Monthly Archives: February 2009

Sunday Argus By Peta Thornycroft 22 February 2009 On the eve of Robert Mugabe’s 85th birthday he is still full of energy and cunning, a man whom profilers struggle to capture accurately, probably because he is much more shallow than most imagine. He is spiteful and, at 85, still feels he has to dye his […]

Sunday Mail 22 February 2009 By Itai Mazire and Phyllis Kachere GOVERNMENT will this week, through the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, engage UN development agencies and other international donors for funding to end the educational crisis in the country. In a telephone interview with The Sunday Mail from Bulawayo, the Minister of […]

The Standard 22nd February 2009 By Nqobani Ndlovu BULAWAYO – The government will this week ask donors to provide US$80 million in emergency funds to pay teachers amid indications schools might finally re-open after one of the longest job boycotts in the country’s history. Teachers have been on strike since last year demanding payment in […]

The Post 21st February 2009 By Simon Walter The new power-sharing government in Zimbabwe wants Hampshire batsman Sean Ervine to represent his country again. Ervine was one of the rebels that fell out with the Zimbabwe Cricket Union in 2004. It is now five years since he left Zimbabwe, refusing to play for his country […]

CRICKET360 PITCHED BY EDITOR SATURDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2009 It was a bad past few days for cricket and cricket news, with the mother of all cricket scandals, a pitch that crumbled so that playing on it was impossible, and cricket leagues troubled with financial and other troubles. Now however, things may be taking a turn […]

www.zimeye.org By Vusi Moyo Published: February 21, 2009 ZimEye(Harare) Zimbabwe’s Sports minister, David Coltart has defended himself on his recent announcement in which he said that ‘New Zealand has an obligation to tour Zimbabwe and that if needed, he will travel to New Zealand to persuade the government to allow the New Zealand team to […]

The Independent By Enock Muchinjo 20th February 2009 ONE positive aspect of the new power-sharing government could be the appointment of sports enthusiast David Coltart as the Minister of Education, Sports and Culture. As a schoolboy in Bulawayo, Coltart was a keen cricketer and golfer at Christian Brothers College. He then opened the batting and […]

The Herald 20th February 2009 Harare Bureau THE Warriors’ trip to the inaugural African Nations Championship finals — which had hung in the balance for the better part of yesterday — was finally confirmed last night after the Government committed itself to bankroll the cost of the team’s flight to Cote d’Ivoire. Sunday Chidzambwa and […]

Africa Sport 20 February 200 By Alice Chimora No solution to dilemma after ZIFA emergency meeting The Zimbabwe Warriors’ trip to the inaugural African Nations Championship finals is in doubt as the soccer governing body ZIFA had not secured the needed funds. The team was set to depart Friday morning for Cote d’Ivoire. Unlike its […]

The Zimbabwean 19th February 2009 HARARE – Zimbabwe Education Minister David Coltart has told teachers that the new unity government is ” broke” and unable to meet their pay demands, union leaders told ZimOnline on Thursday. Coltart met leaders of the Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) and the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) on Wednesday […]