Zimbabwe closer to Howard consensus

Sydney Morning Herald 17 June 2010 By Daniel Brettig AAP Zimbabwe’s Minister for Sport, David Coltart, hopes common sense will prevail in the case of his country’s vote for the John Howard ICC candidacy. But like everything else in the slow, precarious regeneration of his stricken nation, nothing is guaranteed. Coltart has been in Melbourne

Missing MDC activist’s wife wants husband declared dead

The Zim Diaspora 17 June 2010 From Our Special Correspondent in Bulawayo THE wife of missing MDC activist Patrick Nabanyama – abducted by Zanu PF thugs from Bulawayo during the night in the run up to the 2000 parliamentary elections has engaged lawyers to try and get a death certificate for her husband – now presumed

Boxing Probe Findings Expected Next Week

Herald 17 June 2010 By Fatima Bulla Harare — EDUCATION, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart is next week expected to reveal findings of a probe into the operations of boxing in this country after a report, complete with recommendations, was submitted to him, a senior official said last week. The Principal Director responsible

Interview with David Coltart on ABC Grandstand Sport

ABC Radio Grandstand Sport, 17 June 2010 Interview with David Coltart http://www.abc.net.au/news/audio/2010/06/19/2931563.htm

Zimbabwe aim to resume ties with Australia

ESPN Cricinfo 17 June 2010 Australia could host a team from Zimbabwe, for the first time in over seven years, following a meeting between Cricket Australia and the Zimbabwe sports minister, David Coltart. If the tour, tentatively set for mid-2011 takes off, it could be the first step towards a reciprocal arrangement of A tours

Zimbabwe Claims Proteas anti-Howard

Herald Sun 17 June 2010 Zimbabwe has denied it was trying to block former Prime Minister John Howard becoming president of the International Cricket Council. A Government minister stopped short yesterday of saying so, but claimed cricket officials were pointing the finger at powerful neighbour South Africa as the leader of the anti-Howard charge. The

Interview with David Coltart: Zimbabwe’s Transitional Inclusive Government

ABC Radio Australia Late Night Live, 17 June 2010 Philip Adams interviews David Coltart on Zimbabwe’s Transitional Inclusive Government http://www.abc.net.au/rn/latenightlive/stories/2010/2929838.htm

Zimbabwe claim South Africa is anti-John Howard for ICC

Herald Sun 17 June 2010 Ron Reed ZIMBABWE has denied it was trying to block former Prime Minister John Howard becoming president of the International Cricket Council. A Government minister stopped short yesterday of saying so, but claimed cricket officials were pointing the finger at powerful neighbour South Africa as the leader of the anti-Howard

Zimbabwe begins peace talks

The Australian 17 June 2010 By Malcolm Conn ZIMBABWE sports minister David Coltart will meet Australian government representatives today with the hope of resuming cricket ties between the two countries. It follows a meeting with Cricket Australia officials yesterday, including chairman Jack Clarke and chief executive James Sutherland, pleading Zimbabwe’s case. “Senator Coltart briefed the

Phillip Adams interviews David Coltart on ABC Radio National, Late Night Live

ABC Radio Late Night Live Interviewed by Phillip Adama 17 June 2010 PHILLIP ADAMS: The last time I spoke to David on this programme was in 2005 when his country was in free fall. Stories of extraordinary political and social upheaval, of famine, the collapse of the rule of law, the descent into political violence,