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How Bulawayo's townships reflect city's rich Ndebele heritage
IN 1894, Bulawayo had just one African township. Today, the city boasts close to twenty townships in the western suburbs. Bulawayo's first African township was Makokoba, also known as the "Location" o...Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 08:39hrs | 749 | by Fredrick Qaphelani Mabikwa
Mudzuri's rise and fall
FROM a shining opposition political star, Engineer Elias Mudzuri - Harare's former first resident — has seen his lustre fade into oblivion over the years.The ex-mayor's recent suspension fro...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 10:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZACC arrests 26 Harare, Chitungwiza officials
TWENTY-SIX councillors and officials from Harare and Chitungwiza have been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) working with other law enforcement agencies in the fight against c...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-mayor jailed 12 years
FORMER Gwanda mayor, Rido Mpofu (71) was slapped with a 12-year jail term on Tuesday for raping a 15-year-old orphaned minor who was staying at his home.He appeared before Bulawayo regional ma...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police seize mayoral car from ex-Gweru mayor
Police have seized a Toyota Prado from ex-mayor, Mr Josiah Makombe, after the council made a police report that he was refusing to surrender the vehicle. Mr Makombe was recalled by MDC T presi...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-mayor opts to buy contested council vehicle
FORMER Gweru mayor Josiah Makombe, who was recalled from council last year, has offered to buy the local authority's luxurious Toyota Prado pool vehicle.Makombe refused to surrender the car cl...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:42hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Gweru Ex-Mayor holds on to US$170 000 Prado
FORMER Gweru Mayor Josiah Makombe has come under scrutiny for allegedly abusing a council vehicle which was allocated to him when he assumed office.Makombe, who was recalled by MDC-T leader Do...Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vote rigging plot exposed
IN a development that could signal a scandalous vote rigging plot, former Chinhoti mayor, Dyke Makumbi, shockingly discovered that his wife's name and five other people who were supposed to support hi...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:24hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora denies recalling Chinhoyi MP, mayor
MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora has rubbished claims his party has recalled Chinhoyi legislator, Peter Matarutse, the town's mayor Garikai Dendera, and another ward councillor from their positions....Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-mayor dumps Mwonzora's MDC-T
NORRIS Nyathi, the former Victoria Falls deputy mayor and senior executive in the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T has resigned from the party in protest over its legislators' voting alongside Zanu PF to am...Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:48hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate raps casually dressed ex-mayor
Former Harare mayor Herbert Gomba turned up in court last Wednesday clad in a T-Shirt and jeans, earning a warning from Harare regional magistrate, Mr Trynois Utahwashe, that he would be committed to ...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Council land scam takes new twist
HARARE City Council's head of planning Priscilla Charumbira has denied allegations that she unprocedurally changed land use plans for several open spaces in the capital, accusing fellow employees, alr...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 07:05hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Duo in trouble for assaulting ex-mayor
BINDURA Municipality chamber secretary Naison Machingauta and finance director Lovemore Warurama appeared in court last week on allegations of assaulting the town's former mayor Mr Innocent Zvigumbu l...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF ex-Mayor arrested over ivory dealings
Former Victoria falls Mayor Sifiso Mpofu and two others arrested for illegal possession of 8 pieces of ivory weighing 120kgs.Sifiso Mpofu was a former employee of ZANU PF Politiburo member&nbs...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 10:14hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
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 | | by BRENNA MATENDERE
New Harare mayor seeks to mend bridges with govt
Newly-elected Harare mayor Councillor Herbert Gomba has said council is keen to mend relations with the parent ministry (Local Government, Public Works and National Housing) for the good of the city. ...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK's Boris Johnson quits over Brexit strategy
Boris Johnson has resigned as Foreign Secretary amid a growing political crisis over the UK's Brexit strategy.He is the second senior cabinet minister to quit within hours following Brexit Sec...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 15:47hrs | | by BBC
3 ex-mayors battle for Kadoma seat
NEXT month's election will trigger an intriguing political fight involving Kadoma's two former mayors as well as the incumbent for the sole parliamentary ticket for Kadoma Central constituency....Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 07:15hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Gun toting Jabulani Sibanda sends MDC officials scurrying for cover
Senior MDC officials in Matabeleland South reportedly fled in different directions when a former party member they wanted to evict from their offices allegedly drew a gun on them.The group...Published: 24 Sep 2014 at 21:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Ex-mayor ordered to pay fine, restitute or face jail term
FORMER Chitungwiza mayor Philimon Chipiyo, who last week pleaded guilty to swindling a home seeker of $7 300, was yesterday ordered to pay a $100 fine and restitute the complainant by September 30, f...Published: 24 Sep 2014 at 10:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-mayor defends town clerk's obscene pay
EX-HARARE mayor Muchadeyi Masunda has defended salaries paid to senior officials at Town House, but said he had issues with allowances which he claimed were approved by Local Government minister Igna...Published: 13 Mar 2014 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Council in u-turn over ex-mayor eviction bid
Gwanda Town Council has made a u-turn by withdrawing its court eviction bid on ex-mayor, Lionel De Necker.The local authority filed its papers on February 25 in Gwanda. No reasons where ...Published: 02 Mar 2014 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Former mayor up for fraud
FORMER Chinhoyi acting Mayor Busani Dube Marumahoko (33) and his counterpart Simeon Gotami (39) yesterday appeared before a Chinhoyi magistrate on fraud charges. The fraud charges involve a residentia...Published: 20 Dec 2012 at 04:49hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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