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Defaulting RDC cut off
Local authorities across Manicaland are grappling with mounting unpaid water bills and rates, leaving councils with limited options, including rationing supplies and introducing prepaid water meters, ...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:36hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
MP embroiled in Chitungwiza land dispute
A resident of Manyame Park, Loverjoy Chogugudza, has lodged a formal complaint with the Municipality of Chitungwiza accusing St Mary's Member of Parliament Brighton Mazhindu of corruption, abuse of of...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:31hrs | 906 | by Staff reporter
Resident backlash forces Plumtree to scrap US$12 levy
Plumtree Town Council has scrapped the controversial infrastructure development levies imposed on residents and businesses earlier this year, following a wave of opposition from the local community....Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 19:11hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Council embroiled in US$18k advance salary scandal
Chiredzi Town Council is embroiled in a financial scandal after it emerged that nearly US$18,000 in salary advances given to employees remains unaccounted for, with some beneficiaries having already l...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 18:24hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Councillors suspend Mayor over incompetence
Tensions reached a boiling point at Beitbridge Town Council on Monday evening as Councillors passed a vote of no confidence in Mayor Peter Pirato Mafuta, accusing him of incompetence, dereliction of d...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 17:08hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
ZACC arrests opposition MP for 'illegal' land occupation
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested Patrick Sagandira, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Member of Parliament for Makoni Central, on allegations of unlawfully occupying a...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:47hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Council in bond paper scandal
Karoi Town Council is at the centre of a damning procurement scandal after it emerged that the local authority ordered safety equipment worth US$1,100 but instead received bond paper in what lawmakers...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 11:31hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Small town councillors plan US$50,000 South Korea trip
Residents of Chiredzi and disgruntled council workers have voiced strong opposition to a planned overseas trip by the town council chairperson and two junior councillors to South Korea next month. The...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
Gold rally is bringing new riches to rural Zimbabwe
In Filabusi, the streets are packed with BMW X5s and Land Rover Defenders, modern houses paid for in cash are springing up and whisky is only sold by the bottle in the small town's bars.The th...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 09:43hrs | 2386 | by Ray Ndlovu
ZACC arrests three council officials over illegal land deal
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested three senior officials from the Rusape Town Council in connection with a controversial and allegedly unlawful land lease deal involving a pr...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 17:18hrs | 857 | by Staff reporter
Town Council cracks down on land hoarding
Rusape Town Council has passed a bold resolution aimed at curbing land hoarding by requiring both residential and commercial landowners to develop their stands within 12 months or risk repossession....Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 13:19hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Court reinstates Town Council Auditor amid ongoing resistance
A Labour Court ruling last week overturned the dismissal of Manasseh Mhlolo, the internal auditor at Gokwe Town Council, who was fired eight months ago over a minor US$80 vehicle damage expense. Despi...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:53hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Ncube takes helm at Shurugwi Town Council
After a setback in his appointment at Bikita Rural District Council (RDC), Archibald Ncube has found a fresh opportunity to lead, assuming the role of Town Secretary at Shurugwi Town Council on May 16...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:46hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Rusape suspends engineer, cites incompetence
Rusape Town Council has resolved to suspend its Head of Engineering Department, Engineer Charles Chindenga, over allegations of incompetence. The decision, which was ratified during a special full cou...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:15hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Council keeps jailed directors on payroll
Zvishavane Town Council is set to pay a combined US$108,000 in back pay to three senior directors currently serving jail terms for corruption, after failing to formally terminate their contracts follo...Published: 10 May 2025 at 14:19hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Suspected female con artist faces judgment day
A 36-year-old woman, Brenda Dhaka, who is facing multiple charges of fraud and forgery, will learn her fate when she appears before Chiredzi Magistrate Tendai Mutamba on Tuesday for judgment.D...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 11:23hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
