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Budirio 5 residents evicted at Glen Eagles farm in Harare
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has on 25th of October received reports of evictions and demolitions of three hundred and thirteen (313) houses affecting approximately one thousand two hundred and...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 16:30hrs | 1984 | by NGO Forum
Court rules against demolition of illegal homes
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has outlawed the demolition of illegal homes or eviction of people from illegal structures in the absence of a court order.The ruling of the court now n...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 08:32hrs | 3252 | by Staff reporter
Egodini project developer to start registering job seekers
EGODINI Mall project developer, Tearracotta Private Limited, will on Monday start registering job seekers and businesses that will participate in the implementation of the mega-project after it commis...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:16hrs | 717 | by Staff reporter
Parly holds hope of displaced people
A FORTNIGHT ago, President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially opened the first session of the Ninth Parliament of Zimbabwe, delivering a State of the Nation Address (Sona) that elicited various reactions a...Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 05:51hrs | 154 | by Francis Mukora
Residents petition court over demolitions
NINE residents of Budiriro 4 in Harare have petitioned the High Court seeking an order to interdict the local authority from demolishing their houses.Through their lawyers, Manyurureni and Com...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:09hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
Matter of FACT
In our September 13 edition, we erroneously published that the Messenger of Court demolished three houses belonging to suspected fraudsters, who allegedly swindled home-seekers of thousands of dollars...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 07:47hrs | 637 | by Editor
Land barons' homes demolished
THERE was palpable fear in Harare's sprawling Glen View suburb after hundreds of riot police accompanied the Deputy Sheriff to evict notorious land baron Michael Mutandwa.Mutandwa, a losing Za...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 1582 | by Staff reporter
Bosso's historic victory over Dembare
HIGHLANDERS' demolition of archrivals, Dynamos, in Sunday's Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Barbourfields Stadium was the Harare giants' worst ever defeat to Bosso since their formation in...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | 794 | by Staff reporter
Conflict of interest in land probe team
CONFLICT of interest has arisen in the seven-member Commission of Inquiry into the sale of State land in and around urban areas since 2005 as it emerged that one of the commissioners is husband to a p...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
Egodini to reopen in November 2019
THE developer of the much anticipated Egodini Bus Terminus, Terracotta Private Limited, has revealed that the first phase of the project will be open for trading by November 2019 as they work towards ...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:42hrs | 1563 | by Staff reporter
Egodini to reopen in November 2019
THE developer of the much anticipated Egodini Bus Terminus, Terracotta Private Limited, has revealed that the first phase of the project will be open for trading by November 2019 as they work towards ...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:09hrs | 629 | by Staff Reporter
Prophet Magaya bankrolls Warriors Afcon camp
ZIFA benefactor, Prophet Walter Magaya, has bankrolled the entire cost of the Warriors' camp this week, as they prepare for the resumption of their 2019 Afcon qualifiers, in yet another bold demonstra...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Chicken Inn collide
FOCUS will be firmly on midfielder Simon Munawa when Chicken Inn take on Highlanders in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Barbourfields Stadium this afternoon.Munawa has scored fiv...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:36hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
'Punish Zimbabwe's rogue soldiers'
The Harare Residents Trust (HRT) has called on government to punish rogue soldiers behind the August 1 killing of civilians in the capital.In a recent report, HRT said the demolition of market...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 13:59hrs | 735 | by Staff reporter
Vendors stalls demolished at night
Vendors at the congested Copacabana termini in Harare arrived early in the morning on Saturday to find their market stalls destroyed with only heaps of rubble left.The demolishment was carried...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:59hrs | 2856 | by Staff reporter
Urban land sales probe intensifies
THE Commission of Inquiry into the sale of State land in and around urban areas since 2005 this week embarks on marathon visits to provinces as it intensifies its probe.According to a schedule...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 07:16hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's ex-Finance minister wins demolition order
