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'Chamisa, Mwonzora taking Zimbabweans for granted'
THE Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) has accused political opponents Nelson Chamisa and Douglas Mwonzora of taking Zimbabweans for granted as the two engage in personal fights at the expense of the natio...Published: 25 mins ago | 57 | by Staff reporter
Magashule Houdini act, a Damascus moment to Zimbabwean politics
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule pulled a fast one this past week when he took a swipe at his party's national executive committee saying that only party branches can remove him from his position. ...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 21:05hrs | 1285 | by Taruberekera Masara in Pretoria
Chamisa's MDC suspends 'rebel' Mutare councillors
MDC Alliance has handed 60-day suspensions on two of its Mutare councillors suspected to have rebelled against the party by voting for a rival MDC-T member to the post of deputy mayor.The post...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 05:53hrs | 3184 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primes for Harare comeback
ZANU-PF Harare Province has devised strategies to help wrestle back control of Harare City Council through securing council seats left vacant by opposition councillors who have left Town House....Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 06:57hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's 2023 plot exposed
HARARE residents and MDC formations yesterday claimed Zanu-PF was behind the chaos in most urban local authorities as part of a grand plan to set the electorate against the opposition ahead of the 202...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:20hrs | 2790 | by Staff reporter
Mafume exposes MDC Alliance's poor leadership pedigree
Last week, social media was on fire when the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Mr Nick Mangwana revealed that despite getting three times less in ...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:48hrs | 494 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Mnangagwa itches to bury Chamisa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged his Zanu-PF party to bury the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance by wresting all urban councils from the opposition and reclaim its former dominance in the country ...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 05:56hrs | 4449 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP clears the air on CDF abuse allegations
Shurugwi South Member of Parliament Edmond Mkaratigwa (ZANU PF) has come out clean on the allegations of abuse of the constituency development fund.The MP yesterday released documents of the f...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 10:39hrs | 1106 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Mpofu defends Zanu-PF COVID-19-era meetings
ZANU-PF secretary for administration, Obert Mpofu yesterday quashed criticism by the main opposition party, MDC Alliance that the ruling party was holding meetings and internal elections in total defi...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:34hrs | 2289 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's push for Chamisa to join Polad a nullity
YOUR Excellency, President ED Mnangagwa.In my self-opinionated response to a recent media report where Zanu-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu said MDC Alliance president Nelson Chami...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:19hrs | 1486 | by Paddington Japajapa
Chamisa to be barred from using MDC Alliance name?
MDC says it has started a process to stop the Nelson Chamisa-led camp from using the MDC Alliance name.This comes amid serious divisions in the MDC emanating from the nasty battle to succeed t...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 17:58hrs | 7208 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T attacks Chamisa, temperamental Biti
THE Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T's virtual memorial for Tsvangirai yesterday turned into a verbal attack on MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa.MDC-T chairman Morgen Komichi alleged that all the ...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 07:34hrs | 4684 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa's MDC affected by greed, selfishness'
MDC Alliance secretary for rural strategies Happymore Chidziva yesterday said the opposition camp was severely affected by greediness, selfish and egos of some of its top leaders, hence the sharp divi...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 07:32hrs | 2687 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor guns for Chinhoyi mayor's ouster
ZANU-PF Chinhoyi Ward 11 councillor, Vorster Mashevedzanwa who contested and narrowly lost an election to choose a new mayor for the town last December, has lodged a High Court bid to stop the incumbe...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:20hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF defy COVID-19, hold elections to replace Gwaradzimba
ZANU-PF yesterday claimed that all COVID-19 protocols were followed by the party when it conducted its elections to fill in the senatorial seat which was left vacant after the death of Minister of Sta...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 08:04hrs | 1644 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF playing losing game in Harare'
TENSION is rising over the land issue in Harare, Chitungwiza and other major cities across the country with Zanu-PF accusing the opposition MDC Alliance of running down urban areas as well as being th...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 12:31hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa unhappy with Ramaphosa
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa remains concerned over South Africa's reluctance to censure its northern ‘wayward' neighbour, Zimbabwe warning the ‘see no evil, hear no evil' approach fuelled ele...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:52hrs | 3527 | by Staff reporter
BCC reassures residents on service delivery
THE Bulawayo City Council has reassured residents that it is working round the clock to ensure improvement of service delivery in the country's second largest city.The local authority has in r...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:46hrs | 195 | by Pathisa Nyathi
Hwende claims he is not in politics for money
MDC Alliance secretary-general, Charlton Hwende has poured scorn on his detractors, who allege he grabbed the powerful opposition party post for self-aggrandisement.The former Kuwadzana South ...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:40hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Midlands leaders panic as Mliswa goes back to his roots
