MDC and the colonial ghost of whiteness
Sunday Mail (ZANU PF propaganda) By Ranga Mataire 2nd June 2019 David Coltart, the self-confessed former British South African Police (BSAP) member, who authored a rehashed moribund autobiography, recently rebounded as treasurer of the MDC at the party’s congress held in Gweru. It is almost 19 years since Coltart became the founding secretary for legal
Mnangagwa hires second United States public relations firm for $1 million
ZimLive.com BY SIPHO MABUZA 18th June 2019 President Emmerson Mnangagwa, battling to end Zimbabwe’s international isolation, has recruited a second public relations firm in the United States at a cost of US$1 million per year. Documents filed by lobbying firm, Avenue Strategies, show that Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo signed the agreement on behalf of Zimbabwe.
Eppel explores ‘unbelonging’ in new work
Newsday Between the Lines Beniah Munengwa 11th June 2019 Title: White Man Walking Author: John Eppel Publisher: Mwanaka Media and Publishing (2018) ISBN: 978-0-7974-9548-7 To be a person who lived on the other side of the fence always leaves one with a problem of binaries. One such man is John Eppel, a writer who finds
MDC’s Robust Conflict Management Strategy On The Cards
Zimeye By Talent Gondo 10th June 2019 Newly elected secretary general for the MDC led by Nelson Chamisa, Charlton Hwende has revealed that the party is crafting a robust conflict management strategy as a way of ensuring unity in the party. In an interview with the Newsday, Hwende said: If you fail to plan, then
Coltart raises red flag over education crisis
The Standard 9th June 2019 By Blessing Mhlanga FORMER Education minister David Coltart has painted a gloomy picture of the country’s education sector, saying lack of motivation among teachers will see schoolchildren paying a heavy price in future. Coltart (DC), who was credited with turning around Zimbabwe’s education system after it took a heavy battering
Natives, colonialists and memory
Sunday Mail (ZANU PF propaganda) By Ranga Mataire 9th June 2019 Last week’s instalment of Writing Back torched a storm from both Rhodies who once served in the notorious Selous Scouts unit and the usual ‘black’ liberals who were apocalyptic in their condemnation of the article referring to it as a “diversionary anecdote†or rather
Do elections work in Zimbabwe?
Newsday Guest column Dumisani Nkomo 7th June 2019 THIS article seeks to explore the efficacy of elections as a tool of democratic governance in Zimbabwe since 1980. It is by no means exhaustive, but in a brief and cursory manner looks at the merits and demerits of elections in their current form in Zimbabwe. I
Gukurahundi – Can the Man Accused of Opening the Wounds Heal Them?
AllAfrica.com 4th June 2019 By Elia Ntali Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa has called for open debate on massacres in the 1980s that he allegedly masterminded. Many are unconvinced. President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa was Minister for State Security at the time of the Gukurahundi massacres. Credit: DIRCO News Service/ Jacoline Schoonees. In 1983, Nqobizitha Mhlaleri was
Logistical nightmare dents MDC congress
Newsday 29th May 2019 BY BLESSED MHLANGA/ BRENNA MATENDERE THE just-ended MDC congress was a logistical nightmare, with the party failing to meet set timelines and pushing voting into the dead of the night. Already, knives are out for organising secretary Amos Chibaya, who stands accused of failing to co-ordinate processes and leaving the congress
“We Need To Lower Our Expectations, Zimbabwean Problems Are Deep-Rooted†– Coltart
Pindula News 28th May 2019 The newly elected MDC Treasurer General, David Coltart has called upon the citizenry to lower their expectations both nationally and in the party. He said that issues grounding Zimbabwe are deep-rooted hence would need a lot of determination. The former Education minister said that if Chamisa would become the president