Author Archives: David Coltart
Zimbabwe’s military and ruling party will do anything to hold on to power warns former minister
International Business Times By Elsa Buchanan 14th September 2016 Former Minister David Coltart claims military will “do anything in their power to hang on” in 2018 polls. Zimbabwe’s ruling party, Zanu-PF, and the military may be fracturing along generational lines but many underestimate party members and officers’ determination to stay in power as the 2018 […]
EU plan for African investment; Zika grants for Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau; Botswana protest
Africa Times 14th September 2016 The president of the European Commission announced plans Wednesday for a new Investment Plan for Africa with the potential to raise up to €88 billion. The plan to support African economic growth will use public funding to attract additional public and private investment, President Jean-Claude Juncker said during his State […]
Zimbabwe protests are putting pressure on govt: Former minister
SABC 14th September 2016 A lawyer and former Minister of Education in Zimbabwe, Senator David Coltart, says the rolling protests are putting pressure on the government. This comes after the Zimbabwean Police re-imposed a ban on public demonstrations in the Harare Central Business District. It is expected to last until the middle of October. This […]
Zimbabwe: Former Minister David Coltart warns of violence if protests go ahead despite police ban
International Business Times By Elsa Buchanan 13th September 2016 Exclusive: Politician’s warning comes as police issue new order extending protest ban for one month. Zimbabwe’s former Education minister, and human rights lawyer, David Coltart has warned of a potential “increasingly hostile response from President Robert Mugabe’s regime”, including the use of the military and police […]
A Minister’s courageous stance shows education is key
Sunday Argus By Chris Chivers September 11 2016 TAXI drivers are usually shrewd judges of reality. Careering around the CBD and well beyond as a priest at St George’s Cathedral I learnt more in the context of minibus taxis about grassroots South African living than I did from most of the church meetings I attended! […]
Beyond Borders Scotland – Harare Blues – a conversation between Petina Gappah and David Coltart
Beyond Borders Scotland uTube 28th August 2016
The Coltart McGrath Regime change agenda
The Herald By Obi Eguna Jnr Simunya 26th August 2016 This is a scurrilous piece regarding my son and daughter in law. For some reason the Herald does not allow one to cut and paste their articles so the link to this article is below. The Coltart/McGrath regime change agenda
ZANU PF crumbles as the MDC re-emerges
NewZimbabwe.com By Addmore Zhou 19th August 2016 It has not been possible to download this article but the link is provided below. http://www.newzimbabwe.com/opinion-30798-Zanu+PF+crumbles+as+the+MDC+re-emerges/opinion.aspx
CATHOLIC CHURCH SEEKS TO KICKSTART MUGABE PROTESTS STALLED BY PASTOR’S DEPARTURE
The Tablet 18th August 2016 By Rose Gamble and Sean Smith Task of ousting Mugabe is too big for one person, bishops conference says as Mawarire plans UN protest in New York Catholic church seeks to kickstart Mugabe protests stalled by pastor’s departure The pastor who fled to the US after becoming the focus of […]
Mugabe need not vilify Mawarire
The Standard Sunday Opinion by Pius Wakatama 7th August 2016 Pastor Evan Mawarire, who started #ThisFlag movement which led to the shut-down of Zimbabwe on July 6, is stuck in South Africa where he had just gone, as he said, for a break. This was after being harassed, intimidated, arrested and detained in cells on […]