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ZANU-PF's main sponsor, Mayor demolish school to erect Spazas

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's quest to fight drugs and substances abuse through vocational skills training centres revival is short-lived in Mbare (Njere area) as one of his Zanu-Pf party's top sponsors, JB Family connived with Zimbabwe R…

Published: 08 Sep 2025 at 23:32hrs | 811 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Harare

Bulawayo deputy mayor cleared of bribe allegations

Bulawayo's deputy mayor, Edwin Ndlovu, was acquitted on Wednesday of corruption charges linked to a proposed cement plant investment, bringing to an end months of court proceedings that had placed him under intense scrutiny.Ndlovu had been…

Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 11:50hrs | | by Mandla Moyo

Kariba mayor under fire for attending Zanu-PF meeting

Kariba mayor Ralph Nyasha Maoneyi finds himself at the centre of controversy after reportedly attending a Provincial Development Committee (PDC) meeting in Chinhoyi that included Zanu-PF leadership, government departments, and mayors from …

Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

UK's Reading honours Zimbabwean-born mayor

The recent election of Zimbabwean-born academic and social justice advocate Dr Alice Mpofu-Coles as mayor of Reading, a city in southeast England, has been hailed as a defining moment for Africans in the diaspora, symbolising resilience, a…

Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 17:15hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare mayor bemoans state of council buildings

Harare Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume has expressed deep concern over the deteriorating state of council buildings, urging acting town clerk Engineer Phakamile Mabhena Moyo to take swift action to address the issue.The call for urgent impro…

Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 17:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

Beitbridge Councillors suspend Mayor over incompetence

Tensions reached a boiling point at Beitbridge Town Council on Monday evening as Councillors passed a vote of no confidence in Mayor Peter Pirato Mafuta, accusing him of incompetence, dereliction of duty, and hindering key capital projects…

Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 17:08hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter

Former Chitungwiza deputy mayor's home bombed

The home of former Chitungwiza deputy mayor and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member Rangarirai Mutingwende was bombed late Thursday night, in what appears to be a politically motivated attack.According to the family, the incident fo…

Published: 30 May 2025 at 09:57hrs | 1385 | by Staff reporter

Former UK Mayor showers praises on Mnangagwa

Former Corby Town Mayor Tafadzwa Chikoto, a UK-based Zimbabwean national, has sparked debate after expressing strong support for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling Zanu-PF government, describing the president's leadership as "fant…

Published: 12 May 2025 at 08:45hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter

Gweru mayor blames sewer blockages on dumped pets, utensils

Gweru Mayor Martin Chivhoko has blamed costly sewer blockages on residents who improperly dispose of waste, including dead pets, sanitary products, and kitchen utensils, in sewer manholes.Speaking during an ordinary council meeting on Wedn…

Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 15:08hrs | 70 | by Staff reporter

Ex-Harare Mayor avoided Town House meals over poisoning fears

Former Harare Mayor Ben Manyenyeni deliberately avoided eating at Town House during his tenure, fearing possible poisoning after leading a campaign to slash excessive salaries and perks earned by city executives.Manyenyeni, who served as m…

Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:10hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter

Gweru City Council under fire for US$155,000 mayoral vehicle purchase

The cash-strapped Gweru City Council (GCC) has ignited outrage among residents and ratepayers by purchasing a US$155,000 mayoral luxury vehicle, a Land Cruiser Prado, amid pressing service delivery issues.The expenditure has drawn sharp cr…

Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 06:57hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter

Mafume fingers wife

Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has found himself at the center of controversy after a report surfaced implicating his family in the questionable construction of a luxury hostel in Belvedere. The project, intended to house over 60 students from …

Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 06:44hrs | 2665 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo Mayor rules out quick fix for City's deteriorating roads

Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart has acknowledged that the city's worsening road network crisis will not be resolved anytime soon due to a severe financial shortfall. The municipality requires approximately US$700 million for road rehabilitati…

Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 06:38hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter

Mafume accused of nepotism and authoritarian practices

Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume is facing serious allegations of nepotism and authoritarian rule at Town House, with a senior council official accusing him of manipulating recruitment processes and creating a chaotic work environment. The accusa…

Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare Mayor blames Zesa for City's street light crisis

Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has revealed that the city's municipality is struggling to maintain street lights due to ongoing issues stemming from the takeover of the thermal power station by the power utility, Zesa Holdings. The mayor's comm…

Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter

Coltart courts police to enforce city laws

Bulawayo Mayor, David Coltart, has called on law enforcement agencies in the city to step up efforts in enforcing local bylaws, particularly concerning the illegal operations of pirate taxis in undesignated areas.In an interview with South…

Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:45hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter

David Coltart rejects colonial Mayoral 'relic'

In a symbolic move to redefine Bulawayo's civic identity, Mayor Senator David Coltart has decided to forgo the traditional mayoral gown, which he described as a "colonial relic" that no longer aligns with the city's values and identity. An…

Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 14:29hrs | 2500 | by Staff reporter

Drama erupts at Harare Council Meeting as suspended town clerk shows up

Tension filled the air at the Harare Town House on Tuesday as embattled town clerk Hosiah Chisango attended an ordinary council sitting, despite being under suspension and barred from entering the workplace. The suspension, which was enact…

Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:58hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter

Discriminatory Cilliers Brink removed as Tshwane mayor

Cilliers Brink has been removed as Tshwane mayor. An ANC-sponsored motion of no confidence against him has been given the nod by a majority of councillors.ActionSA Tshwane caucus leader Jackie Mathabathe began by saying, "As the ActionSA c…

Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 17:08hrs | | by Staff reporter

Glassblock Dam construction report by the end of April- Coltart

BULAWAYO Mayor Senator David Coltart, during a recent councillors' meeting, said there is progress in the construction of the Glassblock Dam.He announced that the Government had agreed to enter into an agreement for the construction of the…

Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 06:01hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

CCC youths arrested assaulting Beitbridge mayor

SEVEN Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) youths were arrested in Beitbridge for allegedly ganging up and assaulting the town's deputy mayor, Councillor John Manatsa whom they accused of sympathising with the party's interim secretary-gene…

Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 06:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

CCC's Redcliff mayor dies

REDCLIFF mayor and Ward 3 Councillor Clayton Masiyatsva has died.He reportedly died upon admission at Topomas Clinic this Wednesday afternoon after he collapsed.Cllr Masiyatsva, who had been mayor of the dormitory town for three consecutiv…

Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 19:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mafume survives a vote of no-confidence as Harare mayor

An attempt to remove Harare mayor Jacob Mafume failed today as councilors defied Chamisa and voted against vote of no confidence motion.As Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) factionalism explodes, Ward 17 councillor Jacob Mafume has survi…

Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 18:22hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

David Coltart sees better days in 2024

Bulawayo mayor David Coltart says finding solutions to the city's multifaceted problems will not happen overnight as he laid out his council's priorities for 2024.Coltart, a former Education minister during the inclusive government under t…

Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 13:00hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

Jacob Mafume's mayoral victory exposes infighting in Chamisa's camp

WE close the year with a circus at Town House in Harare, where Jacob Mafume last week bounced back as Harare mayor.He was elected as the capital city's third mayor in just four months and this has opened a can of worms.Just after the elect…

Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 17:28hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Tshabangu flexes his muscles again, recalls Harare's Chitengu

The City of Harare will have its fourth mayor in four months after local government minister Winston Chitando confirmed the recall of Lovejoy Chitengu as councillor for Ward 36.The recall instigated by Sengezo Tshabangu, who claims to be C…

Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 16:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Harare chooses new mayor

Councillor Lovejoy Chitengu was yesterday elected Harare mayor following the recall of Ian Makone by Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) self-proclaimed interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu.Tshabangu has been on an onslaught recalli…

Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

David Coltart held up by Bulawayo's empty coffers?

Bulawayo Mayor, David Coltart, has expressed concerns regarding the US$20 million debt owed by the city's residents and ratepayers. It has been 45 days since Coltart was elected as the Mayor of Bulawayo.Coltart, a former Primary and Second…

Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare Mayor vows to push CCC, Zanu-PF out of Mupedzanhamo

Harare Mayor, Ian Makone, has pledged to put an end to the political disputes that led to the closure and disruption of business at the city's largest market, Mupedzanhamo.Mupedzanhamo was shut down last year due to conflicts between Zanu-…

Published: 07 Oct 2023 at 19:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Gwanda mayor pledges to improve service delivery

The newly elected Mayor of Gwanda, Councillor Thulani Moyo, has called on fellow councillors to set aside their political affiliations and focus on serving the interests of the people who entrusted them with their votes. He emphasized the …

Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 07:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Race on for Gweru mayor's post

BATTLE lines in Gweru's upcoming mayoral race have been drawn among CCC councillors amid strong interference from the party leadership which has a preferred candidate.CCC won 18 wards in the city during last month's harmonised elections.Wi…

Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 11:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

CCC councillors jittery over Chamisa directive

THERE is a plot by in-coming Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors to defy party leader, Nelson Chamisa, after he imposed former Education minister, David Coltart, as the party's chosen mayor for the city.Councillors will vote fo…

Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 20:14hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

David Coltart mayoral dream up in smoke, says Jonathan Moyo

Exiled former Information Minister Jonathan Moyo has revealed that Citizens Coalition For Change bigwig Senator David Coltart has been rejected by CCC's 'Bulawayo Ward 5 selection caucus' where it is alleged that he came last.Moyo claims t…

Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 20:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Suspended Gweru town clerk faces car theft charge

GWERU mayor Hamutendi Kombayi yesterday ordered a senior council official to file a vehicle theft report against suspended acting town clerk Vakai Chikwekwe."We need to make a police report on the theft of the vehicle which the suspended a…

Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 16:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

Obert Mpofu says Bulawayo has been turned into a 'growth point', mayor hits back

Bulawayo mayor Solomon Mguni has hit back at Obert Mpofu following claims by the Zanu-PF secretary for administration that sitting councillors have turned the city into a growth point.Speaking while presiding over a full council meeting We…

Published: 06 Jan 2023 at 18:08hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare mayor bans management foreign trips

HARARE City Council yesterday banned foreign trips for councillors and management.This came after mayor Jacob Mafume had his trip to South Korea on council business was blocked by Cabinet.Addressing councillors and management, Mafume said:…

Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo deputy mayor saga takes new twist

OUTGOING Bulawayo Deputy Mayor, Mlandu Ncube, has approached the Bulawayo High Court seeking to block Tinashe Kambarami's reinstatement as the city deputy premier.Bulawayo High Court Judge, Justice Martin Makonese earlier this month, reins…

Published: 31 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mayor fighting political wars, claims divisive Kambarami

CONFUSION reigns supreme in the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) following a recent High Court judgement that ordered the reinstatement of former deputy mayor, Mr Tinashe Kambarami amid revelations that town clerk, Mr Christopher Dube had to ca…

Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 08:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Harare mayor's appeal an admission of failure

THE appeal by acting mayor Stewart Mutizwa has been received with mixed reactions by residents of Harare, who feel that it lacks sincerity and practical application.The City of Harare has to institutionalise accountability and be transpare…

Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 10:03hrs | 12 | by Harare Residents Trust

Mafume must fall now, not tomorrow not next week

THE MDC-T won the Supreme Court judgment based on violation of two documents by the MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, namely the alliance agreement and the MDC-T constitution. The MDC-T has been recalling elected individuals on the basis…

Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 08:25hrs | | by 0 Gutu

Gomba, six councillors challenge recall

SUSPENDED Harare Mayor Herbert Gomba and six councillors have petitioned the High Court to nullify their recall by MDC-T led by Dr Thokozani Khupe, claiming she has no authority to do so in terms of the supreme law of the country. Dr Khupe…

Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter

Outcry over 'colonial' mayoral regalia

BULAWAYO residents have ridiculed the city's mayoral robe saying it marks colonial heritage that city fathers do not want to do away with.In an official mayoral picture posted by the Mayor, Councillor Solomon Mguni on his Facebook account,…

Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chamisa forces Victoria Falls mayor to step down

MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has ordered Victoria Falls mayor Somvelo Dhlamini to step down and make way for Margaret Varley whose nomination had been rejected by both councillors and residents, MDC Alliance Matabeleland North provin…

Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:11hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Former Zisco worker assumes mayoral post

FORMER Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Zisco) plant operator, Clayton Masiyatsva (MDC Alliance), has been elected Redcliff mayor, taking over from Zanu-PF's Freddy Kapuya who has dumped the Midlands town and now represents Mhondoro-Mubair…

Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo Mayor: No place for clowns

BULAWAYO councillors are expected to vote for the city's mayor and deputy mayor today, following chaotic scenes that rocked their swearing in last Friday and deep- seated intra-MDC Alliance divisions over the elections. From the onset, the…

Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:31hrs | | by Nduduzo Tshuma

Search for Bulawayo mayor intensifies

As the search for a new mayor for Bulawayo intensifies, stakeholders in the second largest city have shared their expectations on the qualities they are looking into.Since year 2000, the city council has been dominated by opposition counci…

Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Kambarami beat Bulawayo Mayor in MDC-T primaries

MDC-T primary elections brewed a shocker in Bulawayo yesterday after the city's Mayor, Councillor Martin Moyo lost to little known Mr Tinashe Kambarami to represent the party in Ward 3.Clr Moyo's defeat comes just a few days after he had d…

Published: 20 May 2018 at 09:57hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Gwanda council slashes tariffs

Gwanda Town Council has reduced some tariffs for the 2017 budget after realising that residents could not afford them and in some cases the tariffs were higher than many towns.Council rates for the high density suburbs have been reduced fr…

Published: 18 Dec 2016 at 06:11hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter

Harare mayor says more water disconnections are to be enforced

Harare Residents Trust has expressed alarm following the city mayor, Bernard Manyenyeni's remarks that  more water cuts must be expected by many owing residents."More water cuts are looming Harare as the Harare Mayor and Councillor Be…

Published: 04 Feb 2016 at 05:19hrs | 3 | by Stephen Jakes

Bulawayo Should Be Declared an iHub As Part of Resuscitation

It is well known fact that Bulawayo was once a thriving industrial hub with much of its industry based on textile, and the underlying factors which have immensely contributed to its demise are complex and intricate, therefore resuscitation…

Published: 20 Dec 2013 at 13:54hrs | | by Nkosana George Mazibisa

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