Parliament resumes sittings

Wakanda News Details

Parliament resumes sittings

BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA BOTH Houses of Parliament resume sitting today after a COVID-19-induced break which started in January, with the highly-infectious respiratory disease claiming lives of Members of Parliament and Cabinet ministers, among others. Some civic society organisations had already raised concern that the continued closure of Parliament would affect the crafting of key legislation. Several laws that were announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa when he officially opened the Third Session of the Ninth Parliament last September need to be crafted, while other laws are at different stages of crafting. A statement from Parliament yesterday said: “Both Houses of Parliament would resume sitting with effect from February 16, 2021 with only 30 MPs attending physically in the National Assembly and 25 senators attending physically in the Senate.” Other MPs will follow the proceedings and contribute to debate through the Zoom platform after Parliament made moves to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Only four media houses will be allowed to physically cover Parliament proceedings, while others will follow virtually. Zimbabwe has been on level four national lockdown since January 5 this year after the country recorded a sharp increase in the number of infections and deaths during the second wave of COVID-19. Follow Harriet on Twitter @harrietchikand1

Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

You may also like

Africa: Film Anatomie Set to Revolutionize the Entertainment Industry in Africa

Debuts as the first made in Nigeria film equipment manufacturing company in Nigeria

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Diasporans demand Ekusileni Hospital opening

BY SILAS NKALA DIASPORA-BASED well-wishers under the banner of Friends of Iam4byo Fighting COVID-19 have petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to urgently open Ekusileni Hospital to allow Bulawayo residents to enjoy better health care. The grouping last year donated US$21 000 towards the

fave

Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Western MPs give elusive Luhya unity a shot

IMMINENT CHANGES

fave

Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Africa: France Approves Return of African Treasures Looted During Colonial Period

[RFI] French MPs have approved the return of looted historical artefacts to Benin and Senegal, completing the legislative process needed to give back the objects.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Congo-Kinshasa: National Assembly Votes to Remove First Vice President

Kinshasa — Today the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo voted to remove the First Vice President, Jean-Marc Kabund, with 289 deputies voting in favor of his removal, 17 against, and nine

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Has ED dumped re-engagement efforts?

IT appears that in Zimbabwe, despite the change of guard which ushered in the so-called new dispensation, nothing has changed on the ground, we are still steeped in Mugabeism. It seems the ruling party and government, since the two are conflated, haven’t learnt anything from past mistakes, or they

fave

Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Gov’t to spend $23.7B on roads, $1.9B on bridges - Stabroek News

Government has allocated a total of $25.6 billion for the construction and upgrading of roads and bridges this year. The article Gov’t to spend $23.7B on roads, $1.9B on bridges appeared first on Stabroek News.

fave

Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Amadou Toumani Touré

Amadou Toumani Touré , byname ATT (born November 4, 1948, Mopti, French Sudan [now in Mali]), Malian politician and military leader who twice led his country. He served as interim president (1991–92) after a coup and was elected president in 2002. In March 2012 he was deposed in a military

fave

Source: Brittanica

ZimRights demands COVID-19 vaccine roll-out plan

BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking an order to compel government to provide a COVID-19 national vaccination roll-out plan. In papers filed at the High Court, ZimRights, represented by Tendai Biti of

fave

Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Thumbs up for the lockdown, but…

WHAT a low-spirited start to the New Year it has been. All the dark episodes of 2020, with all the grief and death seem to have spilled to 2021 with COVID-19 arguably the worst nightmare. This time, it appears it is more deadly and has a strong appetite to devour judging by the soaring numbers of

fave

Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Mpilo Hospital bans visitors

MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo has imposed an indefinite ban on patients’ visits after recording four COVID-19 cases in a single day early this

fave

Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Atwoli: I’ve no grudge against DP Ruto

According to Mr Atwoli, unlike other Deputy Presidents in Africa, Dr Ruto has not pledged allegiance to his boss President Uhuru Kenyatta by engaging in premature 2022 succession politics at the expense of service delivery to the

fave

Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Nearly $6B in COVID-19 relief distributed so far - Stabroek News

The COVID-19 Relief and Support Programme which oversees the issuing of grants of $25,000 to households has distributed a total of 236,876 grants valued at nearly $6 billion across the ten administrative regions as of February 6, this

fave

Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Kenya: Revealed - William Ruto MP's New Plan to Stop Friday VIP Arrests

[Nation] On the back of deteriorating relations between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto, the DP's allies have stressed the urgency to enact a Bill seeking to discourage arbitrary arrests and detentions.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Let Sam Hinds show this nation what he has done for the African community - Stabroek News

fave

Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

National hero Moyo died a bitter man

BY NIZBERT MOYO ZIPRA Veterans Association members, who mourned the late Retired Brigadier General, Collin Moyo, who died last Friday aged 66, said he died bitter over the marginalisation of the ex-Zapu military wing cadres. Moyo was declared a national hero and was buried at the National Heroes

fave

Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Mauritius: Government to Strike Balance Between Citizens' Health and the Economy, Says Dpm Collendavelloo

This statement was made by the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Energy and Public Utilities, M Ivan Leslie Collendavelloo this afternoon, during his intervention on the Covid-19 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill and the Quarantine Bill, in the National Assembly, in Port

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Cameroon Human Rights Commission - Reforms for Better Protection, Promotion

The Minister Delegate at the Ministry of Justice on June 27 defended before the Committee on Constitutional Laws major changes undertaken to better empower the

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Nicaragua: Amidst 'socio-political and human rights crisis', independent expert condemns environmental defender's death | New York Carib News

An independent UN human rights expert condemned on Monday the murder of an indigenous environmental defender in Nicaragua, calling for those responsible to be “duly investigated and brought to justice”.

fave

Source: The New York Carib News

I favour inclusive governance rather than a shared PPP/C and PNCR Cabinet

I am aware that as I write, the biggest hurdle still stands before us – getting to and getting past the eventual Declaration that the PPP/C won our March 02, 2020 elections; that for the next five years the PPP/C will be sitting in the seat of our Government, still-young Irfaan Ali our President

fave

Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed | An Online Reference Guide to African American History by Professor Quintard Taylor, University of Washington

fave

Source: Black Past

Raila Odinga , in full Raila Amolo Odinga (born January 7, 1945, Maseno, Kenya), Kenyan businessman and politician who served as prime minister of Kenya (2008–13) following the contentious presidential election of December

fave

Source: Brittanica

Keep off Jubilee, Duale tells Atwoli

Leader of Majority in the National Assembly Aden Duale has told Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli to keep off Jubilee Party affairs after the trade unionist called for his

fave

Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Nigeria: Buhari to Sign 2021 Budget Today - Presidency

[Daily Trust] President Muhammadu Buhari will today, Thursday, December 31, 2020, sign into law the 2021 appropriation bill passed last week by the National Assembly.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Commerce Ministry monitoring vegetable prices - Stabroek News

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce says it is monitoring a reported sharp increase in prices for some vegetables. The article Commerce Ministry monitoring vegetable prices appeared first on Stabroek News.

fave

Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Malawi Court Dismisses Ban On Call-In Shows

BLANTYRE, MALAWI - Malawi's Constitutional Court on Friday put a stop to a government directive banning call-in

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Whatever happened to the shirtjacs? - Stabroek News

Dear Editor, I make these brief comments hoping that it may catch the eyes of the President and his cabinet. The article Whatever happened to the shirtjacs? appeared first on Stabroek News.

fave

Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

What lies in store for Raila, Kalonzo, Moi

With the 2018 truce between President Uhuru Kenyatta and rival Mr Raila Odinga providing a strong political foundation, talks to create a broader unity pact with various parties and leaders

fave

Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Ziyambi taunts MDC abductees

“Police still want to interrogate them over violating the lockdown rules, and if they have a complaint on allegations of abductions, then government can look into that,” Ziyambi

fave

Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Mauritius Holds Some Rs 1 000 Billion in Foreign Currency, Indicates Finance Minister

The Finance Minister believes that in the context of this unprecedented crisis, this increase in official reserves will enable the country to deal with the economic shock of Covid-19 with more

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

More from NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

The government has failed, Zimbabwe needs new leaders: Munyeza

University reopening raises fears of COVID-19 spread

Footballer dies after failing to pay for sex

Gombera elected Toastmasters Southern Africa marketing director

AMHVoices: Opposition must tighten its belt

AMHVoices: Zacc must investigate Bulawayo police

Survival strategies amid an unexpected lockdown

COVID-19 lockdown: The virus of depression and desolation

Old Mutual donates to Sally Mugabe Hospital

I am a survivor: Kunonga

Pair up for $1m armed robbery

Binga runs dry despite proximity to Zambezi River

Man kills mentally-challenged brother

‘Disabled women hard hit by COVID-19’

‘COVID-19 threatening children with developmental challenges’

It’s now clear why Tsvangirai couldn’t ascend to power

Safety must inform league resumption

Mine workers set for second quarter wage talks

Gold production to slump by 29%

UN agency proposes COVID-19 impact exit strategies

Greenade explosion kills 2 Bikita children

Soldier in court for biting off lender’s nose

Econet imports 100 000 COVID-19 test kits

ED donates 10 tonnes of rice to apostolic sect

Chamisa MPs snub Parly committees

‘It’s time for real dialogue’

Komichi sings Mnangagwa praises

Lion terrorises Beitbridge villagers

DRC seeks ED intervention in border dispute with Zambia

Returnees to leave isolation without COVID-19 test results

Lifeline for small-to-medium enterprises

Commercial property values plummet

Old Mutual donates PPEs to Sally Mugabe Hospital

Nurses give strike notice

Blanket Mine records 146% profit

Zanu PF fires official for insulting ED

Fans disappointed by my silence: Zembe

Thumbs up to COVID-19 artistes

Of e-learning, internet mischief and child safety online

DoP launches charity initiative

Of COVID-19 allowances and the civil service

Girl (11) narrates rape ordeal to parents through letter

Plan to cancel by-elections undemocratic

Is Maguri the solution for FCP’s goalscoring problems?

‘Lockdown set to fuel child marriages’

3 MDC youth leaders arrested

Zim journos urged to think outside the box

Chimanimani teacher kills wife

King 98 helps fellow artistes

Mpofu, Nyathi in global COVID-19 anthem

Business Facts

Blackfacts BETA RELEASE 11.5.3
(Production Environment)