Category Archives: Press reports
Australia to renew ties with Zimbabwe
AFP 17 June 2010 SYDNEY — Australia could renew cricketing ties with Zimbabwe next year starting with a series between the two countries’ A teams, the African country’s Sports Minister David Coltart has revealed. The Zimbabwe A team will likely tour Australia in mid-2011, the first step in an agreement that would also see an […]
Zimbabwe closer to Howard consensus
Sydney Morning Herald 17 June 2010 By Daniel Brettig AAP Zimbabwe’s Minister for Sport, David Coltart, hopes common sense will prevail in the case of his country’s vote for the John Howard ICC candidacy. But like everything else in the slow, precarious regeneration of his stricken nation, nothing is guaranteed. Coltart has been in Melbourne […]
Missing MDC activist’s wife wants husband declared dead
The Zim Diaspora 17 June 2010 From Our Special Correspondent in Bulawayo THE wife of missing MDC activist Patrick Nabanyama – abducted by Zanu PF thugs from Bulawayo during the night in the run up to the 2000 parliamentary elections has engaged lawyers to try and get a death certificate for her husband – now presumed […]
Boxing Probe Findings Expected Next Week
Herald 17 June 2010 By Fatima Bulla Harare — EDUCATION, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart is next week expected to reveal findings of a probe into the operations of boxing in this country after a report, complete with recommendations, was submitted to him, a senior official said last week. The Principal Director responsible […]
Zimbabwe aim to resume ties with Australia
ESPN Cricinfo 17 June 2010 Australia could host a team from Zimbabwe, for the first time in over seven years, following a meeting between Cricket Australia and the Zimbabwe sports minister, David Coltart. If the tour, tentatively set for mid-2011 takes off, it could be the first step towards a reciprocal arrangement of A tours […]
Zimbabwe Claims Proteas anti-Howard
Herald Sun 17 June 2010 Zimbabwe has denied it was trying to block former Prime Minister John Howard becoming president of the International Cricket Council. A Government minister stopped short yesterday of saying so, but claimed cricket officials were pointing the finger at powerful neighbour South Africa as the leader of the anti-Howard charge. The […]
Zimbabwe claim South Africa is anti-John Howard for ICC
Herald Sun 17 June 2010 Ron Reed ZIMBABWE has denied it was trying to block former Prime Minister John Howard becoming president of the International Cricket Council. A Government minister stopped short yesterday of saying so, but claimed cricket officials were pointing the finger at powerful neighbour South Africa as the leader of the anti-Howard […]
Zimbabwe begins peace talks
The Australian 17 June 2010 By Malcolm Conn ZIMBABWE sports minister David Coltart will meet Australian government representatives today with the hope of resuming cricket ties between the two countries. It follows a meeting with Cricket Australia officials yesterday, including chairman Jack Clarke and chief executive James Sutherland, pleading Zimbabwe’s case. “Senator Coltart briefed the […]
World Cup Host South Africa Humbled by Uruguay; Bafana Bafana Keeper Red-Carded
VOA News 16 June 2010 By Marvellous Mhlanga-Nyahuye The constant high-decibel blowing of vuvuzela horns in the Pretoria stadium died down as fans for the host team realized that South Africa would be ending the match with Uruguay with no goals to show South African and Southern African soccer fans were bitterly disappointed Wednesday to […]
Black Caps prepare to pad up for tour of Zimbabwe
The Press 16 June 2010 By Hamish Bidwell The New Zealand cricket team’s twice-postponed tour of Zimbabwe looks likely to finally go ahead in May next year. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief executive Justin Vaughan met Zimbabwe Sports Minister David Coltart yesterday and confirmed that the way was now clear for the limited-overs matches to […]