Black Caps prepare to pad up for tour of Zimbabwe
The Press 16 June 2010 By Hamish Bidwell The New Zealand cricket team’s twice-postponed tour of Zimbabwe looks likely to finally go ahead in May next year. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief executive Justin Vaughan met Zimbabwe Sports Minister David Coltart yesterday and confirmed that the way was now clear for the limited-overs matches to
Australia A set to play Zimbabwe A
Sydney Morning Herald 16 June 2010 By Daniel Brettig AAP Australia are set to host a Zimbabwean touring team next year for the first time since 2003, following a meeting between Cricket Australia and the strife-torn country’s sports minister, David Coltart. In keeping with Zimbabwe’s plans for gradual re-engagement with the cricket community, any series
Education under threat
Herald 15 June 2010 By a Special Correspondent The education sector is widely acknowledged as the main success story of independent Zimbabwe, after peace and security. The policies pursued post-independence in this sector represent a significant achievement that has generated the second highest literacy rate on the continent and a quality of graduates who are
NZ may heed Zimbabwe cricket plea
Dominion Post 15 June 2010 By Nick Venter A resumption of cricketing ties with Zimbabwe is on the cards after a personal plea from Zimbabwe’s sports minister for New Zealand to help strengthen democracy in his country. David Coltart met his New Zealand counterpart, Murray McCully, in Wellington yesterday. He said afterwards he was optimistic
Zimbabwe tour on cards for Black Caps
TVNZ 15 June 2010 The Black Caps are looking to resume cricketing ties with Zimbabwe next year following key talks today. New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan confirmed he has met with Zimbabwe sports minister David Coltart in Christchurch. Vaughan says they discussed a tour in May 2011 as well as the possibility of
New Zealand set to resume cricket tours of Zimbabwe next year
The Guardian 15 June 2010 Scheduled tour was postponed over security fears Officials held positive talks in Christchurch New Zealand plan to resume cricket tours of Zimbabwe next year after talks between officials over security. New Zealand Cricket postponed a scheduled tour to Zimbabwe this month for the second time over security fears, but a
Cricket-New Zealand looking to resume Zimbabwe tours – NZC
Reuters 15 June 2010 By Greg Stutchbury New Zealand could resume cricket tours to Zimbabwe next year after a high-level meeting between government officials, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Tuesday. New Zealand postponed their July 2009 tour to the southern-African country on security grounds and after Prime Minister John Key had said his government
Mugabe’s uneasy ally pleads for Kiwi cricket tour
Dominion Post 15 June 2010 By Nick Venter DAVID COLTART, Zimbabwe’s minister of education, sports and culture, has no reason to love Robert Mugabe. As a lawyer he’s represented women widowed by Mr Mugabe’s troops, defended the president’s political foes against trumped-up charges and catalogued the government-ordered atrocities that claimed tens of thousands of lives
New Zealand Cricket look to resume tours to Zimbabwe
www.blackcaps.co.nz 15 June 2010 The Blackcaps are looking to resume cricketing ties with Zimbabwe next year following key talks today between the Zimbabwe sports minister David Coltart and New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan. Vaughan confirmed today he had held positive and meaningful bilateral talks with Coltart in Christchurch today. “The tour by the
Zimbabwe boost for Howard cause
Sydney Morning Herald 15 June 2010 By Jamie Pandaram John Howard’s nomination for the ICC vice-presidency has received a boost after Zimbabwe’s Minister for Sport, David Coltart, said suggestions his country would attempt to block the former Australian prime minister were ”groundless”. Coltart is on his way to Australia to smooth relations and discuss Howard’s