CONTROVERSIAL Norton independent MP Temba Mliswa has caused a political storm in his Midlands home province by commissioning various development projects in his village amid growing speculation and fe...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 14:57hrs | 5338 | by Staff reporter
Health time bomb looms in Harare
The world is at loggerheads trying to deal with the covid-19 pandemic that is threatening to wipe out humanity.The Pandemic has affected millions of people around the world and millions have a...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 09:14hrs | 578 | by George Swarei
Help in cleaning up urban settlements - Zanu-PF
ZANU-PF has urged all its structures to cooperate with the Government team set-up to bring normalcy to urban settlements that had become feeding troughs for land barons and some councillors. T...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:35hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to hold a population census
THE Population Census which was scheduled for 2022 is now set for August this year with Zimstat urging Zimbabweans to participate in the ongoing mapping exercise.In order to create a framework...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 18:06hrs | 353 | by Staff Reporter
Kariba Mayor distributes 2020 Mayor's Christmas Cheer-fund proceeds
His Worship, the Kariba Mayor Cllr George Masendu will be taking the 2020 Mayor's Christmas Cheer-fund proceeds to 110 beneficiaries drawn by the relevant Councillors from the 9 Municipal wards. This ...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 10:02hrs | 518 | by Patsaka Nyaminyami Community Radio
Chammisa's MDC taunts 'Zanu-PF puppet' Mwonzora over national dialogue calls
Calls by MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora for an inclusive national dialogue to untangle Zimbabwe's deepening political and economic crisis have been met with derision by his rivals in the main oppositio...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 18:45hrs | 3943 | by Staff reporter
Residents accuse govt over Harare mess
RESIDENTS yesterday accused the government of authoring the confusion currently devilling the Harare City Council (HICC) to push its own political agenda.Harare Residents Trust director Precio...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 19:55hrs | 1017 | by Staff reporter
Nkayi council rocked by stands scam
A Social media message on the sale of residential stands purported to be from the Nkayi Rural Development initiative (NRDi) has left the Matabeleland North rural district council divided.Counc...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 18:48hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter
New Zimbabwean political party to launch shadow councils
A NEWLY formed political party, Patriotic Zimbabweans, says it will soon unveil shadow councils throughout the country to ensure service delivery.The party, led by the United States based reti...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 16:18hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
Windfall for MPs, councillors, 100% review of allowances
GOVERNMENT has reviewed upwards the sitting allowances paid to Members of Parliament and councillors in the country's 32 local authorities as well as provincial council members by between 50 and 100%....Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 07:13hrs | 1882 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga declares war on land barons
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has started implementing recommendations of the Uchena Commission land audit which implicated several Zanu-PF-linked land barons in the illegal sale of State land....Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 07:11hrs | 2140 | by Staff reporter
Council exchanges 150ha for grader, fuel pumps
MARONDERA Municipality has reportedly surrendered a 150 hectare piece of land to a local company in exchange for a grader and a fuel pump to be constructed at the local authority's workshop, among oth...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 07:08hrs | 667 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blames MDC dominated urban councils for housing chaos
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has maintained his spotlight on MDC dominated urban authorities he blames for poor planning to a point where some homeowners have been settled on wetlands.In the p...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 07:02hrs | 1443 | by Staff reporter
'Lockdown cripples councils'
BULAWAYO city councillors have bemoaned the crippling of service delivery by the COVID-19-induced lockdown restrictions, forcing it to go on auto-pilot.The lockdown has also affected the holdi...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:43hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's oppressive politics has cowed the populace
IT is time to put in place a new and different way of doing politics in Zimbabwe because Zanu-PF has failed and brought us to the brink of ruin. Zanu PE's oppressive, exploitative and manipula...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:23hrs | 374 | by Tapson Muchena
Knives out for minister
SUSPENDED Harare mayor Jacob Mafume and his deputy Luckson Mukunguma on Monday said they would challenge their "illegal" suspension by government.The two were suspended last week through a let...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:20hrs | 2122 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa loyalist appointed City mayor
THE Nelson Chamisa led MDC Alliance has retained control of the Harare City Council after Ward 9 councillor and party loyalist Stewart Mutizwa was Tuesday appointed acting mayor by acting Local Govern...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:15hrs | 3207 | by Staff reporter
Law Society elects new president
HARARE prominent lawyer and senior partner at Coghlan Welsh and Guest, Mr Wellington Magaya, has been elected President of the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ). He will be deputised by Ms Rumbidzai...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 05:54hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
MDCs face Zanu-PF defeat, says Komichi
MDC-T national chairperson Morgen Komichi yesterday warned that Zanu-PF would cruise to victory during the 2023 harmonised elections if the country's opposition parties remained divided.Komich...Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 06:44hrs | 7039 | by Mutiusinazita
BCC: What went wrong?
