Monthly Archives: January 2013

The Standard By Michael Madyira 13 January 2013 Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart has described as “nonsensical” racism allegations on a Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) directive in the appointment of national team selectors. Coltart, through the SRC on Wednesday ordered that from February 1, all national sports associations whose team […]

 The Sunday Mail By Langton Nyakwenda 13 January 2013 Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart’s task of naming the new boxing board could be an easy one following revelations that some names forwarded by the militant Zimbabwe Boxing Committee (ZBC) are the same as those already recommended by the Sports and Recreation Commission. […]

Statement by Senator David Coltart regarding the appointment of national selectors 12 January 2013 This week the Director General of the Sports and Recreation Commission Rtd Col. Charles Nhemachena issued SRC directive NSA 1/2013 regarding the appointment of National Selectors. The directive was issued pursuant to sections 19,21 and 23 of the Sports and Recreation […]

The Herald By Robson Sharuko 12 January 2013 THE Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture — David Coltart — yesterday said he needed more time before he could respond to the controversy torched by his controversial directives to guide appointment of national team selectors from next month. The directives have already triggered a fierce race storm […]

The Independent By Kevin Mapasure 11 January 2013 THE new Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) directive requiring all national team coaches and selectors to have represented the country has torched a storm in cricket circles, threatening the tranquility the sport has been enjoying after a decade of upheavals that endangered the game’s existence in the […]

The Herald By Robson Sharuko  11 January 2013 ZIMBABWE Cricket convener of selectors Givemore Makoni yesterday made sensational claims that black technical staff could systematically be driven out of the game’s key structures, which deal with the selection and coaching of national teams, triggering another split along racial lines. Makoni, who is also the chief executive […]

News Day by Phillip Chidavaenzi and Pamela Mhlanga 11 January 2013 MANY parents were by yesterday still struggling to secure places for Grade 1 and Form 1 pupils two days after the 2013 school calendar had officially opened. Although NewsDay understands that most schools had long closed their intakes for 2013, at one primary school […]

United States Africa Sport & Education Blog Talk Given by Lloyd O. Pierson, Senior International Adviser for USASEF  Midwestern State University, Texas Readers expecting to visualize the Africa of Abbot and Costello, of Meryl Streep in Out of Africa, or picturing pith helmets and charging lions are going to be disappointed.  This is about an […]

Daily News 10 January 2013 Some schools have been barring students who have not yet paid fees from attending classes, in direct defiance of a government order. Yesterday, the Daily News was inundated with reports that school pupils had been barred from entering premises because of non-payment of fees countrywide. At Chirodzo Primary school in Mbare and Kundayi […]

News Day By Nduduzo Tshuma 10 January 2013 EDUCATION minister David Coltart has accused State media of bypassing him to seek comment from his deputy, Lazarus Dokora, on issues concerning the ministry. Coltart, who is from the Welshman Ncube-led MDC, said while he worked well with Dokora, a Zanu PF official, he suspected the snub […]