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AMH editor-in-chief appears in court
The editor-in-chief of Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), Kholwani Nyathi, appeared in court on Thursday representing the media company as it faces charges of undermining the authority of President Emmerson ...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 20:39hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
'There is no friction between Zanu PF and CCC!' boasted Mnangagwa
In Zimbabwe there is no friction between Zanu PF and the opposition party!" Mnangagwa boasted at the festive party held at his Kwe kwe farm to celebrate that Zanu PF and CCC opposition MPs had agreed ...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 22:27hrs | 307 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chiefs' diplomatic passports: A clear case of bribery
The call for granting diplomatic passports to traditional chiefs in Zimbabwe ahead of the 2023 elections presents both opportunities and challenges.THE call for granting diplomatic passports t...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 08:32hrs | 8 | by Concerned
Chiefs ask for diplomatic passports
CHIEFS have asked for diplomatic passports for ease of travel across borders.The call was made by Chief Clemence Nembiri of Mt Darwin in Manicaland province on Wednesday during a Civil Registr...Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 18:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa deploys war vets battalion
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has turned to ex-combatants to lead mass mobilisation campaigns as fears of a possible electoral defeat in the 2023 elections send tremors down Zanu-PF corridors.G...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Elections terror scare
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has turned to ex-combatants to lead mass mobilisation campaigns as fears of a possible electoral defeat in the 2023 elections send tremors down Zanu-PF corridors.G...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is it just naivety or simply greed driving POLAD to believe sitting around table with corrupt power-greedy regime will yield res
A few years ago, a dear cousin of mine - who worked quite closely with the then president Robert Gabriel Mugabe, especially in the health sector (having held top positions in both government, and the ...Published: 20 May 2022 at 10:23hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa pampers Mwonzora & co
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government splashed cash on leaders of opposition political parties, including MDC-T Alliance leader Douglas Mwonzora, to facilitate their attendance of Independence Day...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt fails to service stands for MPs, senators
GOVERNMENT has been failing to allocate stands to MPs because it has failed to service the identified land to ensure it has amenities such as sewage and water reticulation.This was disclosed b...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mahere says youth of Zimbabwe will show Zanu-PF who's boss in 2023 general elections
The youth will show you who's boss in Zimbabwe come the 2023 general elections.This is the gist of MDC Alliance spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere's reaction to Zanu-PF's tactic of blocking Nelson Ch...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 21:03hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe awards passport production contract to Belgian firm
A Belgian company linked to bribes-for-tenders in over half-a-dozen countries has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to produce biometric passports for Zimbabwe, ZimLive reported.Zim...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 12:06hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa under fire
RESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is under fire and faces a potential lawsuit for alleged abuse of public funds after buying vehicles for the controversial Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) platform members...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 08:56hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Is it hunger, or pure greed and amorality, that leads Zimbabweans to betray and abandon the suffering majority?
