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Cape Town may pump as much sewage into the sea as it likes
In a controversial move, Environment Minister Dion George has allowed the City of Cape Town to pump an unlimited volume of untreated sewage into the sea, following a suspension of discharge limits und...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 12:43hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
The Crisis of Fake Qualifications in Zimbabwe
The prevalence of fake academic qualifications in Zimbabwe is a pressing issue that continues to undermine public trust in government and institutions. A recent case involving Harare City Council's Ta...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 20:31hrs | 2694 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
South Africa tightens screws on xenophobic health MEC
The ANC in Limpopo has defended premier Phophi Ramathuba amid a Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) probe into her controversial remarks to a patient from Zimbabwe in Bela Bela Hospital...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 18:28hrs | 1043 | by Staff reporter
Harare councillor fined for lying under oath
Harare City Council's works and town planning chairperson, Councillor Takudzwa Dzumbunu, has been fined US$300 for providing false testimony under oath about her academic qualifications during a Commi...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:26hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
ZESA singlehandedly destroying Zimbabwe: The shocking truth behind the power crisis
In Zimbabwe, there is a harsh reality that every citizen faces: power outages, or "load shedding," are an almost daily occurrence. Power cuts, sometimes lasting up to 18 hours, have become the...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 21:07hrs | 3577 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Zanu-PF, Mnangagwa interfered in Mozambique's elections'
The High Commissioner of the Southern Africa Human Rights Lawyers, Talent Rusere, has accused Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party and President Emmerson Mnangagwa of interfering in Mozambique's recent ele...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 11:10hrs | 3313 | by Staff reporter
Top official goes AWOL from Town House
Harare City Council (HCC) top official Mathew Marara has reportedly gone absent without official leave (AWOL), with plans in motion to remove him from the municipality's payroll. Marara, who was accus...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 11:01hrs | 800 | by Staff reporter
SRC call for integrity in ZIFA elections
The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has given its approval to the amended Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) constitution, applauding the changes and emphasizing the need for integrity as ZIF...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:41hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter
Julius Malema's EFF implodes
South Africa's radical opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), appears to be on a downward spiral after another high-profile member defected to ex-President Jacob Zuma's party.D...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 20:43hrs | 2173 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa extends Harare probe team's tenure
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended the tenure of the Commission of Inquiry investigating the governance of Harare City Council (HCC) by three months, allowing it more time to complete its probe...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 17:07hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
South Africa apex court reverses GMO approval
After an arduous nine-year legal battle, a full bench of the supreme court of appeal (SCA) has set aside the commercial approval of a drought-tolerant genetically modified (GM) variety of maize....Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 10:44hrs | 1845 | by Staff reporter
Windfall for 33,000 pensioners
The Mining Industry Pension Fund (MIPF) is preparing to compensate pensioners who lost benefits during Zimbabwe's hyperinflationary period between 2006 and 2009. The initiative comes amid reports that...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:49hrs | 4309 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF title deed bait misfires
The ruling ZANU-PF party's election pledge to regularise informal settlements is progressing slowly, with only 11,000 title deeds issued in Harare's Epworth suburb since the start of 2023, according t...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:49hrs | 1088 | by Staff reporter
Regime goes after Mogoeng Mogoeng
The Judicial Service Commission's (JSC) conduct committee has recommended that former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng face an impeachment inquiry over dishonesty claims made against him by impeached Jud...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 09:30hrs | 1038 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu claim high-level corruption in ZEC tender case
Incarcerated business associates Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe revealed in court Tuesday that unnamed government officials allegedly received substantial portions of the funds awarded to ex-tenderpren...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 16:37hrs | 6197 | by Staff reporter
ANC introduces its version of Chitepo School of Ideology
As the African National Congress (ANC) works to rebuild its relationship with the electorate following significant electoral setbacks, the party has declared political education a top priority. All AN...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 08:03hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF denies reports of altercations at Annual Conference
