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Save Bulawayo from vultures
Bulawayo City Council has for years been considered one of the best run local authorities in Zimbabwe where corruption is regarded as anathema, but that reputation is under serious threat.The ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 191 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe food crisis an emergency, says UN
Zimbabwe's food situation is moving from a crisis to an emergency because of El Nino-induced drought and the ongoing economic meltdown, the United Nations has said.Plaxedes Chibura of Epworth,...Published: 4 hrs ago | 79 | by VOA/ UN News
Kirsty Coventry denies interference
Sports minister Kirsty Coventry on Friday denied that the government had been interfering in the running of the country's cricket.Coventry, a former Olympic swimming champion, said in a tweet ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 142 | by AFP
Harare demands 30-year-old debt from Zesa
Harare City Council says Zesa has not paid royalties for its properties in the capital for the past 30 years and the local authority is now withholding the power's utility's title deeds until it settl...Published: 4 hrs ago | 168 | by Staff reporter
Nust bursar suspended
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) has suspended its bursar Mr Fortune Nkomo, over allegations of financial misappropriation.Mr Nkomo was reportedly suspended last Friday...Published: 4 hrs ago | 442 | by Staff reportet
Bulawayo residents call for dissolution of council
BULAWAYO residents have called upon Government to dissolve the Bulawayo City Council and appoint a commission to run the local authority saying they have lost faith in the councillors amid allegations...Published: 4 hrs ago | 358 | by Staff reporter
City fathers or city dealers at council chambers?
THERE is a wide and telling difference, just like the North and South Poles, in stature and charisma, between city councillors of old and the current generation of men and women in the council chamber...Published: 4 hrs ago | 133 | by Limukani Ncube
'The electorate believes in Zanu-PF'
Zanu-PF win over MDC in the just-ended by-election in the Nyanga South Ward 26 indicates the electorate's trust in the governing party and the effectiveness of its issue-based campaign, senior party o...Published: 4 hrs ago | 99 | by STaff reporter
ZCTU proceeds with demo preps
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has resolved to proceed with a planned stayaway on a date to be announced despite death threats allegedly directed at its leaders this past week.Th...Published: 4 hrs ago | 205 | by newzimbabwe
3 Bulawayo councillors sucked in parking tender scam
Three Bulawayo councilors have been fingered in an elaborate plan to award a tender for parking space in the City. A leaked audio recording that is in possession of this publication reveals th...Published: 18 hrs ago | 6407 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Howzat! for corruption?
The endemic corruption in Zimbabwe has seen the country's cricket teams suspended by the International Cricket Council. ICC funding to Zimbabwe has been frozen and Zimbabwe is now unlikely to be able ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1748 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Chief Mugabe selection process rocked by disputes
Five houses that constitute the Mugabe chieftainship namely Dumbu, Chipfunhu, Haruzivishe, Mudavanhu, Chikanhe - Muzondo have petitioned authorities to register their displeasure with the on-going sel...Published: 24 hrs ago | 1960 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube pleads with BCC over eviction
FORMER Zanu-PF legislator Tshinga Dube has pleaded with the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to spare him eviction from a parliamentary office in Makokoba constituency to pave way for the incumbent MDC leg...Published: 24 hrs ago | 4475 | by Staff reporter
Chaos, corruption in councils
THIS continues from last week as we look at actual examples of some of the rot happening in councils reported in the Auditor-General's Report for Local Authorities 2018.The report shows the ex...Published: 24 hrs ago | 659 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Mnangagwa's luxury junkets cause storm
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's junkets have caused a storm after he hired a luxury jet from Dubai early this week to fly him to Victoria Falls, where he officially opened the third edition of the rura...Published: 24 hrs ago | 1004 | by Staff reporter
Probe into Bulawayo Town Clerk suspension begins
A FIVE-member technical team tasked by Government to investigate developments leading to the suspension of Bulawayo Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube commenced work in the city yesterday. T...Published: 24 hrs ago | 548 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi warns drug dealers
VICE President Kembo Mohadi has warned drug dealers and organisers of Vuzu parties, saying those doing so will face the full wrath of the law. VP Mohadi was speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of...Published: 24 hrs ago | 408 | by Staff reporter
MDC councillors in bid to oust Bulawayo Mayor
THE MDC Alliance has resolved to investigate corruption allegations against Bulawayo Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube while city Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni reportedly survived an ouster bid by counc...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 08:56hrs | 4122 | by Staff Reporter
