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Town Council cracks down on land hoarding
Rusape Town Council has passed a bold resolution aimed at curbing land hoarding by requiring both residential and commercial landowners to develop their stands within 12 months or risk repossession....Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 13:19hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Fresh Harare demolitions loom
Harare City Council has confirmed that a document currently circulating on social media suggesting impending demolitions of illegal structures is still under internal review and has not yet been adopt...Published: 16 May 2025 at 09:52hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Land earmarked for public schools sold to land barons
Residents of Eastview and Caledonia in Harare have called for an urgent investigation into the alleged illegal sale of State land, initially earmarked for the construction of a public school, to a pri...Published: 13 May 2025 at 18:29hrs | 647 | by Staff reporter
Several feared dead in Harare road accident
Several people are feared dead, while others have sustained serious injuries following a tragic accident involving a commuter omnibus and a truck along Bulawayo Road in the early hours of today....Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 06:51hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
Storm brews over BCC leases
Decades-old family businesses at Iminyela Shopping Centre in Bulawayo face an uncertain future as the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) moves to lease the premises to new tenants, raising fears among the cu...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 06:35hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Community calls for speed cameras rather than speed humps
Concerned residents of Beitbridge have appealed to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development to install speed cameras and enforce stricter road traffic regulations along the 5.1km dual ...Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 07:56hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
Mystery death in Emganwini leaves community shaken
RESIDENTS of Emganwini suburb in Bulawayo were jolted from their slumber by a chilling discovery yesterday morning. As the first rays of sunlight pierced through the sleepy neighbourhood, a man's life...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police raid pupils hide out
EIGHT Sobukhazi High School learners in Bulawayo were on Friday raided by police at a hideout in Entumbane suburb, with some escaping through the window as law enforcement agents approached.Th...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Egodini project takes shape
SOUTH African based developer, Terracotta will this week start preparations for the laying of asphalt to the sides of Egodini Bus Terminus as they work towards the completion of Phase 1A of the rehabi...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:52hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Ex-BCC workers resist eviction notices
FORMER Bulawayo City Council (BCC) employees who were recently served with eviction notices to vacate council rented properties in Makokoba have resisted the move arguing that they have housing files ...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:12hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Residents forced to be indoors by escalating crime rate
Residents from some parts of Bulawayo are now forced to be indoors before the sunset due to the increase in violent crime rate such as mugging, robbery and theft which have befallen a number of them....Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 07:19hrs | 8 | by Stephen Jakes
Gweru council protects US$10m dodgy dealers
SOME corrupt Gweru City Council officials who benefited from more than US$10 million in unprocedural land deals over the past decade are yet to be made public with residents criticising the local auth...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 15:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Congregants defy lockdown
Community education on Covid-19 is of paramount importance in order to curb this surge. We are moving around educating such church members about the importance of handwashing, social distancing, maski...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Leopard terrorises Victoria Falls residents
A FEMALE leopard, roaming with a cub, has terrorised residents of Victoria Falls' low-density areas.The agile cat has reportedly consumed five dogs in the area and also wiped out a whole pen o...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 08:07hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Corruption at City of Harare continues unchecked
CORRUPTION at the City of Harare continues to go unchecked. We have noted a number of irregular allocations of stands which have been swept under the carpet without serious investigations. Som...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 07:40hrs | | by Concerned Residents
Mayor gives up on bottle store bid
BULAWAYO Mayor, Councillor Solomon Mguni has given up on a controversial bid to lease a council-owned bottle store amid growing pressure from concerned residents on the logic of awarding him the lease...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Controversial Bulawayo Councillor to be recalled?
