Zimbabwe’s future still hanging by a thread

The Irish Times 10 June 2010 By Petroc Trelawny Despite its disparate membership, the MDC- Zanu-PF coalition seems to be working, writes PETROC TRELAWNY AT THE end of a gala concert at Bulawayo’s Academy of Music, the audience stand to sing the Zimbabwe national anthem. It’s a substantial work – three verses – sung in Shona,

Japan Finally Decides To Play Zimbabwe

Radio VOP 10 June 2010 Harare, June 10, 2010 – The locally based Zimbabwe Warriors will play at Japan in a hastily arranged international friendly in George, South Africa Thursday. The match will start at 1pm. The game, which was cancelled on Monday when it emerged that the Japanese preferred to play Mozambique. Zifa chief

Rateiwa Lands ZPGA Top Post

Herald 10 June 2010 By Takudzwa Chitsiga Harare — MARTIN RAPHAEL RATEIWA is the new president of the Zimbabwe Professional Golfers Association. He was ushered into the post at the ZPGA annual meeting at Nomads. Rateiwa was unopposed, showing the magnitude of the support and confidence that the constituency had in his leadership, and he

Shattered Dreams

Herald 10 June 2010 By Eddie Chikamhi ZIMBABWE’S dream run in the Micromax Cup came to an end yesterday when they crashed to a nine-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in the final of this Tri-Series tournament at Harare Sports Club. Pre-match analysis of this final from experts had centred on the significance of winning the

Zim, Germany strike deal

Herald 10 June 2010 By Ellina Mhlanga ZIMBABWE and Germany have signed a Memo-randum of Understanding for the development of the country’s football as part of the European nation’s support for sport here. The pact was signed between the Germany Embassy here in Harare and the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture. The Minister

Speech by David Coltart

Remarks by the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart, at the unveiling of the sponsorship programme of soccer development by the Federal Republic of Germany through the GTZ 9 June 2010 Colleagues and friends in the Sport and Media fraternity I am glad to have you here this morning

Remarks by the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart, at the unveiling of the sponsorship programme of soccer development by the Federal Republic of Germany through the GTZ

Remarks by Senator David Coltart Harare 9 June 2010 Your Excellency, Colleagues and friends in the Sport and Media fraternity I am glad to have you here this morning on the eve of the kick off of the FIFA 2010 World Cup in neighbouring South Africa. Sport in Zimbabwe is very diverse but ahead of

Zimsec to Fine Late Entrants

Herald 7 June 2010 Harare — PROSPECTIVE candidates for the November 2010 Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations will be required to pay a late registration fee of US$5 per subject, the Government has announced adding there would be no extension to the May 28 deadline. Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart and the

Mudenge – a pariah in his Ministry?

Zimbabwean 07 June 2010 By Manifest Jabuli and Matshelela Nyoni (University of Zimbabwe students) The name Mudenge of late is synonymous with the ZANU PF politburo title of secretary for external affairs than that of Government Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education. In relation to yester year situation in the higher and tertiary education the

State of the Education sector

The Zimbabwean 7 June 2010 By Students Solidarity Trust (Solidary) General Comment Zimbabwe’s higher and tertiary education is still reeling in a myriad of problems hinged on underfunding by the government. Provision of education is universally the prime responsibility of the government yet the current inclusive government has a lackadaisical approach to the everyday challenges