Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai to visit New Zealand
Press Release: New Zealand Government Rt Hon John Key, Prime Minister 23 July 2012 Prime Minister John Key will host Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, when he visits New Zealand this week. Mr Tsvangirai has led pressure for democratic change and been a key opposition figure in Zimbabwean politics. In 2008, his party, the Movement
Coltart directive in national teams gets nod
Sunday News 22-28 July 2012 The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has endorsed a directive by the minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart, to have all national teams’ games spread countrywide. The SRC said sports associations in the country have agreed to facilitate the rotation of the games so as to giver
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-07-22
#Zimbabwe A doing well against SA A. Scored 242 for 6 off their 50 overs and have SA 120 for 5 off 27 overs. #Zim #cricket improving rapidly # I am sad that #Zim #Cricket A side let things slip against SA A to let them win at the end of the match. Notwithstanding this,
Pupils stranded as Ministry cracks down on unregistered colleges
The Chronicle By Midlands Correspondent 22 July 2012 HUNDREDS of pupils enrolled in private colleges in Gweru are stranded after the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture cracked down on unregistered colleges, ordering them to close. At least 10 colleges that have been illegally operating in Gweru have been closed following the crackdown, which
Coltart directive on national teams gets nod
The Sunday News 21 July 2012 THE Sports and Recreation Commission  (SRC) has endorsed a directive by the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart, to have all national teams’ games spread countrywide. The SRC said sports associations in the country have agreed to facilitate the rotation of the games so as to
No Victoria Cup defence for Sables
The Sunday Times 21 July 2012 THE Zimbabwe senior national rugby team, the Sables will not be able to defend the Victoria Cup tri-nations tournament against Kenya and Uganda due to financial constraints. Bongai Zamchiya, the Zimbabwe Sables committee chairman confirmed that this year’s edition of the Victoria Cup has been scrapped. Zamchiya pointed out
‘Let there be peace’
The Sunday News By Ngqwele Dube 21 July 2012 TENSION and high expectations always characterise the matches pitting the country’s traditional powerhouses Highlanders and Dynamos and when the two protagonists clash today in a high profile Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Barbourfields Stadium the same scenario will obtain. Temperatures will rise as the
Coltart pleas on Sables’ behalf
Daily News By Enock Muchinjo 20 July 2012 Sports minister David Coltart says he will assist the Zimbabwe rugby team in its fundraising drive to fulfil this year’s edition of the annual Victoria Cup with Uganda and Kenya. The Sables, who were crowned new African champions after narrowly beating Uganda 22-18 in the Confederation of
Sables in World Top 30
StarAfrica.com 19 July 2012 Zimbabwe’s Sables are among the world’s top 30 Rugby teams according to the most recent rankings released by the International Rugby Board (IRB). In statement on Facebook, the country’s Minister of Education, Sport, Art and Culture, David Coltart, has congratulated the team on their performance in the just ended African Championship,
US$19 million to educate Zimbabwean girls
TheSouthAfrican.com By Jennifer Munro 18 July 2012 Young Zimbabwean girls are set to receive a better education thanks to the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed) programme that was launched by MDC Senator David Coltart in Guruve last week. A British agency, the UK Department for International Development, has unveiled a US$19 million bursary fund to