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22 investors eye struggling Zupco
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo yesterday told Parliament that 22 investors from local and abroad had expressed interest in struggling State-owned transport operator, Zimbabwe United Passenger Com...Published: 6 hrs ago | 864 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cries
Harare South legislator, Tongai Mnangagwa broke down in parliament this morning as he narrated how the government has left land seekers at the mercy of land barons.Narrating to the situation i...Published: 16 hrs ago | 9516 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to set up battery manufacturing factories
Minister July Moyo says Zimbabwe is going to set up battery manufacturing factories in the Midlands Province as part of lithium beneficiation efforts, ...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 16:14hrs | 2576 | by Staff reporter
Debate on Mnangagwa's 'billion-dollar mansion' blocked
THE Speaker of Parliament last week blocked debate on the construction of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's claimed multi-billion-dollar private Harare mansion.The Zanu-PF leader also has a prope...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 11:03hrs | 5495 | by newzimbabwe
Councils warned against engaging debt collectors
GOVERNMENT has warned local authorities against engaging debt collectors saying it is illegal to do. Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister July Moyo said investigations were und...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 06:01hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa finally declares West Nicholson accident a national disaster
Local Government minister July Moyo told journalists yesterday in Bulawayo that another person had died later on admission at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo, bringing the death toll to 33. ...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:47hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Accident victims to be buried after two weeks
THE identification of the Brooklyn bus accident victims will take two weeks with the Government calling on families of the victims to be patient as authorities go about the meticulous process of ident...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:39hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Govt okays council's non-performers' retrenchment
HARARE mayor Herbert Gomba has disclosed that government recently approved plans by the local authority to retrench non-performing senior managers and staff, with "substantial" funds set to be put asi...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:52hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
Rusape bus crash declared a national disaster
Government has declared a state of national disaster an accident in which 46 people were killed when two buses side-swapped at the 166-kilometre peg along Harare-Mutare highway on Wednesday evening. ...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:05hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe horror accident death toll jumps to 50
Fresh details from the Rusape bus disaster indicate that the accident was not a head on collision but a side swipe.It has also emerged that 50 people died contrary to earlier reports that had ...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 17:06hrs | 4796 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt reviewing city by-laws to manage vendors
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo says government is reviewing harsh by-laws targeted at managing vendors in a bid to contain cholera outbreaks.Addressing councillors from across the Midland...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:23hrs | 1055 | by Staff reporter
Elected officials should shun sense of entitlement
PUBLIC officials in Zimbabwe appear to have increasingly grown a sense of entitlement where they feel, because of their positions, they must have free access to certain amenities and other luxury perk...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 05:58hrs | 187 | by Editorial - newsday
Councillors demand cars
RURAL and urban councillors in the Midlands province are demanding motor vehicles and an upward review of their allowances when they travel away from their stations on business to align their working ...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:46hrs | 1204 | by Staff reporter
Chigwedere plots to dethrone Chief Svosve
Former Education minister Aeneas Chigwedere has filed an affidavit in support of a High Court application filed on October 7 by one Aaron Maruta, who is seeking to dethrone Chief Svosve, real name Wes...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:03hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs get luxury cars
Zanu-PF is buying luxury cars worth a staggering $5 million for former Cabinet ministers recently deployed to the ruling party's headquarters by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, it has been revealed....Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 10:00hrs | 2216 | by Staff reporter
'Vehicle licensing to be decentralised'
Government is mulling reinstating the collection of vehicle licence fees to local authorities to help them bankroll road maintenance, the National Assembly has been told.The fees are currently...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 14:40hrs | 2515 | by Staff reporter
Vacant Senate seats gazetted
Government has gazetted the two vacant seats in the Senate that were created by the resignation of Zanu-PF's Obert Mpofu and the death of national heroine Thokozile Mathuthu.Both senators were...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 07:10hrs | 2262 | by Staff reporter
