Author Archives: David Coltart
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-19
All in all, despite the naysayers, great Olympics for #Zim Athletes all performed superbly, Kirsty elected to IOC & wonderful Marathon # Makorokoto to Cutbert and Wirimai for an absolutely outstanding Marathon performance which put #Zimbabwe firmly back on the Olympic map. # On my way home after the privilege of being with our superb […]
Young Warriors’ botched trip, who is to blame?
The Standard By Brian Nkiwane 19 August 2012 A lot has been happening in local football following the Young Warriors’ failure to travel to Angola for the second leg of the Africa Youth Championships. A war of words erupted between ministries and other responsible authorities as fans demanded answers as to why the team failed […]
Football has long way to go, says Coltart
The Sunday News By Bruce Itai Chimani 18 August 2012 EDUCATION, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart says football as a sport has a long way to go before it can start producing expected results, especially on international stages. Speaking in a telephone interview, Coltart said that other sports such as rugby, hockey, cricket, […]
Let’s talk
The Sunday News By Stanford Chiwanga 18 August 2012 Is it possible to instil discipline in the inclusive Govt? THE inclusive Government will go down in history as the worst Government that post-independence Zimbabwe has ever had. Undoubtedly it has brought relief to Zimbabweans who were sinking into unimaginable poverty and hunger at a time […]
Thanks for the memories, Kirsty!
NewsDay By Conway Tutani 17 August 2012 “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened,†quoted United States swimmer Michael Phelps — the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals — announcing his retirement from the sport at the just-ended 2012 London Olympics. This rather poignant remark also applies to our own […]
Police Ban Memorial Service for MDC-T Activist
Radio VOP 15 August 2012 Police in Bulawayo on Tuesday banned a memorial service for Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) activist, Patrick Nabanyama, who disappeared in 2000 and is believed to be dead. “We had planned a memorial service for one of our party heroes Nabanyama who went missing some years ago, but police forced […]
Government must fund sports — Coltart
NewsDay By Wellington Toni 15 August 2012 David Coltart, Education, Sport, Arts and Culture minister, has admitted that sport funding must be a government priority, following the country’s Olympic Games failure in London. His remarks on Twitter on Monday came after Zifa failed to send the Young Warriors to Angola to fulfill the second leg […]
Every sphere affected by chaos
The Zimbabwean By Steve Eldon Kerr 14 August 2012 Senator David Coltart last week called for the diaspora to assist in Zimbabwe’s education and sports sectors, at an event organised by the Zimbabwe Business Network. Speaking at the Royal Overseas League in London, Coltart, Minister for Education, Sports, Arts, and Culture, said that while the […]
Salute Our Supermen
The Herald By Collin Matiza 13 August 2012 A hero comes along. . . Cuthbert Nyasango runs in the London Olympic Games marathon where he distinguished himself with a top 10 finish yesterday Magical. Absolutely magical! This is exactly what two top Zimbabwean long-distance runners, Cuthbert Nyasango and Wirimai Juwawo, produced when they brilliantly fought their way to […]
Zimbabwe’s Olympians given a warm send off by grateful Diaspora
ZimEye By Audrey Charowa 12 August 2012  The Zimbabwe Olympic team received a formal send off at Zimbabwe House in Westminster, London. The event, held last week Friday, was organised by the Zimbabwe Diaspora Olympic Support Network (ZDOSN) in conjunction with Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) and the Zimbabwe Embassy. Ambassador Gabriel Machinga thanked ZDOSN and […]