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ZEC gazettes new legislators
CCC interim secretary general Mr Sengezo Tshabangu and 13 others are expected to be sworn in as Senators and members of the National Assembly next week after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission confirme...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF gains majority of proportional representation seats in Matebeleland
ZANU-PF has clinched a majority of party proportional representation seats in Bulawayo and Matebeleland South provinces while the main opposition party Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) secured mor...Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 06:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
CCC candidates selection latest
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa is reportedly fighting to contain the fallout in his party after some party leaders, including his deputy Tendai Biti reportedly lost in the c...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's IPPs struggle to produce power
INDEPENDENT power producers (IPPs) are only feeding 135,8 megawatts (MW) into the national grid, about a decade since government started granting private players licences to produce electricity....Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 05:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Binga latest flood victims left alone, says MP
BINGA South legislator Joel Gabbuza (MDC Alliance) has slammed government for its failure to assist flood victims in Binga amid revelations that the affected communities are in desperate need of assis...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 07:04hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls gets city status
PARLIAMENT has approved Victoria Falls' city status following recommendations by a commission that was set up to assess the town's capacity. Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moy...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls seeks load shedding exemption
VICTORIA FALLS councillors have called for the resort town to be exempted from Zesa load shedding - which has also affected water supplies - and left the tourism hub with no electricity.The to...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fuel price seen rising weekly
ZIMBABWE Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) chief executive Eddington Mazambani yesterday said it would be difficult to keep fuel prices stagnant given that duty is now calculated as a percentage of c...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
'No freedom after expression in Africa'
A PRELIMINARY report on the implementation of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG), has revealed gaps in implementing the African Union charter on human rights such as fr...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 08:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
I am made of thick skin: Matsunga
IN the country's political sphere, it has almost become a trend that the majority of female politicians are now making it to Parliament through the Proportional Representation route, set by government...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa insult case stalls
MDC Alliance legislator Joel Gabbuza, who was arrested last year on charges of insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has been placed off remand by the Hwange Magistrate's Court after the prosecutor-...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parly in heated debate over pregnant school girls
THE Education Amendment Bill, which is currently in its second reading stage in the National Assembly, has attracted heated debate on whether pregnant girls should be allowed to continue with class....Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Social media to blame for fuel price hikes: Govt
ENERGY minister Fortune Chasi and Reserve Bank governor John Mangudya yesterday blamed the social media for spreading false narratives about the fuel situation, resulting in panic-buying and contribut...Published: 31 May 2019 at 18:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Black market rates to tumble'
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) top officials yesterday insisted that the parallel market rates will soon tumble because the current balance of RTGS dollars in circulation cannot sustain the prevailing...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kariba left with 3 months' power supply
ENERGY minister Fortune Chasi yesterday revealed that water levels in Lake Kariba were so low that current supplies will only be able to generate power for the next 14 weeks, paving way for deeper pow...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
'I silenced Zanu-PF,' says Tabitha Khumalo
OPPOSITION MDC stalwart Tabitha Khumalo said she stood toe-to-toe with Zanu-PF hardliners as part of the Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee (Jomic) between 2009 and 2013 and would not be pu...Published: 21 May 2019 at 09:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC rocked by bribery claims
BRIBERY demands by high-ranking MDC party officials on prospective candidates resulted in the opposition fielding more than one candidate in some constituencies and council seats, in the run-up to las...Published: 15 May 2019 at 14:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC bigwigs fight for survival
THE stage has been set for a bruising fight in the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC as almost all candidates nominated for top positions in the party's standing committee have accepted and are now reaching into...Published: 04 May 2019 at 20:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Ethanol blending saves Zimbabwe millions'
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya on Thursday told Parliament that blending of ethanol with fuel has been saving the country millions of dollars.Mangudya had appeared before the ...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fuel shortages to ease by month-end: Mangudya
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya yesterday said the current fuel shortages will ease by end of the month, attributing the problem to delays in the processing of lines of credit (LCs) an...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa is a dog' trial stalls
THE trial of MDC Alliance legislator Joel Gabbuza, facing charges of undermining and insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is being stalled by Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi, who is yet to issue ...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 13:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally's trial in false start
THE trial of Binga South legislator Gabbuza Joel Gabuza (MDC Alliance), who is facing charges of undermining the authority of or insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa after he allegedly accused the Z...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 05:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt ponders US$ fuel pricing
The government is considering requests by players in the oil industry who are seeking authority to sell fuel in foreign currency, the industry regulator has said.Service stations do not seem t...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 'new dispensation' in Zimbabwe stuck in the old ways
Veteran Zimbabwe opposition legislator Joel Gabbuza thought he was stating the obvious when he told mourners that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling Zanu-PF party was struggling to revive the econo...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 20:30hrs | | by Kitsepile Nyathi I The East African
