Coltart and Gukurahundi conspiracy against Mnangagwa
The Herald MY TURN (Propaganda) WITH TICHAONA ZINDOGA 31st January 2018 Last week, opposition politician and lawyer — one of Zimbabwe’s few politically active white men — David Coltart, published on his blog a statement “on Rhodesian atrocities, his time in the BSAP and an apology for his role in sustaining an unjust system of
Coltart says sorry: Rhodesia era cop apologises for atrocities against Africans
The Chronicle By Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter 29th January 2018 FORMER Education Minister Senator David Coltart has lauded President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Government following the passing of the National Peace and Reconciliation Act, saying it was a step in the right direction. In a statement he posted on his page on micro-blogging site, twitter on Friday,
STATEMENT BY DAVID COLTART ON RHODESIAN ATROCITIES, HIS TIME IN THE BSAP AND AN APOLOGY FOR HIS ROLE IN SUSTAINING AN UNJUST SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT WHICH DISCRIMINATED AGAINST PEOPLE OF COLOUR
STATEMENT BY DAVID COLTART ON RHODESIAN ATROCITIES, HIS TIME IN THE BSAP AND AN APOLOGY FOR HIS ROLE IN SUSTAINING AN UNJUST SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT WHICH DISCRIMINATED AGAINST PEOPLE OF COLOUR 26th January 2018 This week I have been the subject of a sustained social media campaign seeking to portray me as an unrepentant Rhodesian
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa taking flak over the ‘Gukurahundi’ massacre
Business Day and Bloomberg By ANTONY SGUAZZIN 23rd January 2018 Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa is urging the country to put behind it one of its most painful episodes: the army’s massacre of as many as 20,000 people from the minority Ndebele ethnic group in the 1980s. Mnangagwa, who replaced Robert Mugabe as president in November,
Zimbabwe opposition party leader Roy Bennett killed in New Mexico crash
CNN 20th January 2018 Key Zimbabwe opposition leader Roy Bennett died Wednesday in a helicopter crash in a remote area in northeastern New Mexico, authorities said Thursday. Four other people, including the pilot and co-pilot, also died in the crash, New Mexico State Police said. One passenger, who suffered serious injuries, is expected to survive,
Bennett, Wife Die in Helicopter Crash
The Herald By Zvamaida Murwira 19th January 2018 Former MDC-T national treasurer Mr Roy Bennett and his wife Heather died in a helicopter crash in Canada yesterday. Details of circumstances surrounding their death were not immediately clear, but several senior MDC-T officials posted on social media platforms, especially on Facebook, announcing the death. MDC-T spokesperson
Prioritise job creation, building schools, not new Parliament govt told
Bulawayo News 24 By Takudzwa Chiwara 12th January 2018 The government should not prioritise the construction of a new Parliament at a time the country has limited schools and high unemployment, says former Bulawayo South MP David Coltart. The Chinese government has pledged to bank roll construction of the new Parliament which will be constructed
Whither Zimbabwe? A few reflections on 2017 as 2018 approaches
Senator David Coltart Opinion 31st December 2017 For the last two years I have warned that Zimbabwe was facing a perfect storm – the unique convergence of several factors which could tear the country apart. The eye of that storm hit Zimbabwe in mid November and although it tore down the house of Robert Mugabe,
Zimbabwe’s Army: New junta or reluctant reformers?
DefenceWeb By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen 13th December 2017 Operation Restore Legacy, which saw the end to Mugabe’s 37 year rule, has broken the log jam in Zimbabwe’s politics. But does it herald a democratic opening and economic recovery? At the moment, all that is clear is that the military will play a key and expanded role.
Hope and fear in Zimbabwe: Will the crocodile change his spots?
The Tutu Foundation By Michael Holman 12th December 2017 The immigration official at Harare’s Robert Mugabe international airport looked up from examining my passport, his face expressionless. “Why have you come to Zimbabwe?” “To celebrate,” I replied. “What will you be celebrating?” “Zimbabwe’s liberation,†I said, and I held my breath. Journalists without visas have