Author Archives: David Coltart
Government undecided over teacher incentives
News Day By Wonai Masvingise 18 November 2013 GOVERNMENT has not yet decided on whether to retain or scrap teachers’ incentives as the issue hinged on new civil servants’ salary perks likely to be unveiled soon, NewsDay has learnt. Education minister Lazarus Dokora yesterday told NewsDay that it was too early to speculate about teachers’ […]
Speech to Whitestone School Prize Giving Night – “Choicesâ€
Speech by Senator David Coltart Whitestone School, Bulawayo 15th November 2013 Chairman of the Board, Mr Mbongeni Mkwananzi, Headmaster, Mr Frik de Beer, Deputy Head Mrs Les Ogden, Teaching staff, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Thank you for inviting me to speak tonight. The Coltart family has had a very happy association […]
Mugabe, Pamire testify in Gwindi case
The Chronicle By Sikhumbuzo Moyo 14 November 2013 FORMER Zifa presidents Leo Mugabe and Vincent Pamire on Monday appeared before the Zifa disciplinary committee as key witnesses for Harare City chairman Leslie Gwindi. The firebrand former Premier Soccer League and Dynamos secretary-general is facing charges of bringing the game of football into disrepute. Gwindi, who challenged […]
Mayhem at Matopos National Park
Southern Eye By Njabulo Ncube 10 November 2013 TWO rhinos at Matopos National Park were discovered killed with their horns hacked off by suspected poachers as renewed attacks against the endangered species sparked outrage from environmentalists still smarting from the cyanide poisoning of elephants in the Hwange National Park. The two rhinos, one estimated at […]
David Coltart’s Blog – God works for the good
By David Coltart 8 November 2013 One of my favourite verses of Scripture, especially in times of trouble, is Romans 8:28 – “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose”. Sometimes when things appear to be going badly, […]
Why do mission schools always do better than others?
The Zimbabwean By Nelson Sibanda 6 November 2013 As secondary school public examinations get underway, debate about what makes mission and some government boarding schools perform better than council and some government day institutions, has gathered momentum. The performance gap between these schools continues to widen with each public examination, forcing parents and other stakeholders […]
Boxing, wrestling board opens liaison offices
The Sunday News By Sunday News Reporter 6 November 2013 THE Zimbabwe National Boxing and Wrestling Control Board has come up with provincial liaison offices that would be manned by selected individuals throughout the country’s nine provinces. Lorraine Muringi, the board’s vice-chairperson, said they had already appointed Gabriel Moyo as liaison officer for Bulawayo and that […]
The big stick
The Zimbabwean By Magari Mandebvu 5 November 2013 A while ago, I heard a very temporary untrained teacher announcing that former Education Minister David Coltart’s opposition to beating schoolchildren was a British plot. “It must be; he’s white.†Ignoring that last illogicality doesn’t leave him with much evidence, since our schools were built on a […]
Thabitha Khumalo celebrates her defeat of David Coltart in the UK
Zim Eye By Zim Eye Reporter 3 November 2013 The MDC-T Oxford branch held its celebration of the election victory for Bulawayo East Thabitha Khumalo’s conquest over David Coltart. The jubilant meeting which attracted more than a hundred delegates from around the country unanimously concurred that they are going to rally behind Morgan Tsvangirai for […]
Will MDC finally learn?
News Day By Conway Tutani 1 November 2013 The Welshman Ncube-led MDC is not looking in the best of health. Maybe something was going to give after the party did not even win one contested seat in the July harmonised elections. Earlier in the year, Ncube had, in a page-long interview in the State-controlled Sunday […]