Former Finance minister Christopher Kuruneri has successfully obtained a court order authorising him to demolish a miner's house that had been built at his Ascotvale Farm in the Mazowe District....Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:50hrs | 1671 | by Staff reporter
History repeating itself yet again! The arms catch in the 1980s versus Bombing in White City today
This bombing had to happen right in the city of Kings and Queens: Bulawayo. It was well staged to the extent that the bomber was not captured. The perpetrator of the silly bombing could not have escap...Published: 24 Jun 2018 at 22:16hrs | 2699 | by Nomazulu Thata
How to Effectively Cut Costs on Your Bathroom Remodel
When you are initially planning your bathroom remodel, it’s easy to picture certain elements that you think you cannot live without – such as expensive fixtures, expensive marble for the walls and...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 12:08hrs | 600 | by Agencies
MDC-T run Harare threatens imminent demolitions
Harare City Council (HCC) has opened a Pandora's Box on the eve of elections set for July 30 after the municipality declared war on illegal settlers residing in Crowborough, Churu and Eyestone Farms....Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 12:33hrs | 1844 | by Staff reporter
Trump cancels meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
The White House on Thursday cancelled the highly anticipated meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. In a letter to Kim, US President Donald Trump wrote, "I feel it is inappropriate, at ...Published: 24 May 2018 at 15:59hrs | 1305 | by Staff reprter
Ndiraya demands 15 goals from Dzvukamanja
NGEZI Platinum coach Tonderai Ndiraya has set in-form star forward and league top scorer Terrence Dzvukamanja a target of 15 goals for the 2018 Castle Lager Premier Soccer league season.The 20...Published: 22 May 2018 at 06:27hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba Steven demolishes bus terminus
CHITUNGWIZA's self-styled prophet Madzibaba Steven Mugariri caused a storm with residents yesterday after he demolished a public bus terminus shed located near his rented night club to create parking ...Published: 16 May 2018 at 06:53hrs | 2559 | by Staff reporter
Egodini upgrade: Contractor gets down to business
DEMOLITION of old infrastructure is underway at Egodini terminus in Bulawayo as work on the $60 million mall construction project takes shape.South African engineering firm, Terracotta Private...Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 07:26hrs | 1231 | by Staff reporter
Harare ordered to stop Eyrestone demolitions
Harare City Council (HCC) has been ordered to stop demolishing any more structures from Eyrestone Farm.According to the order issued by High Court Judge Justice Edith Mushore, it argued that t...Published: 01 Feb 2018 at 09:24hrs | 892 | by Staff reporter
Blitz against illegal car sales
The Harare City Council (HCC) has begun impounding vehicles from unregistered car sales, in a blitz targeted at curbing illegal activities in the city.In an interview, HCC spokesperson Michael...Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 09:55hrs | 2082 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Madiro faces revolt in Manicaland
A STORM is brewing in Manicaland province as new cracks emerge in Zanu-PF over the Mike Madiro leadership, with party members accusing him of stuffing the provincial executive with his close allies wh...Published: 14 Jan 2018 at 16:37hrs | 2777 | by Staff reporter
The Voice of the People is the Voice God
The 21st December 2017 was a taster and a forerunner of what is to become for President Emerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa. A handful but very vocal group of people from Matabeleland were demonstrating at the...Published: 29 Dec 2017 at 20:36hrs | 1223 | by Victor Sibanda
Court stops farm evictions
NEARLY 400 families illegally occupying Heany Junction Farm in Umguza district, Matabeleland North got a reprieve after the High Court temporarily blocked Government from evicting them without a court...Published: 15 Dec 2017 at 05:48hrs | 2079 | by Staff reporter
Fresh bidding for Egodini project
CONSTRUCTION companies in Bulawayo have called for a fresh bidding process for the $60 million Egodini Mall project saying the initial communication on the project was not adequate.Companies f...Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 05:19hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe mansion on school land
Mystery as ex-president's daughter builds house on state property earmarked for education centreRobert Mugabe's eldest daughter hired Chinese builders to build an opulent home on state-owned l...Published: 05 Dec 2017 at 11:24hrs | 7422 | by Peta Thornycroft
Future of Grace Mugabe's farms, assets uncertain
For years, a group of Zimbabwean villagers resisted efforts by the wife of President Robert Mugabe to force them off a farm near the capital, enduring police raids and the demolition of their homes....Published: 27 Nov 2017 at 06:30hrs | 10349 | by AP
Jonathan Moyo's G40 and the lessons of history
Anyone with a sense of history would have known that the end was going to be bad for the manipulative, greedy, immoral and power hungry cabalSomeone has just remarked - beautifully – that th...Published: 22 Nov 2017 at 05:57hrs | 1472 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Will Mugabe be buried at the National Heroes Acre?
