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Zimbabweans must defy voter suppression in the elections
One can fairly conclude that what is happening here in Zimbabwe on polling day is an attempt at voter suppression in opposition electoral strongholds in the metropolitan provinces. Reader, let...Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 21:41hrs | 14 | by Dr Phillan Zamchiya
Zanu-PF primaries preliminary results out
RESULTS for the Zanu-PF primary elections are still trickling in, with a mixed bag of young Turks and the old guard sailing through.The results are however, still subject to confirmation by th...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 08:02hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Residents challenge bid to stop by-elections
TWO Harare residents have jointly challenged a Constitutional Court application by opposition MDC Alliance leader Douglas Mwonzora's legal adviser Tapera Sengweni, who is seeking to stop the holding o...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chin'ono wins court battle, but not the war
Zimbabwe journalist and documentary filmmaker Hopewell Chin'ono was vindicated by a court ruling this week, but he has two further cases hanging over his head.After the court ruling by High Co...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hostilities persist in Chamisa party
HOSTILITIES in the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance are escalating with each passing day amid complaints that its elections directorate approved unqualified candidates to contest the Highfield West pri...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 22:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mamombe bemoans violent politics
Harare West MP Joanah Mamombe says Zimbabwe's politics is very violent in nature with women and the opposition being the biggest victims.The country's youngest legislator made the remarks in a...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 18:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jessie Majome: 'Salute' A Zimbabwean woman breaking the glass-ceiling!
Quote: Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will, "She doesn't have what it takes."...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 16:37hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Chamisa, an illegitimate opposition leader
In politics, legitimacy is the right and acceptance of an authority, usually by a governing law or a regime and it requires one to be certified in accordance with accepted standards of that political ...Published: 09 May 2019 at 15:23hrs | 1 | by Peacemaker Zano
Mamombe's arresting officer a soldier, claims Lawyer
A STATE witness who is also the arresting officer for Harare West constituency legislator, Joana Mamombe (MDC Alliance), who is accused of trying to subvert a constitutional government yesterday stunn...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 10:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: MDC MP arrested
There are reports that an MDC Alliance member of parliament for Harare West Constituency has been arrested this morning."Alert: Hon Joanna Mamombe has been arrested while attending parliament ...Published: 02 Mar 2019 at 07:17hrs | 2 | by Moyo Roy
EU reaffirmed Nelson Chamisa's election loss
The recently released European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) final report on Zimbabwe's July 30 harmonised elections reaffirmed how MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa was fairly defeated...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 06:11hrs | 1 | by Chido Chikuni
Chamisa: A dictator in the making
"A dictator is someone who has absolute power or who at least behaves as if they do by bossing others around". This is exactly what the MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa is turning himself into sinc...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 13:50hrs | 2 | by Elijah Chihota
Majome concerned with the glaring anomalies in voters' roll in Harare West
Harare West independent candidate Jessie Majome has expressed concerns over glaring anomalies on the voters' roll in the constituency as the nation goes to polls on Monday."As candidate for th...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 11:41hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
In Attorney Jessie Majome and Hilma Shindondola-Mote, Meme Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela Mandela lives on!
