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Zanu-PF's corrupt election funding exposed
THE ruling Zanu-PF mortgaged the country's natural resources in lieu of US$100 million in financial support ahead of the country's 2013 general elections, a new report by a local watchdog has shown....Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 17:54hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt promises 200 000 new houses by 2023
At least 200 000 new houses will be constructed by 2023, while apartments that are unfit for human habitation will be rebuilt and informal settlements revamped as part of a raft of measures to overhau...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:40hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Command Housing kicks off
THE Government has managed to get the buy-in from private sector players, including pension funds and insurance schemes, to support the Community Housing programme which is set to be rolled out soon. ...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe govt to construct high-rise flats for urban housing'
GOVERNMENT says it will identify vacant spaces in different parts of Harare and construct high-rise flats with elevators under a command national housing delivery programme.This was revealed b...Published: 14 May 2019 at 07:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says 'Zimbabwe now military State'
ZIMBABWE has effectively moved from a police, to a military State, where members of the army are now being used to maintain order while police have been reduced to spectators, MDC leader Nelson Chamis...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa brings Prof. Lumumba to Norton
Norton Member of parliament Temba Mliswa through his organization Youth Advocacy for Reform and Democracy (YARD) will be hosting the famed philosopher and Founder of PLO Lumumba Foundation Profe...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 11:51hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's command Housing starts
GOVERNMENT has identified over 107 000 sites across Zimbabwe for construction of houses under the Command Housing programme.The scheme, which President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to offici...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
5 000 'duped' in stands deal
AT least 5 000 Bulawayo residents, mainly youths from the ruling Zanu-PF who registered to benefit from Umvutshwa housing project could have been duped of their monies after Government indicated it wa...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 08:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Government secures $940m lifeline for Harare water
Government has secured funding commitments worth $940 million from China to overhaul Harare's water and sewer system, which is in a state of disrepair and has been blamed for the current cholera outbr...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 07:19hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo squatters pin hopes on Mnangagwa
SQUATTERS in Bulawayo have said that they have faith that the new Government led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa will provide decent accommodation for them.Lack of accommodation has seen a num...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government to float $150m housing bond
The government will in the next few weeks float a $150 million bond to kick start the command housing project across the country.The plan which is being made through government housing investm...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 16:26hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Govt sets aside $150m for Command Housing
Government is committed to ensuring decent and dignified accommodation for every citizen, Local Government, Pubic Works and National Housing Minister July Moyo has said. Addressing thousands o...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is 'scientifically illiterate'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's "scientific illiteracy" is the main reason why the country's economy will not improve anytime soon, opposition New Patriotic Front (NPF) leader Tendai Munyanduri has sai...Published: 19 May 2018 at 20:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Emotions should not determine Vote
Time for Zimbabweans to cast their votes in the harmonised election is fast approaching, it is imperative that, not their emotions, but the need to see Zimbabwe develop, industries opening up and pros...Published: 16 May 2018 at 15:05hrs | | by Prosperity Mzila
$150 million for Command Housing
GOVERNMENT has issued a $150 million bond to kick-start the Command Housing Programme, which is part of Zanu-PF's sustainable development programmes to deliver more than a million houses by 2023....Published: 12 May 2018 at 13:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Teachers reject paltry 10% pay hike
TEACHERS yesterday reportedly rejected a paltry 10% salary hike offered by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government, but agreed to continue with the negotiations aimed at averting a potentially cripp...Published: 08 May 2018 at 07:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
DAnet gets backing for command housing
DESTINY of Africa Network (DAnet) says it has secured funding to roll out housing projects in support of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's command housing project. DAnet founder, Obadiah Musindo ...Published: 28 Apr 2018 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Homelink sets eyes on Bindura
HOMELINK - a subsidiary of the central bank - says it is engaging construction firms to build low-cost housing units in Bindura under its initiative to construct 30 000 houses by 2018 for middle-incom...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 11:20hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
No debt write-offs again, govt tells residents
THE Local Government ministry has called on all ratepayers to pay up their bills at their respective councils to improve service delivery, saying there would be no debt write-off ahead of this year's ...Published: 26 Apr 2018 at 08:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Councils have 40-year infrastructure gap'
LOCAL authorities have an infrastructure development gap of 40 years and require quick interventions to stimulate growth and improved service delivery, the Urban Councils' Association of Zimbabwe (UCA...Published: 24 Apr 2018 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt moots Command Housing
GOVERNMENT is working on a Command Housing project to expand housing facilities in old townships and areas to ease congestion.The idea mooted by President Emmerson Mnangagwa is aimed at elevat...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to unveil 230,000 houses for civil servants
APEX Council, the umbrella body for civil servants' unions, has said government has come up with a new national command housing scheme to be launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa soon.This ...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt housing scheme divides civil servants' unions
THE government's recent offer to provide housing units for its employees has left civil servants' unions sharply divided, with the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) rubbishing the scheme ...Published: 26 Jul 2017 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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