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Lawyers condemn forced evictions and demolition of homes in Zimbabwe
Human rights lawyers have strongly condemned the recent demolitions of houses and the forced eviction of Zimbabweans from their ancestral lands, labeling the actions as heartless and inhumane....Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 07:01hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Harare council fails to account for 100,000 houses
Harare Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume has disclosed that the city is failing to collect rates from over 100,000 households due to an inefficient accounting system, further exacerbated by a growing numb...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 06:48hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Mafume says they are protecting victims from land barons
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has revealed that the authorities at Town House are working with the government to enforce demolition court orders in an orderly manner to protect residents who could have be...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:55hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records surge in human rights violations, says NGO
A staggering 180,184 human rights violations were reported across Zimbabwe in October 2024, affecting nearly 2,000 victims, according to a new report from the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP). The report ...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:54hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF in tatters...as Chiwenga, Mnangagwa factions loot Harare
The ZANU-PF succession infighting has torn apart Harare provincial leadership into political debris, with some land barons allegedly channelling their loot towards consolidating alliances and legitima...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 17:02hrs | 5886 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Land barons fund ED2030 sloganeering campaign
Most of the land barons dominating Harare, Masvingo and Midlands provinces have spent their loot towards funding an exercise to push for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's foiled unconstitutional term ext...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 17:01hrs | 616 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Govt stops Harare demolitions
The Harare City Council was forced to suspend its controversial house demolition exercise yesterday following mounting pressure from the government. The move came after a public outcry and strong crit...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 15:06hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Govt condemns 'inhumane' Belvedere murambatswina
The Government has denounced the Harare City Council for demolishing houses in Ridgeview Belvedere, describing the action as "shocking, callous, and inhumane." The demolitions, conducted over the past...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:22hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt launches investigation into Harare City Council demolitions
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi announced that the Government has initiated an investigation into recent house demolitions carried out by the Harare City Council, whi...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:19hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Harare launches murambatswina
The City of Harare launched a major demolition operation in Ridgeview, Belvedere on Thursday, destroying several properties that were built without proper approval. The operation left dozens of famili...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:14hrs | 3625 | by Staff reporter
Harare Commission uncovers massive land looting
The Commission of Inquiry into Harare City Council operations has revealed that ahead of last year’s harmonised elections, councillors from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) engaged in a large...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 07:50hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Evicted Zimbabwean families brace for winter without shelter
With just a month ahead of the start of the winter season in Zimbabwe, the harsh reality of survival is hitting hard for Gogo Esther and other displaced families in Harare's Retreat and Waterfalls are...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Farmers, lithium miner clash
HORTICULTURE farmers in Goromonzi have accused the Platinum Lithium Zimbabwe (PLZ) mine of negatively affecting their socio-economic life, while others have welcomed the miner's activities in the area...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt opposed to the demolition of people's homes
Government is opposed to the demolition of people's homes and will continue regularising informal settlements, with over 1,5 million homeowners set to receive title deeds under the Kwangu/Ngakwami Pre...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:12hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt's ‘Zionist' approach to land evictions condemned
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has condemned the government's heavy-handed approach to dealing with illegal land occupations, likening it to past controversial actions and expressing con...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 05:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt accused of injustices
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) yesterday said it was regrettable that Zimbabwe commemorated World Day of Social Justice amid ongoing injustices against alleged illegal settlers across th...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 04:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZLHR demands social rights for ordinary citizens
ON World Day of Social Justice, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has said they stand in solidarity with ordinary citizens who are enduring unprecedented injustices, that are being perpetrated ...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 15:30hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mutsvangwa blasted for spilling bins about Mnangagwa after being fired
The fired minister of War Veterans Christopher Mutsvangwa has come under fire for claiming to be exposing that President Emmerson Mnangagwa who fired him was put at the helm by him (Mutsvangwa) and th...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 14:53hrs | 4 | by Stephen Jakes
Fear grips rural and peri-urban areas in Zimbabwe
Fear has gripped many rural and peri-urban areas in Zimbabwe after the authorities unleashed a new wave of house demolitions leaving countless families homeless. Already, stranded people are counting ...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 20:41hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Over 40 Chitungwiza houses to be demolished to pave way for a company
The High Court has mandated the demolition of 18 houses in Chitungwiza to facilitate the interests of a private company. In response, the affected homeowners urgently petitioned the High Court to halt...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:44hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean minister, police boss dragged to Court
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga have been dragged to the High Court by Harare residents whose houses were razed down on Monday by anti-riot police....Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 05:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Land barons ride on Zanu-PF campaign
SUSPECTED Zanu-PF-linked land barons have invaded large tracts of land in Harare and Chitungwiza, where they are doling out residential stands to desperate home-seekers as a vote-buying gimmick ahead ...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
9 000 Cowdray Park houses use banned blair toilets
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is working on modalities to ensure that all houses in Cowdray Park are connected to the sewer reticulation system.The development comes after the Government imp...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 11:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Students4ED petition Govt over city council's corruption
