Search / Jecha
No demos during SADC Summit, begs Muzorewa
Opposition United African National Council (UANC) party leader Gwinyai Muzorewa has urged counterparts in the political sphere to refrain from demonstrations during the 44th Ordinary Southern African ...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 16:13hrs | 1118 | by Staff reporter
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 50 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Hopewell Chin'ono scolds Chamisa for untruthful pledges
Hopewell Chin'ono, a former ally of CCC leader Nelson Chamisa, argues that Zimbabwe's democratic status is a sham, making any hope for fair elections delusional. Mocking his rhetorical flair, ...Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says Zimbabwe is on unstoppable march to prosperity
Zimbabwe is on an unstoppable march to prosperity under the leadership of President Mnangagwa and not even desperate shenanigans by some of the country's opposition political parties will slow down th...Published: 12 Aug 2023 at 07:48hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Obama of Zimbabwean politics will capitalise on voter apathy
LEADER of Democratic Union of Zimbabwe (DUZ), Robert Howard Chapman, is a fascinating man. Sharp and erudite, he has brought an interesting perspective to Zimbabwean politics.He has taken out ...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 05:23hrs | 1 | by Nevanji Madanhire
Anti-Mnangagwa vapostori fined US$18 each
THIRTY-FOUR Apostolic sect congregants who were on trial facing charges of staging an anti-government protest over the country's political and economic crises were yesterday fined $12 000 (about US$18...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 04:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wife attempts to murder husband's lover
A-18 year old woman today appeared before Harare magistrates Yeukai Dzuda facing allegations of attempting to murder her husband's lover Nomsa Kubikira.Patricia Gwanyamwanya allegedly attempte...Published: 30 May 2022 at 19:23hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
CIO imposters to appear in court for fraud
UNDERFIRE Kadoma Show Society (KSS) chairman, Patson Madera (pictured) has been subpoenaed to appear in court this Thursday facing allegations of conniving with two police detectives who masqueraded a...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
A golden gift from the political gods
If next year's watershed elections needed any divination, then the just-ended by-elections were the divine bones cast by a bone-thrower to provide a reading of the future.Well, they are a gold...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:27hrs | | by Bishop Lazi
Zanu-PF scoffs at Chamisa Chete Chete
THE ruling party Zanu-PF has scoffed at former MDC leader Mr Nelson Chamisa's newly formed party - the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), saying changing the name does not change the fact that they ...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:37hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Nkosana Moyo lays into Chamisa
Alliance for the People's Agenda (APA) leader Dr Nkosana Moyo has described fellow opposition leader, Mr Nelson Chamisa, as a clueless politician who does not have the requisite skills to lead a natio...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fired judge hands over unfinished cases
FORMER High Court judge Erica Ndewere, who was fired for incompetence, has handed over six cases she was handling to the acting Judge President, Mary Zimba-Dube.Ndewere was fired by President ...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 20:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa has never been serious
On Monday last week, principals of the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) met at the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs offices in Harare to deliberate on electoral reforms. This was ...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:01hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga
Seh Calaz criticises Mnangagwa's 2nd republic
DANCEHALL and reggae chanter Seh Calaz has taken a bold stance by recording a very critical song of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government. In a video circulating on social media, Seh Calaz...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:56hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
JSC workers spy on judges, says Justice Ndewere
SUSPENDED High Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere, yesterday gave evidence to the retired judge Justice Simbi Mubako-led tribunal investigating her suitability to sit on the bench, claiming that Judici...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti bitten by that which he went hunting for
Tendai Biti was a legislator (among others) who partnered with foreign governments to collectively punish innocent Zimbabweans by inviting sanctions, in an attempt to coerce people to vote for his par...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC miffed by #ZimAgricRising
The heavens have dealt a deadly blow to the jecha politics that characterises the MDC Alliance's body politik. The heavens have opened up admirably this summer cropping season, nurturing and sustainin...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 10:07hrs | 1 | by Trevor Shiri
MDC A Youth, Zinasu responsible for Chamisa down fall