Controversial Ward 24 Councillor Arnold Batirai is under spotlight following allegations that he fraudulently acquired his council candidature for the respective ward before July harmonised elections....Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 09:23hrs | | by Sithabile Mafu
Construction of Nust flats in new twist
The Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ)'s bid to construct a block of flats to accommodate students from the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) in Selborne Park and Ma...Published: 02 May 2018 at 11:49hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
No imposition of candidates in Magwegwe constituency
Movement for Democratic Change-T Harvest House 44 Nelson Mandela Street Harare Zimbabwe 15 April 2018 The President -Nelson Chamisa The Vice President - Elias...Published: 01 May 2018 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Magwegwe residents
Hlalani Kuhle project to be completed in 16 years
SERVICING of the Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle housing scheme in Cowdray Park is likely to remain a pipe-dream with revelations that a total of $49 million is required for the suburb to be fully promoted from...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Granary Park Harare letter to President Mnangagwa
Dear editor,I live in Granary Park Harare and would like you to assist us to present this letter in your reputable press.I strongly believe that media has an important role in the development ...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 15:13hrs | 18 | by Concernedresidents
Beitbridge now 'a haven of crime'
Beitbridge residents have called on the police to act decisively on reducing crime here.In separate interviews yesterday, the residents said the town was fast becoming a haven for criminals....Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 05:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls plans to introduce special levy
VICTORIA Falls Municipality plans to introduce a special levy to cater for the servicing of the sewer and road network in areas that are not properly connected.The most affected is Ward 11 in ...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 05:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulilima folks unhappy with growth point location
Residents of Bulilima are at odds with the local rural district council and government over the location of a growth point for the district in the Plumtree area.Villagers want the growth point...Published: 28 Jan 2018 at 08:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Raw sewage flows in suburb for 3 weeks
A health time bomb is ticking in Harare's Mabvuku suburb as raw effluent has been flowing from the sewer system for more than three weeks without any corrective measures being taken.The putrid...Published: 28 Dec 2017 at 15:51hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF politician in adultery storm
AN aspiring Zanu-PF councillor is nursing injuries following a beating after being caught in a compromising position with a married woman.Sources told NewsAnchor that Justin Chimuzinga was rec...Published: 08 Nov 2017 at 05:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kadoma residents up in arms with ZETDC
Residents of Rimuka are up in arms with the power utility over the continued power outage that has gone for more than three months without a lasting solution it has been learnt.Residents occup...Published: 29 May 2017 at 07:21hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu-PF demonstrates against MDC-T led Kadoma council
POLICE over the weekend cleared a Zanu-PF-organised demonstration against the MDC-T-led Kadoma council calling for the ouster of mayor Muchineyi Chinyanganya and top management.The demonstrati...Published: 11 May 2017 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare stinks as garbage go for months uncollected
"Uncollected garbage gathering at the Market Square, along Bute Street, on the intersection with Harare Street. Maybe some concerned residents can pick it up and drop it off at the Town House for a ch...Published: 21 Mar 2017 at 13:57hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mthwakazi Republic Party a refreshed threat to Mashonaland hegemony.
On the 15th of March in Gwanda MRP sent its officials led by Cde Ngqabutho Mpofu, the party's Organising Secretary for Matabeleland South at Red cross Hall where there was a meeting organised by (wild...Published: 20 Mar 2017 at 05:57hrs | 2 | by Mbonisi Gumbo
Zimbos in SA face a bleak future
Zimbabweans living in the neighbouring South Africa face an uncertain future following recent attacks and an announcement that their Special Permits (ZSP) will expire in December.Earlier, the ...Published: 09 Mar 2017 at 15:48hrs | 12 | by Staff Reporter
What South Africa is doing about xenophobia
AS in other parts of the world, immigration has taken a centre stage in the life of the nation. On the global stage, immigration has proven to be an emotive and contentious issue. It has been used to ...Published: 03 Mar 2017 at 05:32hrs | | by Malusi Gigaba
Zimbabweans ask for ANC intervention
ZIMBABWEANS living South Africa have engaged the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and its political allies to intervene in fresh xenophobic violence in Pretoria and Johannesburg.The ...Published: 27 Feb 2017 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Anti-immigrant march kicks-off in Pretoria
