Op-Ed: Reckoning nears for Mugabe’s Heirs
Daily Maverick By Dr Stuart Doran 16 May 2016 Times are changing in Zimbabwe as Mugabe’s end nears, but would-be successors are facing uncomfortable questions and equally uneasy choices. The way they react to these dilemmas will shape the country’s future. Dr Stuart Doran is a historian and the author of a forthcoming book, Kingdom,
Gukurahundi: VP must apologise – Coltart
The Zimbabwean 15 May 2016 FORMER MDC Khumalo Senator, David Coltart, has challenged Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa to publicly apologise for his role in the 1980s Gukurahundi atrocities or accept he has no hope in the succession race. In his recently-published book ‘The Struggle Continues :50 Years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe’, Coltart claims that Mnangagwa,
Write Your Own Books – Coltart Tells Moyo, Charamba
Radio VOP By Dumisani Nyoni May 14 2016 Bulawayo, May 14, 2016—FORMER Education minister, David Coltart has challenged Higher Education Minister Jonathan Moyo and Presidential spokesman George Charamba to write their own accounts of national issues and stop attacking him for doing the same. Coltart recently published his book entitled, “Struggle Continues: 50 Years of
National Pledge – When a Nation Lacks Self-Belief
The Herald By Nathaniel Manheru 14 May 2016 I am conflicted. I would have wanted to deal with David Coltart’s book or, better still, deal with the whole debate around bond notes, both of them quite urgent and substantive. But I find myself having to deal with a matter that by now should have been
Coltart condemns UDI and explains days in the police force
The New Examiner By Sibonokuhle Ndlovu 14 May 2016 The former Minister of Education and Bulawayo South senator, David Coltart, addressing journalists at the Bulawayo Press Club on Thursday said the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) by Ian Smith’s regime in 1965 was “illegal and oppressive†and cannot be defended. He also opened up about
David Coltart defends the recently-launched national pledge?
The Chronicle By Nqobile Tshili 14 May 2016 FORMER Minister of Education, Sport and Culture David Coltart has defended the recently-launched national pledge saying it is correct in principle but wrongly implemented. The pledge was launched in schools at the beginning school term on May, 3, but was received with mixed reactions as public schools
Why Mnangagwa candidacy would be good for opposition
Zimbabwe Independent 13 May 2016 By Simukai Tinhu For probably one of the most politically-charged towns in the country, on the surface, Mt Darwin seems very unassuming. Scenery-wise, there isn’t much to see, or talk about. As you drive from Bindura town, one is confronted by the unsightly sight of low-lying hills, of mostly granite
David Coltart whitewashing history, seeking relevance
The Herald By Tichaona Zindoga 11 May 2016 It was last Saturday morning that I finally finished David Coltart’s autobiography “The Struggle Continues: 50 years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe” – a tome of well over 600 pages that details his life since his family came to Zimbabwe from South Africa. Last Saturday, of course was
Is Zimbabwe Parliament Playing Oversight Role in Introduction of Bond Notes?
VOA Studio 7 By Blessing Zulu 10 May 20126 WASHINGTON — The proposed introduction of bond notes by the Zimbabwe Central Bank chief to solve the cash crunch and stimulate the economy has taken a new twist with some legal experts calling the move unconstitutional opening the possibility of a constitutional court showdown. Reserve Bank
What Zimbabwe’s fall means for Test cricket
ESPN Cricinfo By Tim Wigmore 10 May 2016 They are locked in a vicious circle where the fewer Tests they play, the less competitive they are in the format. It does not speak well of the health of the five-day As with many press releases, the real meaning was not easy to spot. Nestled at