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Former Gwanda Mayor dies
Former MDC-T Mayor of Gwanda Lionel De Necker has reportedly passed on.According sources De Necker had been unwell for a while.Gwanda Residents Associa...Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 16:09hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Former mayor cleared of fraud charges
EX-Gwanda mayor, Lionel de Necker has been cleared of fraud charges but he insists damage has been done on his reputation.The former MDC official was accused of selling a commercial stand to t...Published: 30 Nov 2015 at 13:03hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Misihairabwi-Mushonga survives MDC purge
THE MDC led by Professor Welshman Ncube has reportedly made a climbdown on attempts to fire its proportional representation legislator Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga after the party failed to make a ...Published: 23 Sep 2015 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Another resignation hits MDC
Lionel De Necker MDC national executive member has resigned from the Welshman Ncube led party.De Necker sent his resignation to party president via WhatsApp this morning. The letter sent to Nc...Published: 11 Sep 2015 at 17:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'MDC now a 'whatsapp' movement'
Former Gwanda Lionel De Necker today resigned from the troubled MDC with immediate effect, Bulawayo24.com can reveal.Lionel De Necker, who was Secretary for Local Government said the party has...Published: 11 Sep 2015 at 12:36hrs | 2 | by Thobekile Zhou
Rebecca Malope fails to turn up for Gwanda gospel extravaganza
THE Queen of gospel music, Rebecca Malope did not show up at the gospel extravaganza in Gwanda.She was supposed to perform at a two-day musical show which was held at Phelandaba Stadium on Fri...Published: 31 Aug 2015 at 07:24hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
Senator evicted from council house
The Municipality of Gwanda has moved to evict Matabeleland South senator Joyce Ndlovu from a council house she has been occupying for over three decades.Senator Ndlovu was employed by the ...Published: 06 Nov 2014 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Gun toting Jabulani Sibanda sends MDC officials scurrying for cover
Senior MDC officials in Matabeleland South reportedly fled in different directions when a former party member they wanted to evict from their offices allegedly drew a gun on them.The group...Published: 24 Sep 2014 at 21:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Former Gwanda mayor told he is not Zimbabwean
FORMER Gwanda mayor Lionel De Necker got the shock of his life yesterday after he was told that his business does not comply with the provisions of the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act....Published: 08 Jun 2014 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff Reporter
MDC resolutions
The MDC's programme of action post July 31 election has been one of introspection, reflection and consultation with party structures, members, supporters and stakeholders nationally. The culmi...Published: 07 Apr 2014 at 09:52hrs | 1 | by Nhlanhla Dube
Welshman Ncube's MDC reshuffles
THE MDC led by Welshman Ncube has reshuffled its top leadership following the resignation of some officials and defections to MDC-T since the party's poor performance in last year's elections. ...Published: 07 Apr 2014 at 08:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents get stands for 'free' and sell them for a fortune
In a pointer towards massive corruption in Gwanda, the Councillor for Ward 4 in Gwanda Town Mr Mduduzi Malaba Ncube claims that scores of people were allocated stands by the previous Council and n...Published: 18 Mar 2014 at 15:58hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Litmus test for Gwanda Council on Official Houses
The Municipality of Gwanda has exposed itself to serious double standards over official residents rented out to former Mayor Lionel De Necker and Member of Parliament Abednico Ncube.The Mi...Published: 20 Dec 2013 at 09:40hrs | 1 | by Staff Report
Minister buys house for $5 000 on Chombo's order
THE cash-strapped Gwanda town council has offered a two-bedroomed house in the high-density township of Senondo to Matabeleland South Provincial Affairs minister Abedinico Ncube for $5 000 following ...Published: 10 Dec 2013 at 04:43hrs | | by Staff Reporter
MDC Mat South members not happy with the 'War of Words' in the party leadership
Matebeleland South supporters of the Welshman Ncube led MDC have expressed their utmost anger at the "War of Words" in the media by their senior leaders and the apparent "quite diplomacy" by the p...Published: 30 Oct 2013 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mayor ordered to vacate council house in 90 days
OUTGOING Gwanda mayor Lionel De Necker has been given a 90-day eviction notice to hand back a council house he was leasing during his term, as the local authority said it had found a new occupant....Published: 08 Jul 2013 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mayor wins against Chombo suspension
SUSPENDED Gwanda Mayor, Mr Lionel De Necker won a last-minute High Court Chamber application on Friday to compel the nomination court to accept his papers. Mr De Necker was suspended from his...Published: 01 Jul 2013 at 05:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda defies Chombo's ultimatum to appoint 'Zanu-PF apologist'
GWANDA Town Council has reportedly defied Local Government, Rural and Urban Development Minister Ignatius Chombo's ultimatum to appoint Priscilla Nkala, an alleged Zanu PF apologist, by Thursday as th...Published: 23 Feb 2013 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Chombo appoints his kith and kin to investigate Gwanda mayor - MDC
The Welshman Ncube led MDC has lashed out at Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo for appointing a team of investigators for the suspended Gwanda mayor composed of people outside Matabeleland....Published: 23 Apr 2012 at 10:30hrs | | by Alois Sibanda
Chombo to investigate Gwanda Mayor, MDC lashes out
The Movement for Democratic Change led by Professor Welshman Ncube alleges that it has received information on the appointment of a team to investigate the Mayor of Gwanda Lionel De Necker. The MDC ...Published: 23 Apr 2012 at 10:31hrs | | by Nare Msupatsila
Chombo suspends Gwanda mayor
The Minister of Local government, Ignatius Chombo, has suspended Gwanda Municipality's vocal mayor Lionel De Necker with immediate effect.De Necker got his shock suspension letter on Thursday...Published: 05 Apr 2012 at 11:07hrs | | by Alois Sibanda
Gwanda council to lease beer gardens
GWANDA Town Council is set to lease its two beer gardens MaNkomo and Phakama, owing to viability problems that have resulted in the entities incurring disappointing losses, an official has said.Th...Published: 29 Jan 2012 at 09:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
The country's youngest mayor falls prey to ZRP
Welshman Ncube led MDC formation Mayor of Gwanda Lionel De Necker is on the run after expressing his views on fundamental issues of Zimbabwe. He and the MDC-N Youth Assembly Secretary for Recruiting K...Published: 02 Jul 2011 at 15:42hrs | | by Lincon Moyo
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