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Chinese food aid allegedly politicised amid Zimbabwe's hunger crisis
A recent donation of four metric tonnes of rice by China to feed hungry Zimbabweans has been criticized for allegedly being politicised, exacerbating the desperate hunger situation faced by villagers....Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 07:11hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's ruthless purge against team Chiwenga
A fierce internal power struggle is tearing through Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, as suspensions and purges intensify against officials perceived to be opposing the party's push to extend Presiden...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 13:51hrs | 3897 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Uzumba MP granted bail
Uzumba Member of Parliament Wiriranai Muchemwa (Zanu-PF) and his accomplice, ward 15 councillor Knowledge Chipindu, have been granted US$300 bail each after being charged with defrauding a Chinese min...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 11:58hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Uzumba MP arrested for corruption
Uzumba Member of Parliament Wiriranai Muchemwa (43) and Ward 15 Councillor Knowledge Chipindu (40) appeared in the Harare Magistrates Court today on charges of misappropriating US$12,000 worth of meal...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 19:55hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean MPs call for harsh penalties for sanctions beggars
ZIMBABWEANS inviting sanctions against the country and so causing people to suffer should be barred from holding public office, Zanu-PF chief whip, Pupurai Togarepi, told the National Assembly yesterd...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 07:29hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF disowns Uzumba 'rebels'
Zanu-PF officials in Uzumba constituency have disowned party supporters who recently demonstrated against Chinese miner, Heijin's granite mining operations in the district.The supporters threa...Published: 15 Dec 2021 at 06:41hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Land barons, infighting cost Zanu-PF Goromonzi South seat
THE Zanu-PF Mashonaland East provincial leadership has admitted that infighting and land barons caused them to lose Goromonzi south constituency to the opposition MDC alliance in the 2018 elections....Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs jostle for Matiza's posts
THE death of Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza two weeks ago has plunged Mashonaland East province into election mode, with Zanu-PF party members reportedly jostling to take over his parliamentary...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 06:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mangudya grilled over RTGS$, US rate disparity
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe Governor John Mangudya was on Thursday grilled in Parliament over disparities between the official United States dollar rates of 1:2,5 and the parallel market rate of 1:3,6 re...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 12:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'MPs should serve two 5-year terms,' says Zanu-PF legislator
A ZANU PF legislator has suggested that MPs should be limited to serving two five-year terms, after which they should exit Parliament.Chikomba Central MP Felix Mhona said legislators should kn...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
MPs want cannabis/ mbanje fees reduced
LEGISLATORS yesterday lobbied the government to reduce the $50 000 licence fee charged on farmers, who want to take up the production of cannabis on a commercial scale.The MPs claimed the fees...Published: 10 May 2018 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zanu-PF MPs distance selves from NPF
SEVERAL Zanu-PF legislators yesterday distanced themselves from the newly formed New Patriotic Front launched by members of the G40 cabal whose leader Retired Brigadier-General Ambrose Mutinhiri met f...Published: 06 Mar 2018 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Made managed Mugabe, Grace's farms'
NORTON MP Temba Mliswa lampooned former Agriculture minister Joseph Made saying during his tenure he spent time managing former President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace's farms instead of inspecting...Published: 04 Dec 2017 at 06:50hrs | | 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
'Zanu-PF MP's 'no-go area' remarks reckless, barbaric'
THE MDC-T has described Zanu-PF's Uzumba MP Simbaneuta Mudarikwa's recent remarks declaring his constituency a "no-go area" for opposition parties as reckless, barbaric and meant to incite violence ah...Published: 29 May 2017 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
MPs desert Parliament
PARLIAMENT had to be adjourned last week Wednesday during the second reading of the Finance Bill because Members of Parliament, who were present, could not constitute a quorum for the debate to pr...Published: 09 Feb 2017 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe won't print bond notes outside framework'
Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa has said Government will not print bond notes outside of its framework with the Afrexim Bank as it has a reputation to defend.Sp...Published: 26 Jan 2017 at 05:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mahoka told to publicly apologize for embarrassing Mnangagwa
OPPOSITION MDC-T MP, James Maridadi, yesterday demanded that Hurungwe East legislator Sarah Mahoka (Zanu-PF) should publicly apologise for embarrassing Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa during a Z...Published: 25 Jan 2017 at 07:23hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
MP proposes 'one man one wife policy'
MDC-T legislator for Mufakose Paurina Mpariwa has made a stunning proposal calling for one man one wife policy.She said polygamy should be banned as a way of reducing child marriages.A...Published: 03 Dec 2016 at 07:06hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Calls to outlaw polygamy
LEGISLATORS yesterday called for outlawing of polygamy as a way to end early child marriages.This was raised during debate on a motion moved by MDC-T chief whip in the National Assembly, I...Published: 30 Nov 2016 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mudenda reprimands Kereke
The Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda yesterday reprimanded Bikita West Member of the National Assembly Dr Munyaradzi Kereke for deviating from findings of a portfolio committee ...Published: 04 May 2016 at 06:47hrs | | by Zvamaida Murwira
Drugs abuse rampant among youths - MP
UZUMBA MP Simbaneuta Mudarikwa has lamented the rampant drug abuse among youths in Zimbabwe."Our youths now are victims of some drugs which are being manufactured in South Africa, moved to Bot...Published: 30 Oct 2015 at 08:53hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
MPs express concern over the increase in prostitution
MEMBERS of Parliament have expressed concern over the alleged increase in prostitution both in urban and rural areas.In a motion before the National Assembly, the lawmakers said they were con...Published: 17 Oct 2015 at 10:45hrs | 2 | by Auxilia Katongomara
MP complain over exorbitant mining fees
Uzumba MP, Simbaneuta Mudarikwa has complained about the exorbitant fees charged small scale miners in registering for mining which he said is deterant and will countie to affect locals from bei...Published: 12 Oct 2015 at 07:48hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Govt must honour rural farmers in GMB maize deals
Uzumba MP Simbaneuta Mudarikwa has challenged the government to honour the majority of farmers in the rural areas in terms of payment for their produce indicating that failure to do so was close to wi...Published: 11 Oct 2015 at 07:56hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Dirty dozen' rant: Zanu-PF's hypocrisy exposed
ZANU-PF's pre-congress electioneering, double-standards and hypocrisy were once again exposed after the party said it would probe 12 Zanu-PF MPs - dubbed "the dirty dozen" - for being used by the Unit...Published: 26 Sep 2014 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF activists 'take over' MDC-T funeral
Zanu-PF activists from Uzumba caused a stir during the burial of an MDC-T activist, Reason Kupfuya, when they reportedly hijacked funeral proceedings and disrupted the graveside speeches, The Zimbabwe...Published: 30 Oct 2013 at 19:48hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Bona Mugabe (24) is now married'
The Newsday on Thursday reported that Presedent Robert Mugabe's 24-year-old daughter Bona is now married.According to the newspaper a close family member, Zanu PF Uzumba MP-elect Simbaneuta Mu...Published: 15 Aug 2013 at 07:46hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
MPs demand stands from Harare City Council
ABOUT 400 Members of Parliament want Harare City Council to allocate them residential stands in leafy suburbs at heavily subsidised prices in what they say will go a long way in saving the fiscus hote...Published: 11 May 2012 at 00:03hrs | | by Staff reports
Load shedding for next four years: Zesa
Zesa chief executive officer Engineer Josh Chifamba said Zimbabwe should brace itself for continued load shedding in the next four years. Zesa Holdings is facing challenges and among them there is van...Published: 14 Nov 2011 at 23:31hrs | | by Ndou Paul
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