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The girl at the market

They stood at the edge of the busy market, two complete opposites like night and day, winter and summer. The light-skinned girl was a life-size cut-out from a fashion magazine; smooth caramel skin, the sort that catches the eye of rap vide…

Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 11:28hrs | | by Jera

Falling In Love â€“ part 2

Late at night, Patie and I would call each other and talk for hours, until we fell asleep or our phone batteries mutinied. Once a month, I would book a room at a hidden-away bed and breakfast in Famona, far from the prying eyes of her moth…

Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 22:53hrs | | by Jera

Karanga people under attack - Zodwa Wabantu rescues Masvingo

Karanga people are clever. Korekore people are uneducated. All Ndebeles want to do is drink, burn meat over fire and dance, if they are not stabbing people. Manyika people learn a few English words and think they know every word in the Oxf…

Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 18:38hrs | 3 | by Jera

Zodwa Wabantu wins, Zimbabweans lose

Ordinarily, September is the month of jacaranda blooms, the arrival of summer in Zimbabwe - but this year, it was the month of Zodwa Wabantu. In his usual humorous style, Jera reflects on the month dominated by Zodwa.I like thunder thighs.…

Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 18:32hrs | 4 | by Jera

Happy birthday to the woman who cries for Zimbabwe

I met her on Facebook - our  mutual love for literature and Zimbabwe drew us together like a magnet and nails. The nail comparison is hardly accidental; I have come to know that she is as tough as nails.In her young life, my friend Ta…

Published: 31 Aug 2017 at 20:07hrs | 1 | by Jera

The collapse of the Zimbabwe Republic Police

If you are old enough to remember a period where everything worked in Zimbabwe -  electricity, public transport and 100% of employable adults -  you will remember a bygone era in which the police where respected, ilizwi263 writes…

Published: 29 May 2017 at 14:34hrs | 27 | by Jera

On Zimbabwe's steady decline

Zimbabwe's economic and political woes have left the country hardly recognizable to those who left before the fast decline in the post-2000 era. Waza blogger Jera recounts the experience of one such returnee.My cousin came home to Zimbabwe…

Published: 08 Aug 2015 at 06:19hrs | | by Jera

Democratic ouster of Mugabe unlikely

With three years to go before the next election, there are signs that Zanu-PF will once again be the "winners". But victory for Robert Mugabe, who will be 94, will not even require the services of Nikuv or the usual ballot stuffing or the …

Published: 28 May 2015 at 13:20hrs | 1 | by Jera

Tsvangirai's fruitless appeals

In the aftermath of the July 2013 poll, MDC-T President Morgan Tsvangirai contested the results and lodged an appeal with the regional body, Sadc.But his appeals were in vain as his legal team were handicapped by the state-controlled ZEC's…

Published: 28 May 2015 at 13:18hrs | | by Jera

'Mugabe on the run'

Mugabe now practically lives abroad, as if wishing he could run away. Cabinet meetings to discuss vital matters of state are put on hold while he burns through what little money the exchequer can muster.And you know there is absolutely not…

Published: 23 May 2015 at 11:19hrs | | by Jera

Jonathan Moyo's crocodile tears

I have never cared to follow Jonathan Moyo on social media. In fact when, in the state-owned press, there was a hullabaloo over Moyo's Twitter 'coming out,' I rolled my eyes and flapped a dismissive hand. But this week, by a stroke of bad …

Published: 23 May 2015 at 11:13hrs | | by Jera

Tsvangirai's dilemma

After Mugabe pulled a fast one on him in July 2013, Morgan Tsvangirai vowed to never again contest an election without the necessary electoral reforms. Two years on, no reforms have been instituted.Yet Tsvangirai's party has announced plan…

Published: 26 Mar 2015 at 15:10hrs | 1 | by Jera

Mugabe's fall - Why I laughed

After his usual bluster on the podium, at the Harare International airport, Robert Mugabe tumbled. Lucky for him, the ground broke his fall, right beneath the stunned gaze of his rented crowd. Mugabe's henchmen showed greater speed in orde…

Published: 13 Feb 2015 at 14:13hrs | 25 | by Jera

Mugabe not welcome in Africa

President Mugabe returned on Friday from a five-week holiday in the Far East - goodness knows how much that cost the Zimbabwean taxpayers.No sooner had he unpacked his bags than he was on another plane to Zambia, to attend the inauguration…

Published: 28 Jan 2015 at 07:55hrs | 2 | by Jera

Mujuru's deafening silence

The attacks were so bad that, in boxing parlance, any referee would have put a stop to the bout. Mujuru's silence at first seemed like a clever strategy but in the end was her downfall.Surely the Mujuru camp could easily have countered the…

Published: 22 Jan 2015 at 08:50hrs | | by Jera

Mugabe spits on Chimurenga

But Mutasa reminds his comrades that 'one man one vote' was the central theme of the liberation war. By doing away with elections at the last congress, Mugabe has effectively spat on the core principle of Chimurenga.Often when there is inf…

Published: 22 Jan 2015 at 08:49hrs | | by Jera

Treason claims do not add up

There are many things that do not add up about the treason claims which have been sensationally plastered all over the state media. Firstly the article in the Sunday Mail is littered with the opinions of various 'experts' and 'analysts' wh…

Published: 19 Nov 2014 at 20:14hrs | | by Jera

Mugabe throwing rocks at Obama's White House

President Mugabe will make a rare trip to New York when he attends the UN summit of 23 September. After that 'shame, shame, shame' speech the entire nation is already cringing in anticipation of his next tactless outburst.When he expected …

Published: 10 Sep 2014 at 16:48hrs | | by Jera

Tendai Biti's infidelity

From Tsvangirai's camp came revelations of Biti's infidelity. Apparently the judgemental Mr Biti was out carousing with his mistress when he pranged his car in Chegutu, a secret that Tsvangirai had never used against him. The MDC Renewal T…

Published: 26 Jul 2014 at 13:54hrs | 1 | by Jera

Columnist / Jerà

MPs Demand Relief for Elderly on Local Authority Charges Amid Lack of National Policy

Wrong decision to suspend ZETDC boss, a symptom of shallow thinking

MPs Push for Service Charge Relief for Elderly Amid Lack of National Policy

ZETDC MD fired after SONA power outage

Mliswa likens Tagwirei to Chamisa

Harare adopts a 'Pay first, drink later' strategy

Police foil launch of movement against Mnangagwa term extension

Parliament apologises to Mnangagwa

Mnangagwa the merchant of darkness

ZimRights condemns arson attack on SAPES Trust

Mnangagwa praise singers lie for a living

MPs slam peak-hour roadblocks, demand reform on spot fines

Public hospitals under fire for medication gaps

Minister Mhona: No tollgate money? Leave your car at home

MP Kuka raises alarm over unrepaired bridges Swept Away by Rains

Zifa accused of running illegal election process

Trainee nurse disappears over fake O' Level certificate

Local content law set to slash oil, seed imports

Buyanga dealt a court blow

Zimbabwe records historic wheat harvest

ZiG inflation plunges by 5000 basis points to 32,7%

Petra College faces backlash over teacher retrenchments

Title deeds for beneficiaries of Operation Garikai

Some companies tender for road rehabilitation without capacity to deliver: Minister Mhona

Ziyambi accused of shielding Judge Katiyo

Zimbabwean drivers arrested in KZN

Zimbabwe Deserves Freedom From ZANU-PF

South Africa Is a Confirmed Criminal & Mafia State - Only Second to Colombia!

Dear Chief Justice Maya

Mnangagwa delivers SONA in darkness