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Vote on Constitutional Amendment Bill expected this week

Zimbabwe's Parliament is expected to vote on the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Bill (No. 3) by the end of this week, marking a critical stage in a legislative process that could significantly reshape the country's governance, electora…

Published: 07 Jun 2026 at 08:11hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF's flooded Parliament with over 45,000 written submissions

Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has publicly praised members of the ruling ZANU PF in Mashonaland West for spearheading a mass mobilisation campaign that gener

Published: 06 Jun 2026 at 08:15hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Parly adjourns as Constitutional Amendment Bill debate heats up

The Zimbabwean Parliament has adjourned its sitting until Tuesday, when debate on the controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 is expected to continue.

Published: 05 Jun 2026 at 15:55hrs | 671 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Parliament report claims 99.4% support for CAB3

A parliamentary committee report tabled in Zimbabwe's National Assembly on Wednesday claims that an overwhelming 99.4 percent of submissions received during nationwide public consultations on the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) …

Published: 04 Jun 2026 at 15:29hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter

CAB3 formally tabled in Parliament

Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi on Tuesday formally tabled Constitution Amendment Bill No. 3 in the National Assembly, marking the beginning of parliamentary consideration of one of the most closely watche…

Published: 02 Jun 2026 at 18:28hrs | 700 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe MPs clash over sewage

LAWMAKERS recently clashed in Parliament over Zimbabwe's worsening sewage crisis, with concerns raised about frequent sewer bursts affecting communities across the country and posing public health risks.Mbare legislator Darlington Chigumbu…

Published: 30 May 2026 at 09:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

Natpharm's dire state jolts Parliament

The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Care has announced nationwide site visits to National Pharmaceutical Company (Natpharm) depots following alarming revelations about the state of the country's central medicines proc…

Published: 07 May 2026 at 14:16hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter

Amendment Bill heads to Parly on May 18

The Constitutional Amendment (No. 3) Bill is set to be tabled before the Parliament of Zimbabwe on May 18, following the conclusion of nationwide public hearings where it was reportedly widely received.Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affa…

Published: 04 May 2026 at 17:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

Funding crisis hits Zimbabwe's embassies

Zimbabwe's efforts to reposition itself on the global stage are under strain as a deepening funding crisis leaves diplomatic missions in disrepair and staff facing eviction threats, lawmakers have warned.A report by Parliament's Portfolio …

Published: 29 Apr 2026 at 19:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Compensation bottleneck slows Mount Hampden capital progress

Zimbabwe's flagship project to develop a new administrative capital at Mount Hampden is progressing in terms of infrastructure planning, but delays in compensation payments are emerging as a major obstacle, leaving landowners in limbo.The …

Published: 28 Apr 2026 at 20:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

Parliamentarians are not for sale

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has rejected a US$3.6 million donation offered to its Members of Parliament by controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo, describing the gesture as improper, suspicious and ill-timed.Chivayo announc…

Published: 22 Apr 2026 at 11:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

CCC MP elected to Global Parliamentarians' executive committee

Hwange Central Member of Parliament Daniel Molokele has been elected to the international Executive Committee of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), marking a significant step in his growing profile on the global legislative stage.Hi…

Published: 30 Mar 2026 at 20:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

Parliament rolls out nationwide Constitutional Amendment Bill hearings

Zimbabwe's Parliament of Zimbabwe is deploying 11 teams across the country to conduct public hearings on the Constitution of Zimbabwe (Amendment No. 3) Bill, 2026, beginning Monday.The four-day exercise, running from March 30 to April 2, w…

Published: 29 Mar 2026 at 11:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mafume summoned to Parliament

Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume is expected to give oral evidence before the Parliamentary Committee on Energy and Power Development over the allocation of service station stands in residential areas across the capital.The Committee, chaired by …

Published: 19 Mar 2026 at 07:40hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe parliament probes energy minerals sector

The Parliament of Zimbabwe has launched an inquiry into the country's energy minerals sector as Zimbabwe seeks to position itself to benefit from growing global demand for strategic resources such as lithium and coal.The inquiry is being c…

Published: 15 Mar 2026 at 10:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

Parliament debates disputed chiefdoms across the country

The Parliament of Zimbabwe has raised concern over increasing disputes surrounding traditional leadership, with lawmakers warning that contested chiefdoms are undermining governance and development in rural communities.The issue was brough…

