Education Ministry engages expert on education curriculum review
Chronicle 16 December 2010 By Chronicle Reporter THE Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture has engaged an education expert to review and reform the country’s curriculum. In an interview, the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart said the move was taken following a realisation that the country’s education curriculum was last
Eight artists represent Zimbabwe at World Black Arts Festival
http://www.apanews.net 15 December 2010 Zimbabwe is one of two southern African countries represented at the ongoing World Black Arts Festival taking place in Dakar, the country’s ambassador to Senegal, Trudy Stevenson said in a statement issued here Thursday. Eight Zimbabwean sculptors and painters are exhibiting various stone sculptures and paintings at the Zimbabwean embassy in Dakar and at the
Ambassador Ray launches book
Daily News 15 December 2010 HARARE РThe U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Charles A. Ray has published his 9th book entitled Where You Come From Matters Less Than Where You Are Going. The book is meant for young people to develop their leadership capacity. Speaking at the Mannenberg Caf̩ in Harare during the launch on
‘Calling for polls will isolate Zim from region’
Newsday By Khanyile Mlotshwa 15 December 2010 Calling for elections next year could isolate Zimbabwe from the region which has helped deliver it out of a decade-long economic, political and social problems, the MDC-M secretary for legal affairs, David Coltart, has said. Coltart told a constituency roundtable that according to the Global Political Agreement (GPA),
Ibumba 2010 comes to life
Chronicle 14 December 2010 By Fungai Muderere THE 2010 edition of the annual Ibumba International Arts Festival, which rolls into life tonight at Stanley Square, is going to be officially opened by Senator David Coltart. Sen Coltart is the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture. At a press conference yesterday, the director of the
U.S. Ambassador Pens Book for Young People
http://www.redroom.com Issued by the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section 14 December 2010 Harare, December 14, 2010 – U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Charles A. Ray, tonight released his 9th book, a collection of essays on leadership, life and lessons learned, entitled Where You Come From Matters Less Than Where You Are Going. Speaking at the Mannenberg
Zimbabwe Minister calls for action on match-fixing
BBC 14 December 2010 Zimbabwe’s Minister of Sport, David Coltart, has called for a police investigation into claims of match-fixing made against the national team. Zimbabwe players and officials have admitted being paid to throw matches on a trip to Thailand and Malaysia. They made the admissions in sworn testimony to an enquiry held by
Teachers have lost focus
Chronicle 14 December 2010 By Sukulwenkosi Dube EVERY day thousands of children leave their homes for school to acquire education. Parents hope that their children are getting high quality education like they did during their time, or even higher. However, if one walks into any public school today he or she will realise that this in not
‘Adopt affirmative action on education’
Newsday By Khulani Nkabinde 13 December 2010 The people of Matabeleland want government to have an affirmative action on education in the region, especially building new schools, because the region lost out on such educational development opportunities during the Gukurahundi era. This emerged at the recent Independent Dialogue session sponsored jointly by the Zimbabwe Independent
“NGOs bid to bar students’ fund”
Sunday Mail 12 December 2010 Sunday Mail Reporter A PRIVATE initiative aimed at assisting over 4 000 talented but underprivileged students through a 15 million euro grant from the German government is being blocked by several non-governmental organisations which are campaigning against the release of the funds on the basis that Zimbabwe is under European