Author Archives: David Coltart
“Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.” Thoughts on the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe on the 22nd August 2018
David Coltart Blog 22nd August 2018 One thing is very clear in my mind this morning is that the good Lord desires justice – it goes to the very root of His character. Indeed that is what the cross is all about – the Lord’s requirement that there be justice. So as we contemplate Zimbabwe’s […]
Mnangagwa must show he’s not above the law
The Times By Senator David Coltart 21st August 2018 Zimbabwe’s president needs to allow judges to tell the truth about how the election was stolen Since coming to power in Zimbabwe last November following the coup that removed Robert Mugabe, Emmerson Mnangagwa has sought to portray himself as a changed man. His rhetoric speaks of […]
No more lipstick on the pig
Daily Maverick By Paul Trewhela 10th August 2018 South Africa must not allow President Cyril Ramaphosa to attend the inauguration of the tribalist and human rights criminal Emmerson Mnangagwa as President of Zimbabwe on Sunday. In his article,” If we do not end the rule of the junta, the misery of Zimbabwe will continue” (9 […]
Zambia ‘colluded’ with Zimbabwe over Biti’s arrest
BBC 8th August 2018 Senior Zimbabwean opposition MDC Alliance official Tendai Biti was arrested after he reported to Zambian immigration officials at the Chirundu border post, about 350km north (217 miles) of the capital Harare, his lawyer Nqobizitha Mlilo has been quoted by Reuters news agency as saying. “It seems the Zambian immigration officials alerted […]
It will be hard for democratic countries to embrace Mnangagwa as someone different to Mugabe
The Telegraph Op-ed by David Coltart 4th August 2018 When Robert Mugabe was removed from power in the November 2017 coup I wrote that whilst a tyrant had been removed, we had yet to remove a tyranny. Emmerson Mnangagwa impressed me with his rhetoric when he took over as president. He spoke of a commitment […]
Calls for Ramaphosa to intervene in Zim’s post-election unrest
Cape Talk Radio Kieno Kumins 2nd August 2018 At least three people are dead following post-election violence in Zimbabwe on Wednesday. Police and military were allegedly attacking opposition supporters in the streets of Harare. Chaos broke in the capital after rumours Zanu PF had won the majority of parliamentary seats. Former Zimbabwean cabinet minister David […]
Zimbabwe elections: 5.5m people registered as polls open in first election without Robert Mugabe on ballot
The Independent By Jon Sharman, Christopher Torchia, Farai Mutsaka, MacDonald Dzirutwe and Joe Brock Monday 30 July 2018 Zimbabweans have gone to the polls in their first election without former president Robert Mugabe on the ballot. The current president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, succeeded the 94-year-old last November in a bloodless coup that put an abrupt end […]
‘Zimbabwe’s money problems betray lack of confidence in institutions’
Gulf News By Richard Chimbiri, Copy Editor 29th July 2018 “The moon has spoken,†many Zimbabweans joked on social media on Friday, as a red moon appeared across the sky. The lunar eclipse that drew millions of sky gazers outdoors across the world had assumed a political angle in the country. Red is the official […]
Emmerson Mnangagwa says he will rescue Zimbabwe. Don’t believe it
The Economist 26th July 2018 In the first election since a coup, the party of Robert Mugabe deserves to lose FOR the first time since independence in 1980, Zimbabwe goes to the polls on July 30th without Robert Mugabe on the ballot. Instead the old despot’s former sidekick, who took his place after a coup […]
It’s the junta stupid
Senator David Coltart Commentary 26th July 2018 Bill Clinton when once asked about what was they key issue in his 1992 election campaign famously replied “its the economy stupid†– and it was. For all the experience that incumbent President George H Bush brought to the electorate the fact remained that the US economy was […]