Category Archives: Statements

Jacana Media Release 28 February 2016 Jacana Media, Brooklyn Mall and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Struggle Continues: 50 Years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe by David Coltart. Join Coltart, the former MDC Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, in conversation with Judge Dennis Davis on Zimbabwe’s unfinished struggle for freedom. […]

Statement by Senator David Coltart regarding the attack on him by the new Zimbabwe Cricket Chairman 3 November 2015 Readers should note that despite the fact that I responded in detail to the Sunday News it never printed my reply which is contained in full below, which I originally posted on my Facebook page. I […]

Statement by Senator David Coltart regarding Zimbabwe’s breach of UNESCO’s Florence Agreement September 15 2015 On December 1 1998 Zimbabwe signed and ratified UNESCO’s “Florence Agreement” – the agreement “on the importation of Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials”. Proof of Zimbabwe’s ratification is found on the UNESCO web site at the following link: http://www.unesco.org/eri/la/convention.asp?KO=12074&language=E&order=alpha Article […]

Statement by Senator David Coltart April 18 2015 Today Zimbabwe celebrates 35 years of independence from colonial rule. All patriotic Zimbabweans celebrate that racial discrimination and the oppression caused by white minority rule ended 35 years ago. We also celebrate that the dreadful war which was fought to end that oppression ended then. However beyond […]

Statement by Senator David Coltart regarding Minister Moyo’s statement on SA xenophobic attacks April 15 2015 I see that Jonathan Moyo has responded to ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe’s indirect criticism of Robert Mugabe’s racist statement against whites made on his State visit to South Africa last week. Mantashe said on Monday that the “ANC […]

Statement by Senator David Coltart Bulawayo 5th December 2014 President Mugabe made some strong statements yesterday at the ZANU PF Congress about dealing with the scourge of corruption in Zimbabwe. This is what he is reported in the Herald as having said: Corruption, President Mugabe said, had taken root in the country with some high-ranking […]

Statement by Senator David Coltart 25th November 2014 Bulawayo. Tomorrow my good friends and colleagues Welshman Ncube, Tendai Biti, Priscilla Misihairabwi Mushonga, Elton Mangoma and others will sign a unity pact bringing our two parties together. Sadly I will not be there because I am already committed to attending a School Prize Giving event, which […]

Statement regarding the award of host city status of the 2014 ZONE VI Games to Bulawayo I have noted that the Herald and Chronicle have published a story today regarding what President Mugabe is reported to have said at the launch of the ZONE VI Games yesterday at State House in Harare. The Herald includes […]

Statement regarding the Constitutional Referendum By Senator David Coltart 16th March 2013 I have been asked by many people regarding my views on the proposed new draft Constitution and how I think people should vote. At the outset I need to acknowledge that I have had major concerns about both the process in drafting, and […]