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Job losses plague Zimbabwe's retail, mining sectors

Zimbabwe is facing a deepening employment crisis, with thousands of workers losing their jobs across the retail and mining sectors, as worsening power shortages, policy inconsistencies, and a sluggish global commodities market continue to …

Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:31hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe ministers, top officials loot broke parastatals

Senior government officials, including cabinet ministers, permanent secretaries, and directors, are siphoning millions of dollars from state-owned enterprises to finance extravagant lifestyles, in a growing corruption scandal that is drain…

Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:28hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter

Dodgy Ministers face Mnangagwa's wrath

Government Ministers have come under intense scrutiny for repeatedly snubbing question-and-answer sessions in Parliament, with critics accusing them of evading accountability and undermining the legislature's role as a critical arm of the …

Published: 22 May 2025 at 11:34hrs | 867 | 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

Mnangagwa appoints new deputy ministers in key Ministries

President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has appointed two new Deputy Ministers, effective immediately, in a move aimed at strengthening Zimbabwe's governance and strategic sectors.Caleb Makwiranzou has been appointed as the Deputy Minister o…

Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 17:26hrs | 1844 | by Staff reporter

4 deputy ministers sworn in

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday swore in four more deputy ministers during a ceremony held at State House in Harare and they vowed to put their shoulders to the wheel and help the country achieve Vision 2030, to become an upper-middle-class …

Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's ministers sworn in

Newly appointed Cabinet ministers have made a commitment to immediately start their work, while their senior colleagues have pledged to consolidate the achievements of the Second Republic, which have been the defining features of President…

Published: 13 Sep 2023 at 18:56hrs | 1 | 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

Chamisa ally attacks 'educated, but incompetent ministers'

HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume has launched a broadside on "educated, but incompetent government ministers" whom he accused of running down the economy and failing to reign in the country's run-away inflation.Speaking on AMH's HSTV FreeTalk sho…

Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Biti complains about ministers' failure to attend budget debates

LEGISLATORS have lamented failure by Cabinet ministers to attend 2023 budget debates last week saying this shows their lack of commitment to Parliament business, including critical budget discussions.Last week, opposition Members of Parlia…

Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:35hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa jolts Zimbabwe ministers into compromise agreement

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was recently forced to compel 13 ministers who sit in the Tripartite Negotiating (TNF) Forum to urgently attend meetings to discuss solutions to worsening economic hardships after workers and employers threaten…

Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 19:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's ailing govt splurges millions on ministers

GOVERNMENT will soon splurge millions of United States (US) dollars to buy luxury homes for Cabinet ministers and their deputies at a time President Emmerson Mnangagwa's   administration is battling an unprecedented economic melt…

Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 19:45hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Calls mount against 'Zulu' security cluster ministers over lapses

THE startling admission by President Cyril Ramaphosa that the government was caught napping during the violent protests and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng was a sign that he was let down by his ministers in the security cluster.This …

Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 11:40hrs | 3 | by Mayibongwe Maqhina, Tarryn-Leigh Solomons, Mervyn Naidoo

Chiwenga defends 'reckless' ministers

VICE-PRESIDENT and Health minister Constantino Chiwenga has defended the continued defiance of COVID-19 regulations by ministers at a time when the government has put in place a strict COVID-19 measures. While Chiwenga on Saturday announce…

Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'Zanu-PF ministers only interested in fattening their pockets'

THE recent increase in government's brutality against dissenting voices is nothing other than attempts by senior ruling Zanu-PF officials in protecting their ill-gotten wealth accumulated over years of corrupt governance.Zimbabwe Congress …

Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 08:53hrs | 1 | 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

Ministerial taskforce for fuel, electricity crises

Government has set up an inter-ministerial taskforce to deal with the fuel and energy crises which have seen most companies closing shop and production declining.Addressing a post Cabinet Press conference on Wednesday, Information minister…

Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ministers lead Makokoba clean up

Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Minister Judith Ncube was joined by her counterpart Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi and the Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce Raj Modi in cleaning Makokoba suburb yesterday. Minister N…

Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 09:50hrs | | 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

