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Kwekwe shuts out vendors from CBD
The Kwekwe City Council has confirmed that there is no space available for vendors in the Central Business District (CBD) and that change of land use to accommodate them will not be permitted, Mayor A...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:45hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Former Senator dies
Former Senator for Kwekwe, Silobela and Chirumhanzu, Clarissa Vongai Muchengeti (76), a trailblazing educationist and politician, has died.Muchengeti, who was also the mother of Manyame Rural ...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 20:00hrs | 1130 | by Staff reporter
MP raises alarm over Kwekwe Council's 'exorbitant' rates
Member of Parliament for Mbizo Constituency, Corban Madzivanyika, has raised alarm over what he described as exorbitant municipal rates being charged by Kwekwe City Council, saying the current billing...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 11:36hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Midlands quashes bed bug fears
A surge of anxiety has spread across Redcliff, Kwekwe and Gweru as social media posts raised fears of a bedbug outbreak, following a confirmed infestation in Mbare, Harare.But local authoritie...Published: 19 May 2025 at 09:25hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Councils dismiss bedbug social media reports
Three local authorities in Zimbabwe's Midlands Province - Redcliff Municipality, Kwekwe City Council, and Gweru City Council - have dismissed recent social media reports alleging a bedbug (insikizi/ts...Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:11hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa Law School nears completion in Kwekwe
The construction site of the Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Law School at Midlands State University (MSU) in Kwekwe buzzed with activity last Thursday as workers diligently pushed forward with the ambiti...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:38hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Law School set to open in August
The Midlands State University (MSU)'s Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Law School in Kwekwe is on track to open its doors in August this year, with construction nearing completion. With over 300 workers on...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 11:44hrs | 654 | by Staff reporter
Garwe calls for National Unity in advancing Vision 2030 Agenda
Local Government and Public Works Minister, Cde Daniel Garwe, has called on Zimbabweans to support the Vision 2030 drive, emphasizing that it is a unifying national agenda that transcends political af...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 06:40hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe City parking matter referred to High Court
Kwekwe City Council has distanced itself from an entity known as "Kwekwe City Parking," which has been collecting parking fees from motorists in the city's central business district, sparking controve...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 06:59hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
FULL LIST: President Mnangagwa honours best performing public official
In a prestigious ceremony held at the State House in Harare, President Mnangagwa honored the outstanding performance of several key public officials across various sectors. The event, which mark...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 11:16hrs | 66 | by George Tshuma
Zanu-PF councillors land influential positions in CCC dominated council
Amid clashes with CCC councillors over leadership of committees, two Zanu-PF councillors in Kwekwe City Council have secured influential positions in at least two committees. Ward 6 councillor...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 09:11hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, CCC councillors clash
The elections for Kwekwe City Council Committee positions were disrupted on Wednesday due to clashes between Zanu-PF and CCC councillors. Zanu-PF councillors accused CCC of sidelining them in importan...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 06:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Another school under makorokoza threat
FIXED infrastructure and movable property at Kwekwe's Camelot Group of Schools is under threat from illegal mining activities that are taking place within the premises and outside.Worryingly, ...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe on cholera high alert
KWEKWE District is on high cholera alert as the water borne disease continues to claim more lives across the country.This comes as the country has recorded a cumulative 2 069 cases as at 4 Jun...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa expands empire in Kwekwe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, members of the First Family and his close allies, who include former State Security minister Owen Ncube, have amassed significant wealth in the form of immovable property...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 17:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe councillors fight suspension
TWO Kwekwe City Councillors who were recently suspended for alleged gross misconduct, incompetence and wilful violation of the law have challenged their suspension saying it is "illegal".Local...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gweru City Council to honour Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will tomorrow be conferred with the Freedom of the City by Gweru City Council (GCC).Gweru councillors in December resolved to confer President Mnangagwa with the Freedom of...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Newly revamped Kwekwe roads fall into decay
SEVERAL roads in the mining town of Kwekwe are littered with potholes, giving motorists torrid times with the rainy season having worsened the situation.Some of the roads which were recently r...Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 05:45hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora recalls Kwekwe Deputy Mayor for siding with Chamisa's party
THE Douglas Mwonzora -led MDC has recalled three Kwekwe City councilors for allegedly dumping the party and joining the Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC). The recalled trio are; Deputy Mayor and Ward...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 20:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's councillor admits his local authority has failed residents
Kwekwe City Councillor Joshua Tinago has said the local authority has failed to deliver good service to residents and has nothing positive to show for its five year term which ends in a few months....Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 05:44hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Family exhumes body for reburial at family shrine
A Kwekwe family has been forced to exhume the remains of one of their family members for reburial at their rural home in Chipinge, Manicaland province amid claims that the deceased's burial in the Mid...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
July Moyo resumes campaign for Redcliff seat after shock 2018 defeat
LOCAL Government Minister July Moyo is dishing out donations in the dormitory town of Redcliff amid reports that the Midlands Zanu-PF godfather has resumed campaigns to regain the peri-urban parliamen...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 19:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
City gets back impounded ambulances
KWEKWE City Council is set to get back two ambulances that the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) had impounded on allegations that they were not properly imported.The ambulances were purchase...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe puts demolition of illegal tuck shops on hold
KWEKWE City Council has put the demolition of illegal tuck shops on hold pending consultations with stakeholders.The local authority had given an ultimatum to illegal tuck shop and gas vendors...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe to demolish illegal tuck-shops
