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Newsday By Veneranda Langa 22 July 2011 Zifa yesterday appealed to Parliament and the government to intervene and craft legislation that would impose deterrent sentences for match-fixers and to protect those involved in the investigations of the infamous Asiagate scam. Zifa chief executive officer, Jonathan Mashingaidze and board member (finance) Elliot Kasu told the Parliamentary […]

www.kubatanablogs.net  21 July 2011 A recent headline in The Herald caught my eye: 15,000 teaching posts vacant. It brought to mind a recent post I’d seen on Twitter – despite the high levels of unemployment there, an IT company was struggling to fill 20 vacancies. In Zimbabwe, unemployment is estimated at 90%, with the majority […]

Financial Gazette 21 July 2011 THE three parties in the coalition government yesterday shrugged off their political differences to attend the burial of the late national hero, Andrew Sikajaya Muntanga, at the National Heroes Acre, in a rare show of unity. Although Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was conspicuous by his absence, some of his party […]

Newsday By Stanley Makombe 21 July 2011 The Asiagate match-fixing scandal that has been unearthed by the new Zifa administration is indeed a milestone achievement in bringing sanity to local football. I must applaud the new administration for taking this stance which is not usually easy. They have lived up to the saying “new brooms […]

Centre for Independent Studies Sydney 20 July 2011 Senator David Coltart
Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Zimbabwe Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 5:30pm for 5:45pm – 7:00pm
Parliament House, Parliament of NSW 
Macquarie St, Sydney 
Members – free, Non-Members – $15 / inc. GST Reservations are essential. Places must be paid for in advance. Seats are […]

SW Radio Africa By Tererai Karimakwenda 20 July, 2011 The man who emerged as the main contact and Zimbabwean link in the match-fixing scandal now known as Asiagate has been jailed for two years. Wilson Raj Perumal was sentenced by a district court in Finland on Tuesday, after he was found guilty for his role […]

Herald Wednesday, 20 July 2011 By Eddie Chikamhi The Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, David Coltart, has hailed the Zimbabwe polocrosse team’s gallant efforts in coming second at the 2011 World Cup. The team, led by Andy Baker, had a memorable outing at the tournament, winning all five matches on their way to […]

VOA 20 July 2011 By Sandra Nyaira Politically tinged soccer tournaments are said to have been organized by Manicaland Provincial Governor Christopher Mushohwe, Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo and Information Minister Webster Shamu With national elections in the offing though not scheduled, Zimbabwe Education Minister David Coltart has denounced the politicization of schools by politicians, […]

Radio VOP 20 July 2011 Zimbabwe’s Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart is investigating the abuse of school children that allegedly took place during political campaigns. In a telephone interview with Radio VOP on Monday, the Minister, David Coltart said: “We are going to take up the issue with provincial directors of schools […]

Zimbabwe Metro 20 July 2011 HARARE – Sports Minister David Coltart has applied further pressure on police to act on Zimbabwe’s match-fixing scam, saying only the law enforcement agents can bring the matter to finality. Sources have it that police had already launched an investigation well before the damning Zifa inquiry report leaked to the […]