MDC A youths and Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) are responsible for the big fall of MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, Civic society gro...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 19:48hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Let us desists from peddling falsehoods
Zimbabweans need to be warned over propagating malicious falsehoods. Members of the opposition party MDC Alliance have perfected this diabolical propaganda technique in pursuit of their "Kudira Jecha"...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 20:35hrs | | by Grace Chekai
A new, ugly breed of politicians
Recently, I was appalled to wake up to the realisation that our social media streets have reared a new and ugly breed of politicians that lack tolerance and patriotism. The country is headed f...Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Prosperity Mzila
Donald Trump engages in jecha/ sand tactics on the U.S. economy
Democratic political consultant James Carville once said that if he were reincarnated, he'd want to come back as the bond market because "you can intimidate everybody." Donald Trump is not intimidated...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 20:08hrs | 8 | by Steve Chapman
SABC blind to progress, Peter
A few days ago, I wandered into a Twitter discussion between Peter Ndoro and a gentleman called Selwyn Nkomo and various other people.The discussion I stumbled upon was about the apparent bias...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 09:23hrs | | by Stembile Mpofu
Trump goes for 'jecha' tactics
In the first TV interview since losing his re-election bid, President Donald Trump indicated Sunday that he will never concede to Joe Biden and abandon his conspiracy theory about mass ballot fraud....Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 20:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Trump, Chamisa birds of the same feather
Outgoing United States (US) president, Donald Trump and Zimbabwe's opposition MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa both refused to concede defeat, in their separate elections. The world is surprised by...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 14:38hrs | | by Prosperity Mzila
Mnangagwa gives in to Ndewere's demands
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has reinstated suspended High Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere's salary and benefits "after further considerations to the provisions of section 187(10) and 188(4) of the ...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Justice Ndewere challenges suspension of salary, benefits
SUSPENDED High Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere has petitioned Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Misheck Sibanda, seeking restoration of her terminated salary and benefits following the a...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Trump, Chamisa use the same script on elections
"Stop counting the votes" screamed the outgoing United States (US) president, Donald Trump on realising that he was fast losing to the now US president-elect Joe Biden. He quickly jumped...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 12:45hrs | 1 | by Prosperity Mzila
Donald must phone Dambudzo
It never rains but pours for the little boy. Things haven't been going his way of late and I would never want to be in his shoes. Zvakaomera Chamisa hama dzangu and I feel sorry for him. Morgan Richar...Published: 11 Nov 2020 at 18:47hrs | | by Mapombi
Zimbabweans back idea of another GNU
MANY Zimbabweans have welcomed the push by the MDC to hold talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF, with a view to forming a new government of national unity in a bid to end the country's ...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 19:25hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Suspended judge in court drama
SUSPENDED High Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere yesterday challenged a decision of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to ask President Emmerson Mnangagwa to establish a tribunal to investigate her...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Judge takes Mnangagwa to court
SUSPENDED High Court judge Erica Ndewere has dragged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to court challenging the setting up of a tribunal to investigate her over alleged misconduct.Ndewere also cite...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
JSC recommends tribunal to probe justice Ndewere
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has recommended a tribunal to investigate whether or not High Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere was fit to hold office after discovering she was not clearing her ...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti allegations are baseless
MDC-ALLIANCE co-vice-president Tendai Biti has on countless occasions made unsavoury and bald assertions, mainly to his gullible supporters, that "Zanu-PF may rig elections, but it cannot rig the econ...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 06:41hrs | | by Rutendo Jiri
Violence is ingrained in MDC-Alliance’s DNA
THERE is consensus among those who read Zimbabwe's political landscape correctly that the country has exhibited conspicuous signs of dynamism under the visionary leadership of President Emmerson Mnaga...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 07:48hrs | | by Cuthbert Mavheko
