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Mudenda blames opposition for sanctions

Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has accused opposition legislators of being responsible for the economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, in remarks that risk fuelling further tension in Parliament.The exchange took place duri…

Published: 12 Sep 2025 at 09:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mudenda calls for pro-poor budgeting to promote equity

Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda has challenged legislators to ensure that public resources are equitably channelled towards programmes aimed at improving the livelihoods of citizens, emphasising the need for robust and critical analysi…

Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 15:57hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF's Gutu East seat declared vacant

Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda has declared the Gutu East parliamentary seat vacant following the expulsion of Benjamin Ganyiwa from Zanu PF last week. Ganyiwa, who was accused of fanning factionalism and holding unsanctioned meetings…

Published: 25 Mar 2025 at 20:08hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter

Mudenda rejects coal mining proposal inside Hwange National Park

Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda, has firmly rejected a proposal to conduct coal mining within Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, emphasizing that alternative coal-rich areas are available elsewhere in the country.This opposition comes a…

Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 07:44hrs | 914 | by Staff reporter

Ministers, deputies ignore Mnangagwa

Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, has expressed frustration over the frequent absences of ministers and their deputies from Parliament, urging that action be taken against those who continue to miss crucial sessions. His rem…

Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:22hrs | 1272 | by Staff reporter

Mudenda warns Ministers

Speaker of the National Assembly, Advocate Jacob Mudenda, has issued a stern warning to Cabinet Ministers who continue to miss Parliament's question-and-answer sessions, questioning the sincerity of their frequent apologies.During Wednesda…

Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 08:58hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter

Welshman Ncube accuses Mudenda of bias in CCC leadership battle

Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction leader Welshman Ncube has sharply criticized Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda, accusing him of siding with self-proclaimed interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu in …

Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 15:05hrs | 1021 | by Staff reporter

No to third term of office for President Mnangagwa: Mudenda

Former Mthwakazi Republic Party National Executive Council Chairman Mudenda Chilumbo has criticized the Zanu PF faction that is rallying for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to rule beyond 2028, stating that they are "constitution violators at…

Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 20:03hrs | 1894 | by Stephen Jakes

Mudenda leads push for Sadc Parly

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is advancing its plan to transform the SADC Parliamentary Forum into a full-fledged regional Parliament. This week, a high-level delegation led by Zimbabwe's Speaker of the National Assembl…

Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:16hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter

Mudenda meets Masisi over SADC-PF

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has committed to signing an agreement to amend the SADC Treaty, transforming the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF) into a fully-fledged SADC Parliament. This commitment followed a high-level meeting in…

Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:03hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter

Mudenda shields President from MPs scrutiny

Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda faced criticism after preventing opposition CCC lawmaker Gladys Hlatywayo from raising a point of national interest regarding President Emmerson Mnangagwa's controversial remarks about Zambia during a me…

Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 06:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe MPs urged to hold govt accountable

SPEAKER of National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has urged parliamentary portfolio committees to ensure the government is held accountable for the benefit of taxpayers.Addressing lawmakers during a joint induction workshop for the portfolio comm…

Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 04:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

CCC accuses Jacob Mudenda of doing Zanu-PF bidding

ZIMBABWE'S main opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) has accused the Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda and the President of the Senate Mabel Chinomona of acting in contempt of court after they allowed further recall…

Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 14:30hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Ngidlaliswe amatope mina?

Reading Edward GibbonWhere is God bakithi?Edward Gibbon is no writer for easy readers. Yet he is so important to Britain's governing myth. No wonder why every British-born Prime Minister has to have read him. I can't vouch for Premier Suna…

Published: 14 Oct 2023 at 07:21hrs | 2 | by @Jamwanda2

CCC cadres not happy with Chamisa's leadership

WHEN Sengezo Tshabangu, a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist claiming to be its interim secretary-general, made the shock move to recall 15 of the party's legislators this week, it created a sense of dÃ©jÃ vu.Before this week's …

Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 21:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa disengages to engage

Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has penned a letter to the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda, requesting the reinstatement of the recalled members of the National Assembly and Senate. He contends t…

Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 21:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

CCC gives Mudenda two weeks to reverse recalls

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) will be dispatching a letter to the National Assembly Speaker, Jacob Mudenda, demanding the reversal of the recalls of 15 of its members. This letter grants a two-week timeframe for this action to oc…

Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 15:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa aligned pastors blast Jacob Mudenda's partisan conduct

THE Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ) has blasted Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda's partisan conduct allowing unconstitutional recalls of elected opposition legislators saying the move scuttles democratic tenets.Last week, Senge…

Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mudenda throws book at CCC MPs

THE National Assembly has penalised all Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators who boycotted President Emmerson Mnangagwa's State of the Nation Address (SONA) and the official opening of the 10th Parliament yesterday. This came af…

Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 10:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Jacob Mudenda tells 'mute' MPs to be active in Parliament

National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda has cautioned Members of Parliament (MPs) against missing parliamentary sessions and encouraged them to enact laws that improve the lives of Zimbabweans.During an induction seminar for the 10th Parli…

Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 06:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's CCC accuses Zanu-PF of rigging after Mudenda is re-elected Speaker of Parliament

CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators were left frothing with anger after Zanu-PF's Jacob Mudenda was re-elected as the Speaker of the National Assembly with the opposition blaming the Clerk Of Parliament for the result.CCC Membe…

Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 09:20hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Jacob Mudenda says, 'Vote Zanu-PF to thank Mnangagwa for development'

SPEAKER of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda who is a Zanu-PF Politburo member has said Zimbabweans can thank President Mnangagwa for the various developmental projects he has spearheaded in the Second Republic by voting for him and the pa…

Published: 12 Aug 2023 at 20:38hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Mudenda blasts absentee ministers

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda on Thursday blasted ministers who are failing to attend Parliament and warned that they were abusing their offices.Only a handful of Cabinet ministers turned up during the question-and-answer …

Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mudenda unanimously nominated for prestigious global award

THE speaker of Parliament, Advocate Jacob Mudenda who is in Algiers, Algeria on a Parliamentary Bilateral visit has been unanimously nominated as Africa's sole candidate for the prestigious Cremer-Passy Prize.Advocate Mudenda was nominated…

Published: 05 May 2023 at 06:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mudenda tells women to fight for positions

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda says women should campaign fearlessly and outcompete men for political positions to achieve gender equality.He said this while launching a handbook for the United Nations (UN) Security Council…

Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mudenda to retain Central Committee post?

Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda's political career faces a tough litmus test as he seeks to retain his ZANU PF Central Committee spot after facing strong challenges from seasoned party cadres and war veterans.Mudenda is facing a challe…

Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 17:01hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu

Mudenda rejects opposition legislators' PVOs Bill plea

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has rejected calls by opposition legislators to recommit the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill to the Committee Reading Stage after civic society organisations and foreign …

Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

Exposing Mudenda and Chokuda double standards

Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda and the Clerk of Parliament Kennedy Mugove Chokuda have been exposed as being corrupt and dishonest in executing their duties and functions at Parliament.The recent 9000USD laptop issue raised serious qu…

Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 11:22hrs | 2 | by Maxwell Chaunoita

Mudenda castigates citizens who speak ill of Zimbabwe

Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda has castigated Zimbabweans who speak ill about the country when they are in foreign lands.Adv Mudenda was speaking during a plenary session on the first day of the induction workshop on parliame…

Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mudenda to give verdict on PVOs Bill

OPPOSITION legislators have demanded that processes on the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill be halted until Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda delivers a verdict on allegations that the Bill was fast-tracke…

Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's MPs kicked out of Parliament

THREE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators were ejected from Parliament Wednesday as the opposition legislators questioned the detention of their colleagues at the notorious Chikurubi Maximum prison.During the weekly Question an…

Published: 14 Jul 2022 at 07:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's MPs back Zanu-PF's Jacob Mudenda

CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) and MDC T legislators have leapt to the defence of beleaguered Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda after after he came under attack members of his own party, Zanu-PF, agitating for diaspora v…

Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 08:35hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Zanu PF knives out for Mudenda

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has attracted brickbats from colleagues in the ruling Zanu PF party after he called for the amendment of the Constitution to allow Zimbabweans in the diaspora to vote in the 2023 elections.Mud…

Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mudenda criticises Bretton Woods institutions

The Bretton Woods institutions have been slammed for punishing African countries that seek to control and exploit their natural resources for the benefit of their nationals.Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda said made …

Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Embarrassing moment as Jacob Mudenda fails to join Africa in mourning Ugandan Speaker of Parliament

The new dispensation has been busy building relations at a global level. It comes as a surprise that Uganda lost its Speaker of Parliament, several Speakers of Parliament across Africa sent their condolences while Zimbabwean Speaker Jacob …

Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 09:44hrs | 3 | by John Mbizvo

Mudenda, Clerk Of Parly In Isolation As 50% Staff Test Covid Positive

THE SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda and the Clerk of Parliament Kennedy Chokuda have rushed into isolation after 50% of the parliamentary staff tested Covid-19 positive.There was panic in the National Assembly Wednesday with…

Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's MDC criticises Mudenda 'bias' in Parliament

MDC Alliance has criticised the alleged bias of the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda, by allowing the expulsion of its legislators from parliament before ascertaining the motive and legality of recalls.The opposition's representation i…

Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 17:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Parliament rejects petition to make Matabeleland an Independent country

Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda has announced a petition by one Ndaniso Mpande from Gwanda was sent to the August House requesting it to debate a motion that shall see Matabeleland being accorded an Independent country status.…

Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Chamisa's MPs confront Mudenda

MDC Alliance MPs on Tuesday confronted National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda over the continued incarceration of Harare West legislator Joanna Mamombe.The embattled Mamombe was earlier this year thrown into remand prison for allegedly fa…

Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Jacob Mudenda fingered in controversial appointment of ZINARA board member

Reeds Dube, the losing ZANU PF candidate for Hwange Central has been appointed to the ZINARA board. Dube is a business man and politician who has contested 3 times under the ZANU PF banner and  is currently the deputy chairman of ZANU…

Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 14:56hrs | 46 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Speaker laments voter apathy

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda yesterday decried voter apathy, saying legislators should look deeply into the issue to find out why only 35% of the voting population actually participates in elections.Mudenda said this in K…

Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mudenda warns absconding ministers

Cabinet ministers will he held in contempt of Parliament if they continue missing business sittings, Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda warned yesterday. He issued the warning after only a handful of ministers and depu…

Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

Jacob Mudenda to be arrested for corruption?

High level sources have revealed that a letter was written to the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission urging them to investigate incumbent speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda over criminal abuse of office,  corruption,  nepotism …

Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 16:57hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu

Mudenda's Gukurahundi remarks ignite storm

A PROPOSAL by Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, for government to stay the ongoing exhumation of Gukurahundi victims until a legal framework has been put in place has torched a storm, with activists accusing him of wanting t…

Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

Jacob Mudenda's scandals unpacked?

Who is Jacob Francis Mudenda? Jacob Francis Mudenda nicknamed "The Headmaster" in parliament and "Scania" in Matebeleland North is the current Speaker of the National Assembly. Born in 1949, Mudenda attained a Bachelor of Arts Degree from …

Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 05:56hrs | 5 | by Nicholas Ncube

Open letter to Jacob Mudenda: What was your role during Gukurahundi?

Hon Jacob Mudenda Sir,  I would like to applaud you for your speech recently. In this speech Advocate Jacob Mudenda, you urge the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) to advocate for a national apology for past conflict…

Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 16:31hrs | 1 | by Nicholas Ncube

Mudenda clarifies Matanda-Moyo appointment

THE Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda has defended the proposed appointment of Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo as chairperson of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission saying the High Court Judge was competent and qualifi…

Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Ministers embarrass Mudenda

TRUANCY by Cabinet ministers during Parliament's question-and-answer sessions every Wednesday has continued despite pleas by the Speaker Jacob Mudenda that the Executive should take business of the House seriously.On Wednesday, Mudenda was…

Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter

Obert Mpofu, Mudenda get Mnangagwa praise

President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday paid tribute to Zanu-PF Secretary for Administration Dr Obert Mpofu and Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda's roles in the political transition that ushered in the new dispensation in Novembe…

Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 16:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Jacob Mudenda tainted by Gukurahundi atrocities?

Despite being tainted by Gukurahundi atrocities and the Willowgate scandal, Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) chairperson Jacob Mudenda's star continues to rise. He has now opened a new chapter in his rise-fall-and-rise tale in the l…

Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 15:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

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