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Beitbridge councillors breathe fire
BEITBRIDGE town councillors have allegedly unsettled sections of the executive in the local authority with numerous strict demands for clarity, accountability and transparency.The councillors,...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 06:21hrs | 1108 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe motorists sleep in fuel queues
As the fuel crisis continues to worsen, many motorists are sleeping in fuel queues at various pump stations.In a survey, the Daily News observed that hundreds of people are queuing for fuel fo...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 13:50hrs | 1525 | by Staff reporter
Long live Comrade: Constantino WaChiwenga
On July 1, 2018, Vice President Chiwenga exhorted people at a rally in Hatcliffe to stop paying rates until the council improved services like refuse collection, water supply, and sewer reticulation....Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 06:47hrs | 3694 | by Sam Wezhira
Gweru chokes in $50m debt
THE cash-strapped Gweru City Council says its debt has ballooned to over $50 million and that it is now failing to pay service providers.Topping the list of creditors is Zesa Holdings at $26 8...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:38hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
Mutare commits $3m to infrastructure upgrade
MUTARE mayor, Blessing Tandi last week launched his council's 100-day plan aimed at improving service delivery and upgrading public infrastructure at a cost of $3 million.Speaking during a cou...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 09:51hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Govt injects $6,7m for sewer rehabilitations in towns
THE Minister of Local Government and Public works and National Housing July Moyo has said government has injected $6,7 million for the rehabilitation of sewer systems in town s so as to have a long te...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:24hrs | 622 | by Sterphen Jakes
Open for business starts with health funding, Mr Mnangagwa
ONE death is a death too many to justify. As the cholera outbreak ravaged populous Harare high-density suburbs Glen View and Budiriro for the second time within a decade, my heart grieves and prays th...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:28hrs | 636 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Mnangagwa approves cholera fund
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has approved a budget of nearly $64 million for immediate needs in the fight against dual outbreaks of cholera and typhoid in Harare and other parts of the country, chairperson of ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Stench of sewage in cholera-hit Harare
Zimbabwe is struggling with its worst outbreak of cholera in a decade, which has killed at least 28 people. An emergency has been declared and public gatherings banned in the capital, Harare.L...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 16:40hrs | 1606 | by BBC
Cholera: Harare City Council caught sleeping on the job
The ongoing cholera outbreak started on 1 September in Glen View 3, Harare and has since spread, killing 30 people with 5 463 cases having been reported to date. As usual opposition elements hav...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 14:28hrs | 4259 | by Elijah Chihota
'Govt, council should stop blame-game on cholera'
GOVERNMENT and local authorities have been urged to ensure provision of basic water and sanitation infrastructure in order to effectively deal with the cholera and typhoid outbreaks, the former which ...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:47hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa visits cholera victims
Today MDC president Chamisa visited the cholera affected area of Glen View where he interacted with the affected community members and families. His first port of call was the Glen View Clinic before ...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 15:18hrs | 2107 | by MDC Communications
Chamisa imposed Kambarami to Bulawayo
PROMINENT Bulawayo lawyer Solomon Mguni (ward 23) was yesterday elected city mayor, where he will be deputised by Tinashe Kambarami (ward 3).Mguni got 17 votes against Norman Hlabani's 12 vote...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:30hrs | 3516 | by Staff reporter
Gweru mayor, deputy elected unopposed
WARD Two councillor Josiah Makombe is the new mayor of Gweru after being elected unopposed while Clr Cleopas Shiri will deputise him after also sailing through unopposed. Gweru councillors wer...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance councillors mustn't abuse new mandate
THE just-ended election has proved once again that residents in urban centres still have confidence in their opposition councillors after the MDC Alliance nearly clean-swept all local authority seats,...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 07:11hrs | 893 | by Editorial - newsday
Vendors to leave CBD
VENDORS will be required to move to designated places outside the central business district soon, newly elected Harare mayor has said.Mayor Hebert Gomba said this in an interview soon after be...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 19:44hrs | 4117 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa can do without Chamisa
