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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 | 201 | 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 denies snubbing Parliament

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development George Guvamatanga has refuted claims that he is avoiding appearing before Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to explain controversial payments of over US$40…

Published: 13 May 2025 at 19:39hrs | 1078 | 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

Zimbabwe parliament slams police over deadly pirate taxi pursuits

Parliament has expressed concerns over the high-speed chases between the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and pirate taxis, commonly known as "mushikashika," as well as commuter omnibuses, which have increasingly posed a danger to the public…

Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 07:12hrs | 829 | 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 | 2251 | 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 | 9 | 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

CCC consults supporters on Parly pull-out

THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) yesterday said it was consulting its supporters on the way forward as it mulls pulling out of Parliament in protest over the "sham" December 9 by-elections.CCC candidates belonging to the main factio…

Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 03:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe MPs urged to reject Mthuli Ncube's budget

ECONOMISTS have urged Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to redo the 2024 budget as the one he presented this week only serves to condemn the rest of the population to abject poverty.Ncube presented a ZWL$58,2 trillion 2024 budget on Thursday s…

Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 05:43hrs | 14 | 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

Chaos as Chamisa's MPs defy Parly recall

Parliament was engulfed in chaos yesterday as anti-riot police were summoned to remove opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators who were protesting the recall of their 15 colleagues.Sengezo Tshabangu, a CCC supporter from…

Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 06:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

CCC's diplomatic offensive questioned

Political analysts have expressed doubt regarding the effectiveness of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)'s diplomatic efforts to advocate for a new election.Under the leadership of Nelson Chamisa, the CCC has vehemently rejected the …

Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 11:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Parliament declares 15 CCC seats vacant

Jacob Mudenda, the Speaker of the National Assembly, has announced the vacancy of 15 parliamentary seats in Matebeleland held by the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). This decision comes in response to the recall of these leg…

Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 11:08hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's 10th Parliament opens Tuesday

In accordance with Section 145 (1) of the Constitution, the inaugural session of Parliament following a general election is required to convene at a time and location chosen by the President, with the condition that it must commence no lat…

Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 18:24hrs | 3 | 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

Parly candidate caught offside

AN independent National Assembly candidate for Nketa constituency Vincent Bhala is alleged to be "double dipping" after pictures of his not-so-secret night escapades were caught on camera.In a series of pictures shared with this publicatio…

Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:51hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter

Election nomination fees gazetted

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) said it is going through the final phases of cleaning the voters' roll of mistakes noted during the inspection period and getting it ready for use in the harmonised elections with expectations that i…

Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Concern over 3% Parly youth representation in Zimbabwe

A YOUTH advocacy group, WeLead Trust, is disappointed that youths make up 3% of the country's parliamentarians.The civic group expressed concern that the political landscape in the country does not accommodate youth.Urging political partie…

Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Parly mulls returning voter registration to RG's Office

The position taken during the inclusive Government to migrate voter registration from the Registrar-General to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has created a lot of red tape through duplication of duties, Parliament has been told.Oppositi…

Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:42hrs | | 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

Mnangagwa impeachment bid brewing

JUSTICE Minister and Zanu-PF politburo member, Ziyambi Ziyambi, has appeared to give credence to speculation that an impeachment bid may be mounted against President Emmerson Mnangagwa after general elections due in August this year.A disa…

Published: 16 May 2023 at 20:44hrs | 3 | 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

Parliament flags overcrowding in Zimbabwe prisons

Parliament on Thursday raised concern over overcrowding within the country's jails with Harare Remand Prison having the most inmates at 1,485 against a holding capacity of 900 inmates.According to a report presented in the National Assembl…

Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:13hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Parliamentarians grill Soda over power black-outs

LEGISLATORS yesterday grilled Energy minister Zhemu Soda over the continuing power black-outs in the country after the power company data showed that it was producing on 352 megawatts on the day.Zimbabwe has a peak demand of 2000MW but acc…

Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 05:47hrs | | 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

Temba Mliswa blasts parly ad hoc committee

OUTSPOKEN independent Norton legislator Temba Mliswa this week attacked the composition of the Parliament ad hoc committee analysing the preliminary delimitation exercise report cautioning on possible legal pitfalls in the process.He raise…

Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 22:28hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Preliminary Delimitation Report tabled before Parliament

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) preliminary delimitation report has been tabled in the National Assembly following its presentation to President Emmerson Mnangagwa electoral body's chairperson Priscilla Chigumba last…

Published: 06 Jan 2023 at 18:09hrs | 1 | 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

Energy Minister absconds Parliament for 2 months amid deepening power crisis

PARLIAMENTARIANS have demanded that Energy Minister Soda Zhemu avails himself to the National Assembly to respond to questions regarding continuous power outages that have been going on for months without any sign for improvement.During a …

Published: 29 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chokuda told to resign

OPPOSITION legislators have called on Clerk of Parliament Kennedy Chokuda to resign after laying the blame for the dodgy laptop and desktop tender, and suspicious fuel allocations at the august House on his doorstep.Chokuda appeared before…

Published: 29 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Parly approves Mthuli Ncube's 2022 supplementary budget

PARLIAMENT has approved the 2022 supplementary budget presented by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube two months ago.In July, Ncube announced a $929 billion supplementary budget, with 53% ($492,8 billion) to be taken up by employment costs.Ncub…

Published: 03 Sep 2022 at 19:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe MPs grill Mutsvangwa over Mary's arrest

INFORMATION, Publicity and Broadcasting Services minister Monica Mutsvangwa had a torrid time in Parliament on Wednesday as she struggled to explain to legislators the reasons behind the continued persecution of Vice-President Constantino …

Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 06:45hrs | 1 | 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

Chamisa's MPs kicked out of Parliament

THREE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators were ejected from Parliament Wednesday as the opposition legislators questioned the detention of their colleagues at the notorious Chikurubi Maximum prison.During the weekly Question an…

Published: 14 Jul 2022 at 07:37hrs | 1 | 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 | 14 | by Staff reporter

Parly to interview prospective ZEC Commissioners

The Parliament's Committee on Standing Rules and Orders will on Friday hold public interviews for 32 candidates shortlisted to replace six Zimbabwe Electoral Commission commissioners whose terms of office expire next month.In a statement y…

Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Parliament summons July Moyo over failing ZUPCO

Monopoly public transport company ZUPCO "has demonstrated incapacity to be able to carry every passenger," an MP said on Tuesday as parliament summoned local government minister July Moyo to give a ministerial statement on the country's fa…

Published: 04 May 2022 at 20:06hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Fuel scam rocks Zimbabwe Parliament

PARLIAMENT is failing to account for thousands of litres of fuel after leaving out serial numbers in its coupons disbursements, while also failing to provide documentation for its expenses in contravention of the law.Auditor-General Mildre…

Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 11:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Parly queries Chinamasa's role in TBs

FORMER finance and economic development minister Patrick Chinamasa approved a Treasury Bill (TB) worth over US$737, 9 million while his term had expired, a damning parliamentary report on the Command Agricultural programme revealed last we…

Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 18:13hrs | | by Staff reporter

Khupe pleads victimisation after Parly recall

EMBATTLED MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe yesterday angrily reacted to her recall from Parliament, and said she had written to the United Nations protesting alleged victimisation by the Executive and Legislature.Khupe told journalists in Hara…

Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa proclaims by-elections for Tendai Biti's Parly seat

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is on leave until February 5, yesterday briefly cut his break to proclaim by-election dates for the six constituencies where polls had been suspended by the High Court, marking a week of legal drama and po…

Published: 29 Jan 2022 at 14:40hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

CCC candidate to tackle Gukurahundi in Parly

CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC)'s parliamentary candidate for Tsholotsho South constituency, Tapson Sibanda has vowed to make a lot of noise about the Gukurahundi issue in Parliament if he wins the March 26 by-election.Sibanda (58) tol…

Published: 29 Jan 2022 at 14:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Biti Parly bounce-back latest

THE High Court yesterday cancelled Monday's ruling stopping by-elections in six constituencies that allowed People's Democratic Party (PDP) members to bounce back to Parliament without being subjected to an election.High Court judge Justic…

Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:41hrs | 1 | 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

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