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Zanu-PF targets Gandawa clinic
ZANU-PF officials in Hurungwe are putting pressure on the local rural district council to grab a private clinic owned by former Higher Education deputy minister Godfrey Gandawa. The formal local MP ha...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:41hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
War vets endorse MDC Alliance town chair
Zimbabwe National Liberations of War Veterans Associations (ZNLWVA) national political commissar, Francis Nhando has praised Chiredzi town chairperson Gibson Hwende as an exemplary leader.Hwen...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 16:11hrs | 2339 | by Staff reporter
Zifa suspend Gift Banda for reshuffling the Warriors technical team
JUST a month after coming into power, the Zifa board have been rocked by a tsunami with vice-president Gift Banda being suspended yesterday following a meeting of the game's leaders held in the capita...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:10hrs | 1182 | by Staff reporter
MDC-Alliance councillors clash
MDC-ALLIANCE mayoral candidate for Chitungwiza Gift Tsverere reportedly bribed councillor Jabulani Mtunzi with a vehicle to support his bid to land the mayorship, in a case of vote-buying.Clr ...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 22:43hrs | 2019 | by Staff reporter
Zifa still to confirm lifting of bans
FOURTEEN individuals that had been thrown into the football dustbin for various offences over the last two years are still to receive letters from Zifa lifting their bans, B-Metro Sport has establishe...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:02hrs | 124 | by Staf reporter
Harare, Chinese firm negotiate $350m deal
The Harare City Council is negotiating a deal with a Chinese firm, China Gezhoba Group International Engineering, to replace or upgrade the city's existing water mains, connections, fittings and other...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:45hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza terminates parking contract
Chitungwiza Municipality recently terminated its contract with Parkrite Africa owned by Clyna Trading, a private company responsible for the parking management system in the town, due to a number of i...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:44hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Zinara inconsistencies rile councillors
Inconsistent disbursement of funds to the local authority here by the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) has divided the city fathers with many feeling the latter was causing unnecessary ...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 12:53hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa divides Bulawayo council
A fire tender hired out to the ruling Zanu-PF party during its annual National People's Conference held in Esigodini last month has caused ructions here after it was rented out at a massive discount a...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 09:06hrs | 2454 | by Staff reporter
2 ex-Gweru councillors demand outstanding allowances
TWO former Gweru councillors, who were fired by then Local Government minister, Saviour Kasukuwere in 2015 before bouncing back, have sued the local authority demanding payment on outstanding $12 500 ...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:47hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
BCC refuse to provide freebies to Zanu-PF
BULAWAYO City Council last month refused to provide free fire-fighting services at the Zanu PF annual conference held at Esigodini, Matabeleland South demanding that the ruling party pays for the serv...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:47hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo demanded $100k for Mnangagwa fire tender
THE MDC led Bulawayo City Council (BCC) boldly demanded $100 000 from Zanu-PF to provide a single fire tender to cover the ruling party's national conference in Esigodini last month, latest council mi...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:28hrs | 2047 | by newzimbabwe
Chamisa's 'corrupt' councillors, Masvingo residents turn up the heat
Agitated residents here have threatened to go and stage a sit-in at the Masvingo City Council offices in attempts to force the ouster of two MDC councillors accused of corruption.Ward four and...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:27hrs | 1464 | by newzimbabwe
Bulawayo to introduce water limiters?