IN the next few days, most likely next week, President Mnangagwa will announce his new Cabinet. This will follow the swearing-in of members of the National Assembly on Wednesday. Advice has be...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 08:48hrs | 628 | by Editorial - The Herald
ZIDERA extension is unacceptable
The ushering in of the new dispensation on 24 November 2017, gave hope to the people of Zimbabwe as they hoped to see a paradigm shift from the old dispensation of Robert Mugabe. President Emmerson Mn...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 12:15hrs | 1296 | by Elijah Chihota
Former Kwekwe mayor eyes return
FORMER Kwekwe mayor Shadreck Tobaiwa is eyeing a return to the helm of the local authority following his election as a councillor on July 30 on an MDC Alliance ticket.Tobaiwa, who was ceremoni...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 06:42hrs | 1468 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Colliery denies workers election holiday
THOUSANDS of mine workers stationed in the "essential services sections" at Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) have condemned the company's decision to summon them to work today, denying them the ...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 07:06hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
#MeetYourPotentialLeader kicks off
Harare residents have bemoaned the poor state of service delivery and call for all aspiring candidates to honour their pledges if they do win in the harmonised elections. Residents said that aspiring ...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 11:44hrs | 296 | by NANGO
BCC warns of prolonged water cuts
THE Bulawayo City Council has warned that there could be prolonged unscheduled water cuts in all suburbs mainly due to erratic electricity supply at its waterworks.In a statement the Town Cler...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 09:28hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Disruption of refuse collection on election day in Bulawayo
The City of Bulawayo has advised residents that due to the Election Day which has been promulgated as a national holiday, all areas whose refuse was supposed to be collected on Monday, 30 July 2018 wi...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 13:45hrs | 1931 | by Stephen Jakes
Chiwenga defends ZEC
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is an independent body and should not be directed by anyone in its work. This was said by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga while addressing a Zanu-PF rally i...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 07:08hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Employment creation top priority
Twelve aspiring candidates from various constituencies in Mutare identified unemployment as the major challenge affecting residents. The residents convened to engage aspiring Members of Parliament and...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 12:13hrs | 602 | by Stephen Jakes
Chiwenga under fire over 'reckless' talk
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has come under heavy criticism for advising residents not to pay for services they do not receive.In the heat of electioneering, Chiwenga told Zanu-PF supp...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 15:17hrs | 3259 | by Staff reporter
'No water, don't pay the bill,' argues Chiwenga - trust him to make bad situation impossible
"There is no water, council has failed to collect refuse and there is no sewer reticulation, but daily, they come knocking on your doors demanding payment for things they have failed to deliver. That ...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 15:12hrs | 1347 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
MDC-dominated councils: manifest of self-enrichment
The MDC Alliance, which represents a grouping of the main opposition set to participate in the July 30 elections, presented its manifesto to the electorate early last month in a bid to market itself....Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 06:51hrs | 142 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Service delivery key to human, economic development
Whoever wins the 2018 elections whether its MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa, or Zanu-PF's Emmerson Mnangagwa or another candidate must grapple with critical questions around service...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 07:20hrs | 72 | by Dumisani O Nkomo
5 key economic policy matters that will trigger economic stability & growth in Zimbabwe
Over and above the need for political stability and sound macroeconomic management policies, business confidence is the single biggest determinant of economic growth in any country. Economics is a soc...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 11:45hrs | 1469 | by Martin Majaji
Govt scuttles $68m Bulawayo investment
GOVERNMENT'S red tape has cost the City of Bulawayo (BCC) an investment worth US$68 million after policy changes scuttled the implementation of a fuel-from-waste project by a United Kingdom-based comp...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 10:06hrs | 1929 | by Staff reporter
Local government elections must be held separately
It's election year again and the usual suspects are out there promising everything to everyone, everywhere they go.Pertinently below the rubble, of harmonised elections lies a very important p...Published: 30 May 2018 at 08:43hrs | 283 | by Dumisani O Nkomo
Emotions should not determine Vote
