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Harare, Lusaka seek reset as Hichilema visits Zimbabwe

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema will arrive in Zimbabwe this Friday, marking his first state visit to Harare since taking office and signalling a potential reset in relations between the two southern African neighbours.The visit comes…

Published: 18 hrs ago | 446 | by Staff reporter

1,000 residential stands windfall for municipal workers

About a thousand municipal workers under the Combined Municipality Workers Union of Zimbabwe (CMWUZ) are set to benefit from residential stands in Norton, following a landmark housing deal aimed at easing the accommodation challenges faced…

Published: 10 Nov 2025 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

Airlink applies for Lanseria to Harare, Bulawayo route

South African regional carrier Airlink (Pty) Limited has applied to expand its operations to Zimbabwe by adding two new routes connecting Lanseria International Airport in Johannesburg to Harare and Bulawayo.According to the amendment appl…

Published: 09 Nov 2025 at 14:08hrs | 950 | by Staff reporter

Harare bombing victim gives up

Zanu-PF activist and government critic Sybeth Musengezi says he has given up hope of ever getting justice after police failed to make progress in investigating the petrol bombing of his house in October 2022.Musengezi's Harare home was att…

Published: 09 Nov 2025 at 08:50hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter

6 injured as Bulawayo-bound bus overturns in Harare

A late-night journey to Bulawayo turned chaotic after a packed coach veered off the Harare-Bulawayo Road and toppled onto its side at Kuwadzana Turn-Off, commonly known as Pamagetsi, on November 6.The bus, which was carrying 55 passengers,…

Published: 08 Nov 2025 at 11:53hrs | 1085 | by Staff reporter

Harare youths turn to shoe polish in shocking new drug trend

Community leaders in Hatcliffe have expressed alarm over a shocking new form of drug abuse involving young people inhaling or consuming shoe polish to get high.The disturbing trend was revealed during an Anti-Drug and Substance Abuse Campa…

Published: 08 Nov 2025 at 09:24hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter

Harare gets US$1m for health sector upgrade

The City of Harare has secured a US$1 million partnership with the Swiss government aimed at upgrading the capital's deteriorating healthcare facilities, including the Mabvuku Polyclinic, which is set to become a 24-hour casualty centre.Th…

Published: 07 Nov 2025 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare businessman loses US$5 000 to hookers

A Harare businessman, Peter Simon Sini, allegedly lost US$5,000 to two women he had reportedly hired for entertainment after a night out in Belgravia.The two suspects, Brenda Muchingwe (27) and Paida Muchinha (24), both from Redcliff, Kwek…

Published: 06 Nov 2025 at 19:15hrs | | by Staff reporter

Furore over Harare's US$750m water meter project

A proposed US$750 million smart water meter project has ignited a fierce debate among Harare city councillors, with growing concerns over its funding, potential impact on residents, and the transparency of the initiative. The proposal, whi…

Published: 06 Nov 2025 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare to make it expensive to bury the dead

The City of Harare has proposed a significant hike in cemetery and burial fees for 2026, with adult burials at Warren Hills Cemetery expected to rise from US$275 to US$400, according to the draft tariff schedule currently on public deposit…

Published: 03 Nov 2025 at 18:35hrs | | by Staff reporter

1 killed, 17 injured in Harare crash

One person died while 17 others were injured in a horrific road traffic accident in central Harare on Saturday after a motorist allegedly drove through a red traffic light, resulting in a violent collision.The crash occurred at the busy in…

Published: 03 Nov 2025 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare official under fire over workshops invite

A Harare City Council (HCC) official is facing disciplinary scrutiny for allegedly inviting a former executive, whose position was abolished by government, to official municipal workshops.Amos Muguti, the acting head of policy, strategy an…

Published: 03 Nov 2025 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's transport operators buckle under heavy new taxes

When Richard Kureva bought his first battered kombi 25 years ago, the business was simple. Fuel was affordable, taxes were low, and profits were steady. Today, the once-promising transport operator finds himself suffocating under a wave of…

Published: 03 Nov 2025 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

Muguti blasts Harare Councils over poor service delivery

Presidential Affairs and Devolution Permanent Secretary, Engineer Tafadzwa Muguti, has criticised local authorities within Harare Metropolitan Province for failing to deliver adequate services and disregarding national development directiv…

Published: 03 Nov 2025 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare Councillors and directors snub 2026 budget announcement

The announcement of the City of Harare's 2026 budget was marked by low attendance on Thursday, with only 35 officials present in a hall designed to seat more than 200 people.Most chairs remained empty as councillors and senior directors fa…