Zanu-PF national spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has firmly refuted claims of altercations at the 21st Annual National People's Conference, describing reports from independent media outlets as unf...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:42hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Midlands State University hostel gutted by fire
Midlands State University (MSU) has released an official statement addressing a fire incident that took place at the Diamond Hostel on the Zvishavane Campus on October 19, 2024. While no casualties we...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 19:43hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
Deeds Office sucked into Harare land scam
The Harare City Council (HCC) land scam involving plots in Greendale has escalated, drawing in the Deeds Office amid serious allegations of the creation of fake deeds by individuals allegedly linked t...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:51hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council fails to justify mushrooming fuel stations
The Harare City Council is facing mounting scrutiny over its failure to justify the rapid increase in fuel stations across the capital, raising suspicions of corruption and questionable activities wit...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:11hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
City Council committee Chairpersons lack basic qualifications
A commission of inquiry into the operations of the Harare City Council (HCC) has revealed that several committee chairpersons lack basic qualifications and a proper understanding of their roles. The i...Published: 14 Oct 2024 at 08:13hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP blames opposition for loss of livelihoods
Parliament has urged the government to conduct a comprehensive investigation into a spate of fires that have recently devastated informal trading spaces and buildings in Harare. The call for inquiry f...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:33hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Where does the Wealth of Wicknell Chivhayo come from?
In Zimbabwe, the name Wicknell Chivhayo often makes headlines, but for all the wrong reasons. Known for his extravagant lifestyle and generous philanthropic gestures, Chivhayo has gained a reputation ...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 13:19hrs | 1570 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Mashonaland West chiefs humiliated at a hotel
There was drama at a local hotel this Thursday when Mashonaland West Chiefs' council members were humiliated after refusing to entertain Wasvosva, Chivare and Madzorera families over chief Chivero chi...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 08:24hrs | 1994 | by Simbarashe Sithole/Gideon Madzikatidze
Former ZANU PF MP fingered in gold theft
Former Mazowe North Member of Parliament (MP) Campion Mugweni ( ZANU PF), who previously faced accusations of manipulating his relationship with President Mnangagwa’s daughter for political gain, ha...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 22:28hrs | 1383 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa did not cause Harare land regularisation scandal
Independent Councillor Kudzai Kadzombe has dismissed allegations that former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa advocated for the regularisation of unoccupied land in Harare. Ka...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 10:34hrs | 956 | by Staff reporter
Nepotism, corruption mar Harare land allocations
A commission of inquiry into the City of Harare's financial management has revealed widespread corruption, nepotism, and favouritism in the municipality's land allocation processes. The commission, le...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:26hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
EFF to refer John Steenhuisen to Parliament's Ethics Committee over his lies
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have announced plans to refer Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen to Parliament's Ethics Committee for allegedly lying about the appointment of unqualified sta...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 13:53hrs | 1129 | by Staff reporter
Gurira in US$77,000 scam
Simbarashe Oswald Gurira, a 38-year-old official from the Ministry of the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle, appeared in the Harare magistrate's court last Friday, facing serious allegations of abus...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 08:05hrs | 1370 | by Staff reporter
Harare council can't account for US$100m
The City of Harare is in turmoil as investigations reveal a failure to account for over US$100 million, raising alarming questions about potential misappropriation and grand theft of council resources...Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 10:13hrs | 476 | by Staff reporter
Phala Phala scandal back to haunt Ramaphosa
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has expressed strong approval of the Constitutional Court's recent decision to hear the Phala Phala farm matter, a significant step in an ongoing saga that ha...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 12:24hrs | 533 | by Staff reporter
Fuel importer in court over Zinara receipts forgery
A Harare man, Pedzisai Mudiwa (34), appeared in court yesterday facing fraud charges after allegedly forging Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) receipts, leading to a loss of US$36,100 for...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:50hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Row over release of fraud suspects
A senior regional prosecutor in Harare, Ms. Gossy Mudambu, is facing allegations of facilitating the release of three fraud suspects before their scheduled bail hearing, sparking concerns of potential...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:43hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Drama erupts at Harare Council Meeting as suspended town clerk shows up
