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CITE By Brenda Lulu Harris 2nd July 2022 Senator David Coltart believes that if the late former Vice President, Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, had remained alive longer , Zimbabwe would have not degenerated to its current status, where political and socio-economic instability thrived. The former education minister said Dr Nkomo would have sought to put […]

By David Coltart Zimbabwe Independent 24th June 2022 In last week’s Zimbabwe Independent a writer describing himself as Jonathan Chando, a lawyer, wrote an opinion piece justifying Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. His article cannot be left unanswered. Aside from anything else, lawyers are trained to argue on the facts and the law, and Chando does […]

Is it just more Zanu-PF smoke-and-mirrors and deception? Some suggest it’s meant to deflect criticism that Zimbabwe is harbouring genocidal killers  Former Ethiopian dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam at a welcoming ceremony on the eve of a non-aligned summit in Harare, Zimbabwe, in September 1986. (Photo: Alexander Joe and Dominique Faget / AFP) By Peter Fabricius Follow 06 […]

By David Coltart Bulawayo 28th May 2022 It is a great honour for me to be asked by the family to speak today.  As we celebrate Boetie’s life and mourn his passing it is important that we reflect on his life and the principles he stood by so that we can learn from them and […]

Newsday 25th January 2022 BY CATHERINE MUCHIRI STAKEHOLDERS in the education sector have called on government to address the multi-pronged crisis in the sector amid reports that 1,5 million learners have dropped out of school due to poverty and the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown. The call came as the world yesterday commemorated International Day of Education. […]

His love for cricket and Zimbabwe drew him back to both time and again. It would also be his undoing BY FIRDOSE MOONDA   www.thecricketmonthly.com  JANUARY 12, 2022 Heath Streak had never heard a silence so loud. It was March 2018 and Zimbabwe had failed to qualify for the 2019 World Cup. Missing out was a matter of […]

Daily Maverick 3rd October 2020 By Peter Fabricius Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change- Alliance (MDC-A), is under severe attack as the country’s ruling ZanuPF conspires with a tiny MDC splinter group, MDC-T, to help it seize the much bigger party’s parliamentary seats and other elected offices, headquarters and finances. ZanuPF has […]

263 Chat 2nd October 2020 By Fadzai Ndangana Teachers have rejected the 40 percent cost of living adjustment offer by the government demanding a wage in the region of USD 520 for the lowest paid public worker synonymous with their October 2018 pay structure. In an interview with with 263Chat, spokesperson of the Amalgamated Rural […]

Senator David Coltart 17th April 2020 The Zimbabwean Coronavirus lockdown is due to end at midnight on Sunday the 19th April. Mr Mnangagwa has stated that his government is going to review that policy and has suggested he will make a decision on the 20th April, but if it is left that late that will […]

The Mnangagwa regime is deeply concerned about the threat that Nelson Chamisa’s MDC A Party poses to its hegemony and yesterday went to extraordinary lengths to try to neutralise that threat. On the face of it the Supreme Court has ordered Chamisa to submit himself to another Congress of the MDC which will be convened […]