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Mashonaland's new city takes shape
The Government of Zimbabwe has commenced servicing land in Mt Hampden, where the new commercial and administrative capital will be established. This follows the recent repossession of 47 farms coverin...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:18hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Over 100 at risk of losing Cowdray Park stands
More than 100 beneficiaries of the Government-funded Hlalani Kuhle housing project in Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb risk losing their properties due to the lack of proper council documentation. ...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 11:28hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda to repossess undeveloped stands
The Gwanda Municipality is undertaking a comprehensive land audit aimed at identifying residential and commercial stands that have remained undeveloped for an extended period, signaling their intentio...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 13:44hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
IEC, ConCourt ignoring South Africa election rigging evidence
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party says the Electoral Commission (IEC) and the Constitutional Court have ignored evidence provided to support the party's claims of last month's elections being rigged....Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 11:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chombo loses court challenge
Former cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo has lost his bid to prevent Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka from subdividing his Allan Grange Farm in Zvimba, which spans over 3,000 hectares, to accommodat...Published: 21 May 2024 at 08:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
All posts up for grabs at war veterans congress
PREPARATIONS for the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) congress to elect new national executive members are now at an advanced stage, a senior official has said.Sp...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gweru council repossesses stands
THE GWERU City Council has repossessed at least 26 Mkoba 21 residential stands from the government after its beneficiaries failed to pay for them, it has been established.In a memo dated Janua...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Countries under illegal US sanctions must unite against Washington
Yes, it is very possible for Zimbabwe, China, Russia, Cuba, Iran and all other countries under illegally imposed United States sanctions to formerly gang up and fight Washington.There is power...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:45hrs | | by Joseph Meta
Ex Victoria Falls mayor jailed
FORMER Victoria Falls City mayor Somveli Dlamini has been sentenced to 36 months in jail for defrauding the local authority of $US15 000.Dlamini (53) had pleaded not guilty to fraud char...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 20:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Former Victoria Falls mayor convicted of fraud
Former Victoria Falls Mayor Somveli Dlamini,who was facing