Author Archives: David Coltart
Gukurahundi cover-up fears in Kezi
The Standard By Nqobani Ndlovu 4th June 2017 Suspected human bones believed to be of victims of the Gukurahundi massacres discovered in Kezi, Matabeleland South last week were “hurriedly†reburied without any forensic analysis, raising questions that government is “hiding somethingâ€. Kezi is one of the areas that bore the brunt of the mass killings […]
Mugabe spends a staggering 77 days out of Zim in 2017
The Standard By Xolisani Ncube 28th May 2017 President Robert Mugabe spent a staggering 77 days out of the country in the first five months of the year as his love for foreign travel continues to drain the cash-strapped government. Mugabe arrived in the country on Friday after spending a week at the Mexican resort […]
37 years into independence has no single serviceable Zimbabwean plane
Byo24 News By Stephen Jakes 24th May 2017 MDC senior official David Coltart who is also a former Education Minister has said Zimbabwe 37 years after its independence still has no single serviceable plane amid the ban of its dangerous plane from flying into European zones. He said although the ruining party (Zanu PF) controlled […]
“Let us not become weary in doing good” – The 2017 Petra Address by Senator David Coltart
The 2017 Petra Address Given on Founders Day 23rd May 2017 at Petra Primary School By Senator David Coltart “Let us not become weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up” Just over 31 years ago on 12 March 1986 at the annual […]
Top Zimbabwean Official wants to abolish dual citizenship
Eyewitness News 12th May 2017 Zimbabwe’s four-year-old Constitution allows people to hold more than one passport, but Registrar General Tobaiwa Mudede says he wants to change that. A top Zimbabwe official wants to ban dual citizenship and lawyers are outraged. Zimbabwe’s four-year-old Constitution allows people to hold more than one passport, but Registrar General Tobaiwa […]
Zimbabwe’s protest Pastor Mawarire set to rattle Mugabe… again
News 24 By Njabulo Ncube 5 May 2017 Harare – Zimbabwe clergy Evan Mawarire of #This Flag fame is bringing together social movements against President Robert Mugabe ahead of the 2018 polls amid increasing calls for opposition leaders to swiftly bring to finality a grand coalition. Elections are tentatively set for July 2018 but the […]
David Coltart brief comments regarding ZEC’s constitutional responsibilities
VOA 4 May 2017 This is the link to the uTube post in which I speak about the importance of the Constitution in the run up to the 2018 elections. http://www.voandebele.com/a/kumele-siphathe-isisekelo-sombuso-njengebhayibhili/3837600.html
Mnangagwa’s un-statesman-like language cause for concern
Newsday 4 May 2017 Candour: an opinion piece by NQABA MATSHAZI Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa is widely regarded as the person to succeed President Robert Mugabe in Zanu PF and maybe the country as well. He is seen as a reformer, a person who has an ear to business and who knows what needs to be […]
Main Zimbabwe opposition parties join to take on Mugabe in 2018
Irish Times 21 April 2017 By Bill Corcoran Movement for Democratic Change and National People’s Front sign pact ahead of 2018 vote The leaders of Zimbabwe’s two main opposition political parties have forged an alliance to take on President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu-PF party in the southern African country’s general elections next year. Movement […]
Mujuru will be ‘significant ally’ for Tsvangirai
Bulawayo 24 News 20 March 2017 Former vice president Joice Mujuru will be a significant ally for Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai ahead of next year’s elections, an analyst says. Mujuru and Tsvangirai signed a pact in Harare on Wednesday to pave the way for a coalition of opposition parties to face President Robert […]