A senior Zapu official has sensationally remarked that President Robert Mugabe does not deserve to be buried at the National Heroes Acre because of his role in activities that contributed to Zimbabwe'...Published: 17 Nov 2017 at 15:23hrs | 3531 | by Staff reporter
Controversial goal gives Bosso win
Highlanders 1 – 0 How MineA "SOFT" penalty awarded to Highlanders on the stroke of fulltime almost caused the abandonment of yesterday's Bulawayo derby after How Mine coach Kelvin Kaindu cal...Published: 17 Nov 2017 at 05:11hrs | 1117 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF chairperson forces people to register
Zanu PF chairperson Nicholas Mudada allegedly addressed residents in Epworth at Makomo 3 base, Ward 2 allegedly forcing them to go for BVR (Biometric Voter Registration) as cells (a cell is the lowest...Published: 07 Nov 2017 at 07:03hrs | 529 | by Stephen Jakes
Demolition of Matapi hostels not a solution
CALLS by Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa for the Harare City Council to demolish the densely populated Mbare's Matapi hostels in order to decisively deal with the perennial typhoid o...Published: 30 Oct 2017 at 04:54hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
'Matapi hostels must be demolished,' says Parirenyatwa
Pressure is piling on Harare City Council to decisively deal with the perennial typhoid outbreaks with Health minister David Parirenyatwa calling for the demolition of Mbare's Matapi hostels.T...Published: 28 Oct 2017 at 07:41hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Chimene feared Mugabe's axe
Outspoken Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister - Mandiitawepi Chimene - has revealed that she feared losing her job during President Robert Mugabe's recent Cabinet reshuffle due to the rampant smugg...Published: 26 Oct 2017 at 13:51hrs | 5800 | by Staff reporter
Council bosses should bring sanity in cities and towns
Urban and rural council bosses should heed Local Government, Rural Development and National Housing Minister, Saviour Kasukuwere's advice of restoring and maintaining sanity and order in cities and to...Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 14:02hrs | 355 | by Peacemaker Zano
Umguza housing battle rages on
THE long-running battle between Umguza Rural District Council (Umguza) and Reigate Compound residents is far from over, as the latter continues to fiercely resist eviction.The residents have f...Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 12:59hrs | 990 | by Staff reporter
Mutasa warns Mugabe, brawling aides
As Zanu-PF's succession wars reach a deadly climax, former State Security minister, Didymus Mutasa - who was for decades one of President Robert Mugabe's closest confidants - has warned that things "c...Published: 17 Oct 2017 at 13:54hrs | 3258 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF wars will end badly'
As Zanu-PF's succession wars reach a deadly climax, former State Security minister Didymus Mutasa - who was for decades one of President Robert Mugabe's closest confidants - has warned that things 'co...Published: 17 Oct 2017 at 07:02hrs | 2282 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'crocodile out of water,' says ex Advisor - Mugabe knows that is rubbish
Alex Magaisa, you were MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai's chief advisor, then Prime Minister, for nearly a year during the GNU. MDC failed to get even one democratic reform implemented and yet this was...Published: 11 Oct 2017 at 16:07hrs | 3364 | by Nomusa Garikai
700 houses demolished in Harare
Harare City Council yesterday demolished 700 houses and makeshift structures in Eyestone, Harare South, with the affected residents complaining they were not warned of the action. Some of the affected...Published: 11 Oct 2017 at 09:42hrs | 11285 | by Staff Reporter
Fear, panic grip Mugabe cabinet
President Robert Mugabe will reshuffle his Cabinet this week in a desperate bid to weed out elements perceived as fomenting discord in his stuttering government.Mugabe told Zanu PF youths at h...Published: 08 Oct 2017 at 16:22hrs | 5427 | by Staff reporter
We are called tribalists
When we complain that our region gets the last and least priority from government we are called tribalists and all sorts of names.Today's mega headline is that Government has sourced money for...Published: 28 Sep 2017 at 09:34hrs | 2214 | by Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo
Zimbabwean teenage sensation making waves in England
Brendan Rogers once said that a cleaner is just as important as one of the footballers in a professional football club. So, that means that the boot cleaner of Riyad Mahrez is just as important as the...Published: 21 Sep 2017 at 10:44hrs | 2554 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe 'cried' in politburo
First Lady Grace Mugabe sobbed in the politburo in 2015 after falling out with former Zanu-PF women's league boss Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWV...Published: 17 Sep 2017 at 09:56hrs | 7876 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe succession is a Mnangagwa, Sekeramayi race
The race to succeed President Robert Mugabe as leader of Zanu-PF has narrowed to two major contenders namely Defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi and Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa who, despite the i...Published: 15 Sep 2017 at 15:17hrs | 1449 | by Staff reporter
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