MP charged with insulting Mnangagwa, release on $200 bail
BINGA South legislator Gabbuza Joel Gabuza (MDC Alliance) has appeared before a Hwange magistrate charged with undermining the authority of, or insulting, President Emmerson Mnangagwa after he alleged...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Zanu-PF retains two-thirds majority
Zanu-PF has retained its two-thirds majority in the National Assembly following the announcement of the latest batch of results from 55 constituencies announced today. The party now has 144 se...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 16:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa must step down, says MDC
THE Welshman Ncube-led MDC's Matabeleland North leadership has called on MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa to step down for allegedly disrespecting alliance partners and grabbing thei...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
19 MDC Alliance supporters injured
NINETEEN MDC Alliance supporters were seriously injured after a truck they were travelling in overturned in Binga as they were coming from a rally addressed by their leader, Advocate Nelson Chamisa, a...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Stop jostling for positions, target presidency'
MDC ALLIANCE spokesperson and MDC leader, Welshman Ncube has challenged coalition members to stop fighting for positions and focus on drumming up support for the coalition's presidential candidate, Ne...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Violence mars MDC-T primaries
PRIMARY elections held by the MDC-T faction led by Mr Nelson Chamisa over the weekend were marred by violence in most parts of the country as members traded accusations of imposition of candidates and...Published: 22 May 2018 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
30-tonne truck in freak accident
A HAULAGE truck transporting a 30-tonne Grain Marketing Board (GMB) consignment from Bulawayo to Binga failed to ascend a steep slope and rolled back before landing on its side, blocking the Binga - K...Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
$2,7 million CMED fuel scam, MPs demand action
Parliament has called on Government to expeditiously resolve the $2,7 million fuel deal in which CMED Pvt Ltd was prejudiced in a botched fuel deal, where a private company failed to supply the State ...Published: 30 Nov 2017 at 05:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Kwese TV should introduce ZBC on their bouquets'
Information, Media and Broadcasting Services ministry permanent secretary George Charamba has revealed that most media organisations in the country are facing viability problems, owing to a myriad of ...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Muchinguri urged to deal with Zanu-PF land barons
ENVIRONMENT, Water and Climate minister Oppah Muchinguri was on Thursday urged to bring to book land barons, including Chitungwiza South MP Christopher Chigumba (Zanu-PF), who has been fingered as...Published: 08 Apr 2017 at 11:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teacher -student ratio in Mat- North baffles legislator
The teacher- student ratio in Matabeleland North Province where the pass rate has been low and a cause ofr concern has baffled the legislator in the province Joel Gabbuza who expressed his displeasure...Published: 22 Mar 2017 at 05:51hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Workmen on roads should be blamed for the poor roads- MP
A legislator Joel Gabbuza has said the workmen hired to do the road surfacing and bridges."The issue that I would want to draw the attention of the Executive is the issue of checking on our br...Published: 21 Mar 2017 at 06:04hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Kasukuwere says govt bungled, slept on duty
LOCAL Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere has admitted government ignored warnings by the World Bank as far back as 2012 on the state of bridges and dams across the country, most of which have ...Published: 07 Mar 2017 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai consoles Siyachilaba community
President Tsvangirai yesterday paid his condolences to chief Siyachilaba in Binga North following the death of nine members of his community who were struck by lightning at a funeral. ...Published: 25 Jan 2017 at 11:58hrs | | by Luke Tamborinyoka
War as MDC-T, police clash in Parliament
A scuffle erupted yesterday in the National Assembly between MDC-T legislators and the Zimbabwe Republic Police after law enforcement agents entered the chamber to enforce a directive by Deputy Sp...Published: 27 Oct 2016 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Bond notes won't be forced at gunpoint,' says Chinamasa
Zimbabweans would not be forced at gun point to use the controversial bond notes due to be introduced in October, Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa has said.Chinamasa said when the South ...Published: 28 Jul 2016 at 12:36hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
$98.6 million broadband project approved
THE National Assembly yesterday approved a $98,6 million loan facility for TelOne for backbone network and broadband access project that was negotiated between the government and the Export Import Ban...Published: 06 Apr 2016 at 06:36hrs | | by Zvamaida Murwira
Zanu PF MP wants prisoners' sperms exported
Zanu PF MP for Chegutu Dexter Nduna has described the unemployed youths in his constituency as pollution which is resulting to an increase in number of people going to prisons and urged the governmen...Published: 13 Feb 2016 at 08:26hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Thokozani Khupe fails to attend anti-election rally
MDC-T vice-president Thokozani Khupe yesterday failed to turn up to her party's anti-election rally in Victoria Falls.The rally, which was dubbed "No reforms, no elections star rally," was sup...Published: 06 Jun 2015 at 15:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Poison the fish so that parks officials die'
BINGA South Member of the House of Assembly Gabuza Joel Gabbuza (MDC-T) has made a shocking call to fishermen in his constituency to poison their fish in order to KILL Zimbabwe National Parks and Wild...Published: 18 Jul 2014 at 06:08hrs | | by Nduduzo Tshuma
MDC-T dismisses Zanu-PF monitors
ZANU-PF's decision to deploy its senior party members to monitor the performance of MDC-T legislators in Matabeleland North is a waste of time, the opposition party has said.The Zanu-PF Matabe...Published: 18 Jun 2014 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Duty free cars for civil servants
Government has been urged to remove duty on cars imported by civil servants and to extend "non-monetary incentives" to its workers as a way of cushioning them against the meagre salaries they earn....Published: 22 May 2014 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora shuts off Mangamiso
MDC-T National Spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora has shut off party Facebook enthusiast Boaz Mangamiso who has been making controversial Facebook posting about the party and some party members and signing...Published: 05 Feb 2014 at 16:43hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
MDC-T MPs - Portfolio committees
The MDC-T Committee on Standing Rules and Orders on Thursday appointed the following MPs from the party into several portfolio committees; Transport and Infrastructure Development; Elias Mudzuri, Albe...Published: 21 Oct 2013 at 14:05hrs | | by Ndou Paul
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