It is barely three months when we celebrated the life of of our heroine Ma Winnie Mandela in style: we never cried our eyes out mourning Winnie Mandela; instead, we had the opportunity to reflect on h...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 13:53hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
Politics of entitlement: A threat to electoral democracy
The election season is upon us and Zimbabwe will go to the polls on July 30. This election is both critical and unique in the sense that it is now urgent that the country moves forward after a long pe...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 07:04hrs | | by Terrence Muvoti
Chamisa must avoid the Rehoboamian syndrome
THE personal conduct, including manner of speech, wisdom and intellectual capacity, as well as leadership style of political leaders, in particular public figures, are always subject to scrutiny....Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 15:05hrs | 4 | by Willard Chinhara
'Madhuku' - arrested 18 times but still standing
As the country hurtles towards the general election next month, aspiring candidates from across the political divide have started canvassing for votes - promising the electorate development and someti...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 12:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'I'm not Chamisa's side chick'
ASPIRING Harare West parliamentarian Joanah Mamombe, who is a former student activist with the Zimbabwe National Students Association, has described as "malicious" statements that he is politician Nel...Published: 22 May 2018 at 15:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Majome trying to kiss and make up
The MDC leadership has scrambled to save its relations with one of its long-serving MPs, Jessie Majome, who last week announced she would stand as an independent candidate in the forthcoming elections...Published: 22 May 2018 at 13:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
The story about Chamisa's wife
It really looks like Nelson Chamisa is missing something and we are all not being helpful at all. The boy is missing something terribly, yet we choose to stay political with him as if he is a re...Published: 20 May 2018 at 09:43hrs | 6 | by Bishop
Violence rocks Chamisa's MDC-T
AN implosion has hit MDC-T amid reports that the party leadership was imposing National Assembly and local authority candidates for the forthcoming harmonised election.MDC-T members were yeste...Published: 15 May 2018 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jessie Majome: The ‘dark art' of manufactured outrage
Election season is in full swing in Zimbabwe. The country's first election without its "political godfather", former President Robert Mugabe, is due in a few months' time.What makes this elect...Published: 15 May 2018 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Enocent Nemuramba
Majome to contest as an independent, exposes vote rigging shenanigans
MDC-T Member of Parliament for Harare West constituency, Jessie Majome who recently withdrew her candidature in the party's primary elections citing irregularities has announced her decision to stand ...Published: 14 May 2018 at 18:05hrs | | by Byo24News Reporter
Majome's withdrawal sparks anger from residents
The shock withdrawal by Jessie Majome from the MDC primary elections has triggered an outpouring of sympathy and anger from the residents of Harare West constituency who have vowed to derail the oppos...Published: 14 May 2018 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jessie Majome withdraws from MDC Alliance?
MDC-T legislator for Harare West constituency Ms Jessie Majome has withdrawn her candidature in the opposition party's primary elections, saying the playing field was not level.Ms Majome, the ...Published: 12 May 2018 at 13:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa and MDC-T hands off Jessie Majome!
There is this undercurrent of dislike and hatred of women in MDC-T Party. A powerful, intelligent, forceful woman will never find peace in this party. We had thought those were the traits of late Tsva...Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 22:38hrs | 2 | by Nomazulu Thata
Over 28000 register to vote in Harare west
Harare West Legislator Jessie Majome has said over 28000 people have registered to vote in this year's election."Well done Harare West for registering to vote during ZEC's mobile voter registr...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 08:22hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mugabe's Xmas card delivered very late to MPs
Notice anything about President Robert Mugabe's Christmas card this year - apart from the fact it's been delivered VERY late?Zimbabwe opposition MP Jessie Majome took to Facebook to share a sn...Published: 26 Jan 2017 at 08:08hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Harare West MP Majome visits schools after complaints over swimming pools
Harare West MP Jessie Majome has said he started visiting some schools in his constituency after some concerns were raised over the state of swimming polls."I started the school year in the co...Published: 25 Jan 2016 at 05:55hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
MDC-T official dies
MDC-T councillor Lancelot Sunshine Munorwei has passed on.This was announced by Harare West MP Jessie Majome through her facebook page."My heart is heavy with sorrow and grief with the...Published: 22 Jul 2015 at 09:28hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Harare West MP source copies of constitution for the constituency
Harare West MP Jessie Majome has sourced 100 copies of the new constitution for her constituency out of the 2000 copies that she had asked for from the Ministry of Justice Legal and Parliamentary ...Published: 07 Jun 2015 at 09:29hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zim govt quizzed on Afcon military deployment
MDC-T lawyers yesterday quizzed government's decision to deploy military personnel to Equatorial Guinea to provide VIP security at the on-going Africa soccer bonanza arguing it was unconstitution...Published: 29 Jan 2015 at 06:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU in defiant political mood
One quality that makes ZAPU stand out of the political crowd is its resilience, the never-say-die attitude whose defiance has surprised even its ardent followers and foes alike. Ever since the par...Published: 21 Jan 2014 at 22:40hrs | | by Mso Ndlovu
MDC-T election agents in court for conspiracy to commit fraud
Two MDC-T election agents yesterday appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing charges of conspiracy to commit fraud.The duo, Cosmas Kamba, 56, and Lancelot Mudavanhu, 59, pleaded not...Published: 08 Sep 2013 at 07:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Over 120 arrested for election-related crimes
Police have arrested more than 120 people countrywide for committing various election-related offences including stealing voters' rolls and illegally entering the country for purposes of causing mayhe...Published: 01 Aug 2013 at 04:48hrs | 4 | by Senior Reporter
MDC-T officials arrested
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) says it will continue carrying out its constitutional obligation of maintaining peace, law and order regardless of people's political affiliation.This follow...Published: 31 Jul 2013 at 16:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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