Category Archives: Press reports

NewZimbabwe.com 24th November 2017 OPPOSITION Senator David Coltart has said that Zimbabwe’s “president” at large Phelekezela Mphoko has made history, describing him as the only president in the world who never visited the country he led until leaving office. Mphoko, a key G40 member, was reportedly in Japan last Wednesday when the military launched its […]

Mail and Guardian By Simon Allison 24th November 2017 On March 5 1983, at a rally in Victoria Falls, Emmerson Mnangagwa delivered a threat, using language that would be echoed 11 years later by the perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide. As The Chronicle reported at the time: “Likening the dissidents to cockroaches and bugs, the […]

Business Day 23rd November 2017 Opinion The long succession battle in Zanu-PF has come to a bitter and sudden end — with a twist very few Zimbabwean citizens would have dared to imagine. Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s ruler of nearly four decades, was forced to resign in shame on Tuesday after growing pressure from the public […]

BBC 22nd November 2017 Zimbabwe’s incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa has hailed a “new and unfolding democracy” after returning from exile to replace Robert Mugabe. He also vowed to create jobs in a country where some estimates say 90% of people are unemployed. “We want to grow our economy, we want peace, we want jobs, jobs, […]

The Guardian By Jason Burke 21st November 2017 Historically, African takeovers have been seismic and violent, but now participants are more wary of international opinion It looked like a coup from a movie: a convoy of armoured vehicles, the president under house arrest, and the general on the nation’s screens talking of “restoring stability” in […]

The Guardian By Jason Burke 20th November 2017 Draft impeachment motion published by Zanu-PF party but support of opposition parties may be necessary after arrest or flight of some MPs Robert Mugabe faces being stripped of his office by parliament if he does not resign as president within days, as the political crisis triggered by […]

Gulf Times 20th November 2017 Members of Zimbabwe’s parliament will vote on whether to impeach President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday, the ruling Zanu-PF party said, after he failed to obey its ultimatum to step down. “The party has instructed the chief whip to proceed with impeachment proceedings against [Robert Gabriel] Mugabe as it has not […]

The Zimbabwe Mail 8th November 2017 On Monday, President Robert Mugabe fired his vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, sending shock waves through Zimbabwe’s political establishment. “I think that this is one of the most significant political events since independence,” said David Coltart, a prominent opposition leader and former education minister. Of course, over nearly four decades in […]

The Daily Maverick By PETER FABRICIUS 7th November 2017 Zimbabweans and the region are holding their breath to see if Emmerson Mnangagwa’s powerful supporters in the military will accept what is widely regarded as Robert Mugabe’s rash decision to fire his erstwhile trusted henchman. Shades of Salome. On Monday President Robert Mugabe indulged his wayward […]

Sunday News By Mehluli Sibanda, Senior Sports Reporter 29th October 2017 FORMER Minister of Education, Sports, Arts and Culture, David Coltart has praised the Tavengwa Mukuhlani led Zimbabwe Cricket board for doing a superb job of turning around the fortunes of the sport in the country. Coltart, a personal friend of former ZC chairman, Wilson […]