TIMB stops contracting tobacco floor's operations
Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has ordered Bindura contract floor to stop operations in Mvurwi after the local council gave them a community ...Published: 28 Feb 2025 at 19:57hrs | 557 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mvurwi
Chiredzi SMEs complement Vision 2030, empower less privileged
Over a thousand members drawn from Chiredzi rural and urban districts operating micro, small to medium enterprises are complementing government efforts to attain upper-middle income economic status by...Published: 22 Feb 2025 at 11:07hrs | 765 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole recently in Chiredzi
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 | 258 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba's grave sets tongues wagging
Fourteen years after his controversial passing, the final resting place of the late Madzibaba Godfrey Nzira continues to spark debate and controversy, highlighting the intersection of social status an...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:38hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Masvingo issues prohibition order to Roy Bhila
The Zanu-PF Masvingo Provincial Disciplinary Committee has issued a Prohibition Order against Member of Parliament Roy Bhila following serious allegations of misconduct. The order, dated December 12, ...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 14:50hrs | 570 | by Staff reporter
Mutare Town Council purchases Fire ladder in Belarus
Mutare City Council has procured a fire ladder from Belarus, Europe, Bulawayo24.com has learnt.The fire ladder will be used by the city council's electrical engineering department to repair to...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 18:19hrs | 1595 | by Simbarashe Sithole
831 graduate from rebranded Border Gezi program
A historic milestone was achieved as 831 young Zimbabweans graduated from the rebranded Dadaya National Youth Service training centre in Zvishavane, marking the inaugural graduation ceremony of the re...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 06:45hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter
831 graduate from rebranded Border Gezi program
A historic milestone was achieved as 831 young Zimbabweans graduated from the rebranded Dadaya National Youth Service training centre in Zvishavane, marking the inaugural graduation ceremony of the re...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 06:45hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Massive corruption at Zvishavane town council
Dear Editor, Please publish this exposé which involves the Zvishavane town planner who is selling public roads to business people without full council approval. At least 3 public roads have b...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 18:55hrs | 650 | by Concerned Zvishavane Resident
Mnangagwa's govt employs national youth service graduates
The Zimbabwean government has begun employing graduates from the National Youth Service (NYS) program in line with a Cabinet directive that prioritizes the recruitment of these trainees into the civil...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:35hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Bus rank rivalry turns fatal
A deadly clash between touts representing rival bus operators, Inter Africa and Stallion Cruise, erupted in Chiredzi last week, culminating in the tragic death of one tout. The victim succumbed to his...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 06:25hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Harare, Chitungwiza meet over water crisis
The Harare City Council (HCC) is set to hold a crucial meeting with Chitungwiza Municipality this week to address the ongoing water crisis in the dormitory town, which worsened following the decommiss...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:17hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Acting town secretary arrested
The police in Karoi have arrested the acting town secretary, Tongai Namusala, following allegations of corruption, leading to his immediate suspension by the town council. Namusala was apprehended on ...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 08:36hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
ZIM condemns Mnangagwa's US$3 billion white farmers compensation plan
The Zimbabwe Independent Movement (ZIM) has condemned Mnangagwa's US$3 billion compensation package for white farmers, describing the act as reversal for the liberation struggle gains.In a sta...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 11:28hrs | 931 | by Staff Reporters
WATCH: Council official's kombi burns
Mvurwi Town Council official's commuter omnibus went up in flames at Redan Service station, Mvurwi on Saturday afternoon.Witnesses said the commuter omnibus caught up fire at the service stati...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 11:25hrs | 320 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gurira in US$77,000 scam
Simbarashe Oswald Gurira, a 38-year-old official from the Ministry of the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle, appeared in the Harare magistrate's court last Friday, facing serious allegations of abus...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 08:05hrs | 1412 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree council suspends ambulance services due to breakdown
Residents of Plumtree and the general public are being urged to make alternative arrangements for medical emergencies, following the announcement that the town's council ambulance is currently out of ...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 13:21hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
