Dear Morgan,
Reference: Proposal to broker an amicable divorce.
I refer to my letter addressed to you dated the 20th February 2006 which was hand delivered to you on the 22nd February 2006. This letter is being hand delivered to you on the 9th April 2006 by kind favour of Eddie Cross.
As you know a similar letter to one written to you dated 20th February 2006 was sent to Gibson Sibanda. I am pleased to advise you that I received a positive written response to that letter on the 28th March 2006. I was advised that my letter has been “discussed by the leadership and it has been agreed that (they) are agreeable and amendable to a negotiated settlement of the dispute on the matters raised in the (my) letter.”
Unfortunately I have not heard from you yet. I did note the press statement made by Information Secretary Nelson Chamisa in the Independent on the 24th March 2006 which appeared to dismiss my offer. However on the 3rd April Eddie Cross forwarded me a note sent to him by William Bango which states that “the matter is still under consideration” and that I was “advised to wait”.
It is now over 6 weeks since I wrote to you. I believe that the current dispute needs to be urgently resolved so that both entities can get on with the job of confronting the serious problems facing Zimbabwe. In the circumstances I would be grateful if you would deal with this matter urgently. I believe that every day this dispute is allowed to fester the chances of reaching an amicable settlement are lessened.
In the circumstances I would be grateful to hear from you within the next few days. If I have not heard from you by then I shall assume that you do not want to take up my offer.
Yours sincerely,
David Coltart
CC
Tendai Biti
Eddie Cross
Arthur Mutambara
Welshman Ncube
Letter to Morgan Tsvangirai – 8th April 2006