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Harare City Council officials continue to pocket hefty salaries
Despite mounting public criticism and repeated promises of reform, senior officials at the Harare City Council continue to earn hefty salaries, raising serious concerns about misplaced priorities and ...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 08:36hrs | 335 | 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
Zimbabwe's disgruntled cops stage uniform protests
JUNIOR police details are showing up at this year's independence celebrations inspection parades wearing clothes that do not match in a planned protests to express their disgruntlement against the esc...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:59hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
CCC MPs push for hefty salaries...multiple vehicles
Amid growing concerns over legislative priorities, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Parliamentary Caucus Secretary, Farai Chinobva, has made controversial remarks suggesting that CCC legisl...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 13:35hrs | 13 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Zimra workers mull industrial action
ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority and Allied Workers Trade Union (ZIMRATU) have petitioned their employer demanding a timetable with three days per week working slots necessitated by eroded salaries which ha...Published: 26 May 2023 at 16:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
What's the point of 'performance contracts' when the regime always blames sanctions for its failures?
How do you measure a cabinet minister's performance over a particular period?How does one judge whether a local government CEO (chief executive officer) has done a good or terrible job?...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 10:16hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe police dragged to Zanu-PF ideology classes
MORALE has reportedly hit rock bottom in the police force after all officers were commandeered to attend civic education meetings co-ordinated by the ruling Zanu-PF party as part of its indoctrination...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 05:52hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt pampers junior cops
GOVERNMENT has resuscitated long-abandoned allowances for police officers, resulting in junior cops now earning more than their superiors, a development which has caused disgruntlement in the law enfo...Published: 01 Sep 2022 at 20:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's hot air speeches
The leader of the newly formed Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC), Nelson Chamisa, continues to peddle lies and falsehoods at his rallies and people should take him seriously at their own peril. ...Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 05:42hrs | 4 | by Grace Chekai
'Resolve teachers welfare or 2021 will be another wasted year'
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has warned government to urgently resolve the plight of teachers or 2021 will be another wasted year for students.Last year, learners spent th...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Residents oppose councillors' salary hike
PLUMTREE residents have warned Local Government minister July Moyo against awarding hefty salaries and allowances to councillors, saying the move would cripple service delivery in local authorities....Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:17hrs | 3 | by Concerned
'Zinara senior, executive managers earn hefty salaries'
REVELATIONS that executive directors at the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) earn $6 909,50, while senior management get between $3 721 and $4 523, with the lowest paid worker at the sam...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 08:22hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Zinara faces Parliament grilling over operations
PARLIAMENT will today question the Zimbabwe Nationals Road Administration (Zinara) over the state of affairs at the parastatal which has, of late, hogged news headlines because of corrupt practices....Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 08:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MPs demand new NSSA audit report
PARLIAMENT has given Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Sekai Nzenza an ultimatum to release the latest external forensic audit report on the National Social Security Authority (Nssa),...Published: 10 May 2019 at 13:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Heads to roll at Zinara, says Matiza
TRANSPORT minister Joel Biggie Matiza yesterday said heads would roll at the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) over cases of corruption involving millions of dollars.Matiza also a...Published: 07 May 2019 at 07:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zinara under fire over huge wage bill
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) was yesterday put under scrutiny in Parliament over revelations by Auditor-General Mildred Chiri that the road agency was paying employees hefty sala...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 06:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes 7 ex-council bosses over salarygate