Published: 15 Mar 2026 at 10:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe parliament to elect president

The government is preparing sweeping constitutional amendments that would extend presidential terms to seven years, abolish direct presidential elections and fundamentally alter Zimbabwe's succession framework.Justice, Legal and Parliament…

Published: 10 Feb 2026 at 04:59hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chamisa vows to stop Mnangagwa

FORMER Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has issued a sharp warning to Zanu-PF against any attempt to amend the Constitution to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term of office, branding the move "reckless polit…

Published: 15 Dec 2025 at 08:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Drunk' Zanu-PF MP causes stir in Parliament

Things turned tense in Parliament on Thursday night when a Zanu-PF MP made a personal remark about the mother of Kwekwe legislator Judith Tobaiwa (CCC) during a debate on maternal health.The session, which ran late into the night as MPs sc…

Published: 14 Dec 2025 at 08:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

DA/ANC-led Ethics Committee refuses to probe kaffir tweets

PARLIAMENT'S Ethics Committee will not investigate a racism complaint against Sport Minister Gayton McKenzie.&nbsp;His offensive tweets containing the use of th

Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 08:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa action undermines parliamentary independence

On the 9th July 2025 President Emmerson Mnangagwa received some praises from an opposition leader and the government spokesperson Nick Mangwana for attending a sitting of the National Assembly unannounced.The Speaker of the National Assemb…

Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 16:17hrs | | by Dr Musa Kika

Zimbabwe Parliament must tackle language chauvinism

One of Zimbabwe's most corrosive societal ills, language chauvinism, is rearing its head in the very institution tasked with representing unity and national interests: Parliament. What should be a dignified chamber of democratic discourse …

Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 12:56hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF has not achieved a 2/3 majority in Parliament

As was universally predicted, the Saturday, 3rd February 2024, by-elections saw Zanu-PF Parliamentary and Local Authority Candidates walloping Tshabangu's CCC Candidates, together with candidates secretly sponsored by Chamisa (done to test…

Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 19:16hrs | | by ZanuPF Treasurer General - Patrick A Chinamasa

Mnangagwa addresses first session of 10th Parliament

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa addressed the first session of the 10th Parliament this afternoon at the new Parliament Building in Mount Hampden, Harare.Below is the full

Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 13:30hrs | | 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 10:22hrs | | by Maxwell Chaunoita

PETITION: Remove Wadyajena from Parliamentary committee

Justice Mayor Wadyajena is currently under investigation by law enforcement authorities in the country.It is only fair and prudent that Justice Mayor Wadyajena steps aside from the Portfolio committee he chairs as the issues under investig…

Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 10:56hrs | | by Mgcini Ncube

Election Game Changer

Zimbabwe is heading towards the long awaited by-elections on the 26th March 2022. Do you know what your Member of Parliament has done for you? Can they deliver on their promises? To improve the communication channels we have registered dom…

Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 10:53hrs | | by Nozipho Siso

Biti's attack on people of Chipinge deserve utmost condemnation from all civilised people

Editor,The recent unsanctioned comments by MDC Alliance vice president, Tendai Biti, deserve utmost condemnation from all civilised people.The comments were not only offensive, but very tribalistic and discriminatory as they were targeted …

Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 15:48hrs | | by T. Kandemiiri

Zim Parliament barking up wrong tree on auction system

An all too familiar joke that has been doing the rounds ever since Zimbabwe's economy hit turbulence is that every citizen of this country has become an economist of sorts. This places the burden of filtering inferior suggestions on the ad…

Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 09:47hrs | | by Dr Tim Rainhard

Zimbabwe Parliament should veto land compensation

ZIMBABWE in 2000 embarked on a revolutionary nationalisation of agricultural land that saw a massive 4 500 white commercial farmers pushed out of their land without compensation. The fast-track land reform programme was political as much a…

Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 07:30hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

It must be compulsory for Zimbabwe MPs to attend all Parliament sessions: No walk out

The government must make it mandatory or compulsory for all MPs to participate in the debate of all bills or issues concerning our country.That is what those MPs were elected for and are being paid for. So, if they walk out, they must not …

Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 14:04hrs | | by Njabulo

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 04:56hrs | 6197 | by Nicholas Ncube

Teachers' deliver petition on rescue package to Parliament

Neglected and long-suffering teachers of Zimbabwe, (today) the 6th of June 2019 presented a Petition to Parliament in Harare, demanding that government which is the main employer of Teachers in Government schools must immediately deliver a…

Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 15:50hrs | 3141 | by Public Relations

Zimbabwe's Cabinet approval of HIV/Aids transmission law repeal is irrational

The decriminalisation of HIV aids transmission is surely a violation of the rights of the victims and would be victims of that felonious behaviour. That is now going to give a green light to many who want to spread that disease.Thus allowi…

Published: 12 May 2019 at 07:26hrs | | by Njabulo

Mnangagwa's folly

On Friday President Mnangagwa 'broke ground' for a new parliament building. Coming a time when Zimbabwe is in economic meltdown it shows a bizarre choice of priorities. Mnangagwa will protest that China is paying for this white elephant bu…

Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 06:49hrs | | by ZimVigil

Zimbabwe parliament should ratify continental free trade pact

On March 21 this year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa was one of the Heads of State and government who signed the African Continental Free Trade (AfCFTA).The protocol has now been signed by 49 of the 55 African Union (AU) member States. Desp…

Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 06:03hrs | 280 | by John Makamure

Dexter Nduna needs some reorientation

A statement made by Dexter Nduna in parliament yesterday is unfortunate, disgusting and exposes his party for what it represents.  24 hours later he has not corrected his statement, the MDC gave him a window period to appeal to his ow…

Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 19:40hrs | | by Jacob Mafume, MDC National Spokesperson

Parliament must influence content of the 2019 budget

Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube will present his maiden National Budget to Parliament towards the end of November.Parliamentary portfolio committees have been conducting hearings to receive public input into the prep…

Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 06:16hrs | | by John Makamure

Fiscal crisis, the role of Parliament

The past two weeks witnessed key policy pronouncements by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration that Members of Parliament must unpack and debate extensively in order to give impetus to the quest to revive the ailing economy. Parli…

Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 08:08hrs | | by John Makamure

Deal decisively with Parly delinquents

Mr Speaker, SirIt is high time that Parliament's Committee on Rules and Standing Orders asserts its authority in ensuring that legislators respect State institutions and the Constitution, which they swore to uphold on the first day they wa…

Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 05:41hrs | | by Zvamaida Murwira

9th Parliament opening - Live Update

All is set for the official opening of the 9th Parliament of Zimbabwe. President Emmerson Mnangagwa will lay out his legislative agenda during the joint sitting

Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Chamisa's MDC admits it lost the elections

Today was a gleeful day in Parliament. Everybody showed up, dressed in their fanciest suits and best dresses. It was a sunny day, spirits were high, small-talk was held abundantly. Refreshments were served.Tendai Biti, Chalton Hwende, and …

Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 20:46hrs | 18453 | by Anthony Mkondo

Chamisa is not a factor in parliament, which is good

Since there are so many impious hands on Zimbabwe's internal affairs, so many hands challenging its sovereignty, I thought my opening paragraphs should address those meddlesome, self-righteous foreigners who think Zimbabwe incurably remain…

Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 06:53hrs | | by Igomombe

Tough times ahead for women politicians

FOR years, Zimbabwe's women in politics offered much hope for their kind, but their voices have since died down.At such a defining moment, when the nation is preparing for watershed elections due in about 15 months, the once powerful femin…

Published: 23 Mar 2017 at 06:18hrs | | by Zebb Chakawa

SI 133/2016: A necessary evil

Parliament education office says that In Parliament, an amendment is a change to a law that is in existence. Amendments allow for bills to be improved or altered as they progress through the Parliament. In the same way that all bills must …

Published: 13 Nov 2016 at 07:36hrs | | by Mangosuthu MJ Mbele

Magaya call on Parliament to impeach Mugabe

PETITION TO THE PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE29 September 2016 Petition to Impeach the President for failure to uphold the Constitution of Zimbabwe1.  Introduction We the undersigned church organisations hereby petition the two houses of Par…

