Category Archives: Letters
Letter to the Cape Argus published on the 1st March 2008
The Editor Cape Argus, Attention: Mr Chris Whitfield Dear Sir, I have read the letter published in the Cape Argus on the 17th February 2008 written by my friend and colleague Roy Bennett in which he accused Zimbabwean Presidential candidate Simba Makoni of complicity in various crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Mugabe regime because […]
February 2008 Newsletter to Bulawayo South Constituents
February 2008 Newsletter to Bulawayo South Constituents Dear Friends, Harold Wilson once said that “a week is a long time in politics†and it certainly is. Since I last wrote to you in January there have been dramatic and unforeseen political events that have taken place in Zimbabwe. The gerrymandering of Bulawayo South In the […]
Bulawayo South Constituency – January 2008 Newsletter
10th January 2008 Dear Friends, There can be no strong economy without democracy Since being elected by you in June 2000 if I have had one consistent message it has been that we will not restore and develop Zimbabwe’s economy unless we turn Zimbabwe into a genuinely democratic state. Indeed I have been saying this […]
Zimbabwe has the lowest life expectancy in the world
Dear Friends, As some of you know I have been speaking recently about the appalling fact that Zimbabwe now has the lowest life expectancy in the world (women 34 and men 37). Some of you may have wondered whether I had my facts right. It is often hard to graphically illustrate the scale of death […]
Letter to Bulawayo South Constituents September 2006
Dear Friends, When I last wrote to you in late May, explaining my views regarding the split in the MDC, I said I would write again regarding my general work as your MP, and this is now that letter. Life in Zimbabwe continues to get harder for all her people except the ruling elite who […]
Letter to friends
Dear Friends, I don’t know whether you have been following the recent discussion on SW Radio Africa involving Tendai and Welshman. The last transcript has just been published and this excerpt is important: “Violet: And, finally, you know, some have asked why the visionaries and luminaries in the MDC are wasting time and breath and […]
Amicable Divorce
Letter from Tendai Biti (Secretary General, MDC) to David Coltart Dear David I refer to your letter dated 17th February 2006 addressed to President Morgan Tsvangirai in his personal and individual capacity, which letter as I have pointed out to you, I have not read or been privy too. I am aware however from newspaper […]
A plea for non violent action
This letter was sent today to senior leaders of both factions of the MDC: Dear Friends, As you know I have been trying to broker peace between the two factions of the MDC since the 12th October 2005. I know that some of you are skeptical about this and about my ability to play this […]
Letter to Morgan Tsvangirai
Dear Morgan, Reference: Proposal to broker an amicable divorce. I refer to my letter addressed to you dated the 20th February 2006 which was hand delivered to you on the 22nd February 2006. This letter is being hand delivered to you on the 9th April 2006 by kind favour of Eddie Cross. As you know […]
Proposal to broker an amicable divorce – letters to Morgan Tsvangirai and Gibson Sibanda
Full versions of letters to Morgan Tsvangirai (dated 27 January 2006) and Gibson Sibanda (dated 8 February 2006) can be downloaded below. The opening paragraph of both letters reads as follows… Reference: proposal to broker an amicable divorce I refer to our discussion […] when I first raised with you the possibility of trying to […]