Author Archives: David Coltart
How Zimbabweans Reacted To Gonyeti’s Arrest
Pindula.com 26th February 2019 Bus Stop TV actor and social media commentator Samantha Kureya was on Tuesday arrested while she was at her home in Mufakose, Harare. Twitter users were full of outrage over the arrest of the popular ‘Gonyeti’. Below are some of the comments made over the arrest:MDC Zimbabwe†We are being informed […]
Riot police sold a dummy
Bulawayo News 24 12th February 2019 Residents in the western areas of the second city woke up yesterday to see a huge presence of riot police who were anticipating another round of protests. Apparently, the police were reacting to fake news posted on WhatsApp. While the police and army have for the past three weeks […]
Moyo laments attack on city shops
The Standard 10th February 2019 United Refineries CEO Busisa Moyo has lamented the extent of damages suffered by Bulawayo businesses during the January 14 protests, citing the destruction of retail shops especially in high-density areas. A number of shops were looted after the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions-organised stayaway turned violent. “This shopping complex with […]
Zimbabwean President Invites Opposition Leaders for Talks
Bloomberg By Desmond Kumbuka and Godfrey Marawanyika 6th February 2019 Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa invited opposition leaders for talks after a violent crackdown on anti-government protests over an economic crisis. The meeting will take place on Wednesday at State House in the capital, Harare, Madock Chivasa, a spokesman for the opposition National Constitutional Assembly, said […]
The West must call out abuse of human rights in Zimbabwe
The National By David Pratt Foreign Affairs Editor 1st February 2019 WELL done the Church of Scotland. At a time when so much of the international community has been shamefully reticent over atrocities committed in a brutal crackdown in Zimbabwe, it’s been reassuring to see the church calling for intervention. Some of the reports of human rights […]
Lawyers March Against ‘Threat to Rule of Law by Military’
AllAfrica.com By Jerry Chifamba 29th January 2019 Cape Town — Zimbabwe lawyers have taken to the streets to protest against the alleged abuse of rule of law by the State. “So proud of my professional colleagues today. Restore the rule of law and constitutional democracy. The army must go back to the barracks,” prominent lawyer […]
Zimbabwe rights groups slam army crackdown
Saturday Star 26 Jan 2019 By PHATHISANI MOYO Harare ZIMBABWE human rights organisations have expressed concern about the continuing military crackdown, which they maintain is mostly targeting people living in townships and activists. Human rights lawyer David Coltart yesterday said the army’s door-to-door crackdown was on homes near areas that had roads barricaded and shops […]
Troops return to Zimbabwe’s streets with a vengeance
Sky News By John Sparks 24th January 2019 John Sparks visits Bulawayo in Zimbabwe where businesses have been ripped apart and people beaten mercilessly. Source: Troops return to Zimbabwe’s streets with a vengeance | World News | Sky News John Sparks visits Bulawayo in Zimbabwe where businesses have been ripped apart and people beaten mercilessly. Fresh reports […]
Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwe’s iconic musician of hope, has died
Quartz Africa 23rd January 2019 By Farai Shawn Matiashe & Lynsey Chutel in Harare Zimbabwe Oliver Mtukudzi, the musician fondly known as Tuku, has died at the age of 66. Mtukudzi died Wednesday (Jan. 23) at Avenues Clinic in Harare. An international star with a fan base across the continent, Mtukudzi is mourned at home in Zimbabwe and around the […]
Fantasy that Mnangagwa would fix Zimbabwe now fully exposed
TheConversation.com 22nd January 2019 As of January 18, more than 12 people had died, no less than 78 had suffered gunshot injuries, and at least 240 had been beaten and tortured by the Zimbabwean state. More than 466 had been arbitrarily arrested and detained, while hundreds are displaced or in safe houses in and outside the […]