Top CCC official, David Coltart, who was the Minister of Education from 2009 to 2013, said that it is regrettable that Zimbabwe did not benefit from the leadership of Queen Elizabeth II over the past two decades following its withdrawal from the Commonwealth.
Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom’s longest-serving monarch, died on Thursday afternoon at Balmoral in Scotland aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.
In his condolence message to the British Royal Family, Coltart said he will miss the Queen’s Christmas messages and other communications which he said were a source of stability and hope. He wrote:
Please accept my sincere condolences following the passing away of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
My deepest sympathy is extended to the Royal Family, the people of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
My prayers and thoughts are with you all. I am sure democrats across Zimbabwe will join me in saying how much we treasured her principled leadership of the Commonwealth over so many decades.
It is a matter of deep regret that Zimbabwe did not benefit from her Leadership these past two decades. Personally, she was profoundly inspirational. figure in my Life.
She always handled her massive responsibilities with such grace, decency and dignity.
I will miss her Christmas messages and other communications which were such a source of stability and hope.
May the good Lord rest her soul in peace.
In response, one Innocent Chibaya wrote: “Senator don’t say on behalf of Democrats in Zimbabwe, say on behalf of your family leave us Zimbabweans from this.”
Meanwhile, South Africa’s second-largest opposition political party, EFF led by Julius Malema, says it will not mourn the death of the Queen as she never apologised for the plunder of African resources and the brutal killings of millions of African people by the British during the colonial era.
In a statement issued by National Spokesperson, Sinawo Thambo on Thursday, the party said that if indeed there is life after death, Elizabeth and her ancestors should be punished for their alleged crimes.
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I don’t think you read the story. You just saw the headline and your ZANU indoctrinated brain immediately got to work.
Well said
Chibaya, Zimbabwe is not ZANU PF, so please speak for yourself. Coltart mentioned “Democrats” in ZImbabwe, and there are a lot of such democrats herein, me included; but obviously there are no democrats in ZANU PF, youre are all tyrants, vampires, & EDiots (idiots)!!
Agree
This is idiotic. What leadership from the Queen did Zimbabwe miss? Why didn’t he say so when Smith declared UDI? Its really alarming that some Africans, who are defending Coltart’s nonsense, actually think we are missing out on white leadership?
There will be a chartered Boeing/Airbus leaving Dubai Friday flying to Harare to pick up senior VIPs plus around 60-70 whiskey drinkers, then fly on to London for the Queens’ funeral (and to go shopping at the liquor store), fly back to Dubai via Harare. That whole trip will cost around 4-5 million US Dollars. All just for a hand shake with a King and a few pictures.
This is mind illness. What leadership? White supremacism is no longer working, neither will it ever work. It’s sad for those who consider such opinion makers relevant leaders in present day Zimbabwe. May 6our thinking be discarded by majority Zimbabweans.
It’s a shame that blacks worldwide can never say thank you to the people who brought them the wheel and everything else. Education the English Language Mercedes’ Benz BMWs Foreign Currency that you love so much and the list goes on and on, shame on you!