Search / Industrial stands
Bulawayo City Council revives shop repossession policy
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has reignited a 17-year-old resolution mandating the repossession of council-leased shops whose tenants have exceeded a 10-year tenure. Originally passed on December 5,...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 06:36hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Sparks fly as councillors grab stands in leafy suburbs
Harare city councillors are embroiled in corruption allegations following reports that they allocated themselves residential stands in affluent suburbs, contrary to Government policy. The scandal has ...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:24hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Councillors acquitted in residential stands allocation case
Seven members of the Harare City Council's Finance and Development Committee accused of illegally allocating themselves residential stands have been acquitted by Harare regional magistrate Donald Ndir...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:36hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
Serial fraudster ordered to pay US$215,000 debt
HIGH Court judge Siyabona Musithu has ordered suspected con-artist Tawanda Denford Bondamakara to pay back US$215,000 in debt he incurred after he allegedly sold a non-existent piece of land to one Ru...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 10:25hrs | 802 | by Staff reporter
Councillors to get US$75 fixed monthly allowance
In a significant move aimed at addressing rampant corruption within local authorities, Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe has announced a new monthly allowance structure for councillors. Effective...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 15:52hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
'City of Harare now a crime scene'
The ongoing commission of inquiry into Harare City Council has uncovered alarming levels of corruption, with councillors and senior officials allegedly turning the city into a "crime scene."Th...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:10hrs | 3700 | by Staff reporter
8 Harare councillors in trouble over abuse of office
The trial of eight Harare councillors accused of corruptly allocating 24 industrial stands to themselves resumed on Thursday, with the State presenting testimony from the council's acting town clerk, ...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 15:41hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo sees surge in building investments
Bulawayo, once Zimbabwe's industrial hub, is experiencing a significant re-industrialisation drive, with increasing investor interest and the launch of multi-million dollar projects aimed at restoring...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 15:28hrs | 3375 | by Staff reporter
Housing project to go ahead
THE development of Muungwe Royal Estate, an uptown housing scheme in Rusape is proceeding well despite attacks by former Norton legislator Mr Temba Mliswa following a fallout with his uncle and landow...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 04:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Residents raise concern over councillors' stands
In the face of worsening basic service delivery in many local authorities, including Bulawayo, ratepayers have raised concerns about certain privileges granted to serving councillors. Specific...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Councillors in massive workshops looting scam
CCC-led councillors are allegedly looting council coffers through the conduit of holding workshops, with each of them having a target of fundraising US$5 000 as a war chest for the upcoming harmonised...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Umguza to get town status
GOVERNMENT has urged all rural district councils to work towards graduating to municipalities amid indications that some of them will be awarded town status soon, with Umguza getting the status by end...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 09:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Land scam sucks in Harare town clerk
Harare City Council's acting town clerk Phakhamile Mabhena Moyo and Citizens Coalition for Change councillor Happymore Gotora appeared in court yesterday facing criminal abuse of office charges....Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
5 councillors in court over stands corruption
FIVE Harare City councillors, all members of the Finance and Development Committee, have been charged with illegally allocating commercial and industrial stands to themselves, at least seven other cou...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:32hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Welcome to the Ancient times in the 21st century
Who would have imagined seeing a proliferation of dug wells in urban areas?This is not happening in the villages but in the urban areas...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 06:34hrs | | by AT Kadada
Cowdray Park population bigger than Gwanda, Hwange
WHILE it is a common joke in Bulawayo that Cowdray Park exists as a separate entity from the rest of Bulawayo, this may in the near future become a reality as police stations, malls, hospitals, clinic...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC in dramatic U-turn over SMEs workspaces
THE Bulawayo City Council has made a dramatic U-turn on a proposal to partner with Government in constructing small to medium enterprise (SME) workspaces in Bulawayo, claiming it has the capacity — ...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
New housing, industrial stands for Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo City Council has announced plans to avail 557 medium-density residential stands and 250 industrial stands in Umvumila to potentially address housing backlog and boost the city's economy....Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 06:21hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Failed leadership with nothing to offer nation allows corruption in order to appease restless population!