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has opened investigations into how former Harare town clerk Tendai Mahachi and six other senior council officials allegedly siphoned over $1 million thro...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fired ZBC bosses appeal to High Court
Two former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) executives, who were fired in 2015, have petitioned the High Court seeking an order to compel the State broadcaster to provide them with critical doc...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Congrats to Hon Winston Chitando
Dear, The Murowa Community Ward would like to congratulate Hon. Chitando on his appointment as the minister of mines.Congrats Makorokoto Amhlope...We salute this wise appointme...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 15:09hrs | 1 | by Murowa Ward Community
Now is time for truth to be told
If ever there is an opportune time for truth to be told, it is now. As I see it, no truth has ever been crying out to be told since November last year than the truth that it was due to love of power t...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Public officials should fight corruption
Corruption can be defined as the misuse of public power for private benefit, involving underhand deals such as misappropriate of public funds.The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has vowed t...Published: 18 May 2018 at 16:02hrs | | by Chido Chikuni
Open Letter to my president Mnangagwa
I write to you my president concerning the situation in the world of Zimbabwean Cricket where the ZC board has hinted the dismissal of the head coach Heath Streak and the whole technical team. ...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 20:04hrs | 1 | by Tinotenda Dirikwe
Bill to limit State entities CEOs' term to 10 years looms
Chief executives of State enterprises and parastatals who have served for 10 years and above are facing the chop as the Public Entities Corporate Governance Bill, which is expected to become law next ...Published: 16 Feb 2018 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must enforce stringent austerity measures
During the inclusive government between long-time rivals - deposed president Robert Mugabe and opposition MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai - a statement which goes; "We eat what we kill" became very commo...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 13:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mhlophe backs Madinda deal
PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman and Highlanders benefactor Retired Colonel Kenneth Mhlophe says he supports the possible appointment of former Bosso player and head coach Madinda Ndlovu to replace depa...Published: 17 Dec 2017 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere reads riot act to councils
Local authorities have been challenged to uphold their obligation of being the providers of housing in urban areas instead of playing second fiddle in the building of accommodation for urban dwellers....Published: 13 Oct 2017 at 15:20hrs | | by Staff Reporter
ZimJustice expands legal team - ready to assist more unfairly treated workers faster
The Zimbabwe Network for Social Justice (ZimJustice) has expanded its legal team, in a drive to increase its capacity in offering free legal services to unfairly treated workers.This was neces...Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 09:14hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
New pay structure for parastatal bosses noble
I would like to applaud Government, through the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) for its efforts in setting new payment structure for parastatal and State enterprise bosses.The move, ...Published: 28 Aug 2017 at 16:35hrs | | by Peacemaker Zano
Chinamasa won't order another councils debt write-off
FINANCE minister Patrick Chinamasa yesterday said government had learnt from its past mistakes and would not order another debt write-off on local authorities as the majority were failing to recover f...Published: 08 Aug 2017 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
NSSA bosses in salaries scandal
Auditor-General Mildred Chiri has revealed that National Social Security Authority (NSSA) bosses in May 2016 awarded themselves hefty salaries without the consent of the Public Service, Labour and Soc...Published: 11 Jul 2017 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare executives' salaries being investigated
Harare City Council has set up a tribunal chaired by former High Court judge, Justice George Smith, to probe allegations that top executives at Town House were still getting hefty salaries at a ti...Published: 03 Mar 2017 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths clean up campaigns commendable
Clean up campaigns countrywide that were recently initiated by Zanu-PF youths in honour of the revolutionary leader and great Pan Africanist, His Excellence President Robert Mugabe's 93rd birthday, is...Published: 25 Feb 2017 at 09:06hrs | | by Tendai Guta
City Council should improve service delivery
Service delivery is an essential function in the relation between local authorities and rate payers. The MDC-T led Harare City Council (HCC) should be encouraged to effectively improve its service del...Published: 15 Feb 2017 at 13:05hrs | | by Peacemaker Zano
