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CCC MPs defy Chamisa on US$40,000 'loot'
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday blasted legislators from his party for accepting a US$40 000 loan facilities from Parliament.Government has offer...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa to proclaim election dates'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will proclaim the dates for by-elections for the National Assembly and local authorities to fill vacancies left following the expulsion and death of some members, Zimbabwe Electora...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:30hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora begs Mnangagwa to stop by-elections
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has reportedly begged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to consider scrapping holding parliamentary and local council by-elections.According to weekend media reports, ...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Dumiso Dabengwa died a bitter man'
ZAPU acting president Isaac Mabuka says his predecessor and late liberation hero Dumiso Dabengwa died whilst still bitter about his lengthy jailing by then State leader Robert Mugabe despite being cle...Published: 25 May 2021 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mwonzora helping Zanu-PF to consolidate tyranny'
The Nelson Chamisa led MDC Alliance has castigated the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T legislators, for helping Zanu-PF to pass the controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill 2 which they have labelled a ...Published: 15 May 2021 at 12:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF policies attractive to MDC-T'
THE ruling Zanu-PF party yesterday claimed that its policies were attracting MDC-T legislators who voted for the passage of Constitutional Amendment No 2 Bill, which was signed into law by President E...Published: 10 May 2021 at 05:27hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
CSOs condemn constitutional amendments
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) have accused MPs of abandoning the interests of people who voted them into power by supporting constitutional changes aimed at consolidating power in the office of t...Published: 01 May 2021 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZCTU boss slams 'sell-out' MDC-T MPs supporting Mnangagwa bill
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says opposition MDC-T legislators who last week voted in support of Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 2 were sell-outs.The proposed law seeks to...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:31hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
REDISTRIBUTION: MDC-T in dramatic U-turn…As Zanu PF vows to create 1 million jobs
DOUGLAS Mwonzora's MDC-T MPs are demanding that the Zanu PF government should allocate them farms, accusing the ruling party of partisan land redistribution that excluded them.The demand was m...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 19:30hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Give us farms' MDC Mwonzora MPs pleads with Mnangagwa's minister
MDC-T MPs Thursday took to task Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka on why the government's land distribution exercise remained partisan leaving out MDC members, especially MPs.The minister wa...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
The phone call that led to Robert Mugabe's resignation
SPEAKER of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda has, for the first time, revealed how he managed to convince late former president Robert Mugabe to tender his resignation, allowing him to leave office wi...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Khupe dismisses selling out claims, pledges Mnangagwa dialogue
MDC-T interim president Thokozani Khupe has issued a bold dismissal of claims she sold out to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, telling her rivals she was prepared for dialogue with the country's number o...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Sad day for democracy'
LAWYERS, political analysts and opposition party leaders yesterday described the swearing in of opposition MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe and her 14 party nominees as replacements for the recalled MDC A...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC is imploding
Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC-A), is imploding as the country's ruling Zanu-PF conspires with a tiny MDC splinter group, the Movement for Democrati...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 17:21hrs | 1 | by Peter Fabricius
Chamisa's top 10 lies
"O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!" - Walter Scott 1808.This beautiful line from a famous old poem simply means that if you tell lies, they will catch up with y...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 07:31hrs | | by Nkululeko Nyoni
Maridadi lose MDC-T primaries
A number of serving MDC-T MPs were on the verge of losing their seats yesterday in primary elections with the party's vice-president Elias Mudzuri (pictured) said to be one of the casualties.S...Published: 27 May 2018 at 10:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chaos as Electoral Bill debate stalls
