Brazil visit gives Zimbabwe chance to celebrate
Associated Press By Enoch Muchinjo 3 June 2010 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Brazil’s World Cup players gave Zimbabweans a rare chance to celebrate Wednesday, as fans filled the National Sports Stadium to watch stars like Kaka and Robinho play the African nation in a friendly. Almost 60,000 supporters, some wearing bright yellow Brazil shirts, saw
Czech Republic to hand over Kolobeja
Chronicle 2 June 2010 Czech Republic Embassy will hand over the book, Kolobeja written by historian Pathisa Nyathi to the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture. The Minister of Education Sport, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart, will receive the book from the Ambassador of Czech Republic to Zimbabwe at the National Gallery of
Brazil bring rare good news to Zimbabwe
Fox News 2 June 2010 By Barry Moody HARARE (Reuters) – Brazil’s Samba Boys brought joy to long-suffering Zimbabwe on Wednesday, causing euphoria on the streets despite inflicting defeat on the home side in a World Cup warm-up match. Zimbabwe has been tormented by a decade of economic collapse, political crisis, violence and isolation and
Samba Boys in town
Herald 2 June 2010 By Petros Kausiyo, Sydney Kawadza and Innocent Ruw World soccer heavyweights Brazil arrived in Harare last night for their high-profile international friendly against Zimbabwe’s Warriors at the National Sports Stadium this afternoon. The Samba Boys touched down at the Harare International Airport to a welcome befitting of five-time world champions by
Zimbabwe scores World Cup coup with Zimbabwe-Brazil football match
Guardian By David Smith 2 June 2010 Despite criticisms of the cost, country enjoys a day of footballing spectacle in Harare He will probably talk about it for decades, perhaps long after even Robert Mugabe is gone. Shaun Munemo had a day to remember today – the day Brazil came to play. The six-year-old and his mother,
Govt must act on school fees, levies
Sunday Mail 30 May 2010 By F. Madaya We greatly appreciate the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture’s efforts to reduce school fees in Government schools, but this should not end there. Schools now demand huge levies from parents. The minister is the one who regulates the conduct of both Government and private schools
Rebranding a nation
Supersport.co.za By Neil Manthorp 30 May 2010 In many ways David Coltart is an unlikely hero. He’s certainly a reluctant one. All he does, he will tell you, is stick up for people who can’t stick up for themselves. That’s why he’s been a human rights lawyer for 30 years with a track record that
Coltart sings the anthem
Herald 29 May 2010 By Robson Sharuko THE historic tour of world football powerhouse Brazil to Zimbabwe next week and the visit by the Indian and Sri Lanka cricket teams for the Micromax Tri-Series are more than just landmark sporting events and provide the country with a massive opportunity to push forward its battle to
Exam registration closes
Herald 29 May 2010 Herald Reporter NOVEMBER public examination registration ended yesterday with Government reiterating there would be no reprieve for those who failed to pay on time. Registration for Ordinary and Advanced level exam papers is US$10 and US$20 respectively. There are fears that thousands of prospective candidates failed to beat the deadline and
The way some of these people behave, it just isn’t cricket
The Age Peter  Roebuck May 28, 2010 Not for a second should the cricket boards of Australia and New Zealand succumb to the reprehensible campaign under way behind the scenes at the International Cricket Council to block John Howard’s nomination as deputy president of the game’s governing body. Although this writer preferred Sir John Anderson,