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Bulawayo councillor arrested after axe drama in farm dispute
BULAWAYO - July 18, 2025 - Ward 1 Bulawayo ZANU PF Councillor Mutangi was arrested earlier today following dramatic scenes involving alleged threats with an axe, defiance of a court order, and accusat...Published: 7 hrs ago | 266 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Delma Lupepe faces eviction by Obert Mpofu
Once a flamboyant businessman in Bulawayo, Delma Lupepe is now embroiled in a legal battle after allegedly refusing to vacate a rented residential property in Burnside despite owing US$20,000 in unpai...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 13:12hrs | 3098 | by Staff reporter
Community service for insulting landlady
A 28-YEAR-OLD man from Harare has been ordered to perform 145 hours of community service for insulting his landlady when she came to collect rent.Kudakwashe Gomo was initially sentenced to six...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:32hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Landlord removes tenant's eye over US$3 rental arrears
Brian Karemba (40) says he will forever regret the day he rented a room at Gift Kazembe who turned villain and gouged out his eye over US$3 rent arrears.This comes as some landlords are also r...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's law firm fails to pay rent
OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora's law firm faces eviction over alleged non-payment of rent at premises in Eastlea.According to papers filed at Harare Civil Court, Mwonzora is being sued for...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 22:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube engages US over reforms, Zidera
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube is set to leave for the United States of America next month to apprise that country's government officials on positive developments the...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
School demands rentals from teachers
A STORM is brewing at the Anglican Church-run St Anne's Goto Mission in Wedza after schoool authorities demanded rentals from the teachers and threatened to evict them if they fail to pay.It is re...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's son evicted over rent arrears
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe's son, Russell Goreraza, has been ordered to vacate his rented premises in Newlands, Harare over rental arrears amounting to $65 801.High Court judge Justice Dav...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa fails to pay polling agents
The cash-strapped Dumiso Dabengwa-led Zapu is likely to face legal hurdles after it emerged that it is struggling to pay its polling agents and other creditors following the just ended July harmonised...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 14:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's son falls on hard times
FORMER First Lady Mrs Grace Mugabe's son, Mr Russel Goreraza, has fallen on hard times after his landlord issued out summons for his eviction from a Harare flat over rent arrears amounting to $65 801....Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 08:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe sued over $29,000 rent arrears
FORMER President Robert Mugabe's family business, Alpha Omega Dairy (Pvt) Ltd, has been taken to court by a local property consultancy firm, Levgal Investments (Pvt) Ltd, over a $29 000 rental debt at...Published: 22 May 2018 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's ex-health minister sued over rent arrears
FORMER Health deputy minister Edwin Muguti has been taken to court by his former landlady, Joyce Mako-Mushaninga, over rental arrears amounting to more than $13 600 and failing to properly look after ...Published: 16 May 2018 at 06:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man opts to go to prison than pay landlord for substandard services
An Epworth man has dragged his tenant to the Harare Civil court over US$10 in rent arrears.The tenant, however, claimed he will not pay the arrears because his landlord provided substandard se...Published: 13 Nov 2017 at 14:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Christ Embassy Church sued over $55 000
Christ Embassy Church, which was recently evicted from its Marondera assembly premises over rental arrears, has now been taken to the High Court by its ex-landlord, who is claiming payment of an outst...Published: 28 Sep 2017 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Education Ministry faces eviction
THE Mining Industry Pension Fund (MIPF) has taken the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to court seeking an eviction order over a debt of more than $270 000 in unpaid rentals and other opera...Published: 02 Aug 2017 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Illegal' school owner finally in court
THE case of Netsai Makamure , owner of Beautiful Beginners, an illegal private school in Marondera, will finally be heard after several attempts to have her prosecuted had failed since last year....Published: 06 Jul 2017 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zapu evicted over rent arrears
The Dumiso Dabengwa-led Zapu has been evicted from its Bulawayo offices over $11 000 rental arrears.The High Court here granted the eviction order against the opposition party."We occu...Published: 09 May 2017 at 16:11hrs | | 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
Ambassadors serve at the mercy of Mugabe
Zimbabwean diplomats around the world who face evictions over rent arrears amounting to $7 million serve at the mercy of President Robert Mugabe, foreign minister has said.The country's ...Published: 06 Feb 2017 at 09:38hrs | | by Alice Dube
Zapu to force Mugabe to return seized properties
