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Ruthless elimination of whites at Zimbabwe Cricket

Zimeye October 30 2015 By Senator David Coltart I have just been advised that Andrew Waller has been fired as specialist batting coach at Zimbabwe Cricket. The same report says that Bowling coach Dougie Hondo has been appointed coach of the A team. If this report is true it is an absolute travesty and I […]

Zimbabwe: Letter From America – Brother Zhuwao Has a Point

Financial Gazette October 15 2015 By Professor Ken Mufuka Brother Minister Patrick Zhuwao made a statement that in seeking for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), we should look first to our own Zimbabweans in the diaspora. He was merely stating an obvious fact. While his proposal is worth looking into, there is a lot of house […]

My Turn – No, We Are Not Looking for White Liberators!

The Herald 30 September 2015 ZANU PF OPINION/propaganda piece By Tichaona Zindoga You just have to marvel at us Zimbabweans! Perhaps it is in our stars, nature, our culture and education, but you cannot miss the creativity and adaptability of the people. The best attribute is the ability to laugh away our misery and troubles […]

“Hate what is evil”

Senator David Coltart Opinion piece 21 July 2015 I had an interesting twitter exchange with Jonathan Moyo yesterday. It started when someone asked whether we agreed on anything. I responded by saying that we agreed on a lot prior to him “joining ZANU PF in 1999″. Moyo responded by agreeing with another 3rd party tweet […]

Spotlight with David Coltart

http://www.mybulawayo.com/ April 29 2015 This week we had the privilege to catch one of the most prolific lawyers and politicians to come from Bulawayo, Senator David Coltart. He has and still is involved in various spheres of the country, in law and politics. For most people in Bulawayo, the name David Coltart may ring a […]

‘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 […]

Zimbabwe’s Reported Plan to Export Baby Elephants Raises Outcry Against Animal Trade

National Geographic By Christina Russo 17th December 2014 For elephants, being held captive in a circus or in zoos is a fate worse than death, says renowned expert Joyce Poole. News that Zimbabwe has captured dozens of baby elephants from the wild and plans to export them overseas ignited a firestorm of alarm in conservation […]

The Global Search for Education: More News From Africa

The Huffington Post www.huffingtonpost.com By C.M. Rubin 19th October 2014 “Arguably the most dysfunctional education systems, especially public schools, are to be found in Africa. This is related to a bigger problem that is twofold: a washed away value system and lack of imagination.” — Sara Ruto The number of Ebola cases in Africa are […]

Social media, shuffering, shmiling, the Zimbabwean condition

Southern Eye 6th October 2014 By Shepherd Mpofu Mobile Phone and Internet penetration in Zimbabwe is encouraging to those cyber-optimists like me who see these as democratising tools. Yet one of the most challenging issues to think about in the current Zimbabwe is the way many people use social media in their daily lives. By […]

We want action, not promises

The Standard Inside Sport with Michael Kariati 28th September 2014 There were huge celebrations in the sports family when it was announced that there would be a stand-alone Sports Ministry and Honourable Andrew Langa was to head that ministry. From Zambezi to Limpopo, the talk in the streets, in bars and in homes was that […]