UNIVERSITY students under the banner of the Students for Economic Development (S4ED) want Government to intervene in an alleged illegal demolition executed in Mbare last year following a c...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe stands in solidarity with Palestine
ZIMBABWE stands in solidarity with the people of the State of Palestine as the two countries continue to cement their bilateral relations, Deputy Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Se...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt gets tough on illegal structures
HARARE City Council has distanced itself from an ongoing operation targeting illegal structures, and accused government of being "heartless."Government last week announced a 45-day crackdown a...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Another 'moment of madness' brewing in ZImbabwe
THE timing of a 45-day blitz to flush out illegal settlers announced by Harare Metropolitan Province on Thursday demonstrates the deep administrative lapses that continue to haunt Zimbabwe.The...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fresh demolition blitz hits Harare
HARARE Metropolitan province has embarked on a 45-day operation to demolish illegal structures on wetlands in and around the capital.The exercise, codenamed Operation Zero Tolerance to Environ...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 05:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police assault NewsDay journalist
A NEWSDAY reporter was yesterday assaulted by the police after he was found taking pictures of Harare City Council employees demolishing vending stalls and residential structures in Mbare.Acco...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 05:59hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
City of Harare demolishes illegally built houses
THE Harare City Council (HCC) yesterday demolished at least 10 houses in the high-density suburb of Budiriro 4, leaving families stranded without shelter.In an interview with NewsDay, the chai...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza acting mayor claims he is being sabotaged
ACTING Chitungwiza mayor, Kelvin Mutimbanyoka says council employees, including management, were sabotaging an on-going operation against illegal structures."I have realised that a lot of coun...Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mazowe Villagers to receive USD $30K
More than 20 villagers who lost property at Arnold Farm in Mazowe after being evicted by former First Lady Grace Mugabe are set to receive US$30 000 in compensation.The villagers lost property...Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 19:40hrs | 7 | by Shelton Muchena and Desmond Nleya
Kwekwe puts demolition of illegal tuck shops on hold
KWEKWE City Council has put the demolition of illegal tuck shops on hold pending consultations with stakeholders.The local authority had given an ultimatum to illegal tuck shop and gas vendors...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF vote-buying tactic exposed
Zanu-PF has unwittingly confessed its vote-buying gimmick in previous elections, saying the party often spearheaded land invasions and would, in return, ride on the votes of beneficiaries by offering ...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 15:25hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Illegal structures resurface in Mbare
ALMOST three months ago, an armada of bulldozers, front-end loaders and earthmoving equipment rolled into Harare's Mbare suburb at the break of dawn.What followed was the razing of hundreds of...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs unsettled by 'militant' Muguti
SENIOR officials in Zanu-PF and the government are unsettled by the militant approach adopted by Harare Metropolitan provincial secretary Tafadzwa Muguti.His abrasive approach in "bringing san...Published: 29 Jan 2022 at 14:44hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's right hand man faces jail term
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's right hand man in Harare Tafadzwa Muguti is facing a three-year jail term for defying a High Court order barring him from demolishing people's properties in Chitungwiza....Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 05:31hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza demolishes more structures
Chitungwiza Municipality on Saturday demolished "illegal" vending structures in the dormitory town, leaving hundreds of informal traders counting their losses.The demolitions were done in a jo...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Demolitions of illegal structures to spread across all cities
The government says it will carry out more demolitions of illegal structures in the Harare as part of its ambition to create "smart cities".Over the weekend, the government directed the City o...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 23:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mbare structures demolished
THE Harare City Council yesterday started demolishing illegal structures in Mbare, targeting the Mupedzanhamo Market zone and illegal tuckshops around the bus terminus, as authorities implement plans ...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:02hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza residents decry demolition of illegal structures
Illegal structures being erected at Chitungwiza's Unit D Shopping Centre have to be demolished within 48 hours according to notices issued by the local authority, with reaction to the move divided....Published: 01 Jan 2022 at 13:51hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Fresh demolitions loom in MDC controlled Chitungwiza
CHITUNGWIZA Town Council has issued a fresh 48-hour demolition notice to residents it accuses of putting up illegal structures at Seke Unit D Shopping Centre.Acting Town Clerk Evangelist Macho...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 07:30hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Traders face uncertain future as demolitions surge
AROUND mid-day at a shopping strip called Gazaland in Harare's Highfield high-density suburb, a mustard yellow tractor roars through a warren of small businesses, razing everything in its path....Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:34hrs | 8 | by Linda Mujuru/Evidence Chenjerai
Prices continue to skyrocket beyond reach of citizens ...as basic commodities now beyond reach of many
MDC Alliance MDC Alliance Youth Assembly National Spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma has said the basic commodities like bread, meat, sugar and cook...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 07:46hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Sikhala lays into 'village idiot'
OUTSPOKEN MDC Alliance deputy chairperson Job Sikhala has blasted Harare Provincial Development Coordinator (PDC) Tafadzwa Muguti over his reign of terror on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), lab...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Demolition of houses: Fixing the broken tape or mopping water from the broken tape?
The current events unfolding in the country are a clear indication that operation Murambatsvina was not an end in itself. Many houses continue to be demolished in a shocking and traumatizing way....Published: 09 Aug 2021 at 13:49hrs | | by Joseph Mvero
BCC condemns 51 city buildings
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has condemned 51 city buildings, saying they posed a danger to inhabitants and passers-by.This was revealed in the latest BCC report of the engineering services com...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF targets farmers, vendors for election funds
THE ruling Zanu-PF party is targeting vendors, small-scale miners and farmers to raise US$140 million for its war kitty for the 2023 general elections, a party official said yesterday. Acting ...Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Informal traders to blame for demolitions'
THE Harare City Council yesterday blamed informal traders over the demolitions carried out by council and police, accusing them of choosing to operate at undesignated areas.Council spokesperso...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chingoma ready for 2023 elections
The Zimbabwe Industrial and Technological Reform (ZITER) party president Daniel Chingoma has embarked on a 2023 presidential election campaign....Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 18:14hrs | 14 | by Edward Tapfumaneyi and Simbarashe Sithole
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