Mugabe rival faces charge after rally
The Daily Telegraph 8th February 2001 By David Blair in Harare THE deputy leader of Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change has been charged with “incitement to violence” in an escalation of President Mugabe’s action against his opponents. Gibson Sibanda appeared in a magistrate’s court in Bulawayo on Tuesday and was charged under the notorious
New Year Message 2001
Dear Friends, As I celebrated the commencement of another new year last night with my family I spent some time reflecting over the events of the past year and in particular I thought of the wonderful start to last year I had waking up early in the Matopos (we saw in 2000 camping with friends
‘Mandela is key to Mugabe early exit plan’
IOL 1st November 2000 Harare – Nelson Mandela could play a critical role in working out a plan for the early exit from power of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, a top Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) opposition politician said on Wednesday. “I think that Mandela has a critical role to play in developing an exit
Death threat against MDC candidate
Sapa-Sapa-AFP BULAWAYO — A candidate for Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change, David Coltart, said yesterday he had been informed of a new death threat against him, apparently linked to his work as a human rights lawyer during the Matabeleland massacres in the 1980s. Coltart, who has been threatened on several occasions during the election
Honour in Harare
The Daily Telegraph 21st Jun 2000 Anonymous THREE days remain before Zimbabweans vote in a general election after a campaign which has been both a disgrace and an honour to their country. The disgrace falls on President Robert Mugabe and Zanu-PF. They have conducted a wicked war of intimidation against their opponents, from white farmers
Britain must take lead against Mugabe
Daily Telegraph Letter to the Daily Telegraph 12 June 2000 SIR – David Coltart’s article on Zimbabwe (opinion, June 6) made heartening – and depressing – reading. As the effect of the remorseless ratchet of Robert Mugabe’s subversive policies pervades life there, so the will of the international community to influence events seems to evaporate.
David Coltart
MDC Legal Affairs Dedicated Human Rights activist David Coltart was born in Gweru in 1957. He is committed to Zimbabwe and Bulawayo, a city he has lived in for many years and where his three children attend school. He is the candidate for Bulawayo South. Coltart notes: “Zimbabwe’s economy has collapsed because ZANU-(PF) is violent
Zimbabwe farm workers taking the heat
IOL By Jeremy Lovell 29th May 2000 Harare – Activists of Zimbabwe’s ruling party beat and intimidated farm workers who did not attend its election rally, farmers said on Monday. “They took a roll call and sent people to farms whose workers were not adequately represented and beat them up,” claims a spokesperson for the
A message of hope for Zimbabwe
Legal Resource Foundation, Bulawayo Zimbabwe is passing through the darkest chapter of its history in the run up to the 2000 elections. The economy, which has been battered by inept ZANU(PF) rule and corruption over the last few years, may well melt down in the next few weeks. There is no foreign currency. Factories and
Report on Martin Olds’ Murder
The Telegraph By David Blair 19 April 2000 A SCORCHED and bullet-scarred farmhouse showed the struggle mounted by a white Zimbabwean farmer during a two-hour siege yesterday before he was killed by 70 armed attackers. Martin Olds, 43, died after gunmen launched a dawn raid on his home at Compensation Farm in Matabeleland, 400 miles