Coltart and Msipa’s memoirs: A time to reflect on Zim’s split patriotic consciousness
Sunday News Comment 17 April 2016 By Richard Runyararo Mahomva It is with great shock that Zimbabwe is continuously losing her prolific thinkers. This past week I was shocked to receive the news about Alexander Kanengoni’s departure for eternal rest. “Gora†(His Norm De guerre) the veteran writer was no more. The late critical thinker
Why I wrote my book: David Coltart
The Standard 3 April 2016 Former Education minister, David Coltart’s recently published book Struggle Continues: 50 Years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe has sparked heated debate on mainstream and social media platforms. Some of his critics argue the book gave ammunition to First Lady Grace Mugabe’s Zanu PF faction — G40 — in its war against
“Jonathan Moyo embarrassed by his past his past?”
Bulawayo 24 By Staff reporter 3 April 2016 Former Education minister, David Coltart has said that Professor Jonathan Moyo is embarrassed by his history which he constantly remained of. Moyo used to be President Robert Mugabe’s fierce critic. Hew he changed paths to emerge as the chief propagandists. Coltart explained Moyo’s source of resentment towards
‘Mugabe Rejected Senegal Asylum’
Newsday 2 April 2016 PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe was reportedly offered asylum by his then Senegalese counterpart Abdoulaye Wade in the aftermath of his electoral loss to opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai at the 2008 polls, former Education minister David Coltart has claimed. In his autobiography, The Struggle Continues: 50 Years of Tyranny, Coltart said former South
MDC Stands By David Coltart
Radio VOP 30 March 2016 By Staff Reporter Harare, March 30, 2016 – PROFESSOR Welshman Ncube’s MDC has stood by party top official David Coltart who is under fire for allegedly publishing falsehoods concerning political rivals. The former education minister, who is also MDC Secretary for Legal and Constitutional Affairs, recently launched his book entitled
Gukurahundi: Lay off Coltart, says MDC.
The Zimbabwean 30 March 2016 THE opposition MDC party has condemned attacks on party Senator David Coltart by Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the justice ministry secretary, accusing both of trying to intimidate and harass citizens exercising their right to freedom of expression. Self-assured and usually unflappable, Mnangagwa hardly reacts to adverse media reports about
MDC Press Statement on David Coltart threats
MDC Press statement 30 March 2016 It has been almost one month since MDC Secretary for Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Senator David Coltart, launched his book entitled “The Struggle Continues: 50 Years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe”. Senator Coltart is a human rights defender, politician, lawyer and community activist. In terms of our national constitution, as
Coltart’s claims a reverse to the democratic gains- MDC-T official
Bulawayo 24 News 29 March 2016 AN MDC-T official Promise NMkhwananzi has said claims made by MDC senior official and former Education Minister David Coltart in his book are a serious reverse of the gains of the democratic process which were instigated by the opposition party. Coltart claimed in his book that MDC-T leader Morgan
Zimbabweans Urged to Push for Private Citizens’ Bill to Address 5 Brigade Atrocities
VOA Studio 7 By Gibbs Dube 27 March 2016 WASHINGTON — Zimbabweans have been urged to push for a private citizens’ bill, which will result in the tackling of the Gukurahundi atrocities of the 1980s that left an estimated 20,000 people dead, hundreds displaced and others maimed. Dr. Shepherd Mpofu of the University of Johannesburg
Lawyer vs Zimbabwe vice-president
Independent Foreign Service 27 March 2016 at 12:11pm By: Peta Thornycroft Harare – Zimbabwe’s former education minister David Coltart says he is ready to face vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa in court after the Zanu-PF strongman threatened to sue him. Mnangagwa is tipped to succeed President Robert Mugabe, 92, when he retires or dies. The row emerged