Zifa spot-on: Coltart
The Zimbabwean By Chris Ncube 8 February 2012 The football mother-body announced last week that it had indefinitely suspended 80 players and officials fingered in the controversial “Asiagate†scam. The suspended individuals allegedly received money to fix matches during tours of Asia between 2007 and 2009. “I think that ZIFA is acting correctly,†Coltart told
Child reps accuse private colleges
The Zimbabwean By Fungi Kwaramba 8 February 2012 Private colleges have mushroomed as a result of the deterioration in public education through mismanagement and corruption. But these colleges, which have proliferated in the last decade, do not offer sports, arts or cultural exchange. Speaking at a launch the Zimbabwe Child Rights Audit, representatives accused the
Average education ranking
The Zimbabwean By Paul Ndlovu 8 February 2012 Zimbabwe has been ranked an average performing country in terms of local education examination assessment, a Cabinet minister has said. “We have been ranked as a fairly average country in the assessment of local examinations at the Education World Forum held in London recently,†said Senator David
Political pressure mounts on Zifa over scandal
Kickoff.com By Farirayi Kahwemba 6 February 2012 The Zimbabwean government is expecting Zifa to widen its net during an ongoing investigation into match-fixing allegations being levelled against national team players, coaches and the association’s officials. So far the scandal has seen the arrest of former Zifa CEO Henrietta Rushwaya, who is now expected to be
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Local Football At Crossroads
The Standard By Albert Marufu 5 February 2012 Where to Zimbabwe football? This is the question hovering in many soccer fans’ minds following Zifa’s decision to suspend 82 players who allegedly accepted bribes to lose matches in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia between 2007 and 2009. The 82 players include senior players such as Thomas Sweswe,
Cricket: Olonga softens on Zimbabwe world tours
New Zealand Herald By Andrew Alderson 5 February 2012 Henry Olonga has changed his tune. The once controversial Zimbabwean cricketer – who has become a professional musician-artist-public speaker in England – now endorses his country touring the world to play cricket. That is a significant turnaround from where the 35-year-old stood on the issue in
Texas camp for Kirsty ahead of Olympics
New Zimbabwe 4 February 2012 Olympic champion swimmer Kirsty Coventry has announced she is moving back to her former coach in the United States as she prepares for the London Games next year. The Zimbabwean, who has been based in South Africa for the last three years, had previously hinted she would be hosted by
Plumtree parents livid over fees
NewsDay 2 February 2012 Parents at Plumtree High School have reportedly threatened to transfer their children following a resolution passed at the annual general meeting on Saturday to scrap debts owed by the school development committee (SDC) members, who have not been paying for their children for the past four years. The parents were angry
Zimbabwe suspends 80 footballers as part of ‘Asiagate’ match-fixing probe
The Guardian By David Smith 1 February 2012 National team players alleged to have taken bribes to throw matches played in Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand. Eighty Zimbabwean footballers have been suspended because of alleged involvement in Asian betting syndicates linked to match-fixing. The country’s sports minister said football was “riddled with corruption”, and called for