricket chairman hits out at ‘racist’ Coltart
New Zimbabwe.Com By Tavengwa Mukhulani 2 November 2015 Below is an article by Zimbabwe Cricket chair Tavengwa Mukhulani on former sports minister David Coltart’s continued involvement with the sport. ZIMBABWE Cricket and I have noted with serious concern David Coltart’s unfortunate remarks in a Facebook post accusing ZC of racism for making changes in the […]
Ruthless elimination of whites at Zimbabwe Cricket
Zimeye October 30 2015 By Senator David Coltart I have just been advised that Andrew Waller has been fired as specialist batting coach at Zimbabwe Cricket. The same report says that Bowling coach Dougie Hondo has been appointed coach of the A team. If this report is true it is an absolute travesty and I […]
“Dokora’s policies a dog’s breakfast” says the Independent
Zimbabwe Independent October 30 2015 By Herbert Moyo “WHEN you are mad, mad like this, you don’t know it. Reality is what you see.When what you see shifts, departing from anyone else’s reality, it’s still reality to you,†— United States author Marya Hornbacher once wrote in Madness: A Bipolar Life. Although Education minister Larazus […]
Top cricket player Vermeulen probed over ‘apes’ racial slur
New Zimbabwe.com October 16 2015 ZIMBABWE cricket player with a history of disciplinary problems is being investigated for making a racial slur on social media where he referred to black people as “apes.” Zimbabwe Cricket said it is looking into comments posted on Facebook by batsman Mark Vermeulen. Vermeulen was responding to a complaint made […]
Zimbabwe: Letter From America – Brother Zhuwao Has a Point
Financial Gazette October 15 2015 By Professor Ken Mufuka Brother Minister Patrick Zhuwao made a statement that in seeking for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), we should look first to our own Zimbabweans in the diaspora. He was merely stating an obvious fact. While his proposal is worth looking into, there is a lot of house […]
New School Language Policy: Charity Begins At Home
Radio VOP October 14 2015 By Sij Ncube HARARE, October 14, 2015 – PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s government has intimated it wants to make mandatory the teaching of foreign languages at all primary schools in Zimbabwe but analysts say the ambitious strategy fails to appreciate the country is failing to enforce the teaching of Shona and […]