December 2020

Budget, Members of Parliament, News December 15, 2020

Arrears constitute 77% of Zim external debt

Zimbabwe’s failure to service its external debts has seen arrears surging to about 77% of the total external debt. This development means Zimbabwe is less attractive when it applies for debts from the various lending…

Budget, News December 15, 2020

ZW$123m support for pregnant schoolgirls

Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube has proposed to allocate about ZW$123 million to support inclusion of pregnant girls in schools. The government a few months ago adopted a law to allow pregnant girls…

Budget, News December 15, 2020

ZW$500m for free sanitary wear

The government has proposed to allocate about ZW$500 million towards the distribution of free sanitary wear for school going girls. Sanitary is largely expensive in Zimbabwe and is beyond the reach of many girls especially…

Members of Parliament, News December 15, 2020

Stop heckling in front of cameras: Khupe

MDC-T acting president Thokozani Khupe has urged her fellow legislators to desist from heckling each other in Parliament, adding that it portrays a bad picture to the public who follow live proceedings. Khupe’s sentiments came…

Members of Parliament, News December 15, 2020

Protect female MPs from Honourable Zhou

Harare West legislator Joana Mamombe has called upon Parliament to protect female legislators from sexual harassment perpetrated by Mberengwa North legislator Tafanana Zhou. According to Mamombe, when female legislators are protected, they are then able…

Budget, Members of Parliament, News December 15, 2020

Parliament gets ZW$7.2b from budget

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has proposed to give Parliament of Zimbabwe about ZW$7.2 billion to enable it to execute its oversight duties. Parliament has been complaining that it was not getting enough resources a development…

Acts, Members of Parliament, News December 15, 2020

Who allowed pregnant girls back into schools: Mliswa

Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has expressed shock that the law which allows pregnant girls to go back to school was passed. Mliswa said he was not aware that it had gotten the node because most…

Members of Parliament, News December 15, 2020

MP recounts how she beat up her father over GBV

Senator for Mashonaland West Honourable Violet Moeketsi, says gender-based violence is a reality, adding that she grew up in a family where there was abuse. The Senator, while making contributions to the debate on Domestic…

Members of Parliament, News December 15, 2020

Corruption blocks justice in GBV case: Mohadi

Senator Tambudzayi Mohadi says a lot of people are failing to get justice when they report cases of gender-based violence due to corruption. Honourable Mohadi who is a former wife to Vice President Kembo Mohadi…

Members of Parliament, News December 15, 2020

Let’s not point fingers, abuse is from both sides

Senator Chief Chikwaka, real name Witness Bungu says domestic violence is not just perpetrated by men, but by women also and comes in many forms. Speaking in the Senate on a debate on domestic violence…