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Gweru readies for Mnangagwa visit
GWERU City Council has embarked on a major facelift of its dilapidated roads and infrastructure ahead of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's visit tomorrow where he will be conferred with Freedom of the Ci...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora withdraws recall on councillor, forces scrapping of by-election
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora's recent recalls on elected opposition representatives turned farcical last week when the politician was forced to reverse the recall of Victoria Falls Ward 8 Councillor ...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare suspends Pomona deal
A TENSE Harare City Council (HCC) special council meeting yesterday resolved to suspend the controversial Pomoma waste management deal despite spirited resistance from MDC Alliance councillors....Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:50hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa talks tough
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of unleashing an orgy of political violence in anger after he spurned his offer for a unity gov...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa warns of mass uprising in Zimbabwe
AN incensed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa Saturday unequivocally savaged Zanu-PF leader, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, for presiding over a violent ruling party.Cha...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ex-army general's son says gukurahundi is his priority
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday pledged to bring closure to the Gukurahundi issue once he assumes power, saying Zanu-PF officials were not in a hurry to ...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC scoops Mutare mayoral post
CITIZEN's Coalition for Change (CCC) ward 12 councillor and a lawyer Simon Chabuka Thursday won the Mutare mayoral post in a tightly contested race against deputy mayor Farai Bhiza of the MDC-T....Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 18:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Violence forces Zanu-PF to postpone primaries
Zanu-PF was yesterday forced to postpone its primary elections from today after violence broke out in several provinces as aspiring candidates for the March 26 polls canvassed for votes.The pr...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa breaks his silence
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday broke his silence on the raging debate regarding contestations over the party name, and told his supporters that he was unfazed by Zanu-PF and M...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 00:21hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Harare mayor challenges suspension
SUSPENDED Harare mayor Jacob Mafume has dragged Local Government minister July Moyo to court challenging his latest suspension as councillor and mayor.Mafume has taken the matter to the High C...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 05:22hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe MDC Alliance councillor dies
KWEKWE MDC Alliance ward 9 councillor Sheila Mutirwara has died.Mutirwara passed away on Monday at Kwekwe General Hospital due to heart failure.She has been battling a heart ailment si...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 05:25hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa goes after 'sell-out' councillors
MDC ALLIANCE councillors from across Mashonaland West province have undergone a ritualistic pledge of undying allegiance to the party's leader Nelson Chamisa, in what is being seen as a move aimed at ...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:12hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mutare City Council explodes
FACTIONALISM has rocked Mutare City Council and is now affecting service delivery at the eastern border town.This was disclosed by ward one councillor Thomas Nyamupandedengu, who called for ur...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:09hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC starts auditing MPs, councillors
MDC Alliance councillors in Bulawayo have started receiving their party membership confirmation letters as the party moves in to get rid of all its current elected parliament and council officials who...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Squabbles rock Chamisa's Bulawayo structures
INTERNAL squabbles have rocked the MDC Alliance's Bulawayo structures after its youth wing recently recalled city deputy mayor Mlandu Ncube (ward 1), and ward 5 councillor Felix Mhaka, who they accuse...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 06:24hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Obadiah Musindo takes Chamisa head on
Zanu-PF-aligned cleric Obadiah Musindo has challenged MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to address the rot caused by his opposition councillors in urban areas before taking his campaign to the rural ...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:37hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Uproar over deputy mayor appointment
MDC Alliance councillors in Chitungwiza have expressed dismay over the appointment of Zanu-PF councillor, Kiven Mutimbanyoka as deputy mayor.Mutimbanyoka was appointed Chitungwiza deputy mayor...Published: 02 Nov 2021 at 18:28hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South MDC-T resolves to work with Chamisa's MDC
THE Matebeleland South branch of the MDC-T led by Douglas Mwonzora on Friday resolved to work with councillors affiliated to the MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa in an electoral pact that will see t...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
US$40 pension for Chamisa's recalled MPs
RECALLED opposition MDC Alliance MPs were in June this year paid a measly $6 000, equivalent to US$40 on the parallel market, as pension by the Public Service Commission.One of the affected MP...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
July Moyo fuels Town House wars
LOCAL GOVERNMENT minister July Moyo yesterday appointed Stewart Mutizwa acting Harare mayor despite a court ruling on the same day that blocked the State from stopping incumbent mayor Jacob Mafume (MD...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:17hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
MPs' recall a major setback
FORMER Marondera Central legislator Caston Matewu (MDC Alliance) has described the recall of more than 40 fellow party MPs by the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T party as a major setback for many constitue...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:18hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mafume vows to challenge third suspension
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) and the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) are reportedly in a winding blame game over the prolonged delay in prosecuting suspended Harare mayor Jacob ...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Residents associations champion voter mobilisation
RESIDENTS' associations countrywide have resolved to engage in a massive voter mobilisation campaign to ensure that the majority of citizens participate in the 2023 elections. About 20 residents' orga...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 21:30hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora councillors resolve to back Mnangagwa wife
The MDC-T dominated Harare City Council has resolved to support first lady Auxilia Mnangagwa's projects amid accusations that the Douglas Mwonzora-led outfit is abusing the local authority's resources...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa expels 14 more councillors
Fourteen Gweru urban and Vungu Rural District MDC Alliance councillors have been expelled from the party after they attended a meeting called by a rival faction led by Mr Douglas Mwonzora. Acc...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC says it's no longer in charge of urban councils
THE MDC Alliance has admitted the opposition party, once in charge of all urban local councils, was no longer in control of the municipalities following the controversial recalling of most of its coun...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 19:42hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Gweru councillors in trouble for attending Mwonzora meeting
AT least 11 Gweru urban and four Vungu Rural District MDC Alliance councillors who last week attended a meeting chaired by MDC-T secretary for local government Faith Musarurwa Kamutsungira have expell...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:17hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's 11 councillors defect to Mwonzora's MDC-T
AT least 11 Gweru Urban and four Vungu Rural District MDC Alliance councillors have defected to the MDC-T party led by Douglas Mwonzora, Southern Eye reported.The councillors who left the Nels...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 19:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bid to block Mafume flops
Government yesterday failed in its bid to stop Harare mayor Jacob Mafume from reporting for duty claiming he would interfere with investigations into his alleged abuse of office charges.Mafume...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:21hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance councillor arrested for selling non-existent stand
AN MDC Alliance councillor for Chitungwiza appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court yesterday facing fraud charges after selling a nonexistent residential stand to a unsuspecting home-seeker.D...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora recalls Kwekwe mayor, deputy
THE MDC-T led by Douglas Mwonzora has recalled Kwekwe Mayor Angeline Kasipo and newly elected deputy mayor Melody Chingarande from their positions.Another councillor, Washington Moyo, has also...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's councillors vow to contest Kwekwe Deputy mayor elections
COUNCILLORS belonging to the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T are going hammer and tongs against their MDC Alliance rivals following the election of Kwekwe ward 5 Councillor Melody Chingarande as deputy May...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance councillor arrested for snubbing chief in development projects
POLICE have arrested and detained Nyaminyami Rural District Council Ward 3 MDC Alliance councillor, Taiti Busumani for deliberately sidelining traditional leaders in developmental projects in the wild...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF accused of 'hijacking' senior Kariba citizen's funeral
Zanu-PF has been accused by the family of late senior Kariba resident, Phillip Chingono of attempting to gain political mileage through crowdfunding for his funeral when, in fact, the elderly man led ...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF prepares for by-elections, sets July 16 for candidate CVs
Zanu-PF has signalled that by-elections to fill vacant parliamentary and municipal seats are imminent after making a call for the CVs of prospective candidates.The Zimbabwe Electoral Commissio...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 16:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
I am back, says Harare mayor
Harare mayor Jacob Mafume says he is back in office after the authorities failed to take him to a disciplinary hearing within 45 days following his suspension as stipulated by the law.Mafume w...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF readies for Mashonaland East primaries
THE Zanu-PF Mashonaland East province has sent CVs submitted by potential candidates interested in contesting in the primary elections to their respective districts for vetting.The province ha...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 15:01hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Joy at Chipinge Magistrate Court as MDC Alliance Councillor led to the arrest of Man of the Cloth for Child Abuse
Chipinge Pastor Samuel Chirume was arrested yesterday for abusing three minor children of her wife.Chirume who is 42 years old from St Kelvin in Chipinge town ward 8 is Married to a woman with...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 18:47hrs | | by Fanuel Chinowaita
MDC-T led council faces probe over poor service
THE Local government ministry has deployed a four-member team to investigate the MDC-T-led Marondera municipality following complaints about corruption and mismanagement.the probe was triggere...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 10:05hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa MDC fumes as ex-deputy mayor is thrown out of council
THE MDC Alliance has castigated Bulawayo Mayor Solomon Mguni for ordering the ejection from council chambers of reinstated former deputy mayor, Tinashe Kambarami as a ward councillor.Last week...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi activist decries 'persecution'
BULAWAYO activist Mbuso Fuzwayo, who is coordinator of Ibhetshu LikaZulu that is pushing for redress of the Gukurahundi massacres, has been dragged to court over a 2019 incident of alleged public viol...Published: 30 May 2021 at 09:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says, 'we are doomed'
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday described the situation in most urban centres as dire, with service delivery virtually grounded due to alleged interference by central governmen...Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fired Councillor Vows 2023 return
MASVINGO Recalled Councillor for Ward 5, Daniel Mberikunashe who was fired for sympathizing with MDC-Alliance president Nelson Chamisa, has vowed to continue supporting Chamisa and that he will run fo...Published: 20 May 2021 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance Ward 17 Councillor maintains roads in his Ward
MDC Alliance Councillor for ward 17, Chikanga Dangamvura Constituency and other Party members maintain roads in their ward yesterday.Unlike Zanu pf members who are highjacking government proje...Published: 19 May 2021 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Zanu-PF invites CVs for vacant seats
THE Zanu-PF party in Mashonaland East is already preparing for by-elections to replace recalled MDC-Alliance MPs and councillors and is inviting curriculum vitaes from its members eyeing to contest pr...Published: 17 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
2008 terror leader dies
ZAKA residents say they are not sorry about the recent death of a Zimbabwe National Army colonel, Christopher Rufu Mayoyo, who led a murderous terror campaign against opposition supporters in the dist...Published: 03 May 2021 at 07:32hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora axes Chamisa-aligned council staff
THE Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T Marondera council has fired more than 10 council workers aligned to the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance. NewsDay claims that it is reliably informed that 14 coun...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance councillor arrested for organizing football tourney
MDC Alliance Councillor for Ward 33, Bernard Chimwango was recently arrested for allegedly organizing a football tournament sometime in March, contravening the set Covid-19 regulations which prohibit ...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 16:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF gears for by-elections
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has begun preparations for by-elections, although the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) recently announced that it had indefinitely postponed elections due to the COVID-19 p...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Recalls hurting service delivery'
MARONDERA residents have blamed the recall of some MDC Alliance councillors for poor service delivery.This was revealed during a Zimbabwe Union of Journalists-organised discussion at Mbuya Neh...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 05:00hrs | 1 | by Gwizhikiti
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