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Pregnant women forced to pay bribes Chitungwiza Hospital

By 7am, expectant mothers are already queueing outside the antenatal care section of Chitungwiza Central Hospital. Some hope to register pregnancies, a critical step that secures them a place to deliver at the facility. Others wait for rou…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

Teenager dies after 3-year ordeal of abuse in Chitungwiza

A 16-year-old boy from St Mary's, Chitungwiza, who was locked in a filthy room for three years and denied food by his father and stepmother, has died at Chitungwiza Central Hospital.The victim, Tinotenda Purumero, had been receiving specia…

Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:59hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa declares Chitungwiza crash a national disaster

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the devastating road traffic accident that claimed 17 lives in Chitungwiza a national disaster, enabling the Government to mobilise urgent assistance and support for the bereaved families.The annou…

Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 17:21hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter

US$1 000 bounty for wanted Chitungwiza fraudster

Police have launched a manhunt for David Matanda, who is wanted in connection with a fraud case currently under investigation by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Commercial Crimes Division.Authorities have offered a US$1 000 re…

Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:42hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter

Chitungwiza continues to battle with sewer challenges

Perennial sewer problems remain one of the most pressing challenges facing Chitungwiza Municipality, although the local authority has recorded some improvements in certain areas, Mayor Councillor Rosaria Mangoma has revealed.Speaking at th…

Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:45hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter

Chitungwiza Mayor vows to tackle sewer crisis

Chitungwiza Mayor Rosaria Mangoma has declared solving the town's long-standing sewerage problems as her legacy goal, as she rallies support under the African Mayoral Leadership Initiative (AMALI) to enhance data-driven project management.…

Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:42hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter

Former Chitungwiza deputy mayor's home bombed

The home of former Chitungwiza deputy mayor and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member Rangarirai Mutingwende was bombed late Thursday night, in what appears to be a politically motivated attack.According to the family, the incident fo…

Published: 30 May 2025 at 09:57hrs | 1385 | by Staff reporter

Body of toddler disappears at Chitungwiza central hospital

Officials at Chitungwiza Central Hospital have launched an internal investigation following the mysterious disappearance of the body of an eight-month-old baby, Emmanuel Charindapanze, who had been taken to the hospital for treatment.Emman…

Published: 12 May 2025 at 08:44hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Mystery surrounds 'haunted' bus

In the Chitungwiza area near a car repair garage at Chikwanha Shopping Centre, there is a parked bus that residents claim has not moved for several months - but has been displaying strange and mysterious behavior.Locals say the bus, which …

Published: 08 May 2025 at 12:19hrs | 2902 | by Staff reporter

Man jailed for attempting to kill cop

A Chitungwiza based man who severely  assaulted  a member of Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) at 007 Night Club in Glendale has been sentenced to five years behind bars.Wellington Moyo (26) of Ziko farm, Chitungwiza was sentenced t…

Published: 02 May 2025 at 17:47hrs | 793 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura

4 Chitungwiza men in court over vehicle arson attacks

Four Chitungwiza men have appeared in court facing charges of malicious damage to property after allegedly setting vehicles on fire at various business premises in Harare and Goromonzi last Friday.Last Matarutse (40), Abel Jobe (47), Kizit…

Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 15:46hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter

Harare, Chitungwiza meet over water crisis

The Harare City Council (HCC) is set to hold a crucial meeting with Chitungwiza Municipality this week to address the ongoing water crisis in the dormitory town, which worsened following the decommissioning of the Prince Edward Water Treat…

Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:17hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter

Chitungwiza in door-to-door drive to recover ZiG160m

The Chitungwiza Municipality has initiated a door-to-door exercise aimed at recovering approximately ZW$160 million owed by ratepayers. The program commenced on October 3 and will run until October 17, with officials emphasizing the conven…

Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 08:04hrs | 2376 | by Staff reporter

Chitungwiza space barons clash with church over land ownership

Recent clashes between Kuera Apostolic Church (under Arch-Bishop Honest Mupepe) and allegedly connected space barons have spilled in the courts of law, as the two parties fight over ownership and control.Allegations were that Ishmael Chiba…

Published: 21 Sep 2024 at 09:45hrs | 811 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole

Chitungwiza issues residential stand located in the middle of a road

A Chitungwiza municipality works manager, Emmanuel Mushata, has been arrested for illegally creating a residential stand on an earth road and issuing an offer letter to a councillor, in violation of policy provisions. The Zimbabwe Ant…

Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 19:43hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter

Harare - Chitungwiza railway line latest

The long-awaited construction of the Harare-Chitungwiza railway line has received a major boost following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Zimbabwe and China during the recently concluded Forum on China-Africa Coo…

Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:01hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter

MP tells govt tome clean on Chitungwiza takeover by Magaya

An opposition lawmaker has urged the government to issue a ministerial statement regarding the alleged takeover of Chitungwiza's service delivery operations by religious leader Prophet Walter Magaya.Zengeza West legislator Innocent Zvaipa …

Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 07:25hrs | 862 | by Staff reporter

Prophet Magaya loses Chitungwiza master plan deal

Chitungwiza Municipality has terminated a controversial deal with Wistmer Investments for funding its master plan, deciding to finance the process independently. The cash-strapped council had struggled for years, prompting Wistmer, owned b…

Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 11:22hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

Chitungwiza runs out of land

Chitungwiza Municipality is facing a land shortage crisis for residential, recreational, and industrial development, prompting plans to expand into surrounding areas of Manyame Rural District Council. Wycliff Mutambanengwe, the lead planne…

Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 07:31hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Chitungwiza's Chibuku Breweries in hot soup for environmental violations

Chitungwiza's Chibuku Breweries has found itself at the center of controversy after reports surfaced of the company allowing liquid waste to flow into food processors, industrial areas, and Mapostori prayer sites. This flagrant violation o…

Published: 07 Jun 2024 at 06:28hrs | 18 | by George Tshuma

Ex-Chitungwiza mayor wants to buy service car

FORMER Chitungwiza mayor Lovermore Maiko has approached the local authority in a bid to acquire the vehicle he was using during tenure.The Chitungwiza Municipality has sought guidance over the matter from the Local Government and Public Wo…

Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare, Chitungwiza floods a man-made disaster

The incessant rains that pounded the country in the past week have exposed a big problem that has been allowed to fester in Harare and Chitungwiza, which requires decisive action to save lives.Scores of families that were allowed to build …

Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 12:57hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's Chitungwiza rally cancelled

Nelson Chamisa's rally in Chitungwiza scheduled for Sunday has been cancelled. In a statement on it's X account (formerly Twitter), the party did not provide any specific reasons for the postponement but apologised for any inconvenience ca…

Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 09:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Econet defrauded

A CHITUNGWIZA man  appeared before magistrate Apollonia Marutya yesterday charged with three counts of defrauding Econet Wireless of US$ 5 291.Clever Manhombo (40) was remanded in custody to tomorrow for bail application.The complaina…

Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:30hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Black Vendetta mafia gang ravages Chitungwiza

A CHITUNGWIZA gang popularly known as Black Vendetta is terrorising residents of the dormitory town particularly Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters, NewsDay has established.There are claims that the gang is linked to Zanu-PF, b…

Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:42hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's councillors apply for joinder in mayoral election case

THREE Chitungwiza councillors belonging to the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) have applied for a joinder in a case where Zanu-PF councillor Reginald Mashingaidze is seeking to block the holding of mayoral elections.Peter Matiringe and…

Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF blocks Chitungwiza mayoral elections

Zanu-PF Chitungwiza councillor Reginald Mashingaidze has filed an urgent High Court application seeking to stop the holding of mayoral elections in the dormitory town.Mashingaidze, who is represented by Lovemore Madhuku, cited the Local Go…

Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

Armed police miss the target, shoot innocent people

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)  has  admitted to shooting of  two innocent people in a shootout  out  with armed robbers yesterday in Chitungwiza.Two people were m shot by a  stray  bullet and are cur…

Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 22:18hrs | 11 | by Shelton Muchena

e-passport centre opens in Chitungwiza, will it come to Gwanda?

The decentralisation of the electronic passports (e-passports) continued yesterday, with a bio-enrolment centre being launched in Chitungwiza.The opening of the centre follows the launch of the e-passport by President Mnangagwa on December…

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

Teen steals money to consult sangoma over to get rich

A Masvingo based 19 year old boy reportedly stole his sister's US$100 and used it to consult a traditional healer for fast money magic.The man made a confession during interrogation by his sister after she discovered a small coffin in his …

Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 07:28hrs | 7 | by Stephen Jakes

Muguti blocks Chitungwiza mayoral polls

A BID by Chitungwiza councillors to hold mayoral elections to replace recalled mayor Lovemore Maiko hit a brickwall last Wednesday after Harare Provincial Affairs and Devolution secretary Tafadzwa Muguti blocked the move.On Tuesday, 10 cou…

Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Harare, Chitungwiza choke on own garbage

In front of Mrs Florence Kasambira's home in Manyame Park lies an enormous landfill.It is easy to miss her well-manicured front yard as one's attention is easily drawn towards mounds of waste adjacent to her house.For years, she has not op…

Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Chitungwiza nurses attempt to sell COVID-19 cards

TWO nurses at Chitungwiza General Hospital yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Tafadzwa Mhiti facing fraud charges after they allegedly stole COVID-19 vaccination cards and attempted to sell them.Sekai Gabrile (46) and Shorai Sicho…

Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chitungwiza gets own passport office

Chitungwiza now has its own passport office, the first district office opened yesterday by the Department of Civil Registry under the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage as an effort to decentralise passport issuance. The distri…

Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 06:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Chitungwiza graft exposed

A call by Chitungwiza North MP Godfrey Sithole for a forensic audit on the council's operations by the auditor-general Mildred Chiri has opened a can of worms with many people reportedly volunteering information about alleged corruption.Co…

Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

When Excellencies grace Chitungwiza shebeen

What a couple of weeks of diplomatic intrigue.Epoch-making, maybe.Hallelujah! Praise be to the living God!We had desperately reckless American diplomats abandoning their airy and commodious residences to squeeze into a tiny house in Chitun…

Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:37hrs | 1 | by Bishop Lazi

Zanu-PF ups campaigns in Chitungwiza

Zanu-PF Harare Province has intensified campaigns for the Ward 24 by-elections slated for Chitungwiza tomorrow. The seat felt vacant after the death of Alice Chihambakwe of MDC-Alliance, who died in November last year. Speaking after a car…

Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 22:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

President ED unapologetic after the murder of 17 and alleged rape cases

President ED has embarrassed our women. While being interviewed in Addis Abbaba, he told the reporter that he needs to see the graves of the murdered Zimbabweans in order to accept that the Zimbabwe National Army and police were responsibl…

Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 11:08hrs | 22 | by Don Chigumba

Kombi operators have themselves to blame

The modernisation of the mass public transport system in Zimbabwe through the introduction of the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) buses will restore sanity and ameliorate the challenges that commuters have hitherto been subjected…

Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 14:13hrs | 5 | by Tafara Shumba

My encounter with the rowdy protestors

I was on my way to work on Monday morning like many other Zimbabweans, oblivious of the stay-away which had been called on by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU).I was travelling from Kuwadzana and like many motorists unaware of t…

Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 14:54hrs | 3 | by Betty Gatsi

Chitungwiza residents urges govt to build Muda dam

Chitungwiza residents have urged government to prioritise the construction of Muda Dam in rural Seke to alleviate perennial water challenges in the town.Chairperson of the Chitungwiza and Manyame Residents Association, Marvellous Kumalo sa…

Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 11:30hrs | | by Staff reporter

Call to end violence against women and girls in public transport

In pursuance of the creation, promotion of safe spaces for women and girls, and the provision of gender responsive public services, ActionAid Zimbabwe (AAZ) and the Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) held a Safe Cities Dialogue platfo…

Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 13:30hrs | 23 | by Alfred Towo

Ensuring clean environment is individual responsibility

All though we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery (Deepak Chopra). The word sanitation also refers to the maintenance of hygienic co…

Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 12:14hrs | 3 | by Erick Matotoba

Another gukurahundi in the making

If these bloody thirsty soldiers are not stopped, we are going to loose more civilian lives in Harare, Chitungwiza and Bulawayo where Zimbabweans have voted for the opposition. Zimbabwe is well known for unleashing fully armed soldiers wit…

Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 20:22hrs | 1 | by Isaac Nkomah

Macheso fills up Chitungwiza Aquatic Complex

Oh, what a night! Sungura icon Alick Macheso on Friday settled matters with a sold-out gig and capped it with a stellar performance that left many in awe when he launched his 11th album, Dzinosvitsa Kure, at Chitungwiza Aquatic Complex.By …

Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:39hrs | 63 | by Staff rpeorter

WATCH: 'l always put you first in my prayers,' Macheso tells fans

The Red cross ambassador Alick Macheso took 30 minutes praising God for the legions of his fans at Tanza Centre in Chitungwiza yesterday (Saturday).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KayzKK4CslUBaba Shero as he is affectionately known by his …

Published: 31 Dec 2017 at 11:15hrs | 16 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Macheso unmasks Slomo

The rebel Franco (Slomo) Dhaka was unmasked by his former pay master Alick Macheso on Saturday.Dhaka had attended Macheso's farewell show to United Kingdom at Tanza leisure Centre in Chitungwiza.Macheso told Franco of Extra Kwazvose fame t…

Published: 23 Oct 2017 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Tamuka primary school kids being sent home for unpaid fees

We are surprised the minister of education said school should not be sent back children home for unpaid fees but authorities at Tamuka primary school in Chitungwiza unity F dismissed all the children for unpaid bus levy and with this hards…

Published: 09 May 2017 at 10:34hrs | 1 | by Concerned parent

PHOTOS - Electrician seriously burnt at work - WhatsApp update

 Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number.[17:43, 2/12/2017] +263 7* *** ****: Chitungwiza Electrician - Mupanede…

Published: 12 Feb 2017 at 23:03hrs | 14 | by Concerned Citizen

Time to take action against Kombi drivers operating vehicles under the influence of Mbanje

Much of the travelling we do each day is by commuter omnibuses better known as kombis. That means there are a lot of Kombis on Zimbabwean highways and local roads carrying us to and from our various destinations. It also means there are an…

Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 18:56hrs | 3 | by Pascal Madiri

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