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is mulling over the introduction water flow limiters as part of its strategies to manage the use of the natural resource.Flow limiters/restrictors are gadgets i...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 10:21hrs | 1590 | by newzimbabwe
Councillors demand $25 000 in allowances
A FORMER Gweru City councillor and a sitting one, have approached the High Court seeking an order directing the local authority to pay them a total of $25 000 in outstanding monthly sitting allowances...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 17:47hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
No investors for Amaveni long-distance bus terminus
Kwekwe City Council is still failing to attract investors at the now defunct Amaveni Long Distance bus terminus as city fathers were still deciding what to do with the idle property, several years aft...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 17:05hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Confused Mnangagwa must spare us our hardworking doctors
What a big joke that the junta led government has suspended our striking doctors. Does Mnangagwa and Chiwenga really think well?, these two guys might be in need of mental medical check ups. Suspendin...Published: 27 Dec 2018 at 18:23hrs | 2615 | by Knowledge Hakata
PSL season to start in March, says Kamambo
ZIFA president Felton Kamambo yesterday moved in to quell confusion surrounding the change of the domestic season, saying the resolution made by the congress to temporarily set aside aligning the seas...Published: 27 Dec 2018 at 08:38hrs | 2061 | by Staff Reporter
'Align laws to minimise child abuse'
HWANGE district junior parliamentarians, senators and councillors plan to lobby the government to align marriage laws with the Constitution in a bid to end child marriages.A position paper pre...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:30hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
The Municipality of Kariba titivates its strategic plan
The Municipality of Kariba has always remained number one in its approach of engaging its stakeholders and clientele this time by successfully reviewing its strategic plan which mainly focused on the ...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 22:11hrs | 703 | by MuHwisiry Chaiyeiye, Patsaka - Nyaminyami CR Correspondent
Harare City Council sells land to raise salaries
HARARE City Council has resolved to sell a prime piece of land in Mount Pleasant to a property developer to raise money for salaries.The land is currently being used by the ruling Zanu PF part...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 06:30hrs | 832 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF resolves to block MDC Alliance MPs
ZANU-PF has passed a resolution recommending a constitutional amendment to exclude MPs from Bulawayo and Harare from provincial councils so that they are constituted by elected councillors. Go...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 05:52hrs | 1704 | by Staff reporter
Cosafa president humiliated in Zimbabwe
AFTER defying odds to become Zifa president when defeating favourite incumbent Philip Chiyangwa over the weekend, Felton Kamambo is taking no prisoners as he gets down to the association's serious wor...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 05:47hrs | 1034 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere, Mombeshora named in land scam
HUNDREDS of people risk losing residential properties in the newly-established medium and high-density suburbs of Kia Ora in Banket after it emerged that former Local Government minister Saviour Kasuk...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 05:35hrs | 2483 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa looked crestfallen
PHILIP Chiyangwa was left a dejected man after a surprise 35-24 defeat to challenger Felton Kamambo, the man he tried so hard to prevent from contesting in the Zifa elections which were held in Harare...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 05:20hrs | 2702 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa, Omega Moyo embarrassed
PHILIP Chiyangwa's bid to retain his post as Zifa president fell in embarrassing fashion after he was trounced by former board member, Felton Kamambo, in an election held in Harare yesterday.K...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 05:10hrs | 1846 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF mulls changes to Constitution
ZANU-PF has proposed amendments to the national Constitution to streamline the functions of Provincial Councils as part of wider efforts to effectively implement devolution of powers from Central Gove...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 04:49hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
EFF declares war on MDC Alliance
The Economic Freedom Fighters (ZEFF) has declared war on the "corrupt MDC Alliance councilors" for turning upside down the lives of ordinary citizens who are surviving as street vendors."Counc...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 07:26hrs | 10784 | by Staff Reporter
Moment of truth for Phillip Chiyangwa
He would have preferred to be unopposed this time around as he seeks re-election as the Zifa president.Flamboyant businessman and National Assembly member for Zvimba South Phillip Chiyangwa di...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 06:34hrs | 3902 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa blow, as audit report exposes him
ZIFA president Philip Chiyangwa's bid to retain his post in elections scheduled for Sunday suffered a major blow yesterday after it emerged the association "fraudulently" circulated a 2017 audited acc...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 06:22hrs | 2969 | by Staff reporter
BCC turns down panties display demonstration
BULAWAYO councillors recently turned down an application by Musasa Project, a non-governmental organisation which provides support services to survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) to commemorate t...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 05:41hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
'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 | 568 | by Staff reporter