Published: 29 Sep 2016 at 14:58hrs | 4526 | by Churches

Time Zanu-PF used its two thirds majority

IN his writings, French philosopher Montesquieu outlines a constitutional government with three arms of State, the executive, the legislature and the judiciary with clear separation of powers to provide for oversight. Edmund Burke, contrib…

Published: 27 Aug 2016 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff writer

MPs tarnishing Parliament's image

When the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation started giving live coverage to Parliamentary Question Time every Wednesday and radio coverage by Spot FM for ordinary sittings from Tuesdays to Thursdays in April 2014, I warned MPs about the rep…

Published: 19 Aug 2016 at 05:12hrs | | by Lloyd Gumbo

Kariba MP encourages CSOs to engage parliament

Kariba MP Isaac&nbsp; Mackenzie&nbsp; has encouraged encouraged CSOs to engage parliament on matters affecting residents.This has been revealed by the Harare Re

Published: 25 Nov 2015 at 05:31hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Empowering the Zimbabwe Parliament

Re-engineering our politics through a systems approach and changeIntroductionParliament is a very important institution in the constitutional democracy of Zimbabwe. It's a strategic institution.  It can be anything; a weapon to attack…

Published: 26 Feb 2015 at 06:02hrs | 3296 | by Patriotic Jukwa

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Coltart of accused of cultural ignorance

Zimbabwe repatriates citizens fleeing South Africa unrest

Govt forced to suspend 2nd Shurugwi tollgate

Pregnant woman dies after assault by lover

BCC approves board for water utility

Several injured in Mahatshula road accident

Zimgold builds Bulawayo plant, eyes exports

Zimbabwe plans ban on importation of locally producible goods

Missing siblings search intensifies

Navaya brace fires Hardrock back to summit

Africans in South Africa put on notice

3 bodies retrieved from Harare sewer pool

Former finance assistant in court over US$210 000 fraud

Blitz targets illegal clinics, medicine dealers

Mpilo begins installing new cancer treatment machine

Mwonzora defiant after death threat over Muchena meeting

Man accused of impersonating Deputy Chief Justice

Tshabangu bloc holds CAB 3 vote as Zanu-PF talks stall

Chivayo splashes cars, cash on Manyuchi and Zvenyika

Biti rallies diaspora against Constitutional Amendment Bill

Patriotic Vendors4ED intensifies Zanu PF campaign after Tsholotsho District launch

Zimbabwe’s promotion of informal sector a ticking time bomb that threatens to explode any day

Coltart cautions against overstating Zimbabwe’s UN Security Council election

Limpopo Police Commissioner leads high‑density crime crackdown in Seshego

Pan‑African Parliament mourns death of Angolan delegate Manuel Domingos Augusto

Two Buhera men arrested over alleged cattle theft

MRP criticises Zimbabwe’s election to UN Security Council

Ramaphosa toughens stance on illegal immigration as Zimbabweans watch closely

74 Zimbabweans repatriated from South Africa after xenophobic attacks

Zanu-PF sacrifices pro-Mnangagwa MPs

Roseanna Hall crowned Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2026

Bulawayo prisons overcrowded by more than 900 inmates

Bulawayo dams reach highest water levels in 8 years

Police recover contraband of smuggled alcohol

Court stops Dulibadzimu FC AGM

ZSE loses US$1.16bn as delistings deepen market shrinkage

Critics question Mnangagwa's source of money

War vets hit Mnangagwa again

Zanu-PF MPs tighten their security

CAB3 debate exposes Zanu-PF's coordinated push

Bulawayo in health blitz crackdown

CAB3 debate sparks intimidation claims

Air Zimbabwe misses London flight deadline

Mafume says Harare nearing world-class status

South African government has moved to calm fears

Teachers in lobola bid for learner after affair exposed

Mighty Warriors reach 4 Nations final

Fear and flight as anti-Africans protests spread across South Africa

Mapeza cools title talk as Scottland go cremora

Robbery gone wrong

Zanu-PF threatens unleash 'our' dogs

Animal rights body takes swipe at Ramaphosa

Internet key to economic development

SDA pastor fired over indecent assault

Police impound kombis

Chiwenga launches African Dream boat

Zimbabwe call for peace in Gaza

Access to information, media freedom in the digital age

Chiwenga, doctors in crunch meeting

Egypt Dzinemunhenzva sues ZEC over 'unlawful' nomination fees

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