Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-16

  • Paralympics closing ceremony spectacular with Coldplay who said when asked to play "a huge honour … the biggest night of our lives". !!!! #
  • A wonderful Zimbabwean connection at Paralympic closing – #Coldplay #039;s Chris Martin's Mum and Gran are from Harare – plenty of #Zim cousins!! #
  • Another interesting question re Paralympic closing – narrator Corporal Rory Mackenzie has a very Zimbabwean sounding accent? Is he #Zim ? #
  • "Every tear a waterfall" from #Coldplay – "I would rather be a comma than a full stop" – what a fitting end to the magnificent #Paralympics #
  • #Paralympics have been such a revelation to me. I have been inspired beyond measure. We must now take Paralympics to new heights in #Zim #
  • Congratulations and thanks to London 2012 for absolutely superb games and amazing warmth & hospitality. You have won millions of new friends #
  • Great end to the weekend – Zimbabwe's Warriors thrashing Angola 3-1 at Rufaro and then #Coldplay at the #Paralympic Closing ceremony. #
  • Bon voyage and Godspeed to Brendan Taylor and his merry men in the #Zimbabwean Cricket team as they leave today for T20 Cricket World Cup #
  • Good day – in am opened Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zim library; this evening with V Chancellor of UCT Dr Max Price and Hre Ikeys #
  • Congratulations to Andy Murray for winning the US Open from one mighty chuffed Scottish African! #
  • Good luck to Brendan Taylor and his merry men for their warm up match against Ireland tomorrow WC T20. A Fab 15 indeed http://t.co/p3cYHvei #
  • Not a good day at the office for #Zimbabwe cricket. Getting creamed by the Irish. But just a warm up and they have just arrived unlike Irish #
  • Well done Prosper Utseya and Ray Price for restoring some respectability to the #Zimbabwean total against Ireland. Top order need practice #
  • Pleased and relieved to hear that Ngonidzashe Makusha @makusha1 on the mend. Need him for Rio 2016 http://t.co/1Ytu0Z7W #
  • Sibanda, Matsikenyeri, Chigumbura and Waller did not trouble the scorers. Taylor barely troubled them w 3. Masakadza's great form continues #
  • Interested to note that 4 of the Irish team born elsewhere – 2 Aus, 1 SA, 1 English. Entire Zim team born in Zim. Ours is a true Zim team! #
  • An opportunistic attack which ignores the fact that BEAM is run by another Ministry altogether – indeed by the MDC T. http://t.co/lZDP9FVB #
  • MP Felix Sibanda's attack ignores that Min of Ed has only received 6% of its budget this year – just over US$5 m against 35, for eg, Defence #
  • MP Sibanda also ignores that I have expressed distress re children not able to attend school but Heads and SDCs between rock and hard place. #
  • Schools cost money to run. If Treasury cant release funds who will pay for ZESA, water, books?Without parental support schools will collapse #
  • MP Sibanda says that BEAM is "dysfunctional and poorly administered" but does not say that it is run by another Ministry. #
  • I will not comment whether Sibanda is right in his criticism of BEAM but whatever the case it is clear that BEAM has insufficient funds. #
  • It is highly opportunistic for MP Sibanda to imply that I am neglecting my role to protect children.That is precisely what I am trying to do #
  • #Zimbabwe cricket had a better warm up match today against Bangladesh – lost narrowly and great improvement. Onwards and upwards lads. #
  • Makorokoto, Amhlope Highlanders for your victory yesterday. Now need to keep winning – that requires goals, goals and more goals. #
  • Congrats to #Econet of #Zimbabwe for being one of Forbes Ten most innovative firms in Africa. Proudly #Zimbabwean http://t.co/AEAbaN9z #
  • Congratulations to #Zimbabwean Sean Ervine for playing such a key role in Hampshire's win in England's 40 Final. 57 off 55 balls & 1 wicket #
  • If the ICC is genuinely interested in fostering international cricket then a way must be found to allow players like Ervine to play for #Zim #
  • Ervine finds it hard to make himself available for #Zim because he risks not being able to play for Hampshire which is his main livelihood #
  • Surely the #ICC and England can help in making new rules to enable players to play for both County and Country? #
  • This does not only apply to Ervine – Gary Ballance is in the same predicament. He has to choose between #Yorkshire and #Zimbabwe #
  • If we are to boost competition between Test playing #cricketing Nations then the ICC must work to find a solution. #
  • It is simply unjust for rich Nations to use our talent and create rules which hampers smaller Nation's (like #Zim ability to improve. #
  • ICC @cricketicc it is time to work towards more equity in world cricket – allow players like Ballance and Ervine to play for County and Zim #
  • Happy birthday @KirstyCoventry . Thank you for all you have done and continue to do to make us proud to be #Zimbabwean Great you in #Zim ! #