It is no secret that Zimbabwe has become a lawless country! Whenever I move around, observing laws being openly violated at every turn - I always say to myself, 'Mnangagwa is really not in cha...Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 19:07hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
9 000 housing, commercial stands for Bulawayo
PROPERTY development and management firm, Radar Holdings Limited, has initiated a project to service close to 9 000 residential and commercial stands in Bulawayo as part of private sector efforts to c...Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
300 industries for Cowdray Park
BULAWAYO is establishing industries in Cowdray Park suburb and nearly 300 industrial stands are set for development in the city's most populous suburb.According to the 2022 Population Census p...Published: 09 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa opens door for Diaspora
IN light of a huge appetite by the Zimbabwe Diaspora community to invest in the country given the array of skills they have acquired abroad, President Mnangagwa has directed relevant ministries to set...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Govt steps up efforts to lure Diaspora
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has directed the Government to urgently set up an inter-Ministerial committee to work on strategies to engage Zimbabweans in the Diaspora so they can contribute to the country's de...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
July Moyo Orders Councils To Stop Paying Top Managers With Land
LOCAL Government, Public Works and National Housing minister July Moyo has written to local authorities around the country instructing them to stop using land to settle salary arrears for senior manag...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC threatens to repossess 88 commercial, industrial stands
BULAWAYO City Council has threatened to repossess 88 commercial and industrial stands after the owners failed to pay bills, or to develop them.In a notice yesterday, town clerk Christopher Dub...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
July Moyo in fresh land scandal
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo has been implicated in a massive land scandal in Masvingo after it emerged he is piling pressure on the ancient city's local authority to cede vast tracts of land t...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:25hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Gweru council protects US$10m dodgy dealers
SOME corrupt Gweru City Council officials who benefited from more than US$10 million in unprocedural land deals over the past decade are yet to be made public with residents criticising the local auth...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 15:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC threatens to repossess industrial, commercial stands
THE Bulawayo City Council will soon be moving in to repossess industrial and commercial stands from individuals and companies that have gone for years without paying their rates and rentals.Th...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kariba primes for real estate growth
THE prime resort town of Kariba is inching towards exponential growth as evidenced by the huge demand for commercial and industrial stands in what is expected to spawn a property boom in the predomina...Published: 07 May 2021 at 11:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC runs out of industrial land
BULAWAYO City Council says it has run out of land for industrial expansion and has opened negotiations with property developer, Old Mutual, for a land swap deal.According to council's latest m...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Town Clerk: A man on a mission
Bulawayo City Town Clerk Christopher Dube has demonstrated that he is a man amongst men. The Town Clerk bravely thwarted attempts to illegally kick him out of office and equally thwarted a robbery att...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 11:15hrs | 6 | by Nicholas Ncube
Zanu-PF warns corrupt law officers
Zanu-PF party has warned that it is ready to have law enforcement agents conniving with opposition MDC Alliance-led councils in the rampant illegal allocation of residential and commercial stands in u...Published: 27 Aug 2020 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza Residents demand forensic audit
Chitungwiza residents are demanding a forensic audit of the town's books, amid fears that the cash-strapped council might have abused millions of dollars through dubious land deals. The Audito...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa exposes Tabitha Khumalo's hypocrisy
MDC Alliance chairperson Ms Tabitha Khumalo's recent utterances that the troubles faced by her party in Bulawayo are rooted in tribalism are a reckless and divisive spin that should be condemned by al...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:36hrs | | by Editorial - Chronicle
Diasporans contribute towards growth of rural economies
DIASPORANS continue to be the cornerstone of turning around the economies and livelihoods of families at most rural communities in Matabeleland South Province bordering the country with neighbouring c...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Suspended Bulawayo Town Clerk opens a case of assault
'SUSPENDED' Bulawayo City Council Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube has opened a case of assault against Bulawayo's Acting Mayor.Bulawayo's acting Mayor, Tinashe Kambarami, and Ward 4 councillor...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 09:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Mayor dismisses convict Kambarami's actions as a non-event
BULAWAYO deputy Mayor, Tinashe Kambarami, and Ward 4 councillor Silas Chigora yesterday violently ejected Bulawayo City Council Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube, from his office after he refused to tak...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 08:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Barbarians at Bulawayo council gate, Bulawayo Town Clerk ejected from office
BULAWAYO deputy Mayor, Tinashe Kambarami, and Ward 4 councillor Silas Chigora yesterday violently ejected Bulawayo City Council Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube, from his office after he refused to tak...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 07:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's councillors plot against Bulawayo Town Clerk
MDC Alliance councillors have called for a special council meeting tomorrow as part of their plot to suspend Bulawayo Town Clerk Christopher Dube who has resisted their meddlesome conduct and overstep...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 17:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda to have new CBD
GWANDA Town Council has set aside land for a new central business district (CBD) and industrial stands along the Beitbridge–Bulawayo Road, in an effort to lure investors.The local authority ...Published: 10 May 2019 at 07:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC councillors demand 250% salary increase
COUNCILLORS, including mayors of various cities across the country have through their umbrella body, the Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ) demanded an allowance increase of more than 250 p...Published: 05 May 2019 at 12:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa won't prosecute Kasukuwere for graft
A week before the military intervention that toppled ex-president Robert Mugabe in mid-November last year, Saviour Kasukuwere was addressing a Zanu-PF crowd in Harare, and yelled: "Down with Emmerson ...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 19:46hrs | 2 | by Tawanda Majoni
BCC seeking to buy land for residential, industrial and commercial uses
Bulawayo City Council is seeking to buy land from owners, individuals, firms or consortium for residential, industrial and commercial uses.City engineer Simela Dube said the Bulawayo City Coun...Published: 14 Mar 2018 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Zesa builds $7,5m plant for Beitbridge
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) is building a $7,5 million sub-station to meet Beitbridge high's demand for power and about 25 000 residents are expected to bene...Published: 22 Feb 2018 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maligwa granted bail, Mushayabasa suspended
Mutare City Clerk Joshua Maligwa, who is facing charges of criminal abuse of duty when he was Rusape Town Secretary, was last week granted $300 bail when he appeared before a Rusape magistrate togethe...Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 06:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chombo's crimes
This has not been verified but circulating on social media.Social media reports allege that the Military Intelligence in conjunction with ZRP Serious Fr...Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 08:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tax break for Bulawayo investors
THE Bulawayo City Council has resolved to exempt industries and investors operating under the recently approved Special Economic Zone (SEZs) from paying rates for up to five years to stimulate develop...Published: 24 Jul 2017 at 07:10hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Top official acquires 10 - 15 business stands for a song
Mutare City Council could have been prejudiced of millions of dollars by some of its senior employees who allocated themselves several commercial and industrial stands.Most of the stands are n...Published: 09 Jun 2017 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
NRZ asset register in shambles
THE rundown National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) is sitting on countrywide real estate estimated to be worth more than $150 million, with the potential to raise at least $5 million in rentals monthly....Published: 22 Apr 2017 at 10:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
City starts giving stands in lieu of owed salaries
Financially-hamstrung Harare City Council has started giving stands to its workers in lieu of salaries it owes them amounting to over $20 million. Council employees, some of whom are in fi...Published: 17 Jan 2017 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Load More Stories
