Coltart responds to Moyo’s SA xenophobic comments

SABC News April 15 2015 Former education minister David Coltart on Wednesday said that comments by a top official from President Robert Mugabe’s government slamming xenophobic violence in South Africa were “hypocrisy of the highest order”. “One cannot pick and choose what types of xenophobia or racism are acceptable or not,” Coltart says in a

Coltart attacks ‘hypocrite’ Moyo

New Zimbabwe.com April 15 2015 FORMER education minister David Coltart on Wednesday said that comments by a top official from President Robert Mugabe’s government slamming xenophobic violence in South Africa were “hypocrisy of the highest order”. “One cannot pick and choose what types of xenophobia or racism are acceptable or not,” Coltart said in a

Statement by Senator David Coltart regarding Minister Moyo’s statement on SA xenophobic attacks

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

Zimbabwean Children’s Right To Education Under Serious Threat

RadioVop By Sij Ncube April 14 2015 President Robert Mugabe’s regime wants to introduce examination fees for the country’s seven graders as well as hike charges for national Ordinary Level public examinations in what appears a fragrant violation of the constitution which guarantees the right to education for every child. Primary and Secondary education minister

Opinion: “Opposition parties have betrayed the people”

Zimbabwe Independent By Dumisano Nkomo April 2 2015 Opposition political parties in Zimbabwe, especially the various MDC formations, are a disappointing lot that have continued to let the people down and the struggle for a just, democratic Zimbabwe. Instead of focussing on mobilising the people on issues affecting them, they have continued to major on

Passport office now a shining example of civil service efficiency

NewsDay By Phillip Chidavaenzi 31 March 2015 POSSESSION of a passport at the height of the country’s lost economic decade between 2000 and 2010 had become more than a gate pass to better career opportunities and a new life far away from home. Hordes of people literally camped at Makombe Building as they sought to

Jonathan Moyo welcomes Tsvangirai ‘gift’, vows to reclaim Tsholotsho North

New Zimbabwe.Com 17 March 2015 INFORMATION minister Jonathan Moyo has vowed to reclaim Tsholotsho North constituency for the ruling Zanu PF party in forthcoming by-elections. Moyo lost the seat in the 2013 elections to Roseline Nkomo, then of the opposition MDC-T, and failed with subsequent efforts to have the result over-turned in court. But Nkomo

Zimbabwe Parliament expels 21 opposition rebels

Times Live 17 March 2015 Zimbabwe’s speaker of parliament on Tuesday agreed to a request from the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) to expel 21 legislators who have broken away from the Morgan Tsvangirai-led party, an official said. The 17 MPs and four senators are all part of the MDC-Renewal Team, which is led

‘Tears From Inside’ Documentary Gives A Voice To Victims Of Sexual Violence In Zimbabwe

www.bustle.com 13th March 2015 By Kirsten O’Regan A documentary that seeks to shed light on Zimbabwe’s child rape and sexual abuse crisis has just been launched in the capital city of Harare. Local producer and director Collen Magobeya made Tears from Inside in a bid to raise awareness of the country’s rampant sexual violence, and

Kidnapping rattles Zim activists

Mail and Guardian By Takudzwa Munyaka 13th March 2015 The abduction this week of Zimbabwean journalist and pro-democracy activist Itai Dzamara has put activists in the country on edge. There is a widespread yet unconfirmed belief that Itai Dzamara was abducted by agents of the feared Central Intelligence Organisation. The abduction put an end to