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David Coltart: handsome Matabele warrior with brains

I must confess, I feel jealous whenever I see the Mayor of Bulawayo, David Coltart in his Matabele traditional regalia. The man looks more handsome especially when he is wearing his head gear (umqhele). In deed, he is a proud warrior who w…

Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 11:12hrs | 829 | by Israel Dube

Kings for Harare, But Not for Matabeleland? Garwe's Letter Exposes a Deep Hypocrisy

Minister Daniel Garwe's recent rebuke of Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart over his meeting with King Bulelani Lobengula Khumalo has sparked a storm of outrage across Matabeleland. The letter, reeking of condescension and political threat, accu…

Published: 01 May 2025 at 19:48hrs | 1128 | by Mfan'ufikile kaMalikongwa

Bulawayo Mayor appeals to God amid worsening water crisis

Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart has made an impassioned plea to God for rain as the city grapples with an escalating water crisis that he says is beyond the control of the Bulawayo City Council (BCC). In a Facebook statement on Friday, Coltar…

Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 10:13hrs | 782 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Mayor Coltart criticises ZiG, after sharp devaluation

On Friday, Bulawayo's Mayor, David Coltart, took to Twitter to express his concern over the sudden devaluation of Zimbabwe's newly introduced currency, the ZiG (Zimbabwe Gold). In a tweet that quickly gained attention, Coltart highlighted …

Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 06:48hrs | 2056 | by Staff Reporter

Team Pachedu belated V11 data does not 'vindicate' ZEC, it confirms the folly of CCC participating in flawed elections

Nelson Chamisa and company were hell-bent on participating in the flawed and illegal elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy for the sake of a few gravy train seats reward. The folly of participating in flawed elections to give Zanu PF legiti…

Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 13:21hrs | 675 | by Wilbert Mukori

David Coltart to lead delegation to Indonesia

Bulawayo Mayor, Councillor David Coltart, will lead a delegation to Jakarta, Indonesia, to highlight the city's investment opportunities in digital connectivity, food systems, energy access, and job creation. This mission aims to attract f…

Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

David Coltart reveals earning US$25 a month

Bulawayo mayor David Coltart, in charge of the country's second largest urban authority, earns a ridiculous US$25 a month, perhaps worse than a day's takings by an illegal street vendor in one of the teeming city pavements.This was reveale…

Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 07:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

David Coltart must not resign for Chamisa

Since the resignation of Nelson Chamisa as President of the CCC, and from the party itself, on Thursday the 25th January, followed by the subsequent resignation from Parliament of some respected colleagues I have been considering my own po…

Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 18:17hrs | 2 | by David Coltart,

Bulawayo Mayor to hold Christmas visits to hospitals

BULAWAYO MAYOR Senator David Coltart will be holding Christmas Visits to the Hospitals and a Mayor's Christmas Cheer fund lunch with Sandra Jones on Monday, 18 December 2023The council in a notice to stakeholders that the Christmas Visits …

Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 21:40hrs | 17 | by Stephen Jakes

David coltart launches 2023 Mayor's Christmas Cheer Fund

The Town Clerk of  the City of Bulawayo Christophe Dube, under the guidance of His Worship Senator David Coltart, the Mayor and Patron of the Mayor's Christmas Cheer Fund, has announced the commencement of the 2023 Mayor's Christmas C…

Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 12:46hrs | 14 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Jonathan Moyo tears into David Coltart

The Mayor of Bulawayo and prominent member of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), David Coltart, found himself at the center of a political storm after urging voters to support ZAPU candidates in the upcoming by-elections. The move dr…

Published: 09 Dec 2023 at 14:06hrs | 18 | by Nkululeko Nkomo

Shock as David Coltart fingered in hefty bribe over Egodini Mall

In a shocking turn of events, the recently elected Mayor of Bulawayo, David Coltart, once hailed as a champion of development and an anti-corruption crusader, is now facing damning allegations of bribery and collusion with the South Africa…

Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 09:03hrs | 19 | by Siphamandla Sibanda

Chamisa using David Coltart to play dangerous tribal political games in Bulawayo

Where is Welshman Ncube, where is Thokozani Khupe, where is Mqondisi Moyo of MRP, where is Sibangilizwe Nkomo of ZAPU? As for Cde Paul Siwela, I know he is pained and ashamed of what is happening in Matabeleland in general and Bulawayo in …

Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 06:29hrs | 8 | by Israel Dube

David Coltart operated in Matabeleland where he did dastardly things

Dear David Coltart,WHY I CANNOT SUPPORT QUINTUPLE C: COLTART, CHAMISA AND CCCMy attention has been drawn to your fraudulent and disgusting tweet you posted on my Twitter TL yesterday David, in which you quoted a tweet I posted four years a…

Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 18:58hrs | 14 | by Jonathan Moyo

'Forget elections, go out in the street!' argue Mapfumo. Protesting what? It's CCC who is hell bent in participating in flawed e

"Zimbabweans must understand who they are really dealing with, [President Emmerson] Mnangagwa took over power from (Robert) Mugabe in an unconstitutional manner and he will never let go of that power simply through a ballot box," said Muka…

Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 09:22hrs | 1 | by Patrick Guramatunhu

CCC fishing for coalition but will participate in 2023 no matter what for same reason - greed

"At the outset I wish to affirm your Constitutional right to stand for President. My only questions, Sir, are: One - Do you realise that all you are going to do is divide those opposed to Zanu-PF, which benefits Zanu-PF and no one else? Tw…

Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 19:29hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu

Draconian PVO Bill passed, shrinking democratic space to a singularity point. CCC will participate in 2023, regardless. Why?

"Zimbabwe democratic space narrows ahead of 2023 polls" screamed the Bulawayo24 article!"In December alone, critical developments that undermine democracy have unfolded.  Most notably, the draconian Private Voluntary Organisations (PV…

Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 19:14hrs | 1 | by Patrick Guramatunhu

BREAKING: CCC drags Minister July Moyo to court

The Nelson Chamisa led CCC has announced that it is taking the Minister of Local Government July Moyo to court challenging his directive which bars the Councilors from electing new Mayors and Committee Chairpersons after the recently held …

Published: 22 Apr 2022 at 09:42hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Kangaroo courts for a gangster regime - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Zanu PF has never quite got the hang of the rule of law. It believes the law is what the party says it is: after all, the party is the ruler. This is not surprising. It is a widely-held view in many countries. Certainly it's a guiding prin…

Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Coltart hails Mnangagwa govt

FIERCE Government critic and opposition politician David Coltart has described the move by the Government to facilitate the issuance of birth certificates and death certificates as well as the exhumation and reburial of those who died duri…

Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 09:21hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Coltart speaks on racism against blacks in private schools

Human Rights lawyer Doug Coltart has condemned what he termed â€˜institutional racism' which he said is being practised in some private schools. Recently Peterhouse Boys School conducted an Extreme Reading challenge to celebrate the Peterh…

Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 10:57hrs | 4 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Beware of liars like David Coltart: We need to be responsible!

David Coltart has been looking for excuses to justify the crushing MDC defeat all evening. I woke up to this tweet this morning;"No results displayed for Victoria Falls Ward 2. Tent has been removed. Spoke to a police officer and was told …

Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 09:05hrs | | by Jealousy Dutiro

Mukupe goes after Mnangagwa's aide

Under-fire Finance deputy minister Terrence Mukupe has accused one of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's closest aides of being behind an alleged plot to tarnish his image after the Zanu PF politician latched from one scandal to another last w…

Published: 27 May 2018 at 09:12hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter

Roy Bennett dies

There are reports that former MDC-T Treasurer General Roy Bennett and his wife Heather were killed in a chopper accident in Canada.According to Senator David Coltart, Bennett died in a helicopter accident in North America.I have just confi…

Published: 18 Jan 2018 at 18:37hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter

Wither Zimbabwe?

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 …

Published: 31 Dec 2017 at 17:12hrs | 2 | by David Coltart

Has the military 'comported to the dictates and mores of constitutionalism'?

Last night, amongst other things, Robert Mugabe said in his remarkable address, and I quote, "the Command element (the military) remained respectful, and comported to the dictates and mores of constitutionalism". There is no doubt in my mi…

Published: 20 Nov 2017 at 13:16hrs | | by Senator David Coltart

Dabengwa first to call 'postponement' of 2018 elections - more nak3d Emperors will follow

May I be the first person to salute Dr Dumiso Dabengwa for being the SECOND of our, otherwise morbid, corrupt and incompetent opposition politicians given to burying their heads in the sand and talking nonsense, politicians to talk sense. …

Published: 26 Jul 2017 at 23:12hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori

Are Zimbabweans worth dying for?

