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Harare City Council halts house demolitions
The Harare City Council has temporarily suspended its plan to demolish over 5,000 houses deemed to be illegally constructed on council land. This follows a directive from the Government mandating that...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:29hrs | 5847 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt halts Harare demolitions, demands 4 months' notice
The Zimbabwean government has barred the Harare City Council from demolishing houses without providing a minimum notice period of four months, ensuring affected property owners have time to reconstruc...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 07:16hrs | 1327 | by Staff reporter
Harare begins mass demolition
The Harare City Council is set to launch a city-wide demolition campaign on Thursday, targeting structures built without approval on land designated for public amenities. The exercise, which will enfo...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 08:47hrs | 18909 | by Staff reporter
Kombi daily cash targets contributing to accident
The government has raised concerns over the daily cash targets imposed by commuter bus owners, attributing them to the increasing number of road accidents in Zimbabwe.Transport and Infrastruct...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 08:04hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Govt stops Harare demolitions
The Harare City Council was forced to suspend its controversial house demolition exercise yesterday following mounting pressure from the government. The move came after a public outcry and strong crit...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 15:06hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Betty Nhambu-Kaseke, Tavengwa and Tzu Chi rescue Kuwadzana
There were early Christmas donations and distribution this Friday in Harare's Kuwadzana and Highfields suburbs when Betty Nhambu-Kaseke (Founder President...Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 22:27hrs | 904 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Kombi driver charged with culpable homicide after horror crash
A commuter omnibus driver involved in a tragic accident on Thursday morning along the Harare-Bulawayo Road has been charged with culpable homicide. The accident, which took place near the Kuwadzana tu...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 13:15hrs | 934 | by Staff reporter
5 people died in an accident along the Harare-Bulawayo road
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed a devastating road traffic accident that occurred on October 31, 2024, claiming the lives of five individuals along the Harare-Bulawayo Road. The incid...Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 10:15hrs | 1564 | by Staff reporter
Another State-assisted funeral for Mashonaland accident victims
Eight victims of a tragic road accident that occurred near Hwedza on Tuesday have been granted State-assisted funerals, Youth Empowerment, Development and Vocational Training Minister and Hwedza South...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:22hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Motorists cheat deaths; as haulage truck overturns
At least two motorists survived an accident in Chipembere area yesterday when a haulage truck overturned at the 60-kilometre peg along Harare-Mutare highway.According to witnesses, the haulage...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 14:36hrs | 920 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Prophet in Zimbabwe jailed for raping congregate
A SUSPECTED fake prophet from Kuwadzana has been sentenced to 17 years in jail for raping a teenage congregate.The convict, Kudzanayi Chivivike (31), had pleaded not guilty before Harare magis...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 18:34hrs | 1190 | by Staff reporter
Robbers in dramatic school heist
Armed with explosives, machetes, and wearing balaclavas, a seven-member gang targeted Eureka Junior School in Banket around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, marking the second such raid in two years.The rob...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 07:01hrs | 1190 | by Staff reporter
Water woes: Govt bails out Harare, ignores Bulawayo
The Harare City Council is once again receiving emergency support from the Government to address the ongoing water supply crisis affecting the city. The Government's measures include assisting...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 07:47hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor released on US$1 000 bail
Zanu-PF Ward 1 councillor for Seke, Blessing Munemo, has been granted US$1,000 bail after his arrest on four counts of defrauding two companies of a total of US$4 million. Munemo, who appeared before ...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 10:36hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor released on US$1 000 bail
Zanu-PF ward 1 councillor for Seke, Blessing Munemo, has been granted US$1,000 bail following his arrest on charges of defrauding two companies of US$4 million. ...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 07:18hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Harare man arrested for fatal shooting
A significant development in a four-year-old murder case has led to the arrest of 41-year-old Jealous Samoyo from Kuwadzana 7. Samoyo, taken into custody last week, is suspected of being i...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 13:59hrs | 1253 | by Staff reporter
SA truck intercepted with cigarettes contraband at border
On Thursday, security agents at Beitbridge intercepted a South African truck smuggling 50 boxes of Remington Gold cigarettes, valued at thousands of dollars. The contraband was hidden within a...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 15:20hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF top official dupes land seeker of US$4 million
A top Zanu-PF official based in Mashonaland East was Monday dragged to court to answer to four fraud charges involving US$4 million which was allegedly stolen from a Harare land seeker in multiple fak...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 17:15hrs | 1886 | by Staff reporter
Woman poisons self, 4 kids
In Kuwadzana Extension, Harare, a woman is suspected of poisoning her family's food, resulting in the deaths of two of her four children, while she and her remaining children are in critical condition...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 12:34hrs | 672 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe criticises nonobjective corruption index ranking
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has called on developed countries to aid African nations in combating corruption by providing timely legal assistance and repatriating proceeds of crime....Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 18:27hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Portion of buttocks cut off from dead man in Church shrine
Madzibaba Ekedi Mawodzwa, a religious leader based in Kuwadzana, Harare, is accused of involvement in the killing of eleven relatives at his shrine, allegedly in pursuit of spiritual powers. T...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 17:34hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Human faeces found in 24 Harare boreholes
Tests conducted between January and June 2024 revealed traces of faecal matter in 24 out of 259 boreholes across several Harare suburbs, including Mbare, Highfield, Glen View, and Budiriro. These bore...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:20hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for forgery
A man from Harare, Benson Ayani (36) of Highlands suburb, appeared in court over the weekend for allegedly using a forged letter from a school headmaster to obtain his children's birth certificates. A...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt 'bans' gatherings
The government of Zimbabwe has intensified efforts to suppress alleged dissent by banning public gatherings, citing security threats. Recently, police arrested 79 opposition Citizens Coalition for Cha...Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 11:32hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police arrest 7 political activists
