Monthly Archives: October 2011

Daily News 12 October 2011 It was eerily coincidental that as many parts of the country were washed with early rain last week, memories of another gukurahundi saw the light of day. New evidence of what President Mugabe called “a moment of madness” have emerged in Matabeleland in the past few days. It was “a […]

Zimbabwean Rugby interviews David Coltart 12 October 2011 1. Do you think the instability of Zimbabwe as a nation has contributed to elite Zimbabwean-born rugby players turning out for other countries (E.G. David Pocock with Australia, Tendai Mtawarira for South Africa)? I think it is partly the instability but mainly because we have not professionalised […]

Financial Gazette By Ray Ndlovu 12 October 2011 BULAWAYO – As signs indicate Zimbabwe could be headed for fresh polls in March or the third quarter of 2012, the country’s second largest city has emerged as an important centre of an intense power struggle among the country’s four main political parties as they jostle for […]

Newsday By Kevin Mapasure 12 October 2011 After successfully hosting the Cosafa Women’s tournament coupled with the senior national team’s success on the continent, Zifa has been offered a chance to host the African Women’s Championships next year. Zifa board member (finance) Elliot Kasu announced at a Press conference on Tuesday that they had received […]

Newsday By Dumisani O Nkomo 12 October 2011 The height of the Zimbabwean crisis saw the Zimbabwean economy shrink by a third, unemployment ballooning to over 75%, health, education and other basic services to all intents and purposes collapsing. I would like to suggest that while the inclusive government in spite of its inconclusive birth […]

Newsday By Sukoluhle Mthethwa 11 October 2011 Zifa has agreed to meet Education, Sport, Arts and Culture minister David Coltart after he wrote a letter seeking audience with various stakeholders to discuss issues relating to the administration of revenue generated during football matches in the country. Coltart said he received communication from the then acting […]

The Scotsman By Jane Fields 10 October 2011 Amnesty International’s latest report on the lack of education in Zimbabwe’s slum areas makes depressing reading but it shouldn’t detract from the determination of many teachers and parents to give children a chance to learn in the grimmest of circumstances. Amnesty says thousands of children are being […]

The Zimbabwean By Tavada Mafa 10 October, 2011 Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart has ordered Mash East Provincial Education Director to produce a detailed report of school children and teachers who were evicted by ex-communicated Anglican church leader Nolbert Kunonga in Mrewa. “I have instructed the Mashonaland East Provincial Education Director […]

Sunday News By Vusumuzi Dube 9 October 2011 A cellphone is a gadget that was originally designed to make communication easier and more efficient but like all inventions made for the good of mankind, it can be abused. In recent media reports, school children have been reported to be largely taking advantage of this gadget […]

Magnificent rain – purple skies to match the Jacarandas – Zimbabwe at its finest – hopefully this will now stop the bushfires # There is nothing quite like a Zimbabwean thunderstorm at night – stunning lightening and the freshest air the world can offer – spectacular! # Tutu consistently gets it right: on apartheid, on […]