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Chiyangwa dares would be challengers
ZIFA president Phillip Chiyangwa has dared possible challengers to his leadership to pick up nomination papers before the October 30 deadline and go for the polls in December instead of making unfound...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:11hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
Guest speakers announced as all roads lead to Manchester for Vuka Byo Vuka
The organisers of UK initiative, Vuka Bulawayo Vuka, have announced a long list of key players in the Zimbabwe diaspora community who will be in attendance at the celebration in Manchester on Saturday...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 07:03hrs | 609 | by Tidi T C Kwidini
Justice Malaba wants to silence Khupe?
The feud between MDC leader Nelson Chamisa and MDC T president Thokozani Khupe resumed yesterday, after the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) heard the matter in which the ex-Bulawayo Metropolitan Prov...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 14:38hrs | 5717 | by Staff reporter
Moses Mzila Ndlovu urges big attendance to UK Matebele 'Gukurahundi' Genocide Conference
Last week the 1893 Mthwakazi (Matebeleland) Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM) confirmed and announced that Mr Moses Mzila Ndlovu will be attending the 1st Matebeleland "Gukurahundi"...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 13:58hrs | 932 | by Thembani Dube, 1893 MHRRM Secretary for Information and Publicity
Chamisa, Khupe feud resumes
The feud between MDC leader Nelson Chamisa and MDC T president Thokozani Khupe resumed yesterday, after the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) heard the matter in which the ex-Bulawayo Metropolitan Prov...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 07:47hrs | 4901 | by Staff reporter
EU pressuring Zanu PF to implement reforms, already - change tact, fortes fortuna iuvat!
It is gratifying to see that the EU is taking the matter of free, fair and credible elections in Zimbabwe with the sense of urgency and seriousness the matter demands. The EU Election Observer Mission...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 07:45hrs | 2181 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Khupe sues parliament over expulsion
FORMER House of Assembly member and MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe is suing Parliament for damages following her expulsion from the House after she was recalled by the Nelson Chamisa led MDC party in...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 06:56hrs | 1327 | by Staff reporter
EU ratchets poll reforms pressure?
THE European Union Election Observer Mission (EU EOM) is ratcheting up pressure on Zimbabwe to institute reforms to its electoral system after its final report called into question the independence of...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 06:44hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
EU Observer Mission in climbdown over Zimbabwe elections?
The European Union Election Observer Mission to Zimbabwe's July 30, 2018, harmonised elections yesterday made a huge climb-down by admitting that Government had already implemented some of the recomme...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 06:43hrs | 1899 | by Staff reporter
Minister clarifies on Mberengwa Police District Office establishment
THE deputy MINISTER of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Mike Madiro has clarified the government's position of the establishment of Mberengwa district Police offices."Let me from the onset p...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 09:11hrs | 1720 | by Stephen Jakes
Mudenda apologises to Sikhala
Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has apologised to MDC Member of Parliament for Zengeza West Job Sikhala after he wrongly ejected him from the august House last Wednesday for making nois...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 12:29hrs | 2739 | by Staff reporter
United we stand, divided we fall
Zimbabweans should start realising the riches that comes with a united rather than a divided nation. We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.Elections have come and g...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 11:13hrs | 1053 | by Brightface Mutema
Chamisa, Mnangagwa MPs squabble over economic challenges
THE motion currently being debated in the National Assembly on the structural challenges affecting the economy has degenerated into politicking, with MPs failing to proffer solutions to the economic q...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 06:41hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
Varsities PhDs - a farce - Gukurahundi PhDs
IF the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) was a human being, it could be wrinkled and grey haired by now. All things being equal, it could be a seasoned citizen, mellowed by maturity; an individual who no lo...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 06:40hrs | 801 | by Cyprian Ndawana
Mwenezi doing well in agriculture though there is regular drought
Zanu PF Mwenezi legislator Priscila Moyo has said her constituency despite the fact that it is prone to drought, agriculture was rife and successful."I take note of the bold economic measures ...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 09:21hrs | 131 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa's vision on devolution welcome
Mwenezi Zanu-PF legislator Priscila Moyo has welcome President Emmerson Mnangagwa's approach on the issue of devolution, the concept which former President Robert Mugabe was reneging to implement ...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 14:12hrs | 1541 | by Stephen Jakes
Biti to chair Parly's Public Accounts Committee