2 Royal baLozi graves in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Bulawayo's Athlone Cemetery is the oldest formal graveyard in the modern city, being established in December 1893 in the vicinity of what was known as White Man's Camp. There are many significant pers...Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 11:12hrs | 1112 | by Paul Hubbard, Independent Researcher, Bulawayo
Ghost wards attributed to Hwange poor performance
Hwange Local Board (HLB) has been facing significant challenges in service delivery, a situation exacerbated by the existence of 10 "ghost" wards. These wards, whose councillors do not fall under HLB'...Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 08:16hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Guard nabbed for insulting Mnangagwa
A 35-year-old security guard from Beitbridge, Ezekiel Chiradza, has been arrested for allegedly accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa of economic mismanagement. Chiradza also criticized the n...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:21hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Hwende defects to Zanu-PF
Former Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) Chiredzi Town Council chairman Gibson Hwende has defected to Zanu-PF, stating that opposing President Emmerson Mnangagwa is futile.Hwende announced ...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 13:17hrs | 1296 | by Staff reporter
It's a puppet show at townhouse
Zimbabwe is now well and truly a banana republic,nay, it has moved a notch up to become a certified armpit of the world , thanks largely to ZANU PF's authoritarian rule It is abundantly clear ...Published: 29 Aug 2024 at 16:15hrs | 883 | by Wonder Bvungura
Plumtree Town Council plans to demolish vending structures
The Plumtree Combined Residents and Development Association (PCRADA) is in conflict with the Plumtree Town Council over the council's plans to remove informal traders from the central business distric...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 07:40hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Hwende joins Zanu-PF
Former Chiredzi Town Council (CTC) Chairperson, Alderman Gibson Hwende has officially joined Zanu-PF after serving two decades as opposition's Ward 1 councilor in Chiredzi Urban.Hwende confirm...Published: 14 Jul 2024 at 10:47hrs | 1477 | by Staff reporter
Ex-CCC Council chair Gibson Hwende joins Zanu-PF
Former Chiredzi Town Council (CTC) Chairperson, Alderman Gibson Hwende has officially joined Zanu-PF after serving two decades as opposition's Ward 1 councilor in Chiredzi Urban.Hwende confirm...Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 12:22hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter
Land developer up for fraud
Directors of Full Life Open Arms Africa (Private) Limited Andrew Chegutu and Godknows Nelson Mandaza have been taken to court for allegedly defrauding Chiredzi Town Council and Chiredzi Rural Council ...Published: 06 Jul 2024 at 11:44hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya bags murky council deal
Chitungwiza Town Council has initiated its controversial master plan crafting deal with funding from a company linked to church leader Walter Magaya, despite opposition from residents and ongoing lega...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 06:50hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF minister sucked into vehicle scandal
Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister, Christopher Magomo, is facing allegations of involvement in a scandal concerning executives at Mvurwi Town Council, according to reports...Published: 30 May 2024 at 08:45hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Investor pours US$44m into steel plant
Local investor BER–Pig Iron and Steel Company (BPISC) has committed US$43.8 million to establish an iron ore processing plant in Redcliff, Midlands province. This initiative will be operated under a...Published: 20 May 2024 at 07:48hrs | 70 | by Staff reporter
Council boss blows thousands on bling
Chiredzi Council, which is struggling to deliver standard services to its 300 000plus residents, is in the eye of a storm following revelations that the local authority could be pampering its executiv...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 17:56hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF manipulates Govt structures to abuse public funds
The ruling party Zanu-PF is allegedly using government structures to manipulate councils to advance the ruling party's programmes.This was evidenced by the mystery surrounding a meeting that t...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 15:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF 'Godfather' dragged to court
Former Chiredzi Town Council Chairperson and Zanu-PF Chiredzi ‘Godfather' Francis Moyo was recently arraigned before the courts by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) together with his al...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 10:40hrs | 17 | 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
Inadequate toilets leave Plumtree stinking
PLUMTREE residents have bemoaned inadequate ablution and sanitation facilities in the town centre especially at the vendors trading points, amid fears of possible outbreaks of waterborne diseases....Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 13:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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