“An opportunity for Zimbabwe to embrace democracy” – op ed by David Coltart
The Telegraph 17th November 2017 Op ed by David Coltart For the last eighteen months I have been warning of a gathering perfect storm in Zimbabwe – the unique convergence of several factors including Robert Mugabe’s frailty, his inability to hold his own party together, disunity in the opposition, a collapsing economy, a region distracted
Zimbabwe faces a grave constitutional crisis – op ed by David Coltart
Daily Maverick 16th November 2017 By David Coltart Zimbabwe faces a grave constitutional crisis. For all the ambiguity in General Constantine Chiwenga’s statement this week it challenges President Robert Mugabe either to turn his back on his wife and other members of the G40 faction or to face the wrath of the military. In reality
‘Zimbabwe’s succession race is far from over’
The Zimbabwe Mail 8th November 2017 On Monday, President Robert Mugabe fired his vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, sending shock waves through Zimbabwe’s political establishment. “I think that this is one of the most significant political events since independence,†said David Coltart, a prominent opposition leader and former education minister. Of course, over nearly four decades in
Mugabe’s axing of his deputy might be the first gusts of the ‘perfect storm’
The Daily Maverick By PETER FABRICIUS 7th November 2017 Zimbabweans and the region are holding their breath to see if Emmerson Mnangagwa’s powerful supporters in the military will accept what is widely regarded as Robert Mugabe’s rash decision to fire his erstwhile trusted henchman. Shades of Salome. On Monday President Robert Mugabe indulged his wayward
Zimbabwe Cricket board praised by ex-minister
Sunday News By Mehluli Sibanda, Senior Sports Reporter 29th October 2017 FORMER Minister of Education, Sports, Arts and Culture, David Coltart has praised the Tavengwa Mukuhlani led Zimbabwe Cricket board for doing a superb job of turning around the fortunes of the sport in the country. Coltart, a personal friend of former ZC chairman, Wilson
Robert Mugabe’s twilight years – an interview on ABC radio
ABC 25th October 2017 Interview by Phillip Adams Pundits have been predicting Robert Mugabe’s death for years. At 93 Zimbabwe’s leader shows no signs of dying or leaving office, but meanwhile the battle over who will replace him pits his wife, Grace Mugabe, against his deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, the man they call ‘The Crocodile’. Neither
Zimbabwe’s Education Minister Dokora on new curriculum
Newsday Monday 16th October 2017 BY VANESSA GONYE PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Lazarus Dokora has courted controversy since 2013 when he took over from David Coltart, introducing a raft of changes within a short space of time much to the chagrin of parents and pupils, who felt he was on a mission to take
Biti’s PDP dismisses cabinet reshuffle
The Zimbabwean 10th October 2017 The People’s Democratic Party led by former finance minister Tendai Biti has dismissed President Robert Mugabe’s cabinet reshuffle, saying the nonagenarian seems to be “running around a roundabout that will take him to nowhere.” Mugabe on Monday announced a sudden reshuffle where he dropped three ministers and re-assigned 10 others
Minister Chombo Threatens Media
News 24 25th September 2017 Harare – Zimbabwe’s home affairs minister on Sunday threatened “renegades and malcontents” who he accused of spreading alarm and despondency by claiming there are shortages. In a chilling threat, Ignatius Chombo said that the government was monitoring the press and social media “to deal a telling blow to the perpetrators
How much longer the night? The remorseless tyranny of Robert Mugabe
Times Literary Supplement By Martin Meredith 22 September 2017 A review of two books by Stuart Doran, “Kingdom, Power and Glory” and David Coltart “The Struggle Continues” In a pastoral letter sent to congregations throughout Zimbabwe ten years ago, a group of Catholic bishops issued a scathing indictment of Robert Mugabe’s rule. The plight of