Published: 31 Oct 2025 at 08:55hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare adopts a 'Pay first, drink later' strategy

The City of Harare has launched the first phase of its prepaid water meter installation programme at residential flats just outside the central business district amid a raging debate over access to water as a basic human right.The pilot pr…

Published: 29 Oct 2025 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter

Teachers vow to resist Mnangagwa's bid to extend rule

The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) and the Zimbabwe Solidarity Movement (ZSM) have declared that they will oppose any attempts by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his stay in power beyond the constitutional two-…

Published: 28 Oct 2025 at 13:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare chicken farmer loses 250 birds and US$1,500 to scam

A Harare poultry farmer is counting her losses after being duped of 250 chickens worth US$1,500 by two men who paid her with a single US$20 note and a stack of worthless old Zimbabwe dollar bills.Lucia Nyamayaro told ZimLive that she had b…

Published: 28 Oct 2025 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter

Pay cut for Harare bigwigs

Tensions at Harare City Council escalated this week amid reports that a senior council official, Mathew Marara, allegedly attempted to manhandle Mayor Jacob Mafume during a heated dispute over pay cuts and the scrapping of Marara's controv…

Published: 26 Oct 2025 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff reporter

The cartels running the Harare's transport system

Beneath Harare's chaotic public transport system lies a ruthless and well-organised web of syndicates that control commuter omnibus (kombi) and intercity bus operations across the capital - a sprawling underground economy worth millions of…

Published: 25 Oct 2025 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare gives 7-day ultimatum to remove abandoned cars

The City of Harare has issued a seven-day ultimatum for owners of abandoned or broken-down vehicles to remove them from guarded car parks, shopping centres, and

Published: 25 Oct 2025 at 07:51hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter

Woman sues estranged husband after 15-year abandonment

A Harare woman has dragged her husband to court, accusing him of abandoning her and their children for 15 years before resurfacing to cause turmoil in their lives.Fern Chiyanike told Harare Civil Court magistrate Ashton Dube that her husba…

Published: 11 Sep 2025 at 10:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare, Borrowdale residents clash

With the ink barely dry on the Cheda Commission report, more skeletons are tumbling out of Harare City Council's closet, this time centred on Borrowdale, one of the capital's most affluent suburbs now facing rapid and questionable densific…

Published: 10 Sep 2025 at 08:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Demand surges for Harare-Mutare flight

The newly launched Harare - Mutare airline service is expected to grow sustainably on the back of rising interest from key sectors such as tourism and agriculture, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Barbra Rwodzi has said.Flight UM1…

Published: 09 Sep 2025 at 19:45hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter

Harare to host Intra-African Trade Fair headquarters

Harare has been selected to host the headquarters of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF), in a landmark move to transform Africa's biggest trade fair platform into a standalone institution.The IATF was established by the African Export-Imp…

Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa sits on damning Harare corruption report

Two months after President Emmerson Mnangagwa received the Justice Cheda Commission of Inquiry report into alleged corruption and financial mismanagement at Town House, no action has been taken, raising fears that the explosive findings ma…

Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 13:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare city expands crackdown

The City of Harare is set to broaden its campaign against illegal businesses in the capital, following the closure of over 500 establishments in the central business district (CBD). The initiative, part of sweeping measures to enforce muni…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

Reckless commuter driver sentenced in Harare

In a separate case, the Harare Magistrates Court has sentenced 32-year-old commuter omnibus driver Ruzvidzo Freedom of Hatcliffe to two years in prison for endangering public safety. Freedom was caught driving a Toyota Hiace against oncomi…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare warns of criminals posing as municipal officers

The City of Harare has issued a warning to residents following a rise in cases of criminals impersonating municipal police officers and harassing members of the public.In a statement, the council emphasised that all municipal officers in t…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare-Mazowe Road dualisation begins

Work has begun on the long-awaited dualisation of the Harareâ€“Mazowe Road, with contractors now on site to transform one of Zimbabwe's busiest highways.The project is expected to ease congestion, reduce travel times, and improve road safe…

Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare fails to act on 27 of 28 audit red flags

Residents of Harare have condemned the city council for what they describe as gross negligence, following the Auditor General's 2023 annual report, which revealed that the local authority failed to act on 27 of 28 audit recommendations.The…

Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

Foreigner arrested after Harare car break-in spree

A foreign national who allegedly entered Zimbabwe illegally has been arrested in connection with a series of smash-and-grab incidents that targeted vehicles in Harare.Police confirmed the arrest of Cassian Pascal Mangombe (45), who is link…

Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 19:28hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare sets 3 year deadline for kombi ban

The City of Harare has unveiled a draft master plan (2025â€“2045) proposing the phasing out of commuter omnibuses (kombis) from the capital's roads within three years, sparking sharp debate among commuters, operators, and motorists.The pla…

Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe to tighten gun licensing

The Government of Zimbabwe has pledged to tighten gun licensing laws and crack down on criminals using illegal firearms, following growing concerns over a surge in gun-related murders.During Wednesday's Question-and-Answer session in Parli…

Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 14:52hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter

Hararians told to flush with bigger buckets

The City of Harare has urged residents to adopt the use of larger buckets when flushing toilets in order to ease mounting sewer blockages. The directive comes as officials warn that small containers being used during water rationing are fa…

Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:20hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

High Court removes ZHPT from contested housing project

The High Court of Zimbabwe has stripped the Zimbabwe Housing Projects Trust (ZHPT) of control over the Fortune Meadowlands Park housing scheme, in a ruling that underscores the risks faced by aspiring homeowners in poorly regulated land de…

Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:45hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter

Harare to add 3 more interchanges, Bulawayo dololo

The Government has announced plans to build three additional road interchanges in Harare over the next 12 months, aiming to reduce congestion and modernise the capital's road network, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Feli…

Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:45hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter

Pastors4ED disburses start-up capital to Harare churches

At least 85 pastors, evangelists, church leaders and congregants in Harare have received business start-up capital under the Pastors4ED Presidential Empowerment Revolving Fund, a programme aimed at promoting economic self-reliance and posi…

Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare to host 44,000 for Jehovah's Witnesses Convention

Harare is set for an economic boom this weekend as more than 4,000 foreign delegates from 14 countries, including the United States and Europe, and 40,000 local participants converge for the Jehovah's Witnesses international convention at …

Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

7 injured in vehicle pile-up collision near ED Mnangagwa road

Seven people were injured this morning in a pile-up involving four vehicles, including a kombi, at the intersection of Robert Mugabe Road and ED Mnangagwa Road in Harare.The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have yet to release further detail…

Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ken Sharpe blasts incompetent Harare council

Prominent property mogul Ken Sharpe has launched a scathing attack on the Harare City Council, accusing it of stifling economic growth through poor service delivery, exorbitant fees, and what he described as "incompetent operations.""These…

Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 18:18hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare warns of rising sewer blockages

The City of Harare has sounded alarm over a surge in sewer blockages across the capital, blaming the crisis on illegal dumping of solid waste by residents.According to council officials, 60% of sewer system problems now stem from residents…

Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare paid millions on roads that don't exist

Harare faces fresh scrutiny after reports revealed that millions of US dollars were paid for the rehabilitation of 43 roads that were never constructed. A 2019 internal audit confirmed that, despite full payments, no work had been carried …

Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 12:08hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Harare's sex work industry expanding

Zimbabwe's faltering economy has pushed an increasing number of young women into sex work, heightening concerns over public health risks and HIV transmission.Theresa*, 23, from Chitungwiza, turned to sex work in 2024 out of sheer necessity…

Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 12:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare wetland in Tafara faces destruction

The City of Harare has come under fire for allegedly failing to protect a gazetted wetland in Tafara, near Mabvuku Cemetery, amid ongoing land allocations and construction activities.The area, known as the Gosden wetland, is recognised for…

Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 12:06hrs | | by Staff reporter

Councillors demand action as darkness sparks mugging deaths

HARARE councillors have called on the City of Harare to allow district offices to directly use funds collected from ratepayers for ward-specific services, particularly street lighting, following reports that two people were killed during m…

Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare residents resist Discovery ambulance deal

HARARE residents have voiced outrage over the City of Harare's (CoH) planned partnership with Discovery Ambulance, warning that the public could end up paying twice for emergency services.The council intends to collaborate with the private…

Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

Funds looted in shocking Harare 'ghost projects' scandal

Millions of dollars earmarked for road rehabilitation and water infrastructure in Harare have disappeared under murky circumstances, with contractors paid in full for projects that were never carried out, a damning investigation has reveal…

Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare council's extravagance draws fire

The Harare City Council has once again come under fire for the lavish spending habits of its senior officials, with residents paying the price for what critics describe as wasteful indulgence.Despite the municipality's ongoing financial st…

Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 08:34hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare's special unit to tackle past corruption

The Harare City Council (HCC) has set up a dedicated Special Legacy Department to investigate historical corruption, implement corrective measures, and begin rebuilding public confidence after years of financial mismanagement and administr…

Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:30hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter

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