State of roads worsened up to year 2017- Minister Moyo
THE MINISTER of local government, public works and national housing July Moyo has said the state of the roads in the country worsened up to year 2017 because of rains. Speaking in parliam...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 09:20hrs | 198 | by Stephen Jakes
'Mnangagwa abetting an illegality'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's pick for the Home Affairs Minister, Cain Mathema, is illegally carrying out ministerial duties, legal experts said on Friday.Mathema has not been sworn-in as a M...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 21:09hrs | 8044 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's government re-activates price control taskforce
Government has re-activated the inter-ministerial committee on price stabilisation that will engage the business community and address challenges causing price hikes and shortages of basic commodities...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 06:25hrs | 936 | by Staff reporter
Govt to set up new suburb in Bulawayo
GOVERNMENT is set to establish a new suburb in Bulawayo with more than 2 000 housing stands and will build civil servants' houses in Lupane, Matabeleland North. Delays in construction of civil...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:32hrs | 1607 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police raid osiphatheleni
POLICE in Bulawayo yesterday raided and arrested illegal money changers in the central business district in an operation aimed at ridding the city of illicit foreign currency dealers. The oper...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 06:56hrs | 1505 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu resignation formalised
Government has formalised the resignation of Obert Mpofu from Parliament through publication of a notice in the latest government gazette.Mpofu resigned as Matabeleland North Senator last mont...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 18:58hrs | 4316 | by Staff reporter
'Chief' Ndiweni's involvement in Khumalo affairs questioned
THE government does not recognise the recent coronation of South Africa-based Bulelani Lobengula as the new Ndebele king, a Cabinet minister has said.A faction of the royal Khumalo family, las...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 07:58hrs | 2330 | by Staff reporter
5 000 'duped' in stands deal
AT least 5 000 Bulawayo residents, mainly youths from the ruling Zanu-PF who registered to benefit from Umvutshwa housing project could have been duped of their monies after Government indicated it wa...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 08:46hrs | 916 | by Staff reporter
Councils given go ahead to garnish Govt departments
THE Government has given councils the green light to take drastic measures to recover debt even from its departments which owe local authorities various amounts of money.Councils, through the ...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 08:46hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Jabulani Sibanda, Didymus Mutasa re-admitted into Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF has readmitted its former secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa and former chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association Jabulani Sibanda following the duo's ...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:34hrs | 3213 | by Staff reporter
New town planned for Kanyemba
GOVERNMENT has announced plans to set up a service centre in Kanyemba, along the Zambezi Valley, Mashonaland Central province, as well as initiate various developmental projects, including irrigation ...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 09:52hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
Flyovers, roundabouts for Harare
Government and Harare City Council have moved to ease congestion through the construction of flyovers, roundabouts and widening of problematic roads. Construction of the Mbudzi flyover is set to begin...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:41hrs | 1092 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council, Chitungwiza, Epworth and Ruwa Town Boards to be mainstreamed
Local Government Minister July Moyo has admitted that Harare has four local authorities and an effort was being made to mainstream them."There is the Harare City Council, Chitungwiza Municipal...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 09:10hrs | 1458 | by Staff Reporter
Govt injects $6,7m for sewer rehabilitations in towns
THE Minister of Local Government and Public works and National Housing July Moyo has said government has injected $6,7 million for the rehabilitation of sewer systems in town s so as to have a long te...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:24hrs | 622 | by Sterphen Jakes
Sikhala blast Minister Moyo for sleeping on duty
MDC Alliance legislator Job Sikhala has blasted Local Government MInister July Moyo for sleeping on duty after he displayed ignorence that some debt collectors were contracted during the previous Mini...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 14:57hrs | 3490 | by Stephen Jakes
'Grace Mugabe owns Wellcash'
Local Government minister July Moyo was yesterday grilled in Parliament over government's engagement of a company owned by former first lady Grace Mugabe as debt collectors in several local authoritie...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 14:11hrs | 16209 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs challenge Mnangagwa over ministerial appointment
