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'ZRP must adopt regional policing protocol'
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has called on local police officers to adopt the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) guidelines to instil discipline in the f...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:35hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Charumbira bail ruling rolled over
Harare City Council head of planning Priscilla Charumbira yesterday appeared in court on allegations of changing land use for open spaces and wetlands without following laid-down procedures.Ch...Published: 22 Oct 2020 at 07:27hrs | 3979 | by Staff Reporter
Harare City chefs dupe govt
Harare City Council (HCC) bosses could have fleeced the government of ZWL$12m after selling acres of State land in the capital as the illegal parcelling out of land in the capital reaches a new low....Published: 22 Oct 2020 at 07:26hrs | 2226 | by Staff Reporter
Chief Charumbira's wife arrested
POLICE in Harare yesterday arrested Harare City Council town planner Priscilla Charumbira for criminal abuse of office.In a statement, police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi sa...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:56hrs | 1374 | by Staff reporter
Town planner arrested for abuse of office
POLICE in Harare yesterday arrested Harare City Council town planner Priscilla Charumbira for criminal abuse of office.In a statement, police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi sa...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 08:27hrs | 2085 | by Staff Reporter
Mbare Musika shut down
The City of Harare Council has announced that it is shutting down the Mbare Musika Bus Terminus to conduct renovations.The Council further said the temporary ranks shall only accommodate buses...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 12:01hrs | 8807 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Lifestyle audit for council officials
THE Government is set to conduct lifestyle audits for Harare City Council officials, amid indications that some of them might have amassed wealth through the sale of State land, Harare Provincial Deve...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 23:53hrs | 701 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's selection of by-election candidates raises temperatures
FRESH trouble is brewing in the MDC Alliance, with its leaders now standing accused of overlooking an agreement which allows the group that came with one of the coalition's deputies, Welshman Ncube, t...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 20:37hrs | 4477 | by Staff reporter
Mereki leisure spot takes Harare City Council to court
A HARARE outdoor leisure spot, popularly known as Mereki (Warren Park D) Community Trust, has taken the city council to court seeking transfer of the stand it operates from into its name.Accor...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:39hrs | 1567 | by Staff reporter
Govt should compensate owners of demolished homes, says Chinamasa
THE government has an obligation to compensate all home owners whose illegal houses were demolished by local councils after they were duped by land barons to build homes in undesignated areas....Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:33hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo gets new Deputy Mayor
Ward 1 Councillor Mlandu Ncube has been elected as the Deputy Mayor of the City of Bulawayo at an election held on Wednesday. He won with 18 votes against Councillor Skhululekile Moyo wh...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 17:36hrs | 1724 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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 | 1638 | by Staff reporter
Khupe, Chamisa fight paralyses councils
THE expulsion of MDC Alliance councillors by the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T has grounded local authorities, which are now failing to get the numbers at committee stages to agree on key decisions, it ha...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 10:17hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa walks the talk on anti-corruption
ON February 20, 2004, Zimbabwe appended its signature to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) as it joined the global community in efforts to combat the economy's corroding cancer....Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 08:32hrs | 1853 | by Staff Reprter
Chamisa grabs Harvest House from Khupe
OVER 60 youths aligned to MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa Sunday night besieged and took control of Harvest House now rechristened Morgan Richard Tsvangirai (MRT) House in central Harare....Published: 28 Sep 2020 at 07:04hrs | 8880 | by Staff reporter
Mafume saved by the court
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume got a reprieve after the High Court granted him and other councillors from the People's Democratic Party (PDP) an order barring their recall that could have seen him leave of...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 08:01hrs | 1125 | by Staff reporter
Mafume reinstated as Harare Mayor
HARARE Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume will remain in office after the High Court granted a provisional order reinstating him at Town House until the matter is finalised in due course. Through h...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:49hrs | 1045 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa falls in Marondera