A group calling itself the Mamelodi Concerned Residents is expected to march to the Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria on Friday to protest against immigrants in South Africa, ...Published: 24 Feb 2017 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Night cars break in on the increase in Bulawayo
There is reportedly an increase in cases of a criminal syndicate who break into people's cars during the night to steal valuables such as car radios, car batteries, tools and other items they found in...Published: 08 Feb 2017 at 12:45hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
LISTEN - BE WARNED: March against Zimbabweans in SA to go ahead
The organiser of the Organiser of Mamelodi Concerned Residents, Makgoka Lekganyane, told a South African talk radio station today (31 January 2017) that they are going ahead with the march against the...Published: 31 Jan 2017 at 13:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Arrest Kasukuwere or citizens will,' Chihuri told
Police Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri has been urged to speedy arrest Local Government Minister Saviour Kasukuwere over residential stands scandal or citizens risk taking the law into their ha...Published: 13 Sep 2016 at 13:11hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Mbare residents bitter over exploitation
Harare Residents Trust has said Ward 4 residents in Mbare, Harare, are bitter over their exploitation by a 10-men group which pockets US$300 every month from around 350 business stands at Siya So Home...Published: 06 Sep 2016 at 15:30hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Wet lands under threat
Harare Residents Trust has reported that the wetland at the apex of the Manyame Catchment area in Mabvuku, located between Donnybrook race course, Old Mabvuku and the Cleveland Dam is under serious th...Published: 19 Jun 2016 at 07:23hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
40 Bulawayo CBD buildings condemned
THE Bulawayo City Council has condemned 40 buildings in the city centre, issuing owners with notices to rectify the identified defects in compliance with council by-laws.BCC public relations o...Published: 13 Sep 2015 at 10:03hrs | 2 | by Vusumuzi Dube
Open letter to Bulawayo City Council
An open letter to the city council from the Matabeleland Concerned Residents Association (MACRA) and other organizations :We the citizens of Matab...Published: 04 Sep 2015 at 10:38hrs | 1 | by MACRA
Luveve - Cowdray Park residents wants Bulawayo council dissolved over transport blues
Luveve and Cowdray Park Residents in Bulawayo recently wrote a letter to the Local Government and Public Works and National Housing minister Ignatius Chombo demanding the dissolution of Bulawayo C...Published: 03 Jun 2015 at 12:20hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Footballer bashed for reading wife's WhatsApp
THE Zvishavane Magistrates' Court yesterday heard how former Shabanie Mine Football Club player Pardon Marime escaped death by a whisker after his wife angrily struck him with a log on the head for re...Published: 25 Nov 2014 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
'No one tells me what to do' says defiant Councillor
A defiant Gwanda Municipal Councillor for ward 9 Thulani Moyo says that he does not need anyone to approve any "developmental" work he needs to do in the ward.Councillor Moyo was speaking ...Published: 10 Mar 2014 at 05:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Witchcraft fear grips New Lobengula
RESIDENTS of Bulawayo's New Lobengula suburb are now living in fear after a family last week woke up to find snakes and some paraphernalia assorted with witchcraft at its gate. Miriam Ndlovu w...Published: 19 Feb 2014 at 09:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chombo debt cancellation order ignites demo
Mbare residents besieged the Rowan Martin office last weekend demanding that the Harare City Council implement a ministerial directive to write-off water bills.Hundreds besieged the offices d...Published: 30 Jul 2013 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hospital staff accused of negligence
GWANDA Town residents are not happy with the treatment they receive when visiting Gwanda Provincial Hospital after working hours, accusing the staff of negligence.Some of the concerned residen...Published: 15 Apr 2013 at 06:30hrs | 6 | by Health reporter
Bulawayo residents turn to sewage water
THE water crisis in Bulawayo has forced desperate residents to turn to sewage water for domestic use, posing a serious a humanitarian health hazard in a city where council increased water-shedding to ...Published: 21 Oct 2012 at 06:10hrs | | by Lulu Brenda Harris
Mom leaves daughter (12) naked in a car while she went to work
A California mom was arrested after neighbors spotted her 12-year-old daughter wandering the streets naked and scrounging in the trash for food , police said.Tracy Lynn Betts, 40, was taken i...Published: 20 Feb 2012 at 07:22hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Wife catches hubby pants down, with niece!
THERE was drama in Cold Comfort last Thursday when a cheating married man clashed with his in-laws over an incestuous relationship he was having with his niece.The 33-year-old man, William Ch...Published: 30 Jan 2012 at 12:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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