Hold horses on school condoms – Coltart
Newsday By Fortune Moyo 24 June 2011 Education minister David Coltart has declared distribution of condoms in schools will not take place until government was satisfied with the programme. On Monday, the National Aids Council (NAC) said it was proposing amendments to a number of laws that could see the distribution of condoms at schools
Hockey preparations intensify
Newsday 23 June 2011 The Zimbabwe men’s hockey team coach Bill Birkett Wednesday hailed the renewed interest in the sport as the country prepares to host the Africa Olympic Games qualifiers set for Bulawayo in September. Government and the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee through the Olympic Solidarity funding have been trying to revive the sport. “These
Textbooks Not for Sale -David Coltart
Zimbabwe Community Radio http://www.zicora.com/ 22 June 2011 Education, arts, sport and culture minister David Coltart says his ministry will tighten monitoring measures on the textbooks that were distributed to all primary schools. Speaking to Zimbabwe Community Radio, Coltart said his ministry has received a number of reports that some schools are illegally selling the textbooks.
Moyo threatens security mayhem over poll roadmap
Zimbabwean 22 June 2011 By Vusimusi Bhebhe Desperate Zanu (PF) hardliners could be forced to assassinate a high-profile figure in order to justify the holding of elections this year, Education Minister David Coltart warned this week as a key ally of embattled President Robert Mugabe threatened that “all hell will break loose†over a poll roadmap
Victoria High in bad state – Coltart
http://www.masvingomirror.co.zw/ 21 June 2011 By Charity Munaki The Minister of Education, Sports and Culture David Coltart this week visited the Government owned Victoria High School amid complaints from parents and students that conditions had gone down. He agreed that conditions had become appalling. Coltart said during the visit that, “I have come to see the state
Workers to strike over salaries as Ministers get luxury cars
http://www.theafricareport.com/ 20 June 2011 State workers in Zimbabwe are up in arms against the government over salaries after it emerged that 140 top-of-the-range American cars had been acquired for ministers and top officials. With more than 200 000 Zimbabwean workers earning between US$150 and US$200 per month, unions in the southern African country have begun
Learn-now-pay-later unsustainable
Herald by Daniel Nemukuyu 20 June 2011 As Zimbabwe is highly respected for valuing education as a fundamental right for every child, the policy compelling schools to accept children without paying fees has left most institutions teetering on the brink of collapse. While the Government did the honourable thing and came up with a noble
Senator David Coltart to deliver the Annual Acton Lecture on Religion & Freedom on 26 July 2011 in Sydney
Facebook 20 June 2011 The Annual Acton Lecture on Religion & Freedom Time 26 July · 18:00 – 19:00 Location Theatrette, Parliament House, Parliament of NSW, Macquarie St, Sydney NSW 2000 Created by: The Centre for Independent Studies More info Theatrette, Parliament House, Parliament of NSW Macquarie St, Sydney NSW 2000 Date: 26 July
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-19
Congratulations to the Zimbabwe Sables rugby team fro beating Uganda 25-15 – great start to the Africa Cup http://t.co/muukfMg # Spending three days in Masvingo and Midlands Provinces looking at school infrastructure needs – especially those in the rural areas # Well done the Zimbabwe Sables rugby team for thrashing Madagascar 49-0 today. Zimbabwe rugby
Mugabe in black and white
Mail and Guardian By Percy Zvomuya 18 June 2011 The film Robert Mugabe … What Happened? is premised on the idea that the Zimbabwean president was a political saint who, inexplicably, turned into a sinner. Mugabe, a staunch Catholic, would disagree with such an assumption; years ago in an interview with a ÂBritish journalist he