Author Archives: David Coltart
Coltart says Zimbabwe media needs transformation
The Zimbabwe Guardian By Dyke Sithole Sunday, 04 May 2008 THE newly elected MDC Senator for Khumalo constituency, David Coltart says there is need for the transformation of both the public and private media into critical and analytical institutions of the government of the day and opposition political parties. Addressing journalists in Bulawayo during the […]
Zimbabwe’s opposition divided over boycott of election re-run
The Observer, Sunday May 4 2008 By Tracy McVeigh and Parker Khesani in Bulawayo MDC members fail to make a decision as their leader Morgan Tsvangirai remains abroad amid fears for his safety After a day of top level meetings, Zimbabwe’s main opposition party yesterday failed to make a decision on whether it will take […]
Minister disrupts Press function addressed by Senator Coltart
The Standard, 4th May 2008 Information and Publicity Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu last week disrupted a function for journalists celebrating World Press Freedom Day when he took issue with the organisers after they asked him to respond to a keynote address by Senator David Coltart. Ndlovu, who arrived shortly before the meeting at the Bulawayo Press […]
In Zimbabwe, population shows restraint
Chicago Tribune Apr 30, 2008 Suspiciously delayed poll results, army trucks fanning out through villages, police ransacking opposition party offices, and reports of torched huts and broken-limbed civilians _ such has been the ugly face of democracy for nearly a decade in Zimbabwe, and by now most political experts have given up asking whether millions […]
Farmer and family currently under seige in Zimbabwe: farm workers are being violently assaulted.
The Zimbabwean 30th April 2008 Wayne Munroe, a farmer in Nymandlovhu (just outside Bulawayo in Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe), has been under siege since early this morning. His property has been encircled by in excess of 100 “war veterans”. He phoned the police in Nymandlovhu to inform them of the problem and was on the phone […]
What Happens If the Opposition Wins?
30 April 2008 By Dumisani O.Nkomo Dumisani Nkomo is the Chief Executive Officer of Habakkuk Trust which a Zimbabwean based information and Advocacy organization. The electoral impasse and political crisis that is currently dogging Zimbabwe could culminate in a number of scenarios, some being desirable, others undesirable but possible and yet others desirable and possible. […]
Zimbabwean senator: Prepare for another vote on Mugabe
Crikey.com.au Tuesday, 29 April 2008 Interview by Thomas Hunter: David Coltart is a senator with the Zimbabwean opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change. He first spoke to Crikey on 8 April, a week after the election. Three weeks on, Mugabe clings to power, with an announcement expected this week on the result of the […]
The sweet smell that precedes spring rains
The sweet smell that precedes spring rains By David Coltart Zimbabwean winters are dry. Between autumn in April and spring in September it does not rain much and by the time it starts warming up the soil is like powder and the velt golden brown. The baking hot days of September and October eventually yield […]
Military “Running” the Country
Institute for War and Peace Reporting By Nonthando Bhebhe in Harare 24 April 2008 Ruling party insiders say President Mugabe is effectively hostage to his security chiefs’ demands for continuity. Officials of the ruling ZANU-PF party say President Robert Mugabe is no longer fully in control, with much of the government’s day-to-day affairs being run […]
Zimbabwe on the Edge – Zimbabwe Election Stalled Aftermath Reflects a Defeated Ruler Unwilling to Relinquish Power
Cutting Edge By Priya Abraham April 21st 2008 To listen to Robert Mugabe’s latest rant on western imperialism, one would think history has not shaken the 84-year-old liberator-turned-dictator of Zimbabwe. “We need to maintain utmost vigilance in the face of vicious British machinations,” he told a crowd of thousands in Harare’s Gwanzura stadium on April […]