One image has been haunting me this morning - which got me thinking long and hard on the apparent extremely troubling propensity for Zimbabweans to betray and abandon their fellow suffering countrymen...Published: 09 Aug 2021 at 13:46hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Polad divided over election postponement
THE Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) platform set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in 2018 yesterday exposed a serious rift in the group over whether the country should postpone the 2023 elections....Published: 09 Aug 2021 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt has a constitutional obligation to fund political parties
THE Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) members still want to be pampered more by government after they said they would campaign for more vehicles and accessories to enable them to move across the count...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe can do more than just receiving covid-19 vaccines donations - Mhondoro-Ngezi SMP
In a recent telephone conversation with this reporter, the Shadow-Member of Parliament (SMP) for Mhondoro-Ngezi Constituency situate in Mashonaland West Province has commended the Government of Zimbab...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 09:09hrs | 11 | by Maxwell Teedzai
War vets make fresh demands for pension increases
MEMBERS of the Zimbabwe Liberation War Veterans Association (ZLWVA) Harare province Monday petitioned Parliament demanding equal monthly pensions awarded to other serving ex-combatants still employed ...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:21hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Govt, MPs clash over unserviced legislators' housing stands
THE government and lawmakers are at loggerheads after the state indicated to the legislators it had no funds to service housing stands allocated to the legislators recently with the MPs saying it was ...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:27hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora apologises to Parliament, begs for diplomatic passports
MDC-T leader Mr Douglas Mwonzora on Tuesday apologised to Parliament for the breaches of parliamentary rules and custom by members of his party, citing pressure from the then MDC-Alliance leadership. ...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
118 MDC MPs face Parly sanctions
The 118 sitting and former MDC Members of Parliament and senators who sang, remained seated or walked out when President Mnangagwa came to Parliament on five formal occasions should be found in contem...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
POLAD's opportunism and greed exposes a poverty-stricken nation whose leaders are so hungry would sleep with the devil for a pla
In some of my articles, I have usually expressed how I had been shocked by something that would had occured, but this time around, what I have just come from reading did not shock me at all - rather, ...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 10:02hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's Polad allies 'greed' exposed
LEADERS of fringe political parties that are part of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's preferred dialogue platform are making extravagant demands such as diplomatic passports and farms as rewards for the...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's recalled MP dies after suffering stroke
An MDC Alliance MP who was recalled from Parliament in June by the Thokozani Khupe MDC Alliance has died, her party said.Annah Muyambo, who was an MP for Harare province after entering parliam...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 19:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
War veterans demand honorary degrees and tax exemptions
Veterans of Zimbabwe's 1970s independence war have made fresh demands including honorary degrees, diplomatic passports and automatic promotions in state institutions.Douglas Mahiya, the secret...Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 11:16hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ex-MPs lose diplomatic passports
THE government has withdrawn diplomatic passports issued to 21 MDC MPs recalled from Parliament as acting leader Thokozani Khupe continues to score victory after victory against Nelson Chamisa in the ...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 15:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Parly hits Chamisa MPs again
PARLIAMENT has revoked diplomatic passports issued to 22 recalled MDC Alliance legislators.In a letter yesterday, Clerk of Parliament Kenneth Chokuda said the MDC Alliance MPs had ceased to be...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 14:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's recalled MPs ordered to surrender diplomatic passports
Parliament has withdrawn diplomatic passports for all Members of Parliament who were recalled recently from Parliament after they ceased to represent their political parties in the August House....Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 19:11hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
August 16 exposes the MDC's insincerity
The much-hyped MDC's 16 August 2019 demonstration in Harare fell flat on its face despite the spirited attempts by some of its impressionable and excitable youths to defy the prohibition order issued ...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 13:54hrs | 1 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Chamisa, Mnangagwa's MPs unite to demand obscene salary packages and perks?
There are only two times when MPs in Zimbabwe come together across the political divide and speak with one voice: When it comes to their salary packages and perks.This is not just true of the ...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:43hrs | | by Paul Kaseke
Of enemies of democracy and lovers of money
Today, the Nelson Chamisa-led is set to stage a protest in Harare over almost everything that the opposition party's members could think of. Some of its members such as secretary for public se...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 23:59hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga
WATCH: Chamisa's MDC selfish, says Prof Madhuku
NCA leader, Professor Lovemore Madhuku has described the Nelson Chamisa led opposition MDC party as confused and disrespectful of other political players in the country.Responding to calls for...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 15:21hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Of enemies of democracy and lovers of money
This Friday the Nelson Chamisa-led is set to stage a protest in Harare over almost everything that the opposition party's members could think of. Some of its members such as secretary for publ...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 14:28hrs | 16 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Tendai Biti already owns 'Mnangagwa' diplomatic passport
ZANU-PF legislator Kindness Paradza (Makonde) has accused his MDC counterparts' snub of diplomatic passports offered by President Emmerson Mnangagwa government as a cheap publicity stunt as some of th...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'MDC MPs' passports snub a publicity stunt'
ZANU-PF legislator Kindness Paradza (Makonde) has accused his MDC counterparts' snub of diplomatic passports offered by President Emmerson Mnangagwa government as a cheap publicity stunt as some of th...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
EXPOSED: Hwende holds Mnangagwa's red passport
Several opposition MDC-Alliance legislators are holders of diplomatic passports issued by Government, allowing them to enjoy various advantages that include easy passage at borders, special lines at c...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
There is no better dictator , one who comes after is worse
Comparisons between the junta leader and his predecessor have been made.People have come to the conclusion uncle Bob was better than his successor, the junta leader, Dambudzo Munangagwa. Dicta...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 22:00hrs | | by AT Kadada
Chamisa's MPs reject Mnangagwa's diplomatic passports?