HARARE East MP Tendai Biti will chair Parliament's Public Accounts Committee, while his Norton counterpart Temba Mliswa will head the committee on mines, Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudend...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:23hrs | 1608 | by Staff reporter
Moses Mzila to attend 1893 MHRRM's Matebele 'Gukurahundi' Genocide Conference in the UK
The 1893 Mthwakazi (Matebeleland) Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM) hereby confirms that Moses Mzila Ndlovu, a strong, principled and fierce advocate for Truth, Justice and Reparations fo...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 19:16hrs | 1509 | by Thembani Dube, 1893 MHRRM's Secretary for Information and Publicity
MP seeks police assistance in machete attack cases
National Patriotic Front's sole legislator, Masango Matambanadzo, who represents Kwekwe Central in the National Assembly, has called on Home Affairs minister Cain Mathema to address the issue of mache...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:51hrs | 823 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala stirs Zanu-PF anger
Opposition Zengeza West MP Job "Wiwa" Sikhala has become well known in the National Assembly for his provocative and controversial statements.Wiwa, who is MP on the MDC Alliance ticket, sees p...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 21:07hrs | 5130 | by Staff reporter
Express Links International announced as headline sponsor for Vuka Bulawayo Vuka
Money remittance company, Express Links International Limited, is the lead sponsor for UK based Bulawayo community initiative, Vuka Bulawayo Vuka, taking place in Manchester this month.Special...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 10:27hrs | 1100 | by Tidi Kwidini
Sikhala calls Zanu-PF MP a baboon
OPPOSITION MDC legislator Job Sikhala was last week ejected from Parliament in a row with defence minister Oppah Muchinguri over the number of people killed during last year's coup.A military ...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 07:04hrs | 6715 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa rejects Bill
The Mines and Mineral Amendment Bill, which sailed through Parliament early this year, is set to be re-tabled after President Mnangagwa declined to give his assent and referred it back to the Legislat...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 08:43hrs | 5279 | by Staff Reporter
Chief Justice Malaba to officially open High Court rooms in Bulawayo
Chief Justice Luke Malaba is today at 12 noon set to officially open the Bulawayo High Court new court rooms as the Justice ministry is making efforts to mordenise the court rooms in the country....Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 09:14hrs | 1262 | by Sithabile Mafu
Zanu-PF chair ruffles feathers at top table
BEITBRIDGE mayor Morgan Ncube has requested that government officials should desist from being partisan during official State programmes where political parties that successfully contested in election...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:47hrs | 2242 | by Staff reporter
ZimTrade conference focuses on linkages, export growth
ZimTrade, the country's trade development and promotion organization, today hosts its annual exporters' conference and awards dinner in Harare, which focuses on building linkages and partnerships to g...Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 05:51hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
MPs ordered to declare assets
CABINET Ministers, Members of the House of Assembly and Senators have been ordered to declare all their assets by end of day tomorrow. In an interview, the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parli...Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 05:42hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
MDC MPs walk out of parliament - another grand gesture comparable to Smith black MPs stooges
"Opposition legislators (Thursday) walked out of Parliament at 16:20 hours after the deputy speaker of Parliament Tsitsi Muzenda ejected Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala over "unparliamentarily con...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 20:41hrs | 2974 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mudenda names SROC legislators
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda yesterday named MPs who will sit in the Standing Rules and Orders Committee (SROC), seen as crucial in the appointment of parliamentary portfolio and the...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:33hrs | 1179 | by Staff reporter
Dodgy Bulawayo business forum corns delegates
A poorly organised Zimbabwe is Open for Business forum in Bulawayo, organised by the Corporate Capital Consultancy led by Mr D Nyika scammed delegates who paid $25 to attend the meeting.The me...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 09:56hrs | 1256 | by Delegate
Zambia deports Lumumba
Zambia's main opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, has criticised the government over Saturday's deportation of prominent Kenyan lawyer Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba.Mr Lumumba, director of th...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 22:47hrs | 3645 | by Staff reporter
Disused and dilapidated infrastructure a cause for cholera in Chegutu
Chegutu West legislator Dexter Nduna has bemoaned that the dilapidated infrastructure in his constituency was a serious health threat which might have resulted to a repeated outbreak of cholera....Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 09:31hrs | 469 | by Stephen Jakes
Storm over Mnangagwa's health minister's 'fake' qualifications
The government has refused to respond to allegations that Health and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo is using fake qualifications to masquerade as a medical doctor.Justice minister Ziyambi Zi...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 19:02hrs | 6329 | by Staff reporter
Dexter Nduna to continue his duties as MP despite court challenge to his electoral victory
