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Kudenga, Masunda bid to grab Oliver Chidawu's estate flops
Attempts by chartered accountant Ngoni Kudenga and former Harare Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda to grab late former Harare Metropolitan Affairs and Devolution minister Oliver Chidawu's estate have been stopp...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 12:09hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Masunda acquitted in indecent assault case
Former Harare Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda was acquitted yesterday by Harare magistrate Ayanda Ndlamini, who ruled that the State's case lacked evidence. The magistrate emphasized that proceeding further w...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 11:34hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Muchadeyi Masunda applies for acquittal in indecent assault case
Lawyers representing former Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda have filed an application for the dismissal of an assault charge against their client, arguing that the State has failed to establish a prima...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:55hrs | 435 | by Staff reporter
Harare South MP sucked into land squabbles
NEWLY-ELECTED Harare South legislator, Trymore Kanopula has been accused of dishing out serviced stands belonging to a housing co-operative.Kanopula, who won the seat on a Zanu-PF ticket, is a...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 07:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
2 Mutsvangwas, 6 women and 3 Mnangagwas
With former television personality Tatenda Mavetera thrown into the mix, one needs very little imagination to describe Zimbabwe's Cabinet that was sworn into office early this week following a sham el...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 22:09hrs | 11 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
'Zanu-PF abusing Mupedzanhamo'
HARARE Residents Trust (HRT) has berated the ongoing abuse of Mupedzanhamo flea market by alleged Zanu-PF-related space barons, saying the ruling party lacks the will to discipline the rogue elements....Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 06:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF commissions borehole twice
IN a surprise development, Zanu-PF has re-commissioned a borehole in Epworth that was first commissioned eight months ago.On Sunday, Zanu-PF commissioned a borehole in ward 1, Epworth, the sam...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Widows4ED wants Mnangagwa to fire Harare provincial coordinator
WIDOWS for Economic Development (Widows4ED) has written a scathing letter advising President Emmerson Mnangagwa to fire Provincial Development Coordinator (PDC) Tafadzwa Muguti, who they accused of ar...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chidawu widow's sues own children over estate
THE late national hero Oliver Chidawu's widow Spiwe has approached the High Court seeking to bar her own children from accessing their father's vast wealth arguing that they had no claim to properties...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 18:32hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Storm brews over Oliver Chidawu estate
THE late national hero Oliver Chidawu's widow Spiwe has taken family executor Clever Mandizvidza to court, challenging a will left by her husband on the basis that it violated sections of the Wills Ac...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 05:59hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe will win economic war
ZIMBABWE will attain a prosperous future and overcome the economic challenges being engineered by its detractors bent on making the economy "scream" through asymmetrical warfare targeting ordinary cit...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF disowns official who called for Nelson Chamisa to be killed
Zanu-PF has disowned a party official filmed telling a rally in Mberengwa that Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa, his supporters and their children should be murdered.Zanu-PF...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:17hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Harare to name streets after mayors
Former and serving Harare mayors since 1980 will now have their names inscribed on selected streets in the city as a way of honouring their contributions, current Mayor Jacob Mafume has said.S...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 20:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa claims that opposition councillors are corrupt
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday accused opposition-led local government councils of being "corrupt opportunists".He made the remarks at the burial of the late national hero, Oliver Chid...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Puppets will never rule Zimbabwe'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said time has come to vote out corrupt opposition councillors whose parties have not only run down local authorities but are puppets of Western countries that want to rem...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:37hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hits back
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has accused Harare's opposition councillors of being corrupt, at a time his own minister, July Moyo, is being investigated for allegedly forcing council into shadowy deals...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 19:40hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Oliver Chidawu burial set for today
The memorial service for the Minister of State for Harare Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Engineer Oliver Chidawu, who died last Tuesday, was held yesterday at the family home in Harare ahead of bu...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 06:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chidawu burial date set
National hero and Minister of State for Harare Provincial Affairs and Devolution Engineer Oliver Chidawu, who collapsed and died at his home in Harare on Tuesday, will be buried on Monday next week at...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Oliver Chidawu declared a national hero
The Minister of State for Harare Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Engineer Oliver Chidawu, has been declared a national hero. He died yesterday morning at the age of 66. Speaking at ...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 18:20hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chidawu leaves bitter-sweet legacy
THE untimely death Tuesday of Harare Metropolitan Provincial Affairs minister, Oliver Chidawu (68), due to suspected cardiac arrest, ignited social media amid revelations the top engineer-cum-politici...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 08:19hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF mourns Chidawu
Zanu-PF has expressed shock following the death of Minister of State for Harare Metropolitan Provincial Affairs and Devolution Oliver Chidawu.Chidawu collapsed and died this morning at his hom...Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 18:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chidawu suffers a heart attack hours after attending event with Mnangagwa
Oliver Chidawu, the provincial affairs minister for Harare collapsed and died this morning at his home.He was 68.Chidawu reportedly suffered a heart attack on Monday night, hours after...Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 18:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife appointed wildlife ambassador
WILDLIFE conservation requires team work as it calls for serious attention, commitment and dedication, First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa said on Monday night while accepting her new role as the country...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:17hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sucked into land dispute
The ongoing land dispute in Budiriro between land developer Fifty Angels Company and one Hebert Senda, popularly known as Madzibaba Enock, has reached a boiling point with Senda now accused of droppin...Published: 06 May 2022 at 19:28hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Muswere commissions 10 TelOne LTE in Chitungwiza
INFORMATION Communication and Technology (ICT) minister Jenfan Muswere today launched 10 TelOne Blaze LTE service Base Stations in Chitungwiza which are set to service at least 6000 clients.Th...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 06:38hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