Gweru hikes burial fees 100%
GWERU City Council has proposed to more than double burial charges to $160 from $60 for non-residents and $80 from $30 for adults and children respectively, a senior council official has said....Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 05:45hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's first school of politics opened
ZIMBABWE'S first ever women's political leadership school was on Friday launched in Masvingo under the name, Women's Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (Walpe).Walpe, according to...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 05:42hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Chiredzi-West MDC-Alliance youth throws the gauntlet
Chiredzi West MDC-Alliance youth Wilton Nyasha Machimbira has thrown the gauntlet and vowed to salvage the ward won by Zanu-pf in Chiredzi West Constituency if by elections are to be held in light of ...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 14:41hrs | 569 | by Collin Makotore
What the Nation and world should know
When MDC-T Morgan Tsvangirai was ailing and walking and breathing his last, he made it clear that he wouldn't die as someone who failed the party on its succession debate. The fake news paddled by his...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 15:04hrs | 3060 | by Sidney Chisi
MDC Alliance mayor in court for stealing maize
Bindura Mayor Councillor Carlos Tokyo and three other MDC-Alliance councillors on Monday appeared at Bindura magistrate court facing allegations of stealing 100 by 50 kilogrammes of drought relief mai...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 20:44hrs | 1661 | by Staff reporter
War vets push for Presidential age limit to 52
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has called for ZANU PF to raise the presidential age limit from 40 to 52 years.War Vets Secretary General Victor ...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 12:51hrs | 928 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Oppah Muchinguri mocks Chamisa
Zanu-PF national chair Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri yesterday mocked embattled MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa and his party supporters for their propensity to stage demonstrations saying they were ...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 06:50hrs | 5920 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF in turmoil
THE majority of Zanu-PF leaders in Masvingo snubbed the Chiredzi West victory celebrations held at Chishamiso Stadium in Hippo Valley on Saturday amid indications that they could have stayed away due ...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 06:47hrs | 2272 | by Staff reporter
'Free' car for outgoing MDC Alliance mayor
THE Bulawayo City Council recently mooted plans to have former mayor, Alderman Martin Moyo awarded one of the mayoral cars for free or a paltry $3 000, as part of his exit package, it has emerged....Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 12:40hrs | 1278 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's Smelly legacy of patronage
Smelly Dube, a businesswoman from Midlands province who was once close to former president Robert Mugabe's family, has been throwing a stink over a controversial housing project that is now giving the...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:22hrs | 1850 | by BRENNA MATENDERE
Chiyangwa's challenger demands more reforms
ASPIRING Zifa president Felton Kamambo has urged world football governing body Fifa to delay the Zifa elections until next month to allow him equal time to campaign after a spirited bid by the incumbe...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:20hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Gweru warns against drinking borehole water
RESIDENTS in some parts of Mkoba suburb in Gweru have been warned against drinking borehole water after traces of the Escherichia coli (E coli) bacteria were found in some boreholes. Respondin...Published: 30 Nov 2018 at 10:00hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Eloquence without wisdom is vain
The invitation of MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa and his party deputy chairperson, Tendai Biti to give testimony before the Commission of Inquiry into the August 1 incident did not help the commission muc...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 07:32hrs | 3254 | by Tafara Shumba
Beitbridge councillors breathe fire
BEITBRIDGE town councillors have allegedly unsettled sections of the executive in the local authority with numerous strict demands for clarity, accountability and transparency.The councillors,...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 06:21hrs | 1115 | by Staff reporter
'Elected officials not your bosses'
CHURCH and Civic Society Joint Forum (CSCJF) has urged Zimbabweans to stop calling elected officials "bosses", indicating that this has ruined the nation as the all-too-powerful and invincible politic...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 06:17hrs | 809 | by Staff reporter
The untold horror stories of the July 30 Zimbabwe elections
Forty-three-year-old Givemore Madziva Kanyurira looked dejected when he recalled his "worst experiences" ahead of the July 30, 2018 harmonised elections that exposed Zanu-PF's coercion and intimidatio...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 12:58hrs | 1232 | by Staff reporter
Pharmacies, retailers to lose licences, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said pharmacies that demand foreign currency for medicine and medical provisions will lose their licences.The Head of State and Government said his administrat...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 08:23hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa clamps down on pharmacies
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said pharmacies that demand foreign currency for medicine and medical provisions will lose their licenses.The Head of State and Government said his administrat...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 08:04hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
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