Tension filled the air at the Harare Town House on Tuesday as embattled town clerk Hosiah Chisango attended an ordinary council sitting, despite being under suspension and barred from entering the wor...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:58hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe businessmen face US$1.4 Million fraud charges over property scam
Two prominent businessmen from Harare, Satishbhai Patel, 60, director of Honda Centre, and Ebrahim Mahomad, 57, director of Union Hardware, have been arrested and charged with fraud amounting to US$1....Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 07:59hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
2 'town clerks' running Harare
Harare City Council (HCC) is embroiled in a new scandal following revelations that it has been operating with two town clerks for nearly a year. This shocking development was reported by NewsDay, rais...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 07:45hrs | 822 | by Staff reporter
CCC councillor petitioned to withdraw 'false' statements
Shelter Zimbabwe has formally petitioned Harare Ward 29 Councillor Blessing Duma to retract what it describes as false statements made during his recent presentation to the Justice Maphios Cheda-led C...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:27hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Mafume, Chisango in nasty bust-up
Tensions reached a breaking point at Harare's Town House on Monday as Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume confronted town clerk Engineer Hosiah Chisango in a shocking altercation that left council employees...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:20hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe resumes war victims' compensation after 26 years
The Minister of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs, Monica Mavhunga, has announced the resumption of compensation payments for war victims, marking a major step in supporting Zimbabwe's liber...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 12:12hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
CCC to probe mayors who attended Herbert Chitepo School of ideology programme
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has condemned the Local Government Ministry for allegedly abusing its authority by imposing mandatory ideology training on mayors, which the opposition party sa...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 12:12hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Mafume accused of illegally pocketing prime land at Harare's expense
The Harare City Council is facing mounting scrutiny as it emerges that Mayor Jacob Mafume and several senior officials received stands under questionable circumstances, costing the municipality much-n...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 08:28hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Commission red flags new Harare buildings
The commission of inquiry investigating the operations of Harare City Council from 2017 to date has raised concerns over several buildings being constructed in the city, citing potential dangers to th...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 08:21hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF official causes mayhem at Church
There was drama in Beitbridge at the Spirit Angels of God Church on Sunday where a former ZANU PF ward 4 councillor (and current party official), Aphos Ndlovu refused to be expelled from the church by...Published: 22 Sep 2024 at 18:22hrs | 4682 | by Simbarashe Sithole/ Gideon Madzikatidze in Beitbridge
Harare pumping capacity down to 25%
Ongoing disputes among officials at the Harare City Council are crippling efforts to address the capital's worsening water crisis, with revelations that the city is producing only a quarter of its dai...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:34hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa helicopter raises serious political and security concerns
Investigations into the crash landing of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's helicopter at Masvingo Airport on Sunday are ongoing, with the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe and state security services ...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 15:37hrs | 1229 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa helicopter crash inquiry begins
The Ministry of Defence and the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) have launched an inquiry into the cause of an Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) helicopter accident that occurred at Masvingo Aero...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:20hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi massacre survivors cry foul
For more than 40 years, Bongani Ncube and Patricia Baleni have carried the pain of losing their fathers in the Matabeleland massacres in which thousands of Zimbabweans were murdered in the 1980s....Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:23hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
'City of Harare now a crime scene'
The ongoing commission of inquiry into Harare City Council has uncovered alarming levels of corruption, with councillors and senior officials allegedly turning the city into a "crime scene."Th...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:10hrs | 3697 | by Staff reporter
Pravin Gordhan kicks the proverbial bucket
Pravin Gordhan served as a minister during the state capture years. But he will also be remembered for being among those who pushed back against its architects.Gordhan passed away on Friday at...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 06:34hrs | 1028 | by Staff reporter
Scathing indictment of Harare City Council's corruption and mismanagement
The Harare City Council (HCC) has been exposed as nothing short of a cesspool of corruption, gross mismanagement, and unchecked incompetence since 2017, according to a damning Commission of Inquiry le...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 19:34hrs | 355 | by Dereck Goto
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