The Chronicle By Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter 26th July 2017 PRIVATE schools in the country are facing hard times with some of them coming up with drastic measures to save their institutions from collapse due to financial challenges. Petra Schools Trust in Bulawayo has integrated and remodeled the primary and secondary schools into one institution in an effort to survive the economic hardships. [ 365 more words ]

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News24 27th July 2017 Prominent Zimbabweans Wednesday took to social media to slam a vote by MPs from President Robert Mugabe's party to change the constitution, just four years after the country adopted the new charter. The Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.1) Bill, which gives the president the power to handpick top judges, is seen as a blow to the independence of the judiciary.' [ 229 more words ]

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Details of Senator David Coltart’s book launch in Brisbane on the 11th August 2017
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Details of Senator David Coltart’s book launch in Sydney on the 10th August 2017
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Details of Senator David Coltart’s book launch in Canberra on the 9th August 2017
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Details of Senator David Coltart’s book launch in Melbourne on the 8th August 2017
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Details of Senator Coltart’s book launch in Perth on the 7th August 2017
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Newsday 18th July 2017 By Nqobani Ndlovu FORMER Education minister David Coltart has urged opposition parties to drag Zanu PF to the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) to seek a ruling ordering the ruling party to stop holding its meetings and rallies at schools. However, Coltart conceded that it was difficult to stop Zanu PF from holding its meetings and rallies at schools, owing to the lack of an enabling Act. [ 215 more words ]

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Newsday 6th July 2017 By Blessed Mhlanga The government’s failure to implement electoral reforms and create a conducive environment for free, fair and credible elections makes the 2018 polls a futile academic excise, a leading political scientist has said yesterday. Southern Africa Political and Economic Series director, Ibbo Mandaza told a University of Zimbabwe elections symposium that there was no need for Zimbabweans to be “hauled” through elections because of lack of conditions to have fair polls. [ 240 more words ]

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The Standard By Obey Manayiti 18th June 2017 BLAKISTON Primary School in Harare has started offering driving lessons as the government’s controversial education reforms begin to take root. The government school in the capital’s Milton Park area notified parents about the new developments through a secular last week. “Come and register at the school,” read the circular targeting those who want to take provisional and defensive driving oral lessons. [ 261 more words ]

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Daily News By Jeffrey Muvundusi 9th July 2017 BULAWAYO - Our reporter Jeffrey Muvundusi had a wide ranging interview with Bulawayo-based respected lawyer and former Education Minister, David Coltart. Below are the excerpts of the interview.* Q: To begin with, what’s your analysis of Zimbabwe’s current economic situation? A: At the core of our current situation is a collapse of business… [ 2,505 more words ]

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Join author, human rights lawyer and former MDC Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Senator David Coltart at the Melbourne book launch of "The Struggle Continues: 50 years of tyranny in Zimbabwe"

CHIZ AGM 2017 Pathway to Progress: People, Passion and Purpose Victoria Falls - 5th June 2017 Opening address by Senator David Coltart Introduction I can't tell you how delighted I am that I've been given an opportunity to speak to you today. It is almost 4 years since my office as Minister of Education ended. While I appreciate that many of you must've been greatly relieved to see the back of me, I greatly appreciated the opportunity of serving as Minister of Education. [ 4,621 more words ]

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The 2017 Petra Address Given on Founders Day 23rd May 2017 at Petra Primary School By Senator David Coltart "Let us not become weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up" Just over 31 years ago on 12 March 1986 at the annual general meeting of the Bulawayo Presbyterian Church I spoke about my concern for the education of children and proposed combining with other churches to set up a school. [ 2,207 more words ]

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NewZimbabwe.com 7th June 2017 FORMER Primary and Secondary Education Minister, David Coltart, says the government prioritises presidential and cabinet foreign trips while routinely allocating meagre budgets to the education sector. Speaking at the Trust of Schools Zimbabwe Association meeting in Victoria Falls on Monday, Senator Coltart said for the past 25 years, the Zanu PF government has paid lip service to the notion that education is a budgetary priority. [ 384 more words ]

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