CCC councillors plot to disregard protocol
CCC members have hatched a plan to make Harare City Council ungovernable through wanton disregard of protocol, sacking of management deemed anti-opposition and imposing their corrupt cronies, The Hera...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Trevor Ncube's dalliances with Mnangagwa run much deeper
This article on the mysterious and controversial relations between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and local publisher Trevor Ncube is a summary based on an extract from...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:22hrs | 418 | by Jonathan Mbiriyamveka
Ex-Harare mayoress Masunda laid to rest
FORMER mayoress Fikile Patricia Faith Masunda (nee Phezulu) was laid to rest at Warren Hills Cemetery in Harare today.Fikile was Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) editorial advisory board chairperson...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:36hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
CCC candidate fined $50 000 for building on wetland
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate for Harare's ward 41 in the March 26 council by-election, Kudzai Kadzombe, has been fined $50 000 by the Environmental Management Agency for building ...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF kicks-off poll campaign
The ruling Zanu-PF yesterday launched its campaign for the National Assembly and council by-elections scheduled for March 26.All candidates representing the party in Harare Province were intro...Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 05:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Demolitions of illegal structures to spread across all cities
The government says it will carry out more demolitions of illegal structures in the Harare as part of its ambition to create "smart cities".Over the weekend, the government directed the City o...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 23:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
PG descends on councils
PROSECUTOR-GENERAL Kumbirai Hodzi has moved in to finalise a number of corruption cases involving council management and councillors in Harare and Chitungwiza.Some of the cases have been dragg...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 00:08hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere wave rattles Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF has threatened to suspend party members hobnobbing with former national commissar Saviour Kasukuwere amid accusations that some were putting his image as well as that of the late former presid...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:15hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Munatsi family speaks on banker's shock death
THE family of the late banker Douglas Munatsi yesterday said they were heartbroken and are still in shock over a fire incident that claimed his life last week.Munatsi, the Zimbabwe Investment ...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:18hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa information dynasty as Mnangagwa reorganises politburo
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday appointed new secretaries in his Zanu-PF party's politburo, while reassigning others.The mini-reshuffle will see former diplomat Christopher Mutsvangw...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:36hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF excludes ex-Zapu members in new Politburo
ZANU-PF First Secretary President Mnangagwa yesterday reshuffled Politburo members with Christopher Mutsvangwa being appointed as the party's Secretary for Information and First Lady Auxillia Mn...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:31hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Politburo members reshuffled
Zanu-PF First Secretary President Mnangagwa yesterday reshuffled Politburo members, with Christopher Mutsvangwa being appointed as the party's Secretary for Information and First Lady Amai Auxil...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:27hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 triggers fatal disputes
COVID-19 is said to be one of the major causes of a surge in disputes within communities and has also contributed significantly to loss of lives.This was said yesterday by National Peace and R...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:36hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa caps 385 HIT graduates
President Mnangagwa yesterday capped 385 graduates at Harare Institute of Technology in different disciplines as the institution positions itself to become a national and global powerhouse in innovati...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:28hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Gomwe in court for assaulting Masimirembwa
Zanu-PF Harare province vice-chairperson Godwin Gomwe yesterday appeared in court charged with assault after he allegedly struck his boss, Godwills Masimirembwa, with a chair.Gomwe, who appear...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Reprieve for NGOs as High Court orders Muguti to stop issuing directives
HIGH Court Judge Justice Esther Muremba on Friday ordered Tafadzwa Muguti, the Provincial Development Coordinator for Harare Metropolitan Province and some government agents to stop interfering with o...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 11:47hrs | 3 | by Stephen Jakes
Court postpones NGOs court challenge against govt
THE High Court yesterday postponed to next week the hearing of an urgent chamber application by the civic society organisations (CSOs), which seek to stop government moves to cut their operations....Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
NGOs take govt to court over ban
NON-GOVERNMENTAL Organisations (NGOs) that were recently ordered to stop their operations by the government over failure to submit their work have challenged the directive at the High Court, setting t...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
NGOs fight back Mnangagwa ban
CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) on Friday filed an urgent chamber court application, seeking to stop government moves to stop their operations.In the application filed at the High Court, th...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe NGOs to defy Mnangagwa govt directives
NON-GOVERNMENTAL organisations (NGOs) operating in Harare yesterday hit back at Harare Metropolitan provincial development coordinator (PDC) Tafadzwa Muguti saying he had no mandate to order them to r...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 11:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt onslaught on NGOs starts
GOVERNMENT has made the first move in its clampdown on nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), with the Harare metropolitan provincial development co-ordinator (PDC) Tafadzwa Muguti ordering civic organ...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 14:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reportr
Zimbabwe govt demands monthly reports on NGO activities
THE government has moved the clearance and monitoring of all non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to provincial development coordinators (PDC) in a raft of measures meant to keep track of their activ...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 17:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt blocks Zanu-PF supporters' eviction
GOVERNMENT has blocked controversial tycoon Billy Rautenbach from evicting thousands of Zanu-PF supporters he accuses of illegally settling on his land in Harare's Aspindale area.Harare Metrop...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa wants Malaba to voluntarily step down
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says under-fire Chief Justice Luke Malaba must voluntarily step down to preserve the integrity of Zimbabwe's judicial system.President Emmerson Mnangagwa con...Published: 30 May 2021 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt goes after car sales
GOVERNMENT is planning to launch a blitz on car sales in Harare and Chitungwiza, accusing them of turning the urban areas into havens of drug peddling and prostitution.The move will likely spe...Published: 20 May 2021 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
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