Zimbabwe Sport: Forward thinking for a new frontier
The African Herald 22 August 2012 Firstly, we must congratulate our Olympic flag-bearer Kirsty Coventry and the entire Zimbabwe Olympic team for their outstanding efforts at London 2012. These ladies and gentlemen not only serve as ambassadors of Zimbabwean athletics but are points of inspiration to aspiring athletes of the next generation, continent-wide. Our athletes
Eulogy of Eileen Sawyer
Eulogy given at Our Lady of the Wayside, Pendennis Road, Mountpleasant By David Coltart 21 August 2012 I am deeply honoured to speak today. Eileen was a dear friend but more importantly one of the finest Africans this continent has produced. It will be difficult for me to improve on the superb tributes published this
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-19
All in all, despite the naysayers, great Olympics for #Zim Athletes all performed superbly, Kirsty elected to IOC & wonderful Marathon # Makorokoto to Cutbert and Wirimai for an absolutely outstanding Marathon performance which put #Zimbabwe firmly back on the Olympic map. # On my way home after the privilege of being with our superb
Young Warriors’ botched trip, who is to blame?
The Standard By Brian Nkiwane 19 August 2012 A lot has been happening in local football following the Young Warriors’ failure to travel to Angola for the second leg of the Africa Youth Championships. A war of words erupted between ministries and other responsible authorities as fans demanded answers as to why the team failed
Football has long way to go, says Coltart
The Sunday News By Bruce Itai Chimani 18 August 2012 EDUCATION, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart says football as a sport has a long way to go before it can start producing expected results, especially on international stages. Speaking in a telephone interview, Coltart said that other sports such as rugby, hockey, cricket,
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The Sunday News By Stanford Chiwanga 18 August 2012 Is it possible to instil discipline in the inclusive Govt? THE inclusive Government will go down in history as the worst Government that post-independence Zimbabwe has ever had. Undoubtedly it has brought relief to Zimbabweans who were sinking into unimaginable poverty and hunger at a time
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