Government programmes poorly supervised, says Zanu PF official
GOVERNMENT programmes and policies, including the much-hyped command agriculture, suffered a huge setback due to lack of supervision, monitoring and evaluation by Cabinet ministers and office bearers,...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 08:31hrs | 497 | by Staff Reporter
'Ramaphosa's donations from White Monopoly Capital must be made public'
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to publish all the donations he had received during his 2017 ANC presidential campaign, finding he had breached the executive ethics...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 17:33hrs | 1947 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa writes to Nelson Chamisa
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has appealed to MDC leader Nelson Chamisa to rein in his councilors who are reportedly sabotaging the Constituency by refusing to work with the Member of Parl...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 13:46hrs | 26943 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The Fifth Estate: A threat to national security
The turn of the century has seen the evolution of various communication platforms. This development also saw the rise of citizen journalism. The bad side of citizen journalism is that the writer i...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 08:26hrs | 2021 | by Elijah Chihota
Mnangagwa advisor reveals Rand adoption bid
THE former President of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) Busisa Moyo says he tried to convince his colleagues in the Council that the country uses the Rand but majority view prevailed....Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 08:03hrs | 4449 | by Staff reporter
Late Zanu-PF MP's widow selected for by-election
ZANU-PF Matabeleland South Province has selected the widow of the late Mangwe MP, Obedingwa Mguni, Hlalani Mguni to represent the party in the upcoming by-election in the constituency.The Nomi...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:31hrs | 2881 | by Staff reporter
Let's stamp out fear of witchcraft
Whenever some calamity befalls us; illness, catching an infectious disease, an accident and injury, a bankruptcy in business, a failed examination, a failed marriage - we want to know what caused it i...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:18hrs | 217 | by Fr Oskar Wermter SJ
Zimbabwe govt eating what it has killed, says Mthuli Ncube
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has said Government is now living within its means and has not borrowed from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in the last seven months. ...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:13hrs | 1358 | by Staff reporter
RBZ takes reforms gospel to churches
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya yesterday met church organisations, under the banner of the Zimbabwe Amalgamated Church Council (ZACC) and explained the new local currency regime fo...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:11hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to commission more Zupco buses
President Mnangagwa yesterday said all was now in place for the commissioning of the second batch of Zupco buses as his Government mitigates transport challenges in the country. At least 47 ne...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:08hrs | 1484 | by Staff reporter
Steve Dyer dedicates song to Tuku
South African music star Steve Dyer said he has a dedication song for the late Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi titled, "Ko Sale Izibongo - Kufa Izinsizwa", which he will play at the Tuku Concert scheduled for ...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:07hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants accept pay deal, avert strike
Zimbabwe's public sector workers said on Thursday they had accepted a government pay offer, averting a potentially damaging strike in a country facing its worst economic crisis in a decade.The...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 22:50hrs | 10221 | by Reuters
Spirited efforts to smear Mthwakazi leadership
There has been a spirited effort in the past few days by known and unknown MDC members and sympathizers on social media networks as well as some online publications to smear campaign the Leadership of...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 21:27hrs | 1394 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Zimbabwe suspended by International Cricket Council
International cricket chiefs on Thursday suspended Zimbabwe over a failure to keep the sport free from government interference, putting in doubt their participation in qualifiers for the World T20....Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 19:56hrs | 269 | by AFP
BREAKING: Zimbabwe suspended from International Cricket Council
International cricket chiefs on Thursday suspended Zimbabwe over a failure to keep the sport free from government interference, putting in doubt their participation in qualifiers for the World T20....Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 19:17hrs | 3504 | by AFP
Chamisa's MDC to investigate Bulawayo Town Clerk
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party has ordered Bulawayo councillors to set up a committee to investigate corruption allegations against the Town Clerk, Christopher Dube.This was re...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 18:11hrs | 1631 | by Staff reporter