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance candidate for Marondera mayoral elections, Bornface Tagwireyi, was yesterday defeated by MDCT candidate Simbarashe Nyahuye in a tight contest held at council chambers.N...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 06:09hrs | 16864 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa targets Chamisa-led councils
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has threatened to unleash the Zimbabwe AntiCorruption Commission (Zacc) to sniff out corrupt elements in all councils led by Nelson Chamisa's MDC Alliance.But crit...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 07:11hrs | 2085 | by Staff reporter
Mastering art of 'villagising' cities
In Bishop Lazi's village, there lived this super-reclusive chap who, after a quarrel with his father over witchcraft, decided to build his own hut a spitting distance from the family homestead....Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:30hrs | 421 | by Bishop Lazarus
MDC divisions plumb new lows
NOTWITHSTANDING the internal damage that the MDC's infighting is causing, the party's senseless wars are escalating - amid growing fears that the once formidable movement could soon implode altogether...Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 15:02hrs | 2598 | by Staff reporter
'Mamombe should undergo mental exam'
THE State yesterday indicated that it wants MDC-Alliance member, Joana Mamombe, to be examined by two Government doctors to ascertain her mental condition after her doctor indicated that she was suffe...Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 06:13hrs | 1508 | by Staff reporter
Khupe youths blast 'vindictive' recalls on Alliance MPs
YOUTHS aligned to Thokozani Khupe's old MDC-T party have warned their leaders within the newly reconstituted MDC-T to stop "vindictive" recalls on MPs and councillors elected on the MDC Alliance ticke...Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 06:06hrs | 4062 | by Staff reporter
Khupe out thinking Chamisa?
NOTWITHSTANDING the internal damage that the MDC's infighting is causing, the party's senseless wars are escalating - amid growing fears that the once formidable movement could soon implode altogether...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 22:11hrs | 8993 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Mafume puts on brave face
NEWLY-ELECTED Harare mayor Jacob Mafume is putting on a brave face, saying the city's operations will not be affected significantly by the recent recall of 21 councillors as they will be replaced soon...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 22:09hrs | 1995 | by Staff reporter
Mystery claypot disrupts traffic
Motorists rushing to work from Makoni in Chitungwiza to Harare city along Seke road were early this morning shocked and perplexed to find a new clay pot full of water placed in the middle of the city ...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 22:07hrs | 1550 | by Staff reporter
Khupe persists with MDC Alliance massacre
TRIGGER-HAPPY MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe has expelled several more MDC Alliance councillors in Bulawayo, Gwanda, Beitbridge and Marondera as she stops at nothing to decimate rival Nelson Chamisa's i...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 06:20hrs | 682 | by newzimbabwe
Khupe, Chamisa feud escalates
THE senseless blood-letting in the MDC continues with interim president Thokozani Khupe wielding the axe on 11 more councillors in Harare, including deputy mayor Enock Mupamawonde. This c...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 17:48hrs | 4726 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reshuffles top cops
Police officers recently arrested on allegations of abuse of office and bribery over their handling of the investigation into the illegal sale of stands in Kuwadzana in a US$1 million scam have been r...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:11hrs | 2848 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Thokozani Khupe fires Beitbridge Mayor
MDC-T Acting President has recalled Mayor of Beitbridge Councillor Morgan Ncube, Granger Nyoni of ward 5 and Tore Angeline of Ward 6 in Beitbridge Municipality. The Minister of Local Governmen...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 17:16hrs | 5157 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BREAKING: Thokozani Khupe fires 11 MDC Alliance Councillors
MDC-T Acting President Thokozani Khupe has expelled 11 city councillors in Harare. A letter from the Local Government minister July Moyo has instructed the town clerk to inform the Zimbabwe Electoral ...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 12:18hrs | 6962 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Corruption at City of Harare continues unchecked
CORRUPTION at the City of Harare continues to go unchecked. We have noted a number of irregular allocations of stands which have been swept under the carpet without serious investigations. Som...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 07:40hrs | 511 | by Concerned Residents
Harare town clerk arrested
Harare City Council town clerk Engineer Hosiah Chisango has been arrested this afternoon in Gweru over alleged land scams.Chisango, who was arrested while attending a town clerks' forum in Gwe...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 18:45hrs | 4266 | by Staff reporter
Corruption trials to be speeded up
