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Silence in the face of evil is itself evil
By David Coltart Bulawayo 27th July 2022 Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote: “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” There is so much evil in #Zimbabwe at present. Innocent people are in prison and bail has been […]
Zimbabwe would not have been this chaotic if Nkomo had remained alive longer: Coltart
CITE By Brenda Lulu Harris 2nd July 2022 Senator David Coltart believes that if the late former Vice President, Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, had remained alive longer , Zimbabwe would have not degenerated to its current status, where political and socio-economic instability thrived. The former education minister said Dr Nkomo would have sought to put […]
Reflections of the life of Noel Eric Boetie Mbokodo York
By David Coltart Bulawayo 28th May 2022 It is a great honour for me to be asked by the family to speak today. As we celebrate Boetie’s life and mourn his passing it is important that we reflect on his life and the principles he stood by so that we can learn from them and […]
Govt urged to address crisis in education sector
Newsday 25th January 2022 BY CATHERINE MUCHIRI STAKEHOLDERS in the education sector have called on government to address the multi-pronged crisis in the sector amid reports that 1,5 million learners have dropped out of school due to poverty and the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown. The call came as the world yesterday commemorated International Day of Education. […]
The many silences of Heath Streak
His love for cricket and Zimbabwe drew him back to both time and again. It would also be his undoing BY FIRDOSE MOONDA www.thecricketmonthly.com JANUARY 12, 2022 Heath Streak had never heard a silence so loud. It was March 2018 and Zimbabwe had failed to qualify for the 2019 World Cup. Missing out was a matter of […]
Some personal thoughts on Zimbabwe’s Coronavirus lockdown policy
Senator David Coltart 17th April 2020 The Zimbabwean Coronavirus lockdown is due to end at midnight on Sunday the 19th April. Mr Mnangagwa has stated that his government is going to review that policy and has suggested he will make a decision on the 20th April, but if it is left that late that will […]
“Giving strength to the weary and increasing the power of the weak” – Comment regarding the Supreme Court judgment issued on the 31st March 2020 against Nelson Chamisa
The Mnangagwa regime is deeply concerned about the threat that Nelson Chamisa’s MDC A Party poses to its hegemony and yesterday went to extraordinary lengths to try to neutralise that threat. On the face of it the Supreme Court has ordered Chamisa to submit himself to another Congress of the MDC which will be convened […]
Zimbabweans can be forgiven for thinking they must be with Alice in Wonderland – the bizarre case of Dr Peter Magombeyi
David Coltart Blog Bulawayo 24th September 2019 Zimbabweans can be forgiven for thinking that they must be with Alice in Wonderland because our legal system and law enforcement is so increasingly and utterly bizarre. About 10 days ago a medical doctor, the President of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association, who was representing doctors in salary […]
As Dr Magombeyi resurfaces, the third force debate rages on, as Job Sikhala narrates torture story
Bulawayo News 24 24th September 2019 By Thomas Mukandi The acting president of Zimbabwe Hospital Doctor Associations Peter Magombeyi, who was allegedly abducted on Friday last week in Budiriro, was on last week Thursday night confirmed to have been released from the hands of his abductors in the evening. Magombeyi’s release comes after doctors had […]
U.S. told to come clean about knowledge of 1980s Mugabe massacres in Zimbabwe
Washington Times By Geoff Hill 23rd September 2019 Human rights groups and activists are demanding the release of CIA and State Department files showing how much the U.S. government knew about what they say was a genocide in the 1980s under Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, whose funeral took place earlier this month in Harare. For more […]