Zimbabwe opposition icon Tsvangirai dies

AFP 16th February 2018 Zimbabwe was plunged into grief on Thursday following the death of veteran opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, roundly praised as a hero, champion of democracy and symbol of resistance who will be hard to replace. The former trade union stalwart who posed the most formidable challenge to the ruling ZANU PF party’s

Morgan Tsvangirai dies aged 65

iNews By Karl McDonald 15th February 2018 Morgan Tsvangirai, a long-time rival of the former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, has died at the age of 65. The leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) died yesterday of colon cancer in a hospital in Johannesburg. For years, Tsvangirai presented the biggest challenge to Mugabe and

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai dies of cancer aged 65

Daily Mail 14th February 2018 Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has died at the age of 65, bringing an end to his long campaign to lead his country. Elias Mudzuri, a vice president of his Movement for Democratic Change party, said Mr Tsvangirai died on Wednesday evening in a Johannesburg hospital. He had been

Mnangagwa Appointed A Judge Fingered For Alleged Corruption – Coltart

Zimeye By Farai D Hove 1st February 2018 President Emmerson Mnangagwa has blundered by appointing to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, a judge who has been fingered for alleged corruption, a legal expert says. Former Senator David Coltart says, “whilst President Mnangagwa has made good appointments to the Procurement Board & ZIMRA when it came to

Coltart and Gukurahundi conspiracy against Mnangagwa

The Herald MY TURN (Propaganda) WITH TICHAONA ZINDOGA 31st January 2018 Last week, opposition politician and lawyer — one of Zimbabwe’s few politically active white men — David Coltart, published on his blog a statement “on Rhodesian atrocities, his time in the BSAP and an apology for his role in sustaining an unjust system of

Coltart says sorry: Rhodesia era cop apologises for atrocities against Africans

The Chronicle By Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter 29th January 2018 FORMER Education Minister Senator David Coltart has lauded President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Government following the passing of the National Peace and Reconciliation Act, saying it was a step in the right direction. In a statement he posted on his page on micro-blogging site, twitter on Friday,

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

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa taking flak over the ‘Gukurahundi’ massacre

Business Day and Bloomberg By ANTONY SGUAZZIN 23rd January 2018 Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa is urging the country to put behind it one of its most painful episodes: the army’s massacre of as many as 20,000 people from the minority Ndebele ethnic group in the 1980s. Mnangagwa, who replaced Robert Mugabe as president in November,

Zimbabwe opposition party leader Roy Bennett killed in New Mexico crash

CNN 20th January 2018 Key Zimbabwe opposition leader Roy Bennett died Wednesday in a helicopter crash in a remote area in northeastern New Mexico, authorities said Thursday. Four other people, including the pilot and co-pilot, also died in the crash, New Mexico State Police said. One passenger, who suffered serious injuries, is expected to survive,

Bennett, Wife Die in Helicopter Crash

The Herald By Zvamaida Murwira 19th January 2018 Former MDC-T national treasurer Mr Roy Bennett and his wife Heather died in a helicopter crash in Canada yesterday. Details of circumstances surrounding their death were not immediately clear, but several senior MDC-T officials posted on social media platforms, especially on Facebook, announcing the death. MDC-T spokesperson