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The Rarity of White African Politicians’ Involvement in African Politics
AllAfrica.com By Kylie Kiunguyu 27th September 2018 Southern Africa unlike other parts of the continent has had a number of White government officials in post-colonial Africa. With Zimbabwe recently appointing Kirsty Coventry as Youth, and Sports Minister, we take a look at the rarity of White African politicians in many countries. We ask: Why do […]
Putting servant-leadership into perspective and context
The Chronicle By Tomson Dube 17th September 2018 THE current mantra in Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe is open for business — has become synonymous with Servant Leadership especially by the public office bearers as they emulate the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, His Excellency, Cde Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa. I have heard on numerous occasions before, […]
Coventry ‘a mere swimmer’?
Newsday By Conway Tutani 14th September 2018 Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, so says Murphy’s law. Well, Murphy’s law seems to following — nay, stalking — losing MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa. CONWAY TUTANI If there are two or more ways to do something and one of those results in a […]
Memorandum to Advocate Thabani Mpofu
David Coltart Memorandum to Advocate Thabani Mpofu dated 6th August 2018 3rd September 2018 There has been considerable propaganda employed since the hearing of the Presidential election challenge by Nelson Chamisa against Emmerson Mnangagwa which has sought to discredit Chamisa’s case. Most of the discussion has centered on the main grounds used by the Constitutional […]
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 […]
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 […]
Emmerson Mnangagwa says he will rescue Zimbabwe. Don’t believe it
The Economist 26th July 2018 In the first election since a coup, the party of Robert Mugabe deserves to lose FOR the first time since independence in 1980, Zimbabwe goes to the polls on July 30th without Robert Mugabe on the ballot. Instead the old despot’s former sidekick, who took his place after a coup […]
Chamisa, MDC Alliance leaders in another trip of shame
The Chronicle Editorial Comment 8th May 2018 IN December last year, less than two weeks after the dramatic events of November where a new dispensation was ushered into power in the wake of former President Robert Mugabe’s resignation, MDC Alliance leaders Messrs Nelson Chamisa and Tendai Biti embarked on a trip to the United States […]
Coltart reveals sinister agenda on UK trip
The Herald “David Coltart Correspondent” – as it quoted me! 7th May 2018 The Herald published a Facebook post I did quoting me as a correspondent and suggestig that this was a sinister agenda – here is what they published. “Today (yesterday) I leave for the UK to join MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa […]