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Zimbabwe govt cracks down on local authority extravagance
The Government has introduced sweeping new controls on foreign travel and allowances for councillors and local authority officials as part of measures aimed at curbing the misuse of public funds and r...Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:21hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Govt increases councillors' allowances
The Government has announced a new comprehensive package of allowances and benefits for local authority officials, offering them housing stands, motorbike loans, and other perks such as free parking a...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 20:51hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cracks whip
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued a stern warning to local authorities involved in corrupt practices, pledging that no perpetrators will be spared as the Government intensifies its fight against...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 06:43hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF moots law for councils to attend ideology courses
The ruling Zanu-PF party has proposed legislation that would require all local councils in Zimbabwe to undergo training at the Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology, a move that has sparked controversy a...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:50hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa: The Biblical Joshua that never was
With Zimbabwe being largely a Christian nation where religion and politics are juxtaposed, the former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa touted himself as the Biblical Joshua sa...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 11:17hrs | 645 | by Brighton Chiseva
ZILGA, Mayors and Council chairpersons embrace basic orientation
The Zimbabwe Local Government Association (ZILGA), Harare City Mayor and several council chairpersons have unanimously embraced ongoing basic orientation training for Mayors and chairpersons of local ...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 22:00hrs | 393 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
CCC councillors to boycott Zanu-PF's ideology training
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has announced that its councillors will not participate in a mandatory ideological training program organized by the ruling Zanu-PF party. The prog...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 10:47hrs | 431 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Mayors to undergo Zanu-PF ideology training
The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works has invited mayors and council chairpersons from across Zimbabwe, including opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors, to a tra...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 07:27hrs | 1238 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe urbanites and the politics of the West
The country is nearing the conclusion of the election period, with the appointment of Cabinet ministers, deputies, Mayors, and council chairpersons being among the final steps in the process. This ele...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 09:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo mayor to purchase car for US$9 000
BULAWAYO Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni will buy his mayoral vehicle at a discounted price of about US$9 000 after the Government gave local authorities the greenlight to dispose of vehicles to all ou...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:22hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Government okays disposal of mayoral vehicles
THE Government has given the greenlight to local authorities, that can afford, to have their outgoing mayors and chairpersons buy vehicles that have been allocated to them.A few months ago, Bu...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:53hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tells his ministers to perform or face axe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned underperforming ministers in his male-dominated Cabinet that they will be replaced by eloquent women as he warms up to the 50/50 gender equality system stipulat...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mayors, council chairpersons sign performance contracts
MAYORS and council chairpersons from the country's urban and rural authorities yesterday signed performance based contracts in line with Government's thrust of monitoring to ensure all arms of governm...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt must be serious about devolution
DEVOLUTION means transferring power and authority from central government to lower tiers of government, especially local authorities and provincial councils.The government, despite having said...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:13hrs | 3 | by Harare Residents Trust
Compulsory indoctrination for civil servants on the cards
The ruling Zanu-PF party wants to force government employees to attend its Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology ahead of the 2023 elections, in a move widely seen as an attempt to brainwash government w...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt resurrects youth militia
GOVERNMENT yesterday announced the return of its infamous National Youth Service programme for its youth militia, also known as "Border Gezi graduates", with analysts saying the move was meant to inst...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Central government at the epicentre of the challenges facing local authorities
IntroductionToday is Christmas day, the day we celebrate the birth of the Son of Man, our Lord Jesus Christ. It is a day that is supposed to be a day of love, unity, togetherness and cel...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 20:19hrs | 4 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
'Zifa machinations' - Gift Banda arrested for 'corruption'
FORMER Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Gift Banda has been arrested for allegedly abusing his position through unprocedurally processing a lease agreement in respect of a piece of land under the name of an unre...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa calls Mnangangwa bluff on devolution
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has claimed President Emmerson Mnangagwa was bluffing on his promises to implement devolution, accusing him of violating the Constitution by appointing Ministers of State for...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Devolution expected to take centre stage in Parliament
THE public outreach that led to the crafting of the new Constitution in 2013 saw the birth of devolution of power. A majority of provinces advocated for the system of governance which was one of the i...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chief Charumbira faces ouster
SOME traditional leaders have reportedly started pushing for the ouster of the Chiefs' Council president Fortune Charumbira, whom they accuse of frog-marching them into Zanu-PF politics when they were...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
'Council bosses on looting spree'
OUTGOING president of the Association of Rural District Councils (ARDC), Killer Zivhu, has accused the association's executives of going on a looting spree, including awarding themselves obscene allow...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 15:53hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
'Ensure President, Zanu-PF win elections'
Rural district councillors have been urged to put more effort in campaigning for President Mnangagwa in their wards to ensure that he wins emphatically in the forthcoming harmonised elections....Published: 15 Feb 2018 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chimene was a menace'
FINANCE minister Patrick Chinamasa has described former Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Mandiitawepi Chimene as an arrogant leader, who exposed her poor leadership skills through continuously h...Published: 09 Jan 2018 at 06:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kariba rolls out pre-paid smart water meters
Kariba Municipality has rolled out installing smart pre-paid water meters for its residents amid revelations that so far the installation stands at 126 with a secured loan to finance 1000 prepaid mete...Published: 21 Jun 2017 at 11:37hrs | 1 | by Patsaka Correspondent
Mugabe dump Zanu-PF allies
As fears of another Zanu-PF Bhora Musango in 2018 - internal rebellion by disgruntled Zanu-PF officials and supporters - persist within the warring ruling party, President Robert Mugabe is becom...Published: 09 Jun 2017 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rural councils target 2.3 million votes for Mugabe
The country's 60 rural district councils have launched a strategy targeting to garner at least 2.3 million votes for President Mugabe and Zanu-PF in next year's harmonised elections.The launch...Published: 02 May 2017 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T drags Kasukuwere to Constitutional Court
MDC-T has approached the Constitutional Court challenging the constitutionality of parts of the recently amended Local Government Act which gives the responsible minister powers to unilaterally su...Published: 24 Jan 2017 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Knives out for Killer Zivhu
A senior official at the Association of Rural District Councils Zimbabwe is allegedly using his political muscle to block businessman and philanthropist Dr Killer Zivhu from assuming the presidency of...Published: 17 Aug 2016 at 08:19hrs | | by Innocent Ruwende
Gweru councillors seek to block Kasukuwere appeal
GWERU Mayor Hamutendi Kombayi and 10 councillors are seeking to block a Supreme Court appeal by the Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Saviour Kasukuwere who is challenging a...Published: 21 Jun 2016 at 09:31hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
Statement by the MDC-T Secretary for local government
Since MDC won control of the urban Councils the Minister of Local Government has abused his powers under the Urban Councils Act and the Town and Country Planning Act to subvert and control the MDC...Published: 16 Jun 2016 at 15:12hrs | | by Eddie Cross
Councillors demand vehicles
RURAL District Council chairpersons have said they deserve to be issued with vehicles to assist them to effectively carry out their mandate.Speaking during a meeting of Provincial Administrato...Published: 30 Apr 2016 at 20:29hrs | | by Whinsley Masara
Minister chides councillors for demanding vehicles
Minister of Rural Development, Promotion and Preservation of National Culture and Heritage, Abednico Ncube has told rural district councils not to behave like pressure groups.Ncube was r...Published: 30 Apr 2016 at 09:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Kombayi seeks to block Kasukuwere's appeal
GWERU mayor Hamutendi Kombayi and 10 councillors are seeking to block a Supreme Court appeal by the Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, Saviour Kasukuwere challenging a Hi...Published: 09 Apr 2016 at 08:42hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
Provincial Ministers should give state of the province addresses
Pursuant to the fulfillment and implementation of provisions of Chapter 14 Section 270 (1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe as well as the founding values and principles of the country as enunciated in...Published: 10 Mar 2016 at 18:52hrs | | by Campaigners for Devolution
Kombayi ordered to return council property
THE Bulawayo High Court has ordered suspended Gweru mayor Hamutendi Kombayi to surrender his official car and the mayoral regalia. The provisional order delivered by Justice Martin Makonese on Tuesday...Published: 05 Nov 2015 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gweru council takes Kombayi to court
GWERU City Council has filed a court application seeking an order compelling suspended mayor Hamutendi Kombayi to surrender his official car and the mayoral regalia.The application by the coun...Published: 24 Oct 2015 at 12:05hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
DDF has one grader for whole of Masvingo province
Masvingo Province is battling to maintain its road network because it has only one grader that services the whole province, Provincial Coordinator for District Development Fund (DDF), Marasa Gutukunhu...Published: 23 Oct 2015 at 10:40hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Kasukuwere 'ignores' court order on Gweru councillor
Harare Residents Trust has accused Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere for ignoring court order granting the reinstatement of the Gweru councillor who include the mayor Hamutendi Kombayi whom...Published: 08 Oct 2015 at 09:04hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
MDC-T factional fights spills into council chambers
The MDC-T infighting has reportedly spilled into council chambers amid reports of a plot to oust council committee chairpersons linked to a camp allegedly at odds with Bulawayo deputy mayor Gift Banda...Published: 03 Oct 2015 at 09:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Land applications go online
Mashonaland East has become the first province to establish a website which land seekers can use to apply on-line for land and access essential information without visiting provincial offices in Maron...Published: 04 May 2015 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare vendors give in to Chombo's order
INFORMAL traders scrapping for a living in Harare's streets have surrendered their fate to the authorities following Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo's order that they should get off undesig...Published: 14 Feb 2015 at 08:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Informal sector should be organized
The fact that when one strolls through the streets of any large city in Zimbabwe, street vendors will be buzzing, selling different wares, among them vegetables, electrical appliances, clothes and air...Published: 03 Feb 2015 at 16:58hrs | | by Peacemaker Zano
Chombo wants vendors off the streets
Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo yesterday pushed for the removal of vendors from the streets with immediate effect arguing they were compromising health standards.He was addressing m...Published: 01 Feb 2015 at 13:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Improve or risk being fired'
Firebrand Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Mandi Chimene yesterday told district council leaders in the province to improve their work performance or risk being fired.Addressing distric...Published: 09 Jan 2015 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Councils ordered to fix street-lights
THE Government has ordered all local authorities to urgently address the issue of street-lights, further giving them an ultimatum to have lit at least 80 percent of their towns and cities by the end o...Published: 19 Oct 2014 at 14:57hrs | 2 | by Vusumuzi Dube
Tsvangirai's address to MDC-T countrywide councilors in Harare
I want to start by welcoming you all to the party headquarters and congratulating you for the fact that you managed to slip through the massive rigging that characterized the election of July 31....Published: 26 Jun 2014 at 21:05hrs | 1 | by Morgan Tsvangirai
Mugabe points Zanu-PF Provincial Chairpersons as Provincial Council Chairpersons
President Robert Mugabe has made the first real pointer as to who is going to lead the country's Provincial Councils provided for in Chapter 14 of the new constitution most of which were won by h...Published: 23 Feb 2014 at 16:29hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Tsvangirai's state of the nation address
Introduction Six months after the July 31 event, the national economy is bleeding as Zimbabweans come to terms with the reality of yet another stolen ...Published: 24 Jan 2014 at 18:57hrs | | by Morgan Tsvangirai
Shocking revelations as Tsvangirai meets mayors
Former Prime Minister, MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai today met all mayors and council chairpersons elected on the party ticket to understand how they are operating in improving service deliver to t...Published: 17 Jan 2014 at 12:31hrs | | by Luke Tamborinyoka
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