Author Archives: David Coltart
Jacket Notes: Stuart Doran on Kingdom, power, glory: Mugabe, Zanu and the quest for supremacy, 1960-1987
Sunday Times 29th August 2017 Kingdom, power, glory: Mugabe, Zanu and the quest for supremacy, 1960-1987 (Sithata Media) by Dr Stuart Doran The publishing of this book, centred on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s orchestration of the Gukurahundi massacres, is the end of a long process. At one level, it began in 2003 when I discovered […]
David Coltart’s offices raided
Sunday News 27th August 2017 BURGLARS broke into former Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Senator David Coltart’s law firm offices in Belmont, Bulawayo last weekend and got away with an undisclosed amount of money, it has been confirmed. Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Precious Simango, however, said she was not in a position to comment […]
Trump is delighting dictators everywhere
Washington Post 21st August 2017 By Michael Gerson We are seeing the sad effects of President Trump’s renunciation of moral leadership on American politics and culture — the waning of civility, idealism and respect, and the waxing of contempt, prejudice and racial division. But how is a similar moral abdication — summarized as the doctrine […]
Zimbabwe’s untold history: Time luminaries told their stories
Newsday Candour with Nqaba Matshazi 17th August 2017 In 2007, when the country’s political temperatures were rising ahead of a Zanu PF congress and the 2008 elections, I asked now Zapu leader, Dumiso Dabengwa whether he had thought of writing a book, he promised that he was working on something. Dabengwa was clearly on his […]
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard’s remarks at the book launch of “The Struggle Continues” August 2017
Centre for Independent Studies Sydney, Australia 10th August 2017 On the 10th August 2017 the Centre for Independent Studies hosted Senator David Coltart for the Sydney book launch of “The Struggle Continues”. Former Australian Prime Minister was the guest of honour. This is the link to the event and Mr Howard’s remarks recorded on uTube:
Sekeramayi’s political stock is rising
Bulawayo News24 30th July 2017 Defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi’s political stock is rising amid indications that neutrals in the do-or-die Zanu-PF war to succeed President Robert Mugabe are pushing for his elevation to occupy the top office in the event that the incumbent retires or gets incapacitated, the Daily News can exclusively report. This comes […]
‘Dark and Tormented History’ – Zimbabweans Slam Vote for Mugabe to Change Constitution
News24 27th July 2017 Prominent Zimbabweans Wednesday took to social media to slam a vote by MPs from President Robert Mugabe’s party to change the constitution, just four years after the country adopted the new charter. The Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.1) Bill, which gives the president the power to handpick top judges, is seen […]
Petra Trust acts to create a single school to improve education and strengthen itself financially
The Chronicle By Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter 26th July 2017 PRIVATE schools in the country are facing hard times with some of them coming up with drastic measures to save their institutions from collapse due to financial challenges. Petra Schools Trust in Bulawayo has integrated and remodeled the primary and secondary schools into one institution […]