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
Politics, the educated elite and related matters
The Zimbabwe Times By Geoffrey Nyarota 14 August 2009 (Published in The Financial Gazette, 2006) ANY Zimbabwean politician who despises those of his compatriots who are less academically inclined or accomplished than him invites the wrath of people who constitute the majority of the electorate. While our country’s adult literacy figures are high by any
Revolt looms in Mutambara faction of MDC
The Zimbabwe Independent 15 August 2008 THE Arthur Mutambara led-MDC faces a revolt within its ranks after its leader allegedly agreed on all issues under discussion with President Robert Mugabe during the Sadc-initiated dialogue mediated by South African President Thabo Mbeki. It has emerged that the majority of MPs, senators and supporters in the party
Zimbabwe: Mugabe set to keep power amid rumours of breakaway deal
The Guardian By Chris McGreal 14 August 2008 Robert Mugabe will shortly install a new government in Zimbabwe following the collapse of political negotiations with his principal rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, according to the state-run press. But the leader of an opposition faction, Arthur Mutambara, denied claims by Mugabe’s officials that he will join the administration,
Africa urgently needs its own Age of Enlightenment
GhanaDot.com By James Shikwati August 13, 2008 “The majority of Africans today are poorer than those who lived in the Stone Age Era,” Prof. Gregory Clark tore into our presentation. A Sydney based think tank, The Center for Independent Studies (CIS) introduced Africa to leading Australian business people and politicians. In a forum dubbed ‘Where
‘No deal yet’
The Zimbabwean Guardian Staff reporter Wednesday, 13 August 2008 UNBELIEVABLY, for the positive role he has played in the current political negotiations on Zimbabwe, South African President, Thabo Mbeki’s own position is now expected to come under scrutiny this weekend at a meeting of regional powers! With hot communication lines buzzing throughout the world on
Mutambara Faction MPS Threaten to Quit
Radio Voice of the People 13 August 2008 HARARE, August 13 2008 – Seven Members of Parliament (MPs) aligned to the Mutambara led Movement for Democratic Change on Tuesday reportedly threatened to leave the faction if their leadership signed a deal with President Robert Mugabe. MP for Mangwe, Edward Tshotsho Mkhosi, is said to have
Mugabe party claims deal struck with opposition faction
The Daily Telegraph By Peta Thornycroft In Harare And Sebastien Berger 13 August 2008 Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party claims to have signed a power-sharing deal with a faction of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change to create a new government in Zimbabwe. The agreement with Arthur Mutambara would sideline Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of
Reports of Side Deal in Zimbabwe
THE NEW YORK TIMES August 12, 2008 JOHANNESBURG — News agencies reported Tuesday that Arthur Mutambara, the leader of a faction of Zimbabwe’s opposition party, had signed a deal with President Robert Mugabe to form a unity government after months of turmoil and political instability in the country. The reports, citing an unidentified senior official
Towards a negotiated settlement in Zimbabwe Part 2
The Standard 2 August 2008 Opinion by David Coltart Question – what has happened to all our patriots? It seems to me that our nation has been blighted by a succession of leaders who are more concerned with their personal interests or the narrow interests of their own political parties and supporters than they are