Many people have lost their lives fighting for democracy in Zimbabwe. These include Talent Mabika and Tichaona Chiminya, MDC activists who were callously murdered in the lead up to the hotly contested 2008 elections. David Coltart's person…

Published: 05 Mar 2017 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Moses Chamboko

Cephas Msipa: One of Zimbabwe's greatest patriots

CEPHAS Msipa's death this week has robbed Zimbabwe of one of her greatest statesmen and patriots. Although I first only got to meet him in 1994, he became a valued friend, a wise counsellor and an inspirational figure in my life. Although …

Published: 20 Oct 2016 at 09:21hrs | 1 | by David Coltart

Coltart's work of fiction

The book written by David Coltart titled, The Struggle Continues: 50 years of tyranny, is revealing itself to be a work of a spiteful politician who has failed to have his way in the jungle of politics.From the reviews so far published abo…

Published: 08 Apr 2016 at 13:49hrs | 1 | by Gwinyai Mutongi

Dr Dokora's radical changes in education not necessary

Dr Lazarus Dokora, the minister of primary and secondary education will go down in history as a government official who introduced controversial policies which elicited the loudest outcry from stakeholders ever since Zimbabwe got independe…

Published: 30 Nov 2015 at 19:07hrs | | by John Sigauke

Jonathan Moyo went ballistic over Gukurahundi - Coltart

I have had an interesting twitter exchange with Jonathan Moyo this morning. It started when someone asked whether we agreed on anything. I responded by saying that we agreed on a lot prior to him "joining ZANU PF in 1999". Moyo responded b…

Published: 20 Jul 2015 at 10:34hrs | 1 | by David Coltart

'No one should ever stand in the back of a moving bakkie

Yesterday afternoon, whilst on a mountain bike ride with friends, we witnessed a tragic event on a rough rural road.We were riding up a rock strewn hilly road when a bakkie drove past slowly with two young people standing up on the back. S…

Published: 02 Feb 2015 at 09:10hrs | | by David Coltart

Zimbabwe diamonds must be exploited in the national interest

We have been told for some time now that the alluvial deposits of diamonds at Marange are fast running out which has now been confirmed by the following article in today's copy of the Herald.Zimbabwe's diamond deposits in Marange have been…

Published: 09 Dec 2013 at 04:14hrs | | by David Coltart

How we turned Zimbabwe's education sector around

ZIMBABWE is recognised as having one of the best education systems in Africa, but when I took office as Minister of Education in February 2008 I found it in chaos.Nearly all schools were closed, 90 000 teachers were on strike, public exams…

Published: 07 Oct 2013 at 05:27hrs | | by David Coltart

David Coltart lose Bulawayo East election by 19 votes

Statement by David Coltart re election result in Bulawayo EastI confirm that it appears I have lost the Bulawayo East Constituency to MDC T's Thabitha Khumalo by 19 votes, although the final official result has not been announced. Whilst I…

Published: 01 Aug 2013 at 11:19hrs | 1 | by David Coltart

David Coltart vs Thabitha Khumalo: The key issues

Last week I wrote my article entitled "Crunch time: David Coltart versus Thabitha Khumalo in Bulawayo East". It generated a lot of interest especially on Senator Coltart's Facebook page. Today I decide to look at the key issues likely to p…

Published: 17 Jul 2013 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Phithizela Ngcobo

Crunch time: David Coltart vs Thabitha Khumalo in Bulawayo East

As a native of Matabeleland North province and Tsholotsho district in particular, I love following the politics of Matabeleland region and Bulawayo. I see our own people showing us their abilities and failures; I put aside my political aff…

Published: 12 Jul 2013 at 06:44hrs | | by Phithizela Ngcobo

Dual Citizenship and the right to register to vote in Zimbabwe

STATEMENT REGARDING DUAL CITIZENSHIP AND THE RIGHT OF ZIMBABWEAN CITIZENS BY BIRTH TO REGISTER AND VOTE.In terms of sections 36 and 43 of the new Zimbabwean Constitution ALL Zimbabweans born in Zimbabwe who have at least one parent who was…

Published: 01 Jul 2013 at 12:52hrs | 1 | by David Coltart

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