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Senator David Coltart’s work during Gukurahundi is commendable and anyone who knows any-thing about those dark days in Zimbabwe’s history will know the Senator played a key role in seeking some restorative justice to the victims of the madness. He has been relentless in his demand for those responsible for this outrage to face justice and rightly so too because this matter can never be laid to rest and the wounds heal until justice is…
Read MoreAn official with the Zimbabwe People First party, Methuseli Moyo has challenged Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa to learn to accept responsibilities considering the fact that it was clear he had a hand in the Gukurahundi which killed over 20 000 in the 1980s.by Stephen Jakes. Government through the Korean trained fifth brigade pounced in Matabeleland and Midlands killing people believed to be supporters of Joshua Nkomo and his PF Zapu. Mnangagwa is said to be…
Read MorePresident Robert Mugabe will meet disgruntled war veterans on April 7. The date was reached today during a meeting between the veterans and Zanu PF Politburo secretary for war veterans Sydney Sekeramayi. The meeting was at Batanai Gardens in Harare. Present at the preparatory meeting were Commander Defence Forces General Constantine Chiwenga, ZNA Commander Lieutenant General Philip Valerio Sibanda, Police Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri, Air Force Commander Air Marshal Perence Shiri, State Security Minister Kembo…
Read MoreTWO men, one in Bulawayo and another in Gweru, who robbed and raped women, have been sentenced to a total of 108 years in jail. Throwing the book at the rapists, magistrates said they were monsters who deserve to rot in jail. The Bulawayo man, a vagrant, was slapped with a 55-year sentence while the Gweru man was sentenced to 53 years in prison. Tapiwa Matundu used a catapult to incapacitate his six victims in…
Read MoreMatabeleland Institute for Human Rights would like to congratulate prolific Bulawayo human rights lawyer and esteemed legislator Honorable Senator David Coltart for his compelling book: THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES – 50 YEARS OF TYRANNY IN ZIMBABWE. Coltart’s book is one piece of literary work that shall go to the annals of history as one of the records that seek justice for the Gukurahundi genocide in Matabeleland. We also would like to urge the people of Matabeleland…
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VICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa has denounced “false and malicious” statements he says are contained in a book recently published by Bulawayo Senator David Coltart (MDC) Mnangagwa said he “noted with concern” claims in Coltart’s autobiography, The Struggle Continues, that he incited violence against civilians in the 1980s at the height of the unpopular deployment of the Five Brigade army unit in Matabeleland and the Midlands in an operation to hunt down anti-government dissidents. Rights groups…
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VICE-PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s role in the Gukurahundi massacres has once again been thrust into the limelight, with former Education minister David Coltart accusing him of making inflammatory statements that could have formented the killings. In his autobiography, The Struggle Continues: 50 years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe, Coltart insinuates Mnangagwa and Defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi could have known more about the 1980s killings than President Robert Mugabe. At a rally near Lupane district, Coltart alleged Mnangagwa…
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MAGGOTS continue to crawl from the NetOne can of worms amid revelations that former NetOne management led by suspended chief executive officer, Reward Kangai, owned Firstel Cellular that owes the government-owned mobile operator over $11 million. Reports say Firstel Cellular was also used as a conduit to siphon money from NetOne. This comes amid reports that two more senior officials linked to the scam face the chop as investigations gather momentum. It emerged that several…
Read MoreVice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has thrown himself into the deep end for denying uttering inflammatory statements that could have stoked tensions during the Gukurahundi era. The Monday denial could trigger questions on his role during the 1980s killings. Mnangagwa said statements attributed to him that dissidents were cockroaches that needed DDT was to exterminate them were total fabrications and that he had never uttered those words. In a statement Mnangagwa said: “The Vice President and Minister…
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