Time for Zimbabweans to cast their votes in the harmonised election is fast approaching, it is imperative that, not their emotions, but the need to see Zimbabwe develop, industries opening up and pros...Published: 16 May 2018 at 15:05hrs | 537 | by Prosperity Mzila
Forex shortages hobble delivery of garbage trucks
Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni has been tasked by councillors to follow up on the delivery of refuse compactors that were purchased last year.According to ordinary council minutes, acting tow...Published: 05 May 2018 at 14:23hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Diaper disposal a headache for stakeholders
ILLEGAL dumping sites have become common in Harare and other parts of the country, with the reckless disposal of diapers causing a major headache.Among those rubbish being dumped by residents ...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 09:05hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Transform Zimbabwe Congress set for 23-24 March
Transform Zimbabwe will hold its inaugural Congress on 23-24 March 2018 in Harare. The party was formed in 2010 and has been growing from strength to strength. It has participated in by-elections sinc...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 16:58hrs | 1063 | by Staff Reporter
Deven Engineering slapped with $300,000 lawsuit
GWERU City Council is suing Deven Engineering Private Limited for failing to deliver a Nissan UD80 lorry they bought for $300 000, for refuse collection. The company indicated to council recently that...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 05:55hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Mutare faces refuse collection challenges
The re-emergence of cholera in some parts of the country has irked Mutare City Council councillors amid non-collection of refuse.The councillors say such practices could result in disease outb...Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 16:16hrs | 499 | by Staff Reporter
Looking forward to my Gukurahundi exoneration, Cdes
MY former Cdes. I hope I find you well. I also hope you saw that Davos interview in which the Junta's poster boy was quizzed about his role in the Gukurahundi genocidal massacres and how his face went...Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 10:38hrs | 2388 | by CZ
Mnangagwa urges political parties to draw mandate from the people
Any political party seeking to rule Zimbabwe should draw its mandate from the people through the ballot box as no party has the divine right to rule, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.Pres...Published: 18 Dec 2017 at 09:54hrs | 1775 | by Staff Reporter
The MDC-T has failed Harare residents
The MDC-T has been in charge of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare for the past 17 years and, despite promising "change" for better times, it has been one monumental disappointment. The Party has even appoint...Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 14:09hrs | 430 | by Nobleman Runyanga
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
Mutare residents petition Mayor, Kasukuwere
Mutare residents have petition the mayor and the Ministter of Local government Saviour Kasukuwere over the water supply problems.United Mutare Residents and Rate Payers Trust - UMRRT said 163 ...Published: 21 Oct 2017 at 07:19hrs | 262 | by Stephen Jakes
'Maziwisa needs to do more for Highfield'
It is made up mostly of old houses some of which were built in the 1930s, and a majority of senior citizens in Harare live in Highfield.The constituency is highly populated, there is a hive of...Published: 03 Oct 2017 at 06:01hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
New suburb for Bulawayo
BULAWAYO City Council and Umguza Rural District Council yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate the development of a new residential area at Rangemore.Addressing sta...Published: 22 Aug 2017 at 07:00hrs | 2458 | by Staff reporter
BCC, Umguza end Rangemore row
THE Bulawayo City Council and Umguza Rural District Council (URDC) have signed a memorandum of understating (MoU) to work together in the development of the Rangemore area under which Mbundane and Emt...Published: 22 Aug 2017 at 06:57hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Funding the luxury of Mugabe's sons on tax payer's money criminal
Zimbabwe is staggering under a sea of poverty, a majority of Zimbabweans are living on less than dollar a day and 95% is not in formal employment.Companies are closing en masse since 2013; tho...Published: 14 Jul 2017 at 17:05hrs | 4413 | by PDP
Magwegwe West residents demonstrate against MDC-T councillor
Residents of ward 29 in Magwegwe West, Bulawayo, yesterday demonstrated against their local councillor, Monica Lubimbi, accusing her of abuse of office.The residents, who gathered at Totobisa ...Published: 05 Jul 2017 at 06:51hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
AFM church sued for over $16 000 rates debt
The Apostolic Faith Mission in Bulawayo has been taken to court over a debt of over $16 000.Bulawayo city council sued the church demanding the payment of $16 995.The local autho...Published: 17 May 2017 at 06:48hrs | 1434 | by Stephen Jakes
President Mugabe's village face health crisis
Residents from Zvimba communal area have been pushed to bear the brunt of an ineffective waste management system from the neighboring Harare culminating into garbage being illegally dumped into their ...Published: 11 May 2017 at 10:45hrs | 963 | by Staff Reporter
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