Category Archives: Statements
Statement regarding the illegal manner in which ZEC is allowing postal voting to take place.
Senator David Coltart 13th July 2018 I have noted how ZEC has tried to argue that the current system of postal voting is lawful. ZEC argues that there is nothing wrong with all police officers and soldiers having to vote collectively under the supervision of their commanding officers, never mind voting in front of their […]
Statement by Senator David Coltart regarding his inclusion on the MDC Alliance Senatorial party list for Bulawayo in the 2018 general election
Senator David Coltart Statement 15th June 2018 I have been included on the MDC Alliance party list for the Senate in Bulawayo Province. As many know I was very graciously and generously offered a relatively safe National Assembly seat being Bulawayo East by the MDC Alliance which I declined to take up. Now equally graciously […]
Nelson Chamisa is the only Presidential candidate who has a reasonable chance of ending military rule in Zimbabwe
Senator David Coltart Statement regarding the recent MDC Alliance trip to the UK 12th May 2018 I am back from the UK having accompanied MDC Alliance Presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa and Tendai Biti. In the course of four days we met the British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Africa Minister Harriet Baldwin, the Labour Shadow Foreign […]
Statement by Senator David Coltart regarding the MDC Alliance trip to the UK
Senator David Coltart 6th May 2018 Today I leave for the UK to join MDC Alliance Presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa and Tendai Biti for a series of meetings this week with British Government leaders, opposition leaders and officials. We will also be meeting journalists from the Economist, Financial Times, Spectator, Evening Standard and other leading […]
Statement by Senator David Coltart regarding the firing of Tatenda Taibu and Heath Streak and others by Zimbabwe Cricket
Senator David Coltart Statement re Zimbabwe Cricket’s firing of Taibu and Streak 4th April 2018 It is a fact that the most successful countries and companies throughout the world are those which remember their heritage and draw on the wisdom of the past. In the modern era there is no better example of this than […]
STATEMENT BY DAVID COLTART ON RHODESIAN ATROCITIES, HIS TIME IN THE BSAP AND AN APOLOGY FOR HIS ROLE IN SUSTAINING AN UNJUST SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT WHICH DISCRIMINATED AGAINST PEOPLE OF COLOUR
STATEMENT BY DAVID COLTART ON RHODESIAN ATROCITIES, HIS TIME IN THE BSAP AND AN APOLOGY FOR HIS ROLE IN SUSTAINING AN UNJUST SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT WHICH DISCRIMINATED AGAINST PEOPLE OF COLOUR 26th January 2018 This week I have been the subject of a sustained social media campaign seeking to portray me as an unrepentant Rhodesian […]
Interview with David Coltart conducted by the Daily News
Daily News By Jeffrey Muvundusi 9th July 2017 BULAWAYO – Our reporter Jeffrey Muvundusi had a wide ranging interview with Bulawayo-based respected lawyer and former Education Minister, David Coltart. Below are the excerpts of the interview.* Q: To begin with, what’s your analysis of Zimbabwe’s current economic situation? A: At the core of our current […]
David Coltart’s New Year message for 2017
Senator David Coltart 31st December 2016 I would like to wish all genuine Zimbabwean patriots and those who support the Zimbabwean struggle for democracy throughout the world a peaceful, productive and prosperous New Year. 2016 has been a difficult year for Zimbabweans with the economy in free fall and the country rudderless. It seems almost […]
MDC Press Statement on David Coltart threats
MDC Press statement 30 March 2016 It has been almost one month since MDC Secretary for Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Senator David Coltart, launched his book entitled “The Struggle Continues: 50 Years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe”. Senator Coltart is a human rights defender, politician, lawyer and community activist. In terms of our national constitution, as […]
Congratulations To Senator David Coltart For His Book
Nigeria News Statement by Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights 23 March 2016 Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights would like to congratulate prolific Bulawayo human rights lawyer and esteemed legislator Honorable Senator David Coltart for his compelling book: THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES – 50 YEARS OF TYRANNY IN ZIMBABWE. Coltart’s book is one piece of literary work […]