Chiefs summon Coltart
The Chronicle Chronicle Reporter 22 March 2013 Chiefs from minority language-speaking communities yesterday summoned the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart to a meeting to complain over the treatment of their languages at schools. The Zimbabwe Indigenous Languages Promotion Association (ZILPA) coordinated the closed door indaba in Bulawayo, where chiefs
Beatrice Mtetwa’s continued detention profoundly disturbing
Politicsweb By David Coltart 19 March 2013 It is very difficult to adequately convey the depth of my disgust at the ongoing detention of Beatrice Mtetwa. That she was arrested in the first place was bad enough; that she should still be detained in the face of an order of the High Court is profoundly
No satanism in schools: Ministry
Sunday News By Lulu Brenda Harris 16 March 2013 THE Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture has declared that all its schools are safe maintaining the “satanism†reports are centred on people’s beliefs, which should be separated from the functions of the learning institutions. The ministry contended teachers in the schools were tasked with
Private schools perform dismally in isiNdebele at Grade 7
Sunday News By Robin Muchetu 16 March 2013 MOST privately run primary schools in Bulawayo have over the years been performing dismally at Grade 7 examinations, especially in isiNdebele despite the schools being very expensive and expected to produce quality results, with Government and church-run schools coming out tops. Fact sheet * Students fail
Statement regarding the Constitutional Referendum 16 March 2013
Statement regarding the Constitutional Referendum By Senator David Coltart 16th March 2013 I have been asked by many people regarding my views on the proposed new draft Constitution and how I think people should vote. At the outset I need to acknowledge that I have had major concerns about both the process in drafting, and
Fresh problems rock Plumtree High School
News Day By Silas Nkala 15 March 2013 SOME parents with children at Plumtree High School have reportedly written to Education, Sport, Arts and Culture minister David Coltart demanding an investigation into alleged cases of financial mismanagement at the school. The letter was copied to Matabeleland South provincial education director Tumisang Thabela. Coltart yesterday told
Hartsfield tribute a classic
News Day By Vitalis Moyo 11 March 2013 HARTSFIELD grounds on Saturday hosted a classic encounter between the Sables and the Springbok legends as part of the Matabeleland Ruby Football Board’s (MRFB) celebration of the ground’s 75 years of existence. Des van Jaarsveld, who is the oldest surviving former Springbok at 83 years old kicked
Govt probes satanism claims in schools
The Standard By Jennifer Dube 10 March 2013 THE Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture has deployed a team to investigate numerous claims of Satanism at several schools countrywide. Education minister, David Coltart said claims of Satanism were disturbing smooth learning in several schools across the country. In some cases, parents had to transfer their
Springboks Legends wallop Zim Legends
The Sunday News 9 March 2013 Zimbabwe Sables Legends……………(7) 24 Springboks Legends………………….. (31) 67 SPRINGBOKS Legends were in rampant form against their Zimbabwe Sables counterparts as they thrashed their hosts in a commemorative match at Hartsfield Rugby Ground in Bulawayo held to mark the ground’s 75th anniversary. The South Africans, coached by former Springboks coach
Huge relief for Bulawayo cricket fans
The Sunday News By Mehluli Sibanda 9 March 2013 LONG-SUFFERING Bulawayo cricket fans will have something to smile about when the city hosts two Twenty20 Internationals and three One-Day International matches pitting the hosts and Bangladesh at Queens Sports Club next month. Bulawayo cricket lovers have over the past few years been overlooked when it came