Kwekwe City Council has given illegal tuck-shop owners an ultimatum to regularise operations or risk their structures being demolished.The ultimatum has also been extended to illegal gas vendi...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Multi-million-dollar road rehabilitation storm erupts in Zimbabwe
KWEKWE City Council in the Midlands has failed to account for millions of dollars poured into the local authority for the rehabilitation of roads amid revelations that politically connected comp...Published: 23 May 2022 at 13:18hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
78 health workers succumb to COVID-19
AT least 23 doctors, 30 nurses and 25 other professionals in the health sector have succumbed to the COVID-19 pandemic since its outbreak in the country last year, Vice-President and Health minister C...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:30hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga calls for mandatory vaccination
Vice President and Minister of Health and Child care Costantino Chiwenga discouraged people who are suing the government for mandatory vaccination while he was in Kwekwe yesterday for the official ope...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 20:51hrs | | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Chiwenga commissions 'beerhall' turned into hospital
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga Wednesday commissioned the opening of a former Kwekwe City Council beerhall in the populous high-density suburb of Mbizo that has been turned into an infectious dis...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:00hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to commission hospital
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga, who is also the Minister of Health and Child Care, is set to officially commission the Kwekwe Infectious Diseases Hospital today.Kwekwe City Council conver...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drama as Kwekwe Zanu-PF councillor in full council meeting
THERE were exhilarating dramatic scenes at Kwekwe City Council Tuesday when the only Zanu-PF Kwekwe Councillor, Maclean Nyamucherera, openly wept during a full council discussion on the allocation of ...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
We're not the first lady's cronies, says MP
MIDLANDS proportional representation MP Perseviarance Zhou says first lady Auxilia Mnangagwa is only a patron of PPAC Investments Private Limited, which runs a recreational park in Kwekwe.Zhou...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 06:53hrs | 1 | by Editor
Chamisa's ex-councillor to represent Khupe
A FORMER councillor with Nelson Chamisa's MDC Alliance is set to contest the Kwekwe Central parliamentary by-election on an MDC-T ticket.Mbekezeli Ndlovu served as Kwekwe City Councillor for t...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 18:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ambulances linked to Mnangagwa's ally seized
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has impounded two Kwekwe City Council ambulances for circumventing import tax, as investigations into the tax fraud involving former Director State Residences in...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chikwinya, a life full of drama
Hailing from humble beginnings and rising to fame as a politician of note, Mbizo MP Settlement Chikwinya (MDC Alliance) is a man of iron will.His life story is full of theatrics.Chikwi...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 08:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zupco sued over $30 000 debt
KWEKWE City Council (KCC) has taken the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) to court over a debt of more than RTG$30 000 in unpaid water charges and rates. The council through its ...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe rolls out prepaid water meters
Kwekwe City Council has started rolling out prepaid water meters throughout the city, effectively becoming the first local authority in the Midlands Province to introduce the system. Kwekwe ci...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 23:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
No investors for Amaveni long-distance bus terminus
Kwekwe City Council is still failing to attract investors at the now defunct Amaveni Long Distance bus terminus as city fathers were still deciding what to do with the idle property, several years aft...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 17:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe engages debt collectors
Cash-strapped Kwekwe City Council has engaged debt collectors to recover $45 million owed by ratepayers. Addressing a full council meeting, Kwekwe treasurer Mrs Rejoice Maweni said counc...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government to solve Cowdray Park sewer problems
THE Government has set aside over $45 million targeted at improving the country's water and sewer infrastructure, a move which will see 90 percent of all urban dwellers having access to safe drinking ...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Government to solve Cowdray Park sewer problems
THE Government has set aside over $45 million targeted at improving the country's water and sewer infrastructure, a move which will see 90 percent of all urban dwellers having access to safe drinking ...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 08:09hrs | 14 | by Staff Reporter
Let's unite, says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored the nation to unite and work as a collective to energise the economy so that the country achieves its upper middle income economy by 2030.The presiden...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 16:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Law School set for Kwekwe
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe is not only Open for Business but for dialogue too, as it forges ahead with engaging locals and foreigners in its quest to attain a middle class economy by 2030....Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe local authorities failing to cope with population explosion'
MOST local authorities are failing to keep pace with the population explosion in urban centres, hence their failure to provide adequate services such as water and sewer reticulation, Auditor- General ...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe councillors declare assets
Newly sworn in Kwekwe City councillors have declared their individual assets to their party with a pledge to do the same to council. The council is largely dominated by MDC Alliance councillor...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 07:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe's first female mayor hits ground running
KWEKWE City Council's first female mayor since independence in 1980, Angeline Kasipo, has hit the ground running — declaring on her first day in office that she had already launched a five-year prog...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:56hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe elects first female mayor
KWEKWE City Council has broken with tradition and elected a female councillor as mayor to steer the affairs of Midland province's second largest city for the next five years.According to NewZi...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 08:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jockeying for Kwekwe mayoral post begins
Former Kwekwe mayor Councillor Shadreck Tobaiwa is tipped to land the mayoral post for the city for the second time amid revelations that jockeying for the position was intensifying with six councillo...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T Mayor who refused posh car and opted for bicycle ousted
FORMER Kwekwe mayor Shadreck Tobaiwa who bounced back into council after the July 30 elections has been tipped to reclaim the city's top job.He would replace mayor Matenda Madzoke who lost cou...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Councillor in court for inciting violence
Kwekwe City Council's Ward 9 Councillor Kandu Lawe on Monday appeared in court facing charges of defeating the course of justice and public violence.This was after he allegedly caused havoc at...Published: 02 May 2018 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
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