Scotland snubs Zimbabwe, Ireland on course
Southern Times By Southern Times Writer 3 September 2010 WINDHOEK – Cricket Scotland has refused to travel to Zimbabwe for an International Cricket Council (ICC) International Cup tie while Ireland has agreed to play in Zimbabwe. Scotland was due in Zimbabwe early October but they revealed this week that their players would not travel as
Feisty Coltart ‘boots’ ZTA out of football
Daily News 3 September 2010 HARARE – Sports minister David Coltart has ordered the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) to cut ties with non-sports actors such as the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), in the aftermath of the Brazil/Zimbabwe friendly match debacle, marked by allegations of shady commercial arrangements. The minister’s letter, coming after spirited attempts by Harare businessman Phillip Chiyangwa
Warriors dump Legea
Newsday By Simba Rushwaya 3 September 2010 The Warriors have at last dumped technical supplier Legea in favour of major sports brand Puma ahead of their 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group A qualifier against Liberia in Monrovia on Sunday. The new kit was presented at a function last night at a local hotel to
No school fees hike: Coltart
Chronicle 2 September 2010 Chronicle Reporter THIRD term school fees at Government schools will not change from those paid during the second term, Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, David Coltart said yesterday. In an interview, Minister Coltart reiterated that teachers’ incentives would remain in place until the Government is able to pay decent
Cricket Ireland deny pressure to move tour to Zimbabwe
The Irish Times Wednesday, September 1, 2010 By Emmet Riordan CRICKET IRELAND chief executive Warren Deutrom has denied that outside influences had any bearing on the decision of the national team to travel to Zimbabwe later this month for a series of games against the African nation. The four-day Intercontinental Cup game and three One-Day
After Robert Mugabe
Guardian By Blessing-Miles Tendi 1 September 2010 The president’s health is in the spotlight – and it is hardline generals who are set to determine the face of Zimbabwe’s future During August, Robert Mugabe was pictured walking unsteadily and requiring the assistance of aides when going up and downstairs at various summits. The images sent
Speech to Christian Educator’s Conference : “The role of Christian educators in producing sound leadership in Zimbabwe”
Speech to Christian Educator’s Conference – Gateway Primary School 1 September 2010 By Senator David Coltart I am delighted to be able to address the opening of your Conference for the second year running. I often say to colleagues that I don’t know how long I will be in this particular job, but one has
Zimbabwe: unlicensed and outdoors or no school at all
IRIN www.irinnews.org 30 August 2010 EPWORTH – Simbarashe Choga, 65, a retired teacher, is the local butcher in Epworth, some 20km northeast of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare; he is also the principal of the primary school he runs out of his shop. “My teachers keep their records and other materials at my butchery, which operates as
Zimbabwe stops teenage mother expulsions
Independent SA by Columbus Mavhunga 29 August 2010 Zimbabwe’s government has been forced to fend off charges that it is encouraging teen sex after deciding to grant parental leave to pregnant schoolgirls and soon-to-be dads. The education ministry of Zimbabwe’s power-sharing government last week announced that young girls who fall pregnant during the course of
Government snubs civil servants
Newsday By Owen Gagare 29 August 2010 Government snubbed civil servants’ unions who requested a meeting a fortnight ago pressing for a minimum wage of $500 for the lowest paid worker. Apex Council president Tendai Chikowore wrote to government seeking a meeting to kick-start salary negotiations but said their employer was dragging feet over the