Author Archives: David Coltart
Join the dance – MDC told
ZimOnline By Juma Donke Thursday 11 December 2008 CAPE TOWN – The opposition Movement for Democratic Change has no option but to accept the flawed September 15 power sharing agreement with ZANU PF for it to start reversing the deleterious effects of the humanitarian crisis that is spreading across Zimbabwe. Political commentator John Makumbe on […]
Remaining faithful in a situation of crisis and hopelessness
TRANSCRIPT OF SERMON BY SENATOR DAVID COLTART, CHRISTCHURCH, KENILWORTH, CAPE TOWN : 7TH DECEMBER 2008 “Nevertheless, each one of you should retain the place in life that the Lord assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches. Was a man already circumcised […]
Zimbabwe’s police and army clash in Harare
The Telegraph By Sebastien Berger and Peta Thornycroft in Harare 1 December 2008 Police shot at rioting soldiers on the streets of Harare on Monday as unpaid uniformed personnel sided with the country’s impoverished people for the first time in protest against Zimbabwe’s collapsing economy. Tensions boiled over when around 50 troops were denied money […]
Constitutional Amendment Now Focus In Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Saga
VOA By Blessing Zulu Washington 18 November 2008 Zimbabwe’s troubled power-sharing process involving the long-ruling ZANU-PF and the majority Movement for Democratic Change focused Tuesday on the constitutional amendment required to establish the office of prime minister to lead a national unity government. Sources in both parties indicated competing drafts of such an amendment were […]
The Long and Winding Road: Towards a free and fair electoral system
Speech given by Senator David Coltart Law Society Summer School: Troutbeck 14th November 2008 I am grateful to Beatrice Mtetwa, President of the Law Society, for giving me a blank cheque today to speak about our electoral system. You may say that this is useless, since cheques are all but worthless in Zimbabwe at the […]
Robert Mugabe to form government ‘as soon as possible’
The Telegraph By Sebastien Berger And Peta Thornycroft in Johannesburg 10 November 2008 The opposition Movement for Democratic Change had been demanding control of the home affairs ministry, but a Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Johannesburg at the weekend said the post should be shared. “We will try to institute it as soon […]
Robert Mugabe to form government ‘as soon as possible’
The Telegraph By Sebastien Berger 10 November 2008 Robert Mugabe, the president of Zimbabwe, said he would form a new government “as soon as possible” yesterday, after his neighbours backed him over the country’s deadlocked power-sharing agreement. The opposition Movement for Democratic Change had been demanding control of the home affairs ministry, but a Southern […]
Robert Mugabe forces Zimbabwe aid agencies into cash crisis
The Telegraph By Peta Thornycroft in Harare Last Updated: 1:07AM BST 19 Oct 2008 Aid agencies have accused Robert Mugabe of cutting their lifeline to millions of starving Zimbabweans after he imposed sweeping new bank restrictions which have made it impossible for them to finance their operations. In a bid to stop speculators profiteering on […]
Mimicking Mugabe: Zimbabwe’s false democratic project
New Zimbabwe.Com By Mthulisi Mathuthu Posted to the web: 18/10/2008 13:11:08 AS THE curtain slowly comes down on one of the vilest regimes of our time, it seems easy to cast President Robert Mugabe as a failed politician who blew a sure thing – veering off from being a gentleman of international standing into a […]
Zimbabwe crisis in quotes
Nehanda Radio 17 October 2008 “We are still in the same deadlock. We failed to agree. ZANU-PF is trying to give us a bicycle without wheels but we are refusing to ride that bicycle,” MDC-T chief negotiator, Tendai Biti. “We need to be tolerant, patient and lower our expectations. The deal is only three weeks […]