Chamisa, Mnangagwa need to compromise – Coltart
The Standard 18th August 2019 MDC treasurer general David Coltart has said there is need for both President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the opposition party’s leader Nelson Chamisa to drop their hardline positions if genuine dialogue about the country’s political crisis is to take off. Mnangagwa last week rejected Chamisa’s demands for a neutral mediator to
Uneasy calm prevails in Zimbabwe’s Harare as police ban planned demo
Xinhua 16th August 2019 Traffic was thin in the Harare Central Business District as motorists and other members of the public remained cautious of planned demonstrations led by the opposition MDC. Businesses opened while the police maintained a heavy presence in strategic areas from where they could easily deploy into the streets in case violence
Chief Ndiweni faces jail time after he is remanded in custody over ‘property destruction’
ZimLive.com 16th August 2019 “This is profoundly shocking but not surprising. So much for the ‘new dispensation’” Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni, the outspoken Ntabazinduna traditional chief, faces jail time after he was convicted of malicious damage to property on Thursday. Ndiweni, an outspoken critic of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime, was spending the night in a jail
David Coltart blasts ICC: They are racists and neo-colonialists
ZimMetro News 7th August 2019 By Lucky Mahorse Former education minister David Coltart has blasted the International Cricket Council for suspending the Zimbabwe men and women’s teams from participating in the upcoming. T20 Qualifiers tournament. Namibia will now take Zimbabwe’s place in Scotland. While Nigeria will replace Zimbabwe at Men’s T20Q in UAE. Said Coltart “The ICC
We are too broke to compete: MDC
Newsday 6th August 2019 BY OBEY MANAYITI/EVERSON MUSHAVA HE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC says it is too broke to fund its programmes without accessing finances under the Political Parties Finance Act hence was struggling to challenge the ruling Zanu PF party during elections. The opposition party’s Dalumuzi Khumalo lost to Zanu PF’s Mbongeni Dube in the
ZANU PF To Win Lupane East National Assembly Seat
Pindula News 4th August 2019 Reports indicate that the ruling ZANU PF party is set to retain the Lupane East National Assembly seat following a by-election held on Saturday. With votes from 61 out 62 polling stations having been counted, unconfirmed reports suggest that ZANU PF has polled 6 038 while the opposition MDC has
Zimbabwe sports minister denies interference in cricket
Sport 24 19th July 2019 Zimbabwe sports minister Kirsty Coventry on Friday denied that the government had been interfering in the running of the country’s cricket. Coventry, a former Olympic swimming champion, said in a tweet she was “devastated” by the effect on players of a decision by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to suspend Zimbabwe Cricket because of
Coltart alerts International community of death threats
Bulawayo News 24 17th July 2019 Former Education Minister David Coltart has alerted the international community to death threats against leaders of trade union movements. Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) President Peter Mutasa and Secretary General Japhet Moyo received death threats over plans to hold demonstrations on 22 July. The two top officials received
Mthuli Ncube told to resign
Bulawayo 24 News By Mandla Ndlovu 17th July 2019 MDC Treasurer General David Coltart has urged Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube to resign from his post before he dents his credibility by implanting policies that he does not believe in. Coltart was responding to Dr Alex Magaisa who had said, “One day Finance
Power Supply Situation Dire & Will Likely Get Worse – Report
Pindula News 15th July 2019 Former cabinet minister and MDC top official, David Coltart said that he has been told by a “reliable†source that the power situation in the country is extremely dire and may even get worse. Coltart said that though he can not vouch for the authenticity of this information, the source is usually