Five members of the National Democratic Working Group (NDWG) led by Job Sikhala have been arrested in Harare in what appears to be a national crackdown on the opposition amid claims that they are atte...Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Woman sells house, refuses to vacate
A woman from Harare's Kuwadzana high-density suburb has been sentenced to six months in jail for contempt of court after she refused to vacate a house she sold.Judith Musamadiya sold her house...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 06:48hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bus conductor in court for sex slavery trafficking
A conductor employed by the prominent bus company Rimbi Tours has been arrested for allegedly trafficking a 16-year-old girl to Cape Town and selling her into sex slavery.Levie Tsongo, 37, of ...Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 13:06hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zinara loses US$74.5k for undelivered vehicles
In 2017, the Zimbabwe National Road Authority (ZINARA) lost US$74,500 to Duly's Motors, who did not deliver vehicles paid for. Additionally, a transformer worth $3,720 was not delivered by ano...Published: 04 Jun 2024 at 13:50hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Harare gives ultimatum to CBD property owners
THE City of Harare has warned owners of dilapidated buildings in the central business district (CBD) to refurbish their properties.The city also advised the proprietors to make written present...Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Major roads in Harare closed for rehabilitation
MAJOR roads in Harare have been closed for massive rehabilitation ahead of the 44th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government Summit scheduled to be held in Harare in...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe battles to contain cholera
CHOLERA cases in Zimbabwe continue to surge weeks after the country launched a mass oral vaccination exercise to stop the disease from spreading.A Health and Child Care ministry situational re...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 05:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Adulterous affair leads to senior cop's demotion
A SENIOR cop has been removed from his position as Officer Commanding Norton District after it was found out that he was having an illicit affair with one of his married junior officers.Chief ...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 18:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's 'blue ocean movement' picks up pace
Friction persists between traditional figures in the opposition and those aligned with former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa.Following Chamisa's departure from CCC a...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 09:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Another empty promise on road rehabilitation from Zimbabwe govt
MAJOR roads, flyovers and bridges, along with mini interchanges along roads in and around Harare that link with the US$88 million Mbudzi Traffic Interchange, are being rehabilitated or constructed, Tr...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Harare residents brace for prolonged water crisis
Harare residents should expect the ongoing water shortages to persist as the council continues to struggle to meet the demand and most suburbs receiving water for a few days every week, sparking conce...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
No cholera vacines for Matebeleland
The country has achieved 90 percent coverage of the cholera vaccine in hotspot areas as Zimbabwe is poised to remove cholera as a public health threat in the next few months on the back of a decline i...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC splits into three warring factions
THE Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) has disintegrated into three distinct yet fluid factions following last week's resignation of Nelson Chamisa which took some legislators and party officials by...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 15:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
CCC factions fight over Chamisa
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) rival factions are in fierce fights over engaging former leader Nelson Chamisa, who has spurned their overtures to return to the opposition party.The two fa...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa will 'never return'
Chalton Hwende, Member of Parliament for Kuwadzana East and a member of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), revealed that he had a two-hour meeting with the party's former president, Nelson Chami...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 09:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa remains the opposition's 'best foot forward'
Political activist Chalton Hwende, who was MDC Alliance Secretary-General and its successor CCC senior official, says former CCC leader Nelson Chamisa remains the opposition's "best foot forward" in t...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 17:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe launches door-to-door oral cholera vaccination campaign
Zimbabwe has initiated an Oral Cholera Vaccination (OCV) campaign, focusing on individuals aged one and above. The collaborative effort involves UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). The lau...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 07:33hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Cholera vaccination begins today in Zimbabwe
ALL is set for the start of the Oral Cholera Vaccination (OVC) rollout today, with a target of reaching over 800 000 people in hotspots countrywide.This is the first phase of the vaccine rollo...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe receives 1 million cholera vaccines, none for Matebeleland
ZIMBABWE will this week take delivery of a consignment of close to one million cholera vaccines ahead of the commencement of a vaccination campaign targeted at other regions except Matebeleland which ...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
25 school kids 'kidnapped' from Harare
Police have arrested a 60-year-old man on kidnapping charges after 25 children he was supposed to drive to their homes from school turned up in Macheke, 103km away.Police were tipped off by ot...Published: 19 Jan 2024 at 13:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Over 700 houses collapse due to heavy rains in Zimbabwe
Since the onset of the rainy season, over 700 houses in Epworth have crumbled, leaving hundreds homeless and in desperate need of assistance due to the relentless December rainfall.Despite a d...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
50% Harare boreholes unsafe
Half of the boreholes in Harare's western and northern districts are contaminated with human waste and could be potentially unsafe sources of drinking water.Water samples from boreholes in the...Published: 14 Jan 2024 at 20:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
23 schools in hot soup
GOVERNMENT has charged more 23 schools countrywide for turning away learners for fees, demanding fees in United States dollars and conducting extra lessons, among others.The 23 schools were Pa...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:54hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Govt steps in to fix Harare mess
The GOVERNMENT has stepped in to restore sanity in the capital, Harare, by supplying potable water and rolling out a major clean-up campaign to curb the spread of cholera.Thirty-six trucks hav...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:35hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Harare Council warns of third flooding in Budiriro, Kuwadzana areas
Harare City Council has issued a warning about a potential third round of flooding in the heavily affected areas of Budiriro and Kuwadzana.This alert follows the first wave on Unity Day, durin...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:58hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe reveals plans to evict 'illegal' settlers
Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka has unveiled plans to remove individuals residing illegally on state land, including areas designated for agriculture. This decision comes in the wake of severe flo...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:04hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter
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