Parliament has given newly-elected Chegutu West Member of Parliament Dexter Nduna the green light to continue his duties as legislator notwithstanding a court challenge to his electoral victory....Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 13:04hrs | 336 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda offended by nickname
The Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda had to call two lawmakers to order on Wednesday after they called him by his nickname.This was after MDC chief whip Prosper Mutseyami and ind...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 13:04hrs | 1361 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa proclaims Mutoko North by-election date
President Mnangagwa has proclaimed November 24 as the day Mutoko North by-election will be held following the election of incumbent Member of Parliament Marble Chinomona as Senate President. M...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 12:44hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Command Agriculture has done well, says Mliswa
Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has hailed the government over the successful command agriculture which he said has so far done well."Command Agriculture has done well and I do not think there ...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 08:33hrs | 568 | by Stephen Jakes
Lack of preparedness caused Cholera causalities in Zimbabwe
Binga South legislator Prince Dubeko Sibanda has said lack of preparedness by the government has caused the cholera deaths that has escalated to 49 and it is not an individual political party to blame...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 08:30hrs | 245 | by Stephen Jakes
Alignment of Zimbabwe laws can't be delayed any longer
MEMBERS of the Ninth Parliament this week went through an induction and orientation exercise in order to familiarise them with parliamentary processes and procedures and flag out some of the issues in...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:13hrs | 170 | by John Makamure
30-day ultimatum for Mnangagwa's ministers
Cabinet ministers have been given a 30-day ultimatum to bring to Parliament Bills that were outlined by President Mnangagwa in his speech during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) and official ope...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
'Grace Mugabe owns Wellcash'
Local Government minister July Moyo was yesterday grilled in Parliament over government's engagement of a company owned by former first lady Grace Mugabe as debt collectors in several local authoritie...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 14:11hrs | 16166 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa hails Mudenda for acting on MPS appeals
Norton Legislator Temba Mliswa has hailed Seaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda for always acting on the appeals made by the legislators.Speaking in parliament Mliswa said "let me thank the Speak...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 08:56hrs | 1644 | by Stephen Jakes
Chamisa's MPs challenge Mnangagwa over ministerial appointment
OPPOSITION MPs yesterday challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's appointment of six ministers who are not Members of Parliament, instead of five as stipulated in section 104(3) of the Constitution....Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:21hrs | 1559 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu quits Senate, its now official
Former Home Affairs Minister Dr Obert Mpofu has resigned as Matabeleland North Senator and has notified the august House of his decision to leave the seat, Senate President, Marble Chinomona, has said...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 06:49hrs | 1642 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to rectify non-MPs anomaly
Government will soon rectify the anomaly that saw President Mnangagwa appointing six non-constituency parliamentarians as ministers instead of the constitutionally stipulated five. This was sa...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | 616 | by Staff reporter
President Mohadi meets industry leaders
ACTING President Kembo Mohadi will get full appreciation of issues besetting local industry when he meets industrial leaders during their annual congress underway in Bulawayo seeking to come up with i...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 06:44hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Vic Falls residents lobby for stiffer penalties against noise-making churches
VICTORIA FALLS ward 11 residents have called on council and police to impose stiffer penalties on noise-makers, including churches built in residential areas.The appeal was made during 2019 bu...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 11:35hrs | 979 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance gearing up its structures for a showdown with Zanu-PF
THE MDC Alliance is gearing up its structures for a showdown with Zanu-PF in Mutoko North Constituency which became vacant following the elevation of incumbent legislator, Mabel Chinomona as Senate pr...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 08:51hrs | 2715 | by Staff reporter
New Zimbabwe MPs warned
CLERK of Parliament Kennedy Chokuda yesterday warned legislators against making inflammatory statements that can cause violence during parliamentary public hearings.Chokuda said this at an ind...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 08:43hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
Dr Lance Mamobondiani to keynote at Zim Achievers USA this Saturday
Steward Bank CEO, Dr Lance Mambondiani has been announced as this year's keynote speaker at the USA edition of the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA), taking place on Saturday 29 September in Washington....Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 13:22hrs | 1131 | by Agencies
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