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Zimbabwe opposition wins key post
New York Times By Celia W. Dugger Published: August 26, 2008 JOHANNESBURG: Jubilant opposition legislators in Zimbabwe’s Parliament broke into song and dance on Monday after their candidate won the powerful position of speaker of Parliament, defeating a nominee backed by President Robert Mugabe’s party, ZANU-PF. The victory of the opposition candidate, Lovemore Moyo, by […]
SW Radio Africa Hotseat Transcript – Journalist Violet Gonda interviews Senator David Coltart and political analyst Brian Kagoro
SW Radio Africa Broadcast 15 August 2008 Violet Gonda: We welcome David Coltart who is a newly elected senator for the MDC led by Arthur Mutambara and Brian Kagoro a political analyst, on the programme Hot Seat. Thank you for joining us. Coltart & Kagoro: Thank you Violet. Gonda: Let me start with David. The […]
Zimbabwe crisis talks break down?
ABC Radio Australia The World Today – Wednesday, 30 July, 2008 12:40 Reporter: Eleanor Hall Interview with Senator David Coltart ELEANOR HALL: In South Africa the crisis talks between Zimbabwean leaders stalled overnight. South Africa’s President, Thabo Mbeki, who brokered the deal for the meeting, said while the negotiators have now returned home, the talks […]
The German Company with Zimbabwean Blood On Its Hands
Iaindale.blogspot.com By Iain Dale 22 June 2008 A company with direct links to such household names as The Post Office and the Royal Bank of Scotland is propping up Robert Mugabe’s despotic rule in Zimbabwe by printing its bank notes. In the past month, these increasingly worthless notes have been used to bribe officials in […]
Zimbabwe opposition fears crackdown, calls for election observers
Europe News June 9, 2008 Stockholm – Members of Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said Monday they feared further violence by President Robert Mugabe’s government ahead of the presidential run- off. ‘It is quite clear to us that Robert Mugabe is prepared to do literally anything to secure victory,’ David Coltart, an MDC […]
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 […]
Human rights lawyer warns against Zimbabwe retaliation
ABC Australia By Africa correspondent Andrew Geoghegan 9th March 2008 Zimbabwe Opposition supporters who claim they have been assaulted by pro-Mugabe militants are being warned not to retaliate. Human rights lawyer David Coltart, who has just been re-elected as an Opposition Senator in Zimbabwe, says President Robert Mugabe is trying to provoke his opponents. David […]
Senator tells: Why the fight is still ahead for Zimbabweans
Crikey Tuesday, 8 April 2008 Interview by Thomas Hunter: David Coltart is a senator with the Zimbabwean opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change. He was first elected to office in 2000, before which he worked as a human rights lawyer. He spoke to Crikey from Zimbabwe late yesterday. Following Mugabe’s corruption of the first […]
The Future of Zimbabwe: Prospects for Democracy and Economic Recovery
You can hear my speech at the Heritage Foundation here. —————– Speaker(s): The Honorable David Coltart Shadow Justice Minister and Member of Parliament for Bulawayo South, Republic of Zimbabwe Host(s): Brett D. Schaefer Jay Kingham Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs, The Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, The Heritage Foundation Details: Location: The Heritage Foundation’s Allison […]