Monthly Archives: June 2010
Mugabe’s uneasy ally pleads for Kiwi cricket tour
Dominion Post 15 June 2010 By Nick Venter DAVID COLTART, Zimbabwe’s minister of education, sports and culture, has no reason to love Robert Mugabe. As a lawyer he’s represented women widowed by Mr Mugabe’s troops, defended the president’s political foes against trumped-up charges and catalogued the government-ordered atrocities that claimed tens of thousands of lives […]
New Zealand Cricket look to resume tours to Zimbabwe
www.blackcaps.co.nz 15 June 2010 The Blackcaps are looking to resume cricketing ties with Zimbabwe next year following key talks today between the Zimbabwe sports minister David Coltart and New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan. Vaughan confirmed today he had held positive and meaningful bilateral talks with Coltart in Christchurch today. “The tour by the […]
Zimbabwe boost for Howard cause
Sydney Morning Herald 15 June 2010 By Jamie Pandaram John Howard’s nomination for the ICC vice-presidency has received a boost after Zimbabwe’s Minister for Sport, David Coltart, said suggestions his country would attempt to block the former Australian prime minister were ”groundless”. Coltart is on his way to Australia to smooth relations and discuss Howard’s […]
David Coltart Interviewed by Kathryn Ryan on Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand Interviewed by Kathryn Ryan Nine to Noon, 15 June 2010 KATHRYN RYAN: We welcome our feature guest, a Minister in Zimbabwe’s coalition Government of National Unity, who is in New Zealand to lobby New Zealand Cricket to reconsider its cancelled tour to Zimbabwe. David Coltart is a human rights lawyer, a white […]
Minister commends cricket team
NewsDay 10 June 2010 The Minister of Education, Sport and Culture David Coltart has hailed the senior national cricket team’s stunning run in the Micromax One Day International triangular series that ended yesterday at Harare Sports Club. Coltart was speaking before the start of the final between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka on the sidelines of […]
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 […]