Mnangagwa's ministers fail 2018 ratings

As Zimbabweans waved goodbye to 2018 yesterday, and awaited with much trepidation the dawn of the new year, in the light of the country's deepening economic woes, the Daily News - as per its rich annual tradition - rated President Emmerson…

Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:20hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Probe Mugabe ministers' conduct

A parliamentary committee has recommended an investigation into the conduct of government officials, including former ministers, fingered in opaque deals involving the $200 million Gwanda solar project.The Temba Mliswa-chaired parliamentar…

Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 16:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa and his Ministers are not the story

ABOUT two weeks ago, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services and Presidential Press Secretary, Mr George Charamba wrote a thought-provoking article titled; "ED's 100 Days: Defying Horace's Bu…

Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 08:52hrs | 2 | by Bishop

4 ex-ministers face probe over Chivayo deals

FOUR former Energy ministers, who served under ex-President Robert Mugabe between 2013 and 2017 are being investigated for allegedly turning the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) into their feeding trough, where they flouted tender procedures t…

Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 06:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa swears-in new cabinet ministers

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sworn in members of the new cabinet at State House in Harare today.First to take the oath of office were cabinet ministers, followed by Dr Christopher Mushohwe, who is the who is the Minister of State for G…

Published: 04 Dec 2017 at 12:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's Command cabinet - 22 ministers, 6 deputies

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday appointed a 22-member Cabinet in a move that saw some line ministries with functional duplications being merged.He also brought in some new faces into Government.Six new deputy ministers and 10 Minist…

Published: 01 Dec 2017 at 05:07hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter

Ministries meet to discuss police roadblocks

The Office of the President and Cabinet, in conjunction with the ministries of Home Affairs and Tourism, Environment and Hospitality Industry, will today convene the inaugural tourism, security and enablers' conference aimed at acceleratin…

Published: 02 Nov 2017 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mugabe's ministers to finalise roadblocks issue

HOME Affairs Minister Dr Ignatius Chombo and his Tourism and Hospitality Industry counterpart Dr Walter Mzembi are set to meet on Monday to bring to finality the thorny issue of "too many" roadblocks on the country's highways.For some time…

Published: 25 Jun 2017 at 12:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

A warning to Zimbabwean Ministers, all of them

The current political picturesque has Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the focal point and going into 2016, much is expected to add to the drama, mainstreaming a handful of government officials to support his cause as well as another q…

Published: 02 Jan 2016 at 16:29hrs | 13 | by Zisunko Ndlovu

Honourable ministers, we are watching!

All protocol observed. Honourable ministers, now that the dust has settled on the celebrations of the emphatic 2013 election victory, I feel it's time to put the party's manifesto into action.It's been over nine months now since you were s…

Published: 14 May 2014 at 12:26hrs | | by Nicole Hondo

Zimbabwe's Top 20 Popular Ministers!

These are the most talked about Ministers,be it in rural areas or urban areas.They are popular with the elderly and the youth,be the positive way or negative stories!Zanu PF Ministers are dominating because they were part of previous gover…

Published: 06 Jan 2013 at 13:53hrs | 2 | by Conilous Toga

Cars for Zimbabwean ministers - Luxurygate: The facts

There have been reports in the press of late about unjustified expenditure of motor vehicles for Cabinet Ministers and senior government officials. Indeed it is the duty of the press in a democratic society to oversee the State and excesse…

Published: 13 Sep 2011 at 14:36hrs | 3 | by Luke Tamborinyoka

Ministers of Confusion

I love politics sometimes, not because it is a cool thing. I love politics because some of these âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨Ã€Ãºblood sucking creaturesâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢ are funny, really funny that they can sometimes make or break your day. Some people…

Published: 27 Jan 2011 at 00:33hrs | 5 | by Gumbutjarita

Tunisia ministers resign from ruling party

TUNIS - Ministers in Tunisia's interim government have resigned from the ruling party as street protesters renewed demands for an end to its influence after the overthrow of President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali.The resignations announced on s…

Published: 20 Jan 2011 at 14:57hrs | 2 | by Byo24NEWS

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