Zapu has threatened to stage demonstrations to force President Robert Mugabe's government to return the party's properties, which were seized in the early 1980s. The opposition party's dep...Published: 16 Nov 2016 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zapu blames its financial woes on Mugabe
ZAPU has blamed its current financial woes on President Robert Mugabe and his government, which seized properties belonging to the then Joshua Nkomo-led opposition party in the 1980s.The n...Published: 12 Nov 2016 at 19:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now up-to-date with diplomats' salaries
Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary, Mr Joey Bimha says the payment of local staff's salaries in the country's diplomatic missions is now up to date from the time their payroll was transferred in ...Published: 26 Oct 2016 at 15:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tenant fails to pay rent, bashes landlady
A Kambuzuma landlady was assaulted by her male tenant over rent arrears until she fainted.She was attacked as she was on her way to a police station.According to H-Metro, Claude Zuva a...Published: 10 Aug 2016 at 07:30hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Striking NRZ workers give in, return to work
The striking National Railways of Zimbabwe workers are reluctantly returning to work following a court judgement Wednesday ordering them so.Bulawayo24.com is reliable informed that today...Published: 16 Jun 2016 at 15:18hrs | 2 | by Thobekile Zhou
Ex-Edgars worker loses eviction appeal
THE High Court has dismissed an appeal by a former Edgars Stores Limited worker who was challenging eviction from his ex-employer's house in Mpumalanga suburb in Hwange over $754 rent arrears. Bulaway...Published: 18 Apr 2016 at 07:19hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
Landlord drags tenant to court over rent arrears
A HARARE woman was on Thursday ordered to undergo civil imprisonment of two months for failing to settle rent arrears amounting to $250. Skanyisiwe Ngwenya had the sentence suspended by magist...Published: 16 Jan 2016 at 10:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dial-A-Vision evicted of +$18,000 rent
A PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman was last week evicted from his place of business within the city centre where he has been operating for the last 20 years. Mr Abednico Ncube, the director of D...Published: 06 Dec 2015 at 09:02hrs | 2 | by Peter Matika
Cuthbert Dube struggle to pay $2 000 per month rentals, taken to court
FORMER Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) chief executive officer and Zifa board chairman, Cuthbert Dube has been taken to the High Court by his landlord over rent arrears amounting to $33 00...Published: 26 Oct 2015 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Former Minister fails to pay rent
Giles Mutsekwa former co-home affairs minister has had several movable properties attached by the Messenger of Court in Harare for failing to pay about $5 600 rentals. Mutsekwa, who was ho...Published: 17 Sep 2015 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
High Cost Of Doing Business Choking Retailers
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers has said the high cost of doing business in Zimbabwe is seriously choking retailers.In a statement CZR said it is deepily concerned about the stagnation...Published: 30 Aug 2015 at 07:32hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mwonzora and Associates face eviction, property attached
The law firm of MDC-T secretary-general Mr Douglas Mwonzora had property attached over outstanding rent arrears to the tune of $34 000.Mwonzora and Associates also faces eviction from Fidelity...Published: 30 Mar 2015 at 06:59hrs | 8 | by Daniel Nemukuyu
Teen commits suicide over $10
A Nyanga teenager committing suicide last Friday after he landlord asked him settle $10 rent arrears. Munyaradzi Madziva, who was doing Form Four at Mapako Government School and was a tenant a...Published: 06 Mar 2015 at 15:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Zimbabwe must compensate white farms first,' says Denmark
THE Danish government is ready to engage and normalize ties with Zimbabwe provided the country addresses human rights and governance issues as well as compensate white farmers who were disposed of the...Published: 06 Nov 2014 at 22:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dudu Manhenga evicted over rent arrears
Jazz sensation Dudu Manhenga has failed to pay $7,000 rent, forcing her to move out of an upmarket house, located in Harare's Vainona suburb.The 33-year-old musician is currently out on bail p...Published: 31 Mar 2014 at 12:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Storm brews over vacant NSSA townhouses
A storm is brewing over the National Social Security Authority (NSSA)'s Bulawayo townhouses that have been vacant for more than a year.The townhouses are in Woodlands suburb, along Old Esigodi...Published: 20 Apr 2013 at 05:20hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Urban grooves pioneer falls on hard times
One of urban grooves pioneers, Sanii Makhalima has gone broke.The talented Usadaro hi-maker who used to run a recording studio where he produced and recorded music for other musicians in the e...Published: 10 Mar 2013 at 07:29hrs | | by Arts reporter
Zapu issued with an eviction order
BULAWAYO — The revived Zapu has been issued with an eviction order from its party headquarters in Bulawayo after failing to settle rent arrears amounting to ov...Published: 05 Mar 2012 at 04:57hrs | | by Nqobani Ndlovu
Homelessness in Wales(UK) rising and set to get worse
THE number of people seeking help for homelessness has risen in Wales UK, official statistics have shown.Homelessness charities blamed the economic slump, high unemploy...Published: 14 Jan 2011 at 11:59hrs | | by Byo24News
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