Senator David Coltart issued an apology for his role as a member of the British South African Police in sustaining the colonial regime.
He also took time to issue an apology for the atrocities carried out by the Rhodesian regime and set the record straight concerning a number of areas such as allegations that he killed black Zimbabweans and that he was a Selous Scout.
Below are some of the reactions on Twitter:
I repect Sen Coltart for this statement he was bullied into issuing. I've never felt any anger or resentment towards him, white as he is, for whatever role he played in Rhodesia. Some black freedom fighters have committed worse in Zim against black Zimbos.
They'll never apologize pic.twitter.com/BeGOk0CcDo— Tich Ray (@TichRay) January 27, 2018
Its not only Coltart who must apologise.
— Pan Africanist 101 (@MpiganiaUhuru) January 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/OMpande3/status/957205105803218944
I applaud the apology by mr coltart @DavidColtart , however, th good man was only representing himself, doug killed, tortured and decapitated a few, there are many rodhies and their offspring out there who are stil yet to accept their bad past. We need an apology from Britain
— Morelife Marozveni (@marozveni) January 27, 2018
I think the unaffected shouldn't have prescriptions on how the affected take an apology from an admitting perpetrator. For instance, if you're a victim of Coltart's & his apology isn't enough for u then go ahead & tell him how u want it. Same applies 2those aggrieved by ED. https://t.co/xcnXnJ6oPv
— uMalukazana kaMamazala (@uMalukazana) January 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/MGMuzenda/status/957201901354913792
While this apology is a bit late,at least he has swallowed his pride.We await an apology from other quarters too.Let’s hope same pressure applied to Coltart,will be applied to ED & https://t.co/HrLHKkvVpg’s only fair that way
— K.T. (@mtkelvin) January 27, 2018
we need more Zimbabweans like Coltart
— Chamunorwa (@Chamuno32668311) January 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/empress_nyasha/status/957177195537076224
I personally understand his situation there are many blacks who did NS in order to go to university bt quickly changed alliance in 1980. If #David Coltart can apologise what more of those who served in RAR, Patu, SS, Guard force,etc bt changed allegiancein 1980?
— Andropov (@WhynotnowNyoni) January 27, 2018
They known to many mostly by their current allegiance their past is known by a few. Eg Chiyangwa served in the same force as Coltart, the late popular Mhiripiri of Rusape, former Manicaland provincial official was an auxilliary
— Andropov (@WhynotnowNyoni) January 27, 2018
Mnangagwa u are a coward please apologize soon
And then what will you do once he’s done that? you have no clue just parroting nonsense. Think before you speak/write …….
Apologising or not apologising whites have done the worst, not only in Zimbabwe but in black Africa. Colt art and his team are vocal and even forget what he and his forfathers have done to us. Nxaa. Verbal apology does not serve the affected. You thank him for what? Because he is white or what. If that’s what you want the govt of the day should do it on social media as what he has done. Let’s be fair and avoid running away from logic. If he needs to apologise he should take the right channel kwete zvake zvekudherera isu mazimbabweans. He is not serious and he has not yet started apologising…
We want compensation from the white folks for what they did to blaccks like uk doing to kenya.ED IS NOT FORCED TO APOLOGISE OR ELSE THE NDEBELES MUST ALSO APOLOGISE FOR KILLING AND RAPING FOLKS IN GURUUSVA FROM 1837 TO1890 .THEY ARE COLONIALIST LIKE C.J.RHODES
There was never a city by Guruuswa in this part of southern region, it is Gukurahundist genocidal that wants to zezuralise everyone including karanga,manyika, rozvi . Shona is derigatory word given to cowards who were always hiding away from machoman