Opposition MDC Secretary-General Charlton Hwende has rejected the offer from Mnangagwa for all members of parliament to have diplomatic passports. Hwende said the MPs should only get the diplo...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 15:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC MPs told to reject diplomatic passports
MDC Members of Parliament have been told to snub the offer by the President Emmerson Mnangagwa government to give them diplomatic passports. Award winning journalist Hopewell Chin'ono said, "I...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 13:42hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Childish pranks dominate Parly in Speaker's absence
LEGISLATORS have this week been wasting a lot of debate time on childhood pranks and useless interjections during Parliament sittings.This has been the norm whenever Speaker of the National As...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gives Zimbabwe MPs diplomatic passports
President Mnangagwa has given the nod for parliamentarians to be issued with diplomatic passports following years of lobbying from the legislators.The chairperson of the Portfolio Committee of...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 16:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa demands diplomatic passports for MPs
Norton Member of Parliament Temba has rallied Members of Parliament to demand diplomatic passport from the government which is in line with their social status of being called Honourable.Mlisw...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 11:25hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF, MDC Alliance MPs extort govt, get luxury cars
MEMBERS of Parliament yesterday arm-twisted Finance minister Mthuli Ncube into raising their budgetary allocation by 44% and demanded the latest 4×4 luxury Toyota Land Cruisers, among other perks, de...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 07:00hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa revokes Chombo's diplomatic passport
The State yesterday repossessed former Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo's diplomatic passport saying he is no longer a government official.Chombo is facing a slew of charges ranging from crimi...Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 15:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
6 Indo-Zim agreements sealed
Zimbabwe and India yesterday signed six agreements to heighten bilateral co-operation and explore mutually beneficial opportunities in health, media, sports, mining and ICTs.Vice-President Kem...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe flies economy to SA
Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe who was reported to be entitled to first-class flights flew to South Africa this morning aboard an Air Zimbabwe flight.Journalist Ray Ndlovu revealed th...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 11:15hrs | 2 | by Social media
Chinotimba demands diplomatic passport
HARARE - Members of Parliament (MPs) have urged the new government led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to honour most of the undertakings made by the previous government.Buhera South MP Joseph...Published: 02 Dec 2017 at 12:00hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
G40 members 'resurrect' in Parliament
FORMER Zanu PF officials linked to the obliterated G40 faction yesterday resurrected from their hideouts, when they emerged in Parliament, three weeks after the military-led Operation Restore Legacy f...Published: 30 Nov 2017 at 05:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Greedy MPs abandon the people
The culture of greed, entitlement and self-indulgence still maintains its grip on the eighth Parliament of Zimbabwe.Despite public outrage over the spectacular expenses of President Robert Mug...Published: 05 Nov 2017 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mudenda, Chombo to the rescue
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda and Finance minister Ignatius Chombo yesterday quelled a chaotic situation where MPs were refusing to co-operate during a pre-budget seminar, while deman...Published: 23 Oct 2017 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
MPs demand $15m unpaid allowances
THE start of a pre-budget briefing seminar was delayed yesterday after legislators demanded that Speaker of the National Assembly addresses them on the payment of their outstanding sitting allowances ...Published: 21 Oct 2017 at 11:53hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
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