OPPOSITION legislators yesterday caused a scene in the National Assembly singing in protest over failure by Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to facilitate debate on the Electoral Amendment Bill, which...Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chaos as Electoral Bill debate stalls
OPPOSITION legislators yesterday caused a scene in the National Assembly singing in protest over failure by Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to facilitate debate on the Electoral Amendment Bill, which...Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff Reporter
MDC-T MPs disrupt Electoral debate
MDC-T Members of Parliament yesterday disrupted parliamentary proceedings during debate on the Electoral Amendment Bill.The Bill seeks to fine-tune the Electoral Act ahead of the harmonised el...Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T admits milking MPs
MDC-T yesterday admitted to milking sitting Members of Parliament through imposition of stringent conditions like demanding $1 000 non-refundable application fee to be considered as candidates in the ...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dicktator protects seating MDC-T MPs
NEWLY-APPOINTED MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa has reportedly stirred fresh controversy within the opposition party after he issued a decree that seeks to protect sitting legislators from being contested...Published: 05 Mar 2018 at 08:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tongaat Hulett in bribery storm
Parliament has launched investigations into allegations that Zimbabwe's leading sugar producer, Tongaat Hulett, has been bribing legislators with top-of-the-range vehicles in a bid to get their suppor...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 05:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Concourt reserves ruling in judge's case
The Constitutional Court has reserved judgment in a matter in which MDC-T MPs are challenging the legality of Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.1) Act, which gives the President sole powers to ap...Published: 01 Feb 2018 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T in fight over primary elections
A CLANDESTINE plan by some MDC-T MPs and top party leaders to ring-fence their constituencies during primary elections has stirred controversy, disgruntlement and conflict in the opposition party, New...Published: 27 Jan 2018 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa faces internal revolt over polls
President Emmerson Mnangagwa faces internal revolt over early elections after it emerged his calls for polls to go ahead as early as August could be resisted by his own Zanu-PF MPs.Reports rea...Published: 22 Jan 2018 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces internal revolt over polls
President Emmerson Mnangagwa faces internal revolt over early elections after it emerged his calls for polls to go ahead as early as August could be resisted by his own Zanu PF MPs.Reports rea...Published: 21 Jan 2018 at 10:43hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Soldiers fire at bus with passengers
SOME alleged members of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) stationed at various centres along highways and major cities as part of "Operation Restore Legacy", have reportedly gone on a rampage indiscri...Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 05:32hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
BaKalanga braved the chilly weather to attend MRP rallies
Mthwakazi Republic Party President Mqondisi Moyo and his lieutenants, spent the weekend in Plumtree particularly Bulilima East constituency where they addressed scores of villagers.Other senio...Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
'Mugabe regime will collapse' if MDC insist on reforms, argues Mandaza - they can never ever insist
"The opposition in Zimbabwe is an obliging and complicit opposition, particularly because of their experience in the GNU," said Ibbo Mandaza."What do I mean by obliging and complicit? If the o...Published: 16 Oct 2017 at 07:42hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Zimbabwe Election 2018: The prospects
Zimbabwe is once again heading into another election, as has become the norm, every five years since 1980.We are one of the few countries that did not start off as a one party state after we a...Published: 09 Oct 2017 at 16:00hrs | | by Reason Wafawarova
MDC-T MPs jump voter registration queue, angering prospective voters
SOME MDC-T MPs Wednesday angered dozens of prospective voters queuing up to have their details captured into the Biometric Voting System when they turned up at a Harare registration centre to jump a q...Published: 22 Sep 2017 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Prosecutor-General race gets messy
THE process to select a new Prosecutor-General (PG) has run into controversy amid revelations that the short-listed candidates did not score basic minimum percentages or points required, sparking dism...Published: 08 Sep 2017 at 17:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's Gukurahundi Bill goes back to Parly legal committee
Parliament has referred Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko's National Peace and Reconciliation Bill to its legal committee after substantial amendments were made to it at the behest of opposition MPs....Published: 05 Aug 2017 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dodges succession questions in Parliament
