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Zimbabwe parly divided over state of health sector

Parliament on Thursday was engulfed in a heated debate over Zimbabwe's deteriorating health sector, with opposition lawmakers pressing for a declaration of a national emergency, while ruling party MPs resisted the call.Chiredzi Central leg…

Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 17:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

Financial mismanagement at Parliament of Zimbabwe exposed

The Auditor-General has exposed alarming financial irregularities at the Parliament of Zimbabwe, including unauthorised fuel allocations, ballooning payment arrears, and undelivered government vehicles, raising serious questions about over…

Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:49hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter

Guvamatanga dodges Parliament again over US$400 million scandal

Finance Ministry Permanent Secretary George Guvamatanga failed once again to appear before Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday, defying expectations that he would explain the gross mismanagement of US$400 million in publ…

Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:37hrs | 1113 | by Staff reporter

Guvamatanga faces summons threat after snubbing Parliament

Zimbabwe's Finance Ministry permanent secretary George Guvamatanga is facing the threat of a parliamentary summons after he failed to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for the second time, prompting lawmakers to take a firm…

Published: 13 May 2025 at 09:58hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's SONA lacks solutions

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent State of the Nation Address (Sona) has faced sharp criticism for failing to address Zimbabwe's pressing crises, leaving many feeling uninspired and disillusioned.During the address delivered in Parliam…

Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:48hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Mnangagwa delivers State of the Nation Address

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is currently delivering the State of the Nation Address (SONA) as he officially opens the 2nd Session of the 10th Parliament of Zimbabwe at the New Parliament Building in Mt Hampden. The event marks the beginni…

Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 14:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

Parly tells 'clueless' Zifa Normalization Committee to resign

On Thursday, the Parliamentary Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture Portfolio Committee called for the resignation of the ZIFA Normalization Committee, criticizing them for their lack of understanding and involvement in football. The commi…

Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 06:40hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter

'Jah Prayzah' receives Parliamentary vehicle

Stanley Sakupwanya, a Zanu-PF Manicaland youth leader nicknamed "Jah Prayzah" due to his striking resemblance and towering height, is celebrating after receiving a luxurious parliamentary vehicle, a Ford Ranger. He secured his seat in Parl…

Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 11:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

Parly challenges Zinara vendors

PARLIAMENT has challenged the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) to pilot its e-tolling project with current vendors providing software and hardware systems at its tollgates before year end.Such a move, Parliamentary Portfolio …

Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 06:01hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's 18 MPs bite the dust

National Assembly speaker Jacob Mudenda has upheld his controversial expulsion of 18 CCC legislators who were Tuesday permanently ejected from the legislative house moments after court halted further recalls by self-styled party interim se…

Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 18:22hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Benza to push sports cause in parly

HERENTALS Football Club owner Innocent Benza has pledged to help push the sports development agenda in Parliament after he became the first professional footballer to win a seat in the National Assembly in last week's general elections.Ben…

Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'Why is Clerk still on duty despite computer scandal?'

CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator for Kuwadzana East Chalton Hwende has challenged the Speaker of Parliament to explain why under-fire Clerk of Parliament Kennedy Chokuda is still coming to work despite his involvement in a s…

Published: 22 May 2023 at 08:10hrs | 2 | 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

Parly summons Mthuli Ncube

PARLIAMENTARIANS have summoned Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to explain what measures he was implementing to tame inflation and stabilise the free-falling Zimdollar.The local currency, reintroduced in 2019, has been on a free-fall, pushing…

Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga summoned

PARLIAMENT has summoned Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga to give a ministerial statement on the chaos at Premier Service Medical Aid Society (Psmas), as well as inform the nation why the public health system is crumbling given that majo…

Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 14:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa challenged to answer questions in Parly

CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) member of Parliament for Mbizo, Settlement Chikwinya, has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to attend the National Assembly and answer to pressing issues facing the country, saying his State of th…

Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 11:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga circumvents Parliament grilling for 6 months

KUWADZANA East legislator Chalton Hwende this week took to task deputy speaker of Parliament Tsitsi Gezi over the continued non-attendance of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga who doubles as minister of Health and Child Care.Hwende revea…

Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 19:31hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Parly grills govt over US$9.6bn unauthorised expenditure

PARLIAMENT last week grilled ministry of Finance officials for failing to furnish the Auditor-General's office and the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) with adequate information justifying unauthorised expenditure of over US$9…

Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 18:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's Chinese Parly building complete

Epitomising magnificence, the imposing six-storey circular Parliament Building in Mount Hampden sitting on a 70-metre platform above the picturesque surrounding area, symbolically projecting legislative supremacy, is now 100 percent comple…

Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

Motorists warned against picking up passengers

POLICE in Matabeleland South have warned motorists driving along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge Highway to avoid picking up passengers as they risk being robbed.This follows an increase in armed robberies targeting motorists along that highway.Th…

Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Parly to fast-track Budget debate

The National Assembly has agreed to fast-track debate on the $927 billion 2022 National Budget which was presented by Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube last month to ensure that it sails at the earliest possi…

Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:50hrs | | by Staff reporter

Parliament under a Zanu-PF government manufactured majority

Our parliament under a zanu-PF government manufactured majority just doesn't exist, making every election in Zimbabwe a joke. There is no judiciary to complement the arms of government and therefore there is no need for zanu-PF in its char…

Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 11:21hrs | 2 | by Clemen Moyo

Of mute MPs and their mute brigade

Parliament offers its members many platforms to speak on diverse issues.A member can rise on the floor to table a petition, a private members' Bill, raise a matter of national importance, ask a question or provide information on a pertinen…

Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 17:55hrs | 2 | by Blessings Mashaya

Zimbabwe parly protests suspension of platinum tax

Lawmakers are not happy with Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's move to suspend a 15 percent tax on raw platinum exports until January 2022 to give the mining firms time to set up smelters ad refineries. The tax was introduced by government i…

Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 09:27hrs | | by Staff reporter

Of Zimbabwe Parly fashion police, odd dressers

The National Assembly is hardly the place you would picture participants being dressed down for not dressing appropriately, but opposition legislators Job Sikhala and Trevor Saruwaka have had their bad days for getting on the wrong side of…

Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:52hrs | 2 | by Caroline Chiimba

Priorities for the new Parliament

THE harmonised elections have come and gone. A new Cabinet will soon be in place, and Members of Parliament and councillors sworn-in.The time for sloganeering is over and economically weary Zimbabweans expect quick delivery on the promises…

Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:08hrs | | by John Makamure

Mahofa daughter eyes late mother's Parly seat

FUNGAI Masendeke, the daughter of the late Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister and Gutu Senator Shuvai Mahofa, has thrown her hat into the ring to contest in the Zanu-PF primary elections in a bid to reclaim her mother's seat.Mahofa, who …

Published: 24 Apr 2018 at 07:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

MPs must not bicker before witnesses

Lack of political maturity and respect of rules of the august House by legislators continues to manifest during committee proceedings, if a meeting between Members of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Defence and Home Affairs last week i…

Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Zvamaida Murwira

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