No judgment on Tinashe Kambarami's case
The highly anticipated judgment between 1893 Mthwakazi Restoration Movement and Bulawayo Deputy Mayo4 Tinashe Kambarami was still not out at the time of writing on Thursday evening. Cite repor...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 17:04hrs | 2433 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's advisor speaks out
Member of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Presidential Advisory Council Busisa Moyo says he tried to convince his colleagues in the Council that the country uses the Rand but majority view prevailed. ...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 11:26hrs | 12407 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo under siege from intruders
Historically, Bulawayo city is known for its rich heritage, tradition, culture, cleanliness and orderliness in the management of its civic affairs. Just like the Ndebele people, respectability a...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 10:07hrs | 6353 | by Lovemore Moyo
'Magistrates should stop summoning chiefs'
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi yesterday revealed that government has given a directive that magistrates should not summon traditional leaders to courts over decisions made at traditional courts....Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 08:12hrs | 1497 | by Staff reporter
Govt offers civil servants 50% cushioning allowance
The government has offered civil servants a 50% cushioning allowance for the month of July and salary increments of ZW$116 from August to December, but representatives of the workers rejected the prop...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 08:10hrs | 3824 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa survives Cosafa ouster
Council of Southern African Football Associations (Cosafa) has rejected Zifa's bid to recall Philip Chiyangwa from his position as the president of the regional football body.Chiyangwa is Cosa...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 08:09hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
Kambarami's fate has been sealed
THE MDC leadership has summoned its Bulawayo councillors who last week faced protests from ratepayers over poor service delivery and endless infighting among city fathers.The melee at City Hal...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 08:09hrs | 5851 | by Staff reporter
Harare losing millions in billing chaos
HARARE City Council could have lost millions of dollars revenue in the past three months due to the failure by officials to handle a smooth transition between two billing systems.Harare was us...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 07:59hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda bemoans Mutare 'leadership vacuum'
ZANU-PF national commissar Victor Matemadanda has claimed there is a leadership vacuum at Mutare City Council as residents bemoaned the worsening poor service delivery in the city.Matemadanda ...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 07:59hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Government, Apex Council meet to continue negotiations
GOVERNMENT and Apex Council negotiators are set to meet to continue with negotiations that will culminate in an agreement over civil servants' cushioning allowances. The proposed meeting of ne...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 07:52hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
MDC actions invites Mnangagwa govt to interfere with Bulawayo affairs
GOVERNMENT has appointed a team to investigate the circumstances leading to the suspension of Bulawayo Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube. The team is expected to arrive in the city today an...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 07:47hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to fire Kambarami?
THE MDC Alliance has summoned Bulawayo councillors to its headquarters in Harare where party president Mr Nelson Chamisa is expected to deal with the chaos and alleged corruption dogging the local aut...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 07:45hrs | 2244 | by Staff reporter
Internet woes a huge setback to devolution'
Local authorities here have described the lack of Internet connectivity as a major setback to the roll-out of the devolution agenda. Speaking at a recent devolution meeting, Vungu Rural Distri...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 07:38hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo, the Umthwakazi African City Concept
Bulawayo, the Umthwakazi African City ConceptAuthor: Prince Zwide KhumaloDate: 26 June 2019Isilo seNtuthuko Bulawayo and the identity of Umthwakazi or the Ndebele nation are inseparabl...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 20:57hrs | 2671 | by Prince Zwide Khumalo
'Kambarami has a string of legal battles'
1893MRM lodged a case against Tinashe Kambarami following the 31 July 2018 Zimbabwe harmonized national and municipal government elections. The movement had discovered that Mr Kambarami, the councilor...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 20:55hrs | 2501 | by 1893MRM
Chamisa summons Bulawayo 'puppet' councillors to Harare
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has summoned Bulawayo councillors to an urgent meeting in Harare over the recent spat over the suspension of Town Clerk Christopher Dube.The councillors trav...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 19:07hrs | 3456 | by Staff reporter
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