VICE-PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday skirted questions relating to the recent public attacks directed at him by First Lady Grace Mugabe, where she demanded that President Robert Mugabe should n...Published: 03 Aug 2017 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prove them wrong: Fadzayi Mahere
In a nation baffled by the laughable actions of the former Teflon Don of Manicaland, Didymus Mutasa, who believes Zimbabwe owes him a few luxury vehicles, a multimillion dollar mansion, a blank cheque...Published: 19 Jul 2017 at 11:28hrs | 1 | by Tafi Mhaka
Tsvangirai and the politics of despair, apathy
Yesterday morning I received a WhatsApp message. On it was a graph. It was done by pan-African research network, Afrobarometer. The graph indicated that Zanu-PF is once again headed for a massive vict...Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 06:30hrs | | by Joram Nyathi
Mnangagwa says public posturing by MDC-T MP meant to please their handlers
Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has rapped MDC-T legislators for continuously demanding that all Cabinet ministers attend Parliament despite there being deputy ministers and some ministers i...Published: 20 Apr 2017 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mliswa slams MDC-T MPs
Norton legislator Mr Temba Mliswa yesterday traded insults with MDC-T legislators, insinuating they lacked respect for national heroes after they failed to attend the burial of Brigadier-General J...Published: 13 Apr 2017 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mudenda threatens to charge Nyasha Chikwinya
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has threatened to charge Women Affairs minister Nyasha Chikwinya with contempt of Parliament for allegedly avoiding to respond to questions posed by ...Published: 02 Apr 2017 at 17:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's $500 millions scheme raises eyebrows
Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa's much trumpeted $500 million command agriculture scheme is a monumental failure and could leave the government saddled with debts running into millions, data mad...Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's command agriculture in a mess, officials
Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa's fronted $500 million command agriculture scheme is in a mess and on the verge of sinking government in debts running into millions, the Stan...Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Parliament in gay storm
Zanu PF Highfield West member of parliament Psychology Maziwisa was on Wednesday called a homosexual during the question-and-answer session.The claim came from and unidentified legislator....Published: 16 Mar 2017 at 09:25hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Olivia Muchena sued
FORMER Higher and Tertiary Education minister, Olivia Muchena has been dragged to court by Parliament of Zimbabwe which is seeking to recover $32 653 the ex-Mutoko MP still owed under a vehicle lo...Published: 08 Mar 2017 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mliswa clashes with MDC-T MPs, ejected from Parliament
Norton MP, Temba Mliswa (independent), was yesterday ejected from the National Assembly after he clashed with MDC-T legislators after he accused them of being "lazy" and "unelectable".The form...Published: 23 Feb 2017 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T block move to wish Mugabe happy birthday in Parliament
AN attempt by Highfield West MP, Psychology Maziwisa (Zanu-PF) to force Parliament to wish President Robert Mugabe a happy birthday, was blocked by MDC-T legislators, who said the National Assembl...Published: 22 Feb 2017 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai 'marks' MDC-T MPs' performance
The 70 MDC parliamentarians, both in the National Assembly and Senate, as well as councillors and mayors, will tomorrow come under the spotlight as party leader Morgan Tsvangirai evaluates their p...Published: 13 Dec 2016 at 12:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T MPs must start lobbying Zanu PF MPs to vote against RBZ bill - analyst
A political commentator Matongo Alois has challenged the MDC-T legislators to start lobbying and engaging Zanu PF MPs at individual capacity to vote against the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Bill in parlia...Published: 04 Dec 2016 at 09:07hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
MP forced to remove jacket with national flag colours again
MUTASA South legislator Trevor Saruwaka was yesterday forced to remove his jacket with colours resembling the national flag at the Parliamentary pre-budget seminar at the Zimbabwe International Tr...Published: 04 Nov 2016 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
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
Police 'fondle' MDC-T MP in parly, members storm out in protest
MDC-T legislator Susan Matsunga caused a stir in parliament today when she cried uncontrollably in the saying policeman fondled her breast in August house.At the time parliament was engulfed i...Published: 26 Oct 2016 at 15:38hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
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