Corruption cases will now be expedited within two months after a suspect is arrested with nine of the 27 recently opened court cases ready for trial a departure from the previous trend where accused p...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 06:46hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Gomba, six councillors challenge recall
SUSPENDED Harare Mayor Herbert Gomba and six councillors have petitioned the High Court to nullify their recall by MDC-T led by Dr Thokozani Khupe, claiming she has no authority to do so in terms of t...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 06:22hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
'No coaching vacancy at Highlanders'
HIGHLANDERS have refuted rumours that they are head-hunting a coach to replace Mark Harrison. Harrison's salary was being paid by unnamed club members, who are reportedly running the show at Bosso, in...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 06:29hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
Cholera crisis looms in Harare
IMAGINE a crisis of COVID-19 and cholera in Zimbabwe, that is the crisis that the city is staring at. Why is it that Harare City Council cannot provide its residents with clean water?Water pro...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 06:16hrs | 589 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Chin'ono granted $10,000 bail
The High Court has granted Hopewell Chin'ono $10 000 bail.Chin'ono, who has spent 43 days in custody, appeared before Justice Tawanda Chitapi. He was charged along with political activist, Jac...Published: 02 Sep 2020 at 16:58hrs | 4268 | by Staff reporter
Ngarivhume granted $50,000 bail
Organiser of the planned July 31 mass protests, Jacob Ngarivhume, has been granted $50 000 bail coupled with stiff conditions on charges of scheming against Government by the High Court.Justic...Published: 02 Sep 2020 at 16:57hrs | 1876 | by Staff reporter
Service delivery has deteriorated to unprecedented levels in Harare
SERVICE delivery has deteriorated to unprecedented levels in Harare with residents going for days without water, while garbage goes for months uncollected. At the centre of the rot is the MDC ...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 06:18hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Khupe in fresh fight
THE battle to replace recalled Harare mayor Herbert Gomba has emerged between fierce rivals Thokozani Khupe and Nelson Chamisa.Gomba was recalled from council early this month by the Khupe-led...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 11:40hrs | 5090 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi is too shallow-minded - MLF
Vice President Kembo Mohadi is correct in asking who hasn't wronged the other but very wrong in suggesting that Mthwakazi has at some point wronged someone. We have always expected such words from him...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 06:03hrs | 2153 | by Mthwakazi Liberation Front
'Urban councils failing to contain corruption
URBAN councils lack the required political will to fight the scourge of corruption and are not dedicated to end the cancer which has resulted in poor service delivery.This comes as various urb...Published: 29 Aug 2020 at 16:31hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF rallies behind Mnangagwa
The ruling party will continue to support the visionary leadership and policies of President Mnangagwa despite acts of sabotage and hostility from opposition and some faith-based organisations....Published: 23 Aug 2020 at 11:12hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
MDC's senseless discord escalates
HARARE mayor Herbert Gomba has become the latest casualty of the MDC's mindless bloodletting, after he was removed from office yesterday together with five other councillors.The Glen Norah cou...Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 19:29hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's crowded cities struggle to defend against Covid-19
LETWIN Moleni and her two children live with two other families in Chitungwiza, a dense dormitory town outside Zimbabwe's capital, Harare. They have no running water and share a bathroom.When ...Published: 19 Aug 2020 at 07:51hrs | 1096 | by Staff reporter
Doctors, nurses disappointed with Chiwenga
DOCTORS and nurses are disappointed that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga - the new minister of Health and Child Care - is yet to meet them to end their industrial action.In addition, they ...Published: 18 Aug 2020 at 17:15hrs | 6285 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance Bulawayo reacts angrily to councillors' recall
MDC Alliance Bulawayo province has reacted angrily to the recall of five of its councillors by MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe, describing the move as an attempt at stoking factionalism in the party....Published: 17 Aug 2020 at 21:37hrs | 1297 | by Staff reporter
Council director in $10m Zinara funds storm
BUREAUCRATIC bungling could cost Harare City Council dearly after works director Isiah Zvenyika Chawatama reportedly failed to utilise $10 million disbursed by the Zimbabwe Road Administration (Zinara...Published: 17 Aug 2020 at 07:34hrs | 927 | by Staff reporter
2 cops kidnapped by motorist
Two police officers were allegedly kidnapped on Tuesday night by a motorist they had stopped at a check point in Harare city centre set up to enforce the 6pm to 6am curfew.The motorist, 31-yea...Published: 15 Aug 2020 at 16:55hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
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