"BULAWAYO'S success story is not something from outer space but a result of the constructive approach taken by councillors and the existence of a harmonious relationship between them and their elector...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 06:56hrs | 1196 | by Vusumuzi Dube
Anti-graft bodies swoop on city fathers
AT least four Harare City Council officials and 13 councillors are facing arrest over allegations of attempting to siphon millions of dollars in a dubious US$868 million Chinese loan deal.The ...Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 07:09hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Gweru to increase public pay toilets
GWERU City Council intends to add more pay toilets in the central business district (CBD) in a bid to maintain clean ablution facilities as well as boost revenue for the cash-strapped local authority....Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 06:54hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Mafume, two others suspended as councillors
Harare mayor Jacob Mafume, his deputy Luckson Mukunguma and councillor Anthony Shingadeya have been suspended as councillors for ward 17, 25 and 11 respectively, with immediate effect on corruption re...Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 16:19hrs | 1299 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora to recall MPs loyal to Khupe
MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora is planning to recall more legislators from Parliament as well as councillors who continue to defy him and remain loyal to Thokozani Khupe as he moves to consolidate p...Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 06:48hrs | 6786 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's MDC recalls two Kusile RDC councillors
THE Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T on Tuesday recalled two MDC Alliance councillors for Lupane's Kusile Rural District Council (KRDC).The two councillors, June Mpofu of ward 15 and Thabani Dube of...Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 06:30hrs | 1034 | by Staff reporter
Maize planted in First Street of the dirty city
An unruly resident has planted maize at the heart of Harare's Central Business District (CBD) along First Street, in blatant disregard of city by-laws, and the crop is thriving, taking advantage of th...Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 06:23hrs | 1280 | by Staff reporter
Mafume reinstated
Acting Local Government minister Jenfan Muswere has reinstated three Harare councillors, namely Mayor Jacob Mafume, Luckson Mukunguma and Anthony Shingadeya, after suspending them on allegations of fa...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 11:36hrs | 6292 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC set to investigate Mutare mayoral polls
THE MDC Alliance party is investigating the outcome of the Mutare City Council elections that saw councillor Farai Bhiza aligned to the MDC-T led by Douglas Mwonzora winning the deputy mayoral post....Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 06:09hrs | 2155 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa must resign,' says Chitando
FORMER Masvingo Central legislator Jeffreyson Chitando has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to resign, saying that he has failed to diligently execute his duties as Head of State.Chitand...Published: 26 Jan 2021 at 07:32hrs | 13967 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF supporters disrupt Mutare council meeting
ZANU-PF supporters reportedly disrupted a Pungwe Breweries meeting in Mutare last week in what is believed to be politically-motivated move.It is alleged that Zanu-PF activists, who included O...Published: 26 Jan 2021 at 07:12hrs | 936 | by Staff reporter
Mutara appointed Mutare acting town clerk
THE Mutare City Council has appointed Antony Mutara its acting town clerk following the death of Joshua Maligwa.Maligwa succumbed to COVID-19 a fortnight ago.Mutara, who is the city he...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 22:29hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
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