Monthly Archives: August 2018
‘Shooting inquiry a PR stunt’
Newsday BY EVERSON MUSHAVA and XOLISANI NCUBE 31st August 2018 President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s commission of inquiry into the August 1 army shootings that left seven people dead and a dozen others injured in Harare is just an international public relations stunt that will produce nothing for the victims, analysts have warned. Mnangagwa on Wednesday appointed […]
“Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.” Thoughts on the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe on the 22nd August 2018
David Coltart Blog 22nd August 2018 One thing is very clear in my mind this morning is that the good Lord desires justice – it goes to the very root of His character. Indeed that is what the cross is all about – the Lord’s requirement that there be justice. So as we contemplate Zimbabwe’s […]
Mnangagwa must show he’s not above the law
The Times By Senator David Coltart 21st August 2018 Zimbabwe’s president needs to allow judges to tell the truth about how the election was stolen Since coming to power in Zimbabwe last November following the coup that removed Robert Mugabe, Emmerson Mnangagwa has sought to portray himself as a changed man. His rhetoric speaks of […]
No more lipstick on the pig
Daily Maverick By Paul Trewhela 10th August 2018 South Africa must not allow President Cyril Ramaphosa to attend the inauguration of the tribalist and human rights criminal Emmerson Mnangagwa as President of Zimbabwe on Sunday. In his article,” If we do not end the rule of the junta, the misery of Zimbabwe will continue” (9 […]
Zambia ‘colluded’ with Zimbabwe over Biti’s arrest
BBC 8th August 2018 Senior Zimbabwean opposition MDC Alliance official Tendai Biti was arrested after he reported to Zambian immigration officials at the Chirundu border post, about 350km north (217 miles) of the capital Harare, his lawyer Nqobizitha Mlilo has been quoted by Reuters news agency as saying. “It seems the Zambian immigration officials alerted […]
It will be hard for democratic countries to embrace Mnangagwa as someone different to Mugabe
The Telegraph Op-ed by David Coltart 4th August 2018 When Robert Mugabe was removed from power in the November 2017 coup I wrote that whilst a tyrant had been removed, we had yet to remove a tyranny. Emmerson Mnangagwa impressed me with his rhetoric when he took over as president. He spoke of a commitment […]
Calls for Ramaphosa to intervene in Zim’s post-election unrest
Cape Talk Radio Kieno Kumins 2nd August 2018 At least three people are dead following post-election violence in Zimbabwe on Wednesday. Police and military were allegedly attacking opposition supporters in the streets of Harare. Chaos broke in the capital after rumours Zanu PF had won the majority of parliamentary seats. Former Zimbabwean cabinet minister David […]