OPPOSITION MPs yesterday challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's appointment of six ministers who are not Members of Parliament, instead of five as stipulated in section 104(3) of the Constitution....Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:21hrs | 1563 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance council's grand corruption, shady deals exposed
Corruption and bad governance are rife at Gweru City Council (GCC) and its management has no problem admitting that, albeit behind closed doors.This publication, working in collaboration with ...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 15:20hrs | 1783 | by Staff reporter
Anxiety as Mnangagwa 'visits' RBZ
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa made two surprise visits to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on Tuesday, which generated a lot of anxiety among staff and the public after he spent a combined four hours at th...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:11hrs | 8704 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council to apologise to Econet
The Harare City Council has said it will apologise to Zimbabwe's largest mobile telephone company Econet Wireless after municipal officials attempted to steal humanitarian aid meant to stem Zimbabwe's...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 07:37hrs | 3427 | by Staff reporter
Cholera fund cheats named and shamed
Harare City Council has named the four officials it suspended on allegations of inflating the prices of goods that were supposed to be bought to combat the cholera outbreak. The four are Phili...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:35hrs | 1333 | by Staff reporter
Local govt has crossed difficult path since year 2000
MDC Alliance official Sessel Zvidzai has said the local government sector has traversed a very difficult path since the advent of the MDC in 2000.He said MDC has since then managed to control ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 08:57hrs | 525 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa approves cholera fund
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has approved a budget of nearly $64 million for immediate needs in the fight against dual outbreaks of cholera and typhoid in Harare and other parts of the country, chairperson of ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Dump politics, says Mnangagwa
LOCAL authorities, which have become political battlegrounds and havens of gamesmanship that has affected service delivery, have been told to shelve ways of the past and serve residents and ratepayers...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:30hrs | 594 | by Staff reporter
Mnangangwa's govt bans vending with immediate effect
THE government has banned "all types of vending with immediate effect", cabinet ministers revealed Monday as the country battles a cholera epidemic that has claimed 30 lives nationwide."As a w...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:30hrs | 3206 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Vendor's photos go viral on social media amid cholera outbreak
A photo of a vendor washing his veggies in sewage water has gone viral. It is not clear whether the photo is from Zimbabwe or some other country.Zimbabwe is currently battling a deadly cholera...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 20:29hrs | 29816 | by Social media
Redcliff MP lays down vision
NEWLY-elected Redcliff MP, Lloyd Mukapiko - the undertaker who "buried" President Emmerson Mnangagwa's top ally, Local Government minister July Moyo in July 30 elections - said he will work hard to en...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:09hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Cholera death toll hits 30
THE number of people who have died of cholera has risen from 28 to 30 as Government, Harare City Council, the police and other stakeholders continue to make concerted efforts to curb the spread of the...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:37hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Roles of Provincial Councils, Ministers spelt out
Implementation of devolution enjoins central Government to release funds for provincial budgets to ensure that areas lagging behind in terms of development are prioritised, Local Government, Public Wo...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:35hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa forces Obert Mpofu to relinquish his Senate seat
Former Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu has been forced to relinquish his Senate seat to make way for his successor Cain Mathema, a week after he lost his Cabinet post.President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:14hrs | 15075 | by Staff reporter
Council bosses fight salary cuts
At least 50 CEOs from most of the country's rural district councils (RDCs) have petitioned the High Court challenging the government's directive to cap their salaries at $1 900.Through their l...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:01hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga grounded
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last week played the ball firmly into Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's court after politically emasculating him and sidelining his key lieutenants in his cabinet appo...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:34hrs | 20622 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's new cabinet an average team
THE cabinet appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week dubbed the "dream team" by government publicists, though a marked improvement from previous ones, has shortcomings as it features minist...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:23hrs | 1589 | by Staff reporter
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