'Kasukuwere failed dismally'
Civic Society Organisations as they pursue their 21 days of activism campaign have accused the Local Government Ministry led by Saviour Kasukuwere of running down the local authorities leading them to...Published: 09 Feb 2017 at 05:43hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo residents up in arms with council
Bulawayo residents are up in arms with the city fathers after councilors passed a resolution to award themselves with state of the art phone tablets that will gobble US$40 000 at the expense of se...Published: 08 Feb 2017 at 19:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere dribbles MDC-T dominated HCC
Saviour Kasukuwere Local Government Minister has finally had his way after the Harare City Council capitulated to an order compelling the cash-strapped municipality to have its books looked into b...Published: 14 Apr 2016 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
200 Zimbabwean women trapped in Kuwait
OVER 200 Zimbabwean women are reportedly stranded in Kuwait after they were lured to the Middle East country on the pretext that they were going to be offered lucrative jobs by a local human traffick...Published: 14 Mar 2016 at 06:29hrs | | by Freeman Razemba
Over 200 Zimbabwean women stranded in Kuwait
OVER 200 Zimbabwean women are reportedly stranded in Kuwait after they were lured to the Middle East country on the pretext that they were going to be offered lucrative jobs by a local human traff...Published: 12 Mar 2016 at 08:17hrs | | by Freeman Razemba
Mutare Town Clerk resigns
Mutare Town Clerk, Obert Muzavazi has resigned following mounting pressure from rate payers who last week staged a peaceful demonstration demanding the entire city management to resign.Mr Stea...Published: 27 Jan 2016 at 17:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs are Mugabe’s foot-soldiers
PDP The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) would like to draw the attention of the Ministry of Rural Development, Preservation and Promotion of Culture and Heritage, the National Council of Chief...Published: 24 Jan 2016 at 09:14hrs | | by Gorden Moyo
Parastatal bosses' hefty salaries still uncapped
In March 2014, Cabinet capped salaries and allowances for State-owned companies' bosses to a maximum $6000 per month, following outrage that the managers were bleeding the loss making institutions...Published: 25 Sep 2015 at 13:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Don't steal people's money,' Mugabe tells barons
President Robert Mugabe has urged Zimbabweans to live together in harmony and to respect the sanctity of life.Addressing a luncheon in the city following the official opening of the 3rd sessio...Published: 15 Sep 2015 at 16:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Pay back the money,' Govt orders council bosses
Council bosses who disregarded Government's directive to cut their salaries to $9 000 will pay back the money, while councillors and mayors of performing rural and urban councils will be rewarded, Sec...Published: 10 Sep 2015 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Treasury to probe AG's findings
THE Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Patrick Chinamasa, has said plans are underway to set up a team of inquiry on the findings released by the Auditor-General's Office last month which w...Published: 01 Sep 2015 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Cut hefty salaries first,' Kasukuwere tells Harare
Saviour Kasukuwere Local Government minister yesterday challenged Harare City Council officials to cut down on their hefty salaries to reduce the local authority's ballooning wage bill instead of ...Published: 21 Aug 2015 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Let's share the cake equally
Excavators and shovels being used to dish out the Zimbabwe's economic cake are consequently short changing the vast of the weary populace waiting for a spoonful chance of the same. In proper corporate...Published: 12 Aug 2015 at 13:07hrs | | by Caitlin Kamba
Harare Town Clerk suspended
Harare Town Clerk, Dr Tendai Mahachi has been suspended indefinitely.Harare Mayor, Bernard Manyenyeni made the shocking announcement while concluding a full council meeting this evening, citin...Published: 01 Jul 2015 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
CSC workers protest
Disgruntled Cold Storage Company (CSC) workers in Bulawayo stormed management offices demanding outstanding salaries dating back to 2009.The workers alleged that the company's ...Published: 05 Jun 2015 at 09:14hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Tazzen Mandizvidza bounces back at ZBC
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation boss Tazzen Mandizvidza has bounced back at the national broadcaster. Sources at ZBC said Mandizvidza started work on Monday.ZBC public relations officer Mr G...Published: 13 May 2015 at 06:52hrs | 2 | by Abigail Mawonde
Jonathan Moyo bunks Parliament session to discuss ZBC rot
Information minister Jonathan Moyo yesterday failed to turn up at Parliament to table the much-awaited Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) audit report which details the rot at the State broa...Published: 08 May 2015 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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