Author Archives: David Coltart

by Mandla Ndlovu The Town Clerk of  the City of Bulawayo Christophe Dube, under the guidance of His Worship Senator David Coltart, the Mayor and Patron of the Mayor’s Christmas Cheer Fund, has announced the commencement of the 2023 Mayor’s Christmas Cheer Fund. The initiative aims to rally the community in extending a helping hand […]

By Innocent Magondo BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart says he recently met Lord Provost David Cameron of Aberdeen in Scotland to explore ways to strengthen the two cities’ twinning arrangement. Coltart said he recently met Cameron while celebrating his 40th wedding anniversary. Posting on X (formerly Twitter), Coltart said he used his leave to engage Aberdeen officials […]

By Chidochashe Kossam Published on B-Metro The newly elected Bulawayo mayor Councillor David Coltart, has spearheaded the official launch of a week-long clean-up campaign dubbed Big Spring Cleaning which is aimed at restoring the city’s cleanliness. The initiative, which started on Monday, is set to run until 7 October. With the City of Bulawayo facing significant challenges in waste management and […]

By 3-mob.com As expected, former Senator and Minister David Coltart has been elected as mayor of Bulawayo. The news was confirmed by former CCC Spokesperson and now Mt Pleasant Legislator Fadzayi Mahere: CONGRATULATIONS to David Coltart on being elected Mayor of Bulawayo. Here’s wishing you the best in your tenure and hoping the residents, business […]

By Senator David Coltart Bulawayo 26th August 2023 Executive Summary This paper questions whether the 2023 Zimbabwean elections are “credible” according to both national and international standards, in particular the standards of SADC (Southern African Development Community). This paper identifies numerous national and international requirements which were breached during the 2023 elections including:  The paper […]

Daily Maverick 19th July 2023 By Peter Fabricius The African Union has been condemned for reportedly allowing its Pan-African Parliament to appoint the Zimbabwean “prophet” Uebert Angel, recently exposed as a gold smuggler and money launderer, as its ambassador for interfaith dialogue and humanitarian affairs. The independent Zimbabwean radio station Nehanda Radio reported that it had been […]

CITE 19th July 2023 By Tanaka Mrewa Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) aspiring Bulawayo Ward 4 councillor David Coltart has vowed to rid the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) of corruption and revert the city to its former glory should he be voted into office.  Coltart has also been touted as the city’s next mayor. In […]

From 21-23 June 2023, the European Solidarity Centre and The Brenthurst Foundation staged a conference on ‘Rolling Back Authoritarianism’ in Gda?sk, Poland, the epicentre of political change in Poland and in Europe in the late 1980s. The event was attended by more than 50 leaders from Africa, Latin America, Poland and the Baltic States. At […]

The Zimbabwean 26th June 2023 Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) have filed an urgent appeal before the High Court on behalf of the Labour, Economists, and African Democrats (LEAD) political party, seeking to declare the government’s efforts to modify the country’s constitution through the use of a Statutory Instrument, unconstitutional. This development comes after […]

A Policy Paper by Senator David Coltart – eight policy decisions to think about 7th June 2023 Publisher Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit Truman-HausKarl-Marx-Straße 214482 Potsdam-Babelsberg /freiheit.org /FriedrichNaumannStiftungFreiheit /FNFreiheit Author Senator David ColtartMinister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture (Zimbabwe 2009 – 2013) Editor Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom East Africa OfficeNairobi / Kenya Contact Phone: […]