MDC a gang of retrogressive minds, says Muchinguri
THE opposition MDC is a gang of retrogressive minds bent on sabotaging President Emmerson Mnangagwa's efforts to revive the economy, hence Zimbabweans should shun their call for protests slated for Fr...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
A year gone life has become worse in Zimbabwe
Since President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa's election win in 2018 pitting MDC-Alliance Nelson Chamisa to lead the nation, life has become worse and it seems to be a daunting task for this new republi...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 10:11hrs | | by Leonard Koni
By-elections TKO and below the belt politics
If the Matabeleland North by-elections held recently were a boxing match, the MDC-Alliance would have been dealt a technical knock-out (TKO).After jabs and uppercuts, then a flurry of combinat...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Youths move to occupy the streets
MDC Youth Assembly leader Tererayi Obey Sithole has announced that the party's yoputh league is moving in to occupy the streets to protest against the increasing price of fuel . On Satur...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 08:55hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
A political career built on jecha
To be or not to be, is the question Nelson? Well, they say, trying to talk sense to Nelson Chamisa is as good as winking at a blind person. It is a horrible waste of time. He sees nothing. Now it's a ...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Unpacking the MDC RELOAD document
Many people had high hopes that since Mugabe no longer there, probably Mnangagwa will change the economy of Zimbabwe, people will get jobs, industries will open, a strong Zimbabwe dollar will return, ...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 14:27hrs | | by Etiwel Mutero
Kambarami suspends Bulawayo Town Clerk, trying to capture City council
Acting Bulawayo mayor Tinashe Kambarami has reportedly suspended the city's Town Clerk Christopher Dube on allegations of misappropriating council funds.In a letter dated July 11, 2019, Cllr K...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 17:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Greedy MDC councillors plan to oust top BCC management
THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) claims that a faction of corrupt MDC councillors in the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) who appear to have...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 23:12hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Crucifying 'Wiwa' for a mere political rhetoric: A countenance of the Devil
While we mutually admonish instigators of anarchy, despondency, divisiveness and secessionism we loudly criticize an all-out war on the deputy chairperson of MDC-Alliance over an address at a politica...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 18:41hrs | 3 | by Benny Gudo
Job Sikhala faces a death penalty for treason
Former president Mugabe once said of Madhuku "that once he is broke he provokes the law enforcement so that when he is arrested his sponsors will vilify Zimbabwe and consequently pour money to his poc...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 11:36hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
PHOTOS: Mthuli Ncube's magic now working?
FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube's prophecy that prices of basic goods in terms of RTGS$ were, in fact, going down looks like is coming to pass.Professor Ncube in June said that reforms whic...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 21:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe businesses reduce prices
Zimbabwean businesses have started to reduce prices of services and commodities following threats issued by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that the government would be taking measures to enforce price r...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 17:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Go deeper Auditor-General, probe and do forensic audit of the Office of President and Cabinet
Allow me to start by congratulating you Auditor-General Mildred Chari for such a job well done. After reading your audit report I was shocked to see how public officials bled Zimbabwe dry through corr...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 10:20hrs | | by Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo
The day Cyclone Mthuli came to town
Well, this Mthuli Ncube guy is bad news.Witty and cunning are his attributes! He had an afternoon outing with journalists, last weekend, shared jokes and ideas, while he kept his joker to his ches...Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 16:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wins approval ratings?
It was a twar. That is the colloquial term for Twitter "war" as social media users on the microblogging site call it. This time, beginning some 48 hours ago, Zimbabweans (or Twimbos) engaged in a "war...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa should decisively deal with anarchists
The recently-held, disputed MDC- Alliance congress has revealed the toxic politics of chicanery, vote-rigging, vote-buying, vote manipulation and violent streak imbued in the party's DNA. It was sober...Published: 28 May 2019 at 07:44hrs | | by Philemon Mutedzi
Load More Stories
