Monthly Archives: August 2010
Holyrood becomes festival venue
BBC 17 August 2010 The Scottish Parliament is becoming an Edinburgh festival venue, with appearances from political figures such as former deputy PM John Prescott and Tory MP Sir Malcolm Rifkind. The Festival of Politics, which runs at Holyrood until Saturday, is now in its sixth year. It features 47 events, which are held in […]
Olonga asks for renewal of ties with Zimbabwe
Cricinfo Staff Writer 16 August 2010 Henry Olonga, the former Zimabwe fast bowler who famously protested against the Mugabe regime during the 2003 World Cup, has called for renewed cricketing ties with his country ahead of proposed visits by the Scotland and Ireland teams. Olonga moved to London after a black arm-band protest during the World […]
Government secures 13 million school textbooks
Sunday News by Sunday News Reporter 15 August 2010 The Government has sourced 13 million textbooks for primary and secondary school pupils countrywide as part of its continued effort to counter the shortage of resources in the education sector. In an interview, Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) focal person, Mr Godfrey Mudzengerere, said the Ministry […]
Beyond Borders discussion on Zimbabwe: David Coltart, Henry Olonga and Magnus Linklater
www.vimeo.com 15 August 2010 By Beyond Borders Zimbabwe MDC Minister of Culture, David Coltart, and Zimbabwe’s first ever black test cricketer, Henry Olonga, join Magnus Linklater to consider Zimbabwe’s future. View the video at http://www.vimeo.com/17667867 .
Did I Really Do That?
Wisden Cricketer by Emma John 11 August 2010 Henry Olonga was the man who, alongside Andy Flower, risked everything standing up to Robert Mugabe at the 2003 World Cup. Now he’s ready to tell his story. For those of a nervous disposition, Henry Olonga needs to carry a health warning. Within minutes of meeting him, he has demanded […]
Unique scheme helps poor children back into school
The Standard 11 August 2010 by Jennifer Dube MASVINGO — Nyelet Makaya and Rumbidzai Marume may be young but they are fully aware that they have been rescued from a possible life of misery. The little girls from Rujeko primary school recently recounted how a local non-governmental organisation rekindled their hope for a better future […]
Britain leads Zimbabwe constitutional exercise in the UK
Zimbabwe Guardian by Staff Reporter 10 August 2010 THE Zimbabwe “constitutional reform initiative” in the United Kingdom is not wholly independent and the final communique that will be submitted to Copac in Zimbabwe might not represent the views of the majority of Zimbabweans in that country, a source has told the Zimbabwe Guardian. Last week we […]
Cultural cricketers gather in Scotland
www.cricketscotland.com 9 August 2010 In Tales from Afghanistan on Sunday 15 August, Magnus Linklater is in discussion with James Fergusson, author of Taliban and former Sunday Times Foreign Correspondent, and Tim Albone, director of Out of the Ashes, a film that captures the uplifting story about the Afghan cricket’s team, and hears their views about what lies […]
Senator David Coltart’s Opening Speech at The Official Opening Of The Exhibition Of Zimbabwean Stone Sculpture in China
It gives me a great sense of honour and pride to address this august gathering on the occasion of “African Cultures in Focus 2010†—Zimbabwe Culture Week and the Exhibition of Zimbabwean Stone Sculpture, especially when this Exhibition of Zimbabwean Stone Sculpture is held in a foreign land. At the outset however please would you […]
Education Transition Fund Sensitisation
www.unicef.org by Tapuwa L. Mutseyekwa 4 August 2010 For most people in Zimbabwe, the expression of joy and happiness are best done through music and drama. It was in this spirit that children in Bulawayo inundated the first sensitisation ceremony of the Education Transition Fund (ETF) with an array of drama, song, poem and dance. […]