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Makwavarara's $80m fraud docket to be merged
THE court has ordered that former chairperson of Harare City Council's caretaker commission, Sekesai Makwavavarara, who is accused of awarding a road dualisation tender to Augur Investment Company wit...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:06hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans be wary of Chamisa and Mnangagwa the two lawyers
I write this article with great sadness aiming to draw to your attention some alarming political posturing behavioural trends that I have deduced from analysing the rise, sustenance of political power...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 12:49hrs | 2847 | by Terence Simbi
Court orders council to pay $460,000 to ex-manager
THE Harare City Council could find itself forking out $460 800 as compensation to former business ventures manager, Gadzamoyo Dewa after the latter sought to register an arbitral award granted in his ...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:37hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Residents lose money to fake estate agents
Harare City Council has warned residents against fake land barons who are moving around selling undesignated pieces of land to unsuspecting residents. The culprits are reported to be sel...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 10:01hrs | 3842 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Makwavarara granted bail
Former Harare City Council Commission Chair Sekesai Makwavarara yesterday appeared in court facing charges of criminal abuse of duty.Makwavarara, 61, was granted $1 000 bail when she appeared ...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 15:23hrs | 1777 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Harare Commission Chair Makwavarara arrested
Former Harare City Council Commission Chair Sekesai Makwavarara has been arrested.Makwavarara is facing charges of criminal abuse of office after allocating an US$80 million tender to Olgar In...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 12:56hrs | 2317 | by Staff reporter
Harare descends on cyclists, demands licenses
The Harare City Council has warned cyclists to license their bicycles or risk arrest. City spokesperson Mr Michael Chideme told The Herald that it was still mandatory to license bicycles. "Bic...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 22:57hrs | 847 | by Staff reporter
Dembare, Chicken Inn clash over player
CHICKEN INN insist that they did nothing wrong in their capture of former Dynamos winger Valentine "V11" Kadonzvo.DeMbare claim that Kadonzvo, who still had a year left on his contract, duped ...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:48hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners que up at Dembare
DYNAMOS are assessing two players from Ghana, with the hope to signing them as part of their rebuilding exercise that has seen them dismantling the entire squad from last season to build from scratch....Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 05:52hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter
Chombo gets his passport back
Former Finance Minister Ignatius Chombo yesterday heaved a sigh of relief after his travel documents were temporarily released. His lawyer Mr Tungamirai Muganhiri applied for the temporary rel...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 05:46hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa leads Clean-Up from Parirenyatwa Hospital
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa today heads to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare for the national monthly clean-up exercise as Government intensifies efforts to build sustainable environment management an...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 22:46hrs | 908 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council disowns 'murambatsvina 2'
Harare mayor Herbert Gomba has directed that all on-going demolitions against vendors' infrastructure be stopped and urged hawkers to approach council for new trading sites.This comes in the w...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:27hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
Harare proposes service charges hike
Harare City Council has announced plans to review upwards its' service charges for leases and building inspection, but not for refuse collection and water supply.The proposed tariffs are expec...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 07:52hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Chicken Inn sign another Dembare player
DYNAMOS' rebuilding project suffered a major blow after diminutive winger Valentine Kadonzvo opted out of the Mbare side in favour of ambitious Bulawayo-based Premier Soccer League club Chicken Inn. ...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 23:19hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter
UK-based Zimbabwean businessman keen to promote twinning links
A UK-based Zimbabwean businessman has mooted a plan to form twinning links between several local authorities and those in the Diaspora — something which could attract foreign funding.Spearhe...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 15:01hrs | 977 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Dembare wait on NetOne call
The country's three biggest football clubs - Dynamos, CAPS United and Highlanders -are desperately waiting on mobile network operator NetOne to unveil a new sponsorship package ahead of the new season...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 19:10hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Harare names road after Mtukudzi
The Mayor of Harare Herbert Gomba has announced that Harare City Council has resolved to rename Willowvale Road to Oliver Mtukudzi Road as recognition of the role that the super star played in the cou...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 09:31hrs | 15944 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zupco reclaims bus termini
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) and the Harare City Council have embarked on a process of reclaiming bus termini in the capital.This development follows the re-launch of the mass...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 14:46hrs | 3921 | by Staff reporter
Harare to name street after Tsvangirai
The Mayor of Harare Hebert Gomba has announced that Harare City Councilors are contemplating honouring the late Prime Minister Morgan Richard Tsvangirai with a street name and Oliver Mtukudzi with Har...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 08:49hrs | 5021 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Musona move delights 'unqualified' Sunday
WARRIORS coach Sunday Chidzambga is delighted to see Warriors captain Knowledge Musona playing again after a lengthy period without getting game time.The striker switched from Anderlecht to ba...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 07:19hrs | 2765 | by Staff reporter
Zupco bus timetables released
Government has mobilised more than 140 buses that will carry passengers for $1 per trip in and around Harare starting today as part of long-term interventions to modernise the mass public transport sy...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:47hrs | 2504 | by Staff reporter
Player exodus hits Dembare
DYNAMOS' preparations for the new season are in disarray as senior players continue to desert the fading football giants, with Brett Amidu and James Marufu being the latest in a long list of players t...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:24hrs | 1874 | by Staff reporter
Govt mobilise 140 buses mobilised to ferry passengers
GOVERNMENT has mobilised more than 140 buses that will carry passengers for $1 per trip in and around Harare starting today as part of long-term interventions to modernise the mass public transport sy...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:18hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Dembare likely to retain only 3 players from the previous season
DYNAMOS are likely to retain three players from the previous season for the 2019 season as a number of players have been offloaded while others want out.Valentine Kadonzvo, Kudzanai Dhemere an...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 18:57hrs | 794 | by Staff reporter
Fuel shortage grounds council refuse trucks
Harare City Council has run out of fuel to collect garbage, raising fears of another cholera and typhoid outbreak.At least 55 people succumbed to cholera in Harare late last year.Counc...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:34hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Vandals target solar lights
Thieves are helping themselves to solar street lights installed along Harare's Airport Road while others have fallen prone to vandalism despite a decision by Harare City Council to conceal batteries t...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:26hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
Harare won't charge in US dollars
Despite the continued economic hardships, Harare residents will not be compelled to pay their water bills solely in United States dollars.In an interview with the Daily News, Harare City Counc...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 08:16hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter
Tsano, Akbay reunite at Ngezi
NGEZI Platinum have appointed veteran coaches Cosmas "Tsano" Zulu and Tendai Chikuni as assistants to Erol Akbay, a Dutchman.The Dutchman was appointed the team's coach last month, with a mand...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:54hrs | 826 | by Staff 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 | 283 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife meets church leaders
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa yesterday met church leaders from across denominations and impressed upon them the need to embrace the national clean-up campaign launched by President Mnangagwa last mon...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:33hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers demand to be served first at fuel garage
Some members of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces in Bulawayo arrived at a Puma garage in Bulawayo and demanded to be served first ahead of other motorists who had been queuing for more than five hours. ...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 19:44hrs | 10667 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Harare City Council runs out of fuel
Harare City Council has announced that it has run out of fuel hence it is not able to continue with garbage collection.In a statement issued on Wednesday the Council said:...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 17:57hrs | 3209 | by Mandla Ndlovu
RBZ fails to release money for refuse trucks
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is yet to release the money required by Harare City Council (HCC) to pay duty for the 15 refuse trucks that have been stuck in South Africa.The trucks which ...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 12:52hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
Harare, water purification dealer fight over $500k project
Harare City Council and a local water purification dealer are embroiled in a dispute over a $500 000 mobile water treatment plant meant to provide water to Mabvuku, Tafara and nearby suburbs.C...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:25hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Harare left with 18 months' water supply
Harare's main water supply dam, Lake Chivero, is now left with water to last only 18 months largely due to siltation, droughts and algae, which has also affected water quality. Harare city off...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:00hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Accountability is a key tool of Governance
In the donor community, one of the major requirement is accountability and proper management of resources. In the development world, there is what we call, Monitoring process and evaluation and projec...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 20:38hrs | 344 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Harare rations water
Residents of the Zimbabwean capital Harare have begun to experience water rationing as part of a local government preservation measure during a drought.The rolling cuts to water service will a...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 20:09hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Harare sued over $1,3m water levy debt
THE Harare City Council has been hauled to court over a $1 386 832 water levy debt owed to Upper Manyame Sub-Catchment Council (UMSCC) for water drawn from Chivero, Manyame, Seke and Harava dams....Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:46hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Edward Sadomba rejoins Dembare
EDWARD Sadomba is set for a sensational return to Dynamos, a decade after leaving the Harare giants and is part of a list of players that the club has identified to play a part in the rebuilding proce...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:08hrs | 692 | by Staff reporter
Dry weekend for Harare
The Harare City Council is set to introduce a water rationing system which will see some suburbs getting water three days in a week following this season's low rainfall. This weekend, suburbs ...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 21:52hrs | 1801 | by Staff reporter
Vendors return to Harare's CBD
Illegal vending in the Harare Central Business District (CBD) has been described as a major blow to the city council's objective of attaining a world-class city status by the year 2025.The con...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 19:12hrs | 3387 | by STaff reporter
'Good Samaritan' pothole patchers causing more damage: Harare Council
The continued illegal road maintenance by supposed Good Samaritans has created more damage than good on most roads.The groups target eastern suburbs where the elite would not hesitate to part ...Published: 25 Dec 2018 at 21:57hrs | 6276 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe in panic mode, solution needed
LAST Saturday, I attended the Mbira Festival which was organised by my friend, Albert Chimedza, at Mukuvisi Woodlands in Harare.It was an awesome venue for a traditional music festival with a ...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 19:11hrs | 621 | by Debbie Peters
Harare City Council repossessing stands
Harare City Council advises residents that it is in the process of repossessing the stands depicted in Tafara Township from beneficiaries who have defaulted in paying both intrinsic land price and dev...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 11:58hrs | 8763 | by Ndou Paul
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 | 844 | by Staff reporter
ZIMRA goes after Harare City Council
The Harare City Council has resolved to also penalise government departments who owe the city in a bid to match the harsh treatment by government entities such as the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 18:00hrs | 3182 | by Collen Ncube
Harare City Council owes $ 792 million
Harare City Council has announced that it has reduced the debt it owes $809 million to $792 million. The Council reported that was aided by the 50 percent discount campaign which it ran, where residen...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 10:27hrs | 2112 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa still in a state of denial
MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa lost the 2018 Presidential race to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and it has become a tall order for him to accept that his bid for the State House has gone down the electoral...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 15:03hrs | 1613 | by Elijah Chihota
Chamisa desperate for talks
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday appealed for dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stabilise the faltering economy, but the Zanu-PF leader ruled out such a possibility, saying h...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 10:06hrs | 1671 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in own ground-breaking event as Mnangagwa tit-for-tat continues
Nelson Chamisa, leader of Zimbabwe's opposition MDC, turned up unexpected at a Harare city council event Wednesday and took over the ground-breaking formalities for the construction of a primary schoo...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 07:53hrs | 5298 | by Staff reporter
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