Author Archives: David Coltart
Mugabe ropes in Coltart
Zimbabwe Mail 18th October 2014 By Bukhosi Mangena President Robert Mugabe has roped in former Minister of Education, Sports, Arts and Culture, David Coltart to help administer the forthcoming AUSC Region V Under-20 Youth Games to be staged in Bulawayo in December. Coltart, who intensely lobbied for Bulawayo to host the games when he was […]
Williams dropped from Bangladesh tour
Newsday By Henry Mhara, Sports Reporter 17th October 2014 David Coltart has questioned Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC)’s decision to drop all-rounder Sean Williams from the squad to tour Bangladesh with the former Sports minister even alleging racism in the selection process. The top batsman is one of the four players from the squad that played in […]
Cricket Racism Storm
The Herald By Robson Sharuko 17th October 2014 David Coltart, the former Sports Minister, dragged Zimbabwe Cricket into a raging racism storm yesterday when he accused the organisation of racial prejudice after all-rounder Sean Williams was left out of the national team’s tour of Bangladesh. Coltart used his Twitter and Facebook accounts to demand that […]
Social media, shuffering, shmiling, the Zimbabwean condition
Southern Eye 6th October 2014 By Shepherd Mpofu Mobile Phone and Internet penetration in Zimbabwe is encouraging to those cyber-optimists like me who see these as democratising tools. Yet one of the most challenging issues to think about in the current Zimbabwe is the way many people use social media in their daily lives. By […]
We want action, not promises
The Standard Inside Sport with Michael Kariati 28th September 2014 There were huge celebrations in the sports family when it was announced that there would be a stand-alone Sports Ministry and Honourable Andrew Langa was to head that ministry. From Zambezi to Limpopo, the talk in the streets, in bars and in homes was that […]
Emotional send-off for Eric Bloch
Daily News By Jeffrey Muvundusi 25th September 2014 Renowned economic commentator Eric Bloch was laid to rest at the Jewish section of Athlone Cemetery in Northend suburb yesterday with tributes pouring in from various sectors. Mourners drawn from across the corporate world, political and religious divide converged to pay their last respects to Bloch. Notable […]
Zimbabwe: A nation of misplaced priorities
New Zimbabwe.com Opinion piece By Moses Chamboko 25th September 2014 AN acceptable measure of civilisation is the way society takes care of its most vulnerable. Assuming this measure to be true, then this might explain why the majority of Africa, particularly Zimbabwe, remains stuck in abject poverty while the rest of the world is moving […]
Tribute to Eric Bloch
Southern Eye By Senator David Coltart 24th September 2014 The passing away of Eric Bloch marks a great loss not only to Bulawayo, but to the whole of Zimbabwe. I have no doubt that many others will speak and write about his professional competence and the great work he did in guiding Zimbabwean businesses through […]
Tributes for Eric Bloch flood social media
Daily News By Kudzai Chawafambira 25th September 2014 The death of prominent Bulawayo-based economist Eric Bloch has stunned the world and triggered an outpouring of grief and tributes on social media. The chartered accountant and newspaper columnist died at his Bulawayo home on Friday evening. He succumbed to cancer after a long battle with the […]
Eric Bloch dies
Southern Eye By Richard Muponde 22md September 2014 Prominent Bulawayo-based economic commentator Eric Bloch has died. He was 75. Bloch, who was a chartered accountant by profession, died at his Kumalo home on Saturday evening. According to his son Mark, the renowned economist and regular Zimbabwe Independent newspaper columnist died peacefully at around 7:30pm. “We […]