Coltart justifies Longman tender award

Education, Sport, Arts and Culture minister David Coltart on Wednesday told Parliament that Unicef forked out $52 million last year to avert a catastrophic textbook shortage and further decline in the country’s educational standards.

Coltart made the remarks while addressing MPs in Parliament after they queried how Longman Publishers had won the five-year tender to print the books ahead of other bidders like Zimbabwe Publishing House and College Press.

He said Unicef had processed the tenders since it was their project.

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