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Flat tyres bring City's trench project to a halt
Masvingo City Council is facing mounting criticism from residents over the prolonged downtime of a key earth-moving machine, brought to a standstill by flat tyres while working on a crucial trenching ...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 18:02hrs | 1121 | by Staff reporter
Mucheke main bridge now 58% complete
The much-anticipated construction of the Mucheke main bridge in Masvingo is advancing steadily, with authorities confirming that the project is now 58 percent complete and expected to be finished by t...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 15:00hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Councilors in near fist fight over international trips
A tense Masvingo City Council meeting held on June 27 nearly turned violent as councilors clashed over a proposed international trip to Zambia and the licensing of a new liquor operator in Hills...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 10:26hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Suspended HIV services resume and vaginal ring returns
After months of uncertainty and suspended services, HIV prevention efforts in Masvingo have received a major boost with the resumption of long-acting injectable Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and the...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 12:36hrs | 1122 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo City destroys 1,6t of chicken
The Masvingo City Council last Friday destroyed 1.6 tonnes of chicken smuggled into Zimbabwe from South Africa without veterinary clearance, declaring the consignment unfit for human consumption....Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 12:33hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo City, Ministry of Health in standoff over donated vehicle
A standoff has erupted between Masvingo City Council and the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) over a vehicle donated by the Global Fund, amid allegations that the vehicle, intended to support...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:43hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Councillors slam inaction over bus terminus revival
Frustration is mounting among Masvingo city councillors over the local authority's continued failure to renovate and revive Mucheke Bus Terminus, despite multiple resolutions aimed at restoring order ...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 13:09hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Catch and release: Mnangagwa's Minister walks free again
In a development that has reignited concerns about Zimbabwe's compromised legal system, the High Court in Masvingo has removed from the roll a high-profile land dispute case involving Masvingo Pro...Published: 07 May 2025 at 15:53hrs | 2705 | by Staff reporter
Sewer crisis at Zanu-PF MP's house
The urban residence of Zanu-PF Member of Parliament for Zaka South, Clemence Chiduwa, has become a symbol of deteriorating infrastructure as raw sewage continues to flood his Hillside property uncheck...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 18:01hrs | 1195 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo council to spend $16,900 on Samsung phones
Masvingo City Council is facing public scrutiny after announcing plans to spend $16,900 on 13 Samsung S24 Ultra phones for its councillors, citing the need to improve communication. The decision comes...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 16:23hrs | 563 | by Staff reporter
Council file disappears as Chadzamira grabs widow's property
Masvingo Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Ezra Chadzamira, is at the center of a legal dispute involving an 8-hectare plot in Morningside, Masvingo, owned by widow Farai Mazeng...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 13:24hrs | 1146 | by Staff reporter
Chadzamira grabs widow's property
Ezra Chadzamira, the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Masvingo, is embroiled in a legal dispute with a widow whose 8-hectare plot he allegedly seized in Morningside, Masving...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 13:31hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Council exposed over landfill lies
A report by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has exposed the Masvingo City Council's deception regarding the Cambria Farm landfill project. Despite claims that the old dumpsite in Runyararo...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:20hrs | 256 | 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 | 59 | by George Tshuma
Chamisa loyalist threatens councillors
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Masvingo City Councillors are under fire from the party and were threatened for failing to attend the ward 2 by-election campaign launch last weekend by the par...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 19:03hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Kambucha drink withdrawn from shelves
TOUTED by its consumers as a non-intoxicating product with health benefits, Kambucha drink has been banned from supermarket shelves.A month ago, Masvingo City Council banned its employees from...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:56hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
By-elections date for recalled Bulawayo councillors set
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said by-elections for eight recalled Bulawayo Citizen Coalition for Change councillors will be held in December while the nomination court will sit next mon...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF blames opposition for poor service delivery in urban areas
The ruling party Zanu-PF has accused Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) for poor service delivery in urban areas.Speaking at the press discussion organized by TellZim News held at Chevron Hot...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 07:24hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
CCC vote split imminent in Masvingo ward 1
There are fears of vote split in Masvingo City Council's ward 1 in the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party as one member Edmond Maruta who was disqualified went on to stand as independent after ...Published: 15 Jul 2023 at 11:16hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC swiftly solves ward 2 double candidate impasse
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has swiftly managed to solve the double candidate saga for Masvingo West's ward 2 which falls under Masvingo City Council after they successfully negotiated for...Published: 24 Jun 2023 at 18:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi implores councils to promote waste recycling
FORMER Vice President Kembo Mohadi says recycling plays an important part in waste management, which is missing in local authorities as they struggle to manage waste collection.Officially open...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mohadi claims that Zimbabwe opposition has failed urban people
Opposition political parties have failed to run councils as evidenced by bad roads, failure to collect garbage and provide clean water to residents, Zanu-PF Second Secretary Kembo Mohadi has said....Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:00hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo introduces US$5 littering fine
THE Masvingo City Council has resolved to introduce a US$5 littering fine as part of its efforts to arrest litterbugs in the city.The Health, Housing and Environmental Services Committee recom...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 08:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo master plan raises stink
RED flags have been raised over a deal to design a master plan for development between Masvingo City and the Urban Development Corporation (UDCORP) amid allegations of flagrant violation of public...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 10:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo to erect Simon Muzenda statue
MASVINGO City Council has proposed to erect a statue in honour of the late Vice President, Dr Simon Muzenda.Mzee, as he was affectionately known, was born in October in Gutu and died on 20 Sep...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo roads far better than Harare
Minister of Local Government and National Housing July Moyo has praised Masvingo City Council for infrastructural development and road maintenance saying the roads were better than in Harare.H...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 11:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zinara speaks on $17bn disbursement
Local authorities that are yet to show how they spent their money from the Zimbabwe National Administration (Zinara) last year will not get anything from the $17 billion the road authority is ready to...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zinara to explore new revenue sources
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) is exploring new ways of raising funds to complement traditional revenue sources for road programmes.The authority said the revenue it collec...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
We're not responsible for road rehab, says Zinara
ZIMBABWE National Road Administration (Zinara) yesterday said it was not responsible for the dilapidated state of roads across the country, insisting that its mandate was to collect funds and disburse...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zinara unveils $17bn roads war chest
Another $17 billion will be distributed mid-next month by Zinara to all provinces and local authorities for road maintenance under the next phase of the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP)....Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Councils blow $9,5 billion meant for roads rehab
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has brewed a massive shocker after stunning disclosures it disbursed ZW$9,5 billion (US$80 million) to local authorities in 2021 for the rehabilitati...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa Chete Chete: New party with very old habits
It's only a new name! The rest is not so different from the disbanded Movement for Democratic Change - Alliance (MDC -A) from dictatorship, imposition of candidates, fielding double candidates to shov...Published: 29 Jan 2022 at 14:45hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Residents outraged as council auctions bus for ZW$20 000
MASVINGO residents are up in arms with the city council after the local authority sold a functioning bus for a paltry ZW$20 000 at an auction which was held without their knowledge.The 75-seat...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:19hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Councils forced to pay $32m for Auxillia Mnangagwa's orphanage
URBAN local authorities across the country were recently forced to contribute $32 million towards the construction of First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's orphanage in Chiredzi, investigations by NewZimbab...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:34hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
MDC MP, Zanu-PF councillor clash over use of $2m CDF
AN MDC Alliance MP for Masvingo Urban has clashed with a Zanu-PF councillor over part of a $2 million Community Development Fund (CDF) the legislator channelled towards construction of the city's a hi...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 15:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo rubbishes AG Chiri's report
MASVINGO City Council (MCC) management has rubbished the auditor general's report on the misappropriation of Covid 19 funds with the town clerk accusing the AG of lying and leaving out key information...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Masvingo City Council fires Engineer Gozo
Embattled Masvingo City Engineer Tawanda Gozo who has been on six months suspension has been relieved of his duties as Director of Engineering department in a judgement delivered during a special meet...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 18:41hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'Refuse non-collection a human rights violation'
THE Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has described the failure by the urban councils to collect refuse as a human rights violation because it exposes citizens to health risks.Thi...Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 19:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ex Victoria High head tries luck in Zanu-PF
John Muzamani, the former Victoria High head who had a disgraceful departure from the school last year is now trying his luck in Zanu-PF.Muzamani is among 11 candidates who have submitted thei...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 23:41hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Uninspected meat floods butcheries
Some farmers and butchers are selling condemned meat from livestock affected by diseases such as January disease and anthrax, instead of burning the carcasses. Although cases of tick-borne diseases ar...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo city in traffic congestion headache
MASVINGO City Council is grappling with congestion that has clogged local and international traffic at Mucheke Bridge, amid revelations that efforts to build an alternative route was stalled by lack o...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 08:06hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Khupe wields axe on Chamisa's 3 mayors
MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe has recalled the mayors of Chinhoyi, Chegutu and Bindura and several councillors for refusing to cross over to her party after they continued to align themselves to the...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 06:48hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T recalls 4 Masvingo councillors
MDC-T leader Thokozani Khuphe has recalled four Masvingo City councillors.The four councillors are: Tarusenga Vhembo (Ward 3), Godfrey Kurauone (Ward 4), Daniel Mberikunashe (Ward 5) and Richa...Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Masvingo Town unleashes debt collectors on ZRP to recover $10m
THE financially-strapped Masvingo City Council has resolved to unleash debt collectors to recover over $10 million it is owed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) in unpaid water bills.The lo...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:28hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Corrupt councils need cleansing
AS the umbrella organ playing the oversight role over the way Zimbabwean local councils discharge their mandate for service delivery, the Zimbabwe National Organisation of Associations of Residents Tr...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:02hrs | | by Shepherd Chikomba
Prophet Magaya investigated over women abuse
WOMEN Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni last week revealed that her ministry through the Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) investigated Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader Walther...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:28hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa in Masvingo land wrangle
THE Masvingo City Council has repossessed a 1,9 hectare piece of land from Harare businessman and Zvimba South legislator Philip Chiyangwa after he allegedly violated terms of the agreement by failing...Published: 30 May 2019 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo to name streets after war vets
Masvingo City Council and the Infrastructural Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) intend to honour liberation war luminaries from the province by naming streets in the new suburb of Clipsham Views aft...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rekindles his fight with Masvingo mayor
MDC president Nelson Chamisa has rekindled his fight with Masvingo mayor Collin Maboke, ordering him to resign within a week to save his council seat or face expulsion for defying party directives....Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 10:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC activists flees Zimbabwe, holed in SA
MDC-Alliance activists and their civil society partners have fled the country and are reportedly holed up in South Africa after organising the so-called stay-away that degenerated into an orgy of loot...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 22:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
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