Thanks for the memories, Kirsty!
NewsDay By Conway Tutani 17 August 2012 “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened,†quoted United States swimmer Michael Phelps — the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals — announcing his retirement from the sport at the just-ended 2012 London Olympics. This rather poignant remark also applies to our own
Police Ban Memorial Service for MDC-T Activist
Radio VOP 15 August 2012 Police in Bulawayo on Tuesday banned a memorial service for Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) activist, Patrick Nabanyama, who disappeared in 2000 and is believed to be dead. “We had planned a memorial service for one of our party heroes Nabanyama who went missing some years ago, but police forced
Government must fund sports — Coltart
NewsDay By Wellington Toni 15 August 2012 David Coltart, Education, Sport, Arts and Culture minister, has admitted that sport funding must be a government priority, following the country’s Olympic Games failure in London. His remarks on Twitter on Monday came after Zifa failed to send the Young Warriors to Angola to fulfill the second leg
Every sphere affected by chaos
The Zimbabwean By Steve Eldon Kerr 14 August 2012 Senator David Coltart last week called for the diaspora to assist in Zimbabwe’s education and sports sectors, at an event organised by the Zimbabwe Business Network. Speaking at the Royal Overseas League in London, Coltart, Minister for Education, Sports, Arts, and Culture, said that while the
Salute Our Supermen
The Herald By Collin Matiza 13 August 2012 A hero comes along. . . Cuthbert Nyasango runs in the London Olympic Games marathon where he distinguished himself with a top 10 finish yesterday Magical. Absolutely magical! This is exactly what two top Zimbabwean long-distance runners, Cuthbert Nyasango and Wirimai Juwawo, produced when they brilliantly fought their way to
Zimbabwe’s Olympians given a warm send off by grateful Diaspora
ZimEye By Audrey Charowa 12 August 2012  The Zimbabwe Olympic team received a formal send off at Zimbabwe House in Westminster, London. The event, held last week Friday, was organised by the Zimbabwe Diaspora Olympic Support Network (ZDOSN) in conjunction with Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) and the Zimbabwe Embassy. Ambassador Gabriel Machinga thanked ZDOSN and
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-12
Good luck for Chris Felgate running in the #Olympic triathlon tomorrow. Zimbabwe is right behind you Chris and we will be there alongside # I am very disappointed by the negative reporting of our Olympic campaign by Collin Matiza of the Herald. Have not seen him at a single event # I question why we
Minister Coltart Offside
The Herald 11 August 2012 We take exception to utterances made by Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart who chose to gloss over the failure of Team Zimbabwe to win a medal at the ongoing Olympics in London, and instead attacked The Herald for pointing out the flaws in the team. Minister Coltart
TALKING SPORT with Phineas Mukwazo
The Sunday News By Phineas Mukwazo 11 August 2012 THE forgettable showing by the Zimbabwe Olympic team at the games in London should be a cause for concern for all. The nation is finally paying the prize for riding on the success of both past and current success such as swimmer Kirsty Coventry and the
Diasporans called to help improve sport and education
The South African 10 August 2012 Zimbabwe’s Minister of Education, Sports and Culture, addressed Zimbabweans in London on how they can help improve sport and education back home. Senator David Coltart, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Education, Sports and Culture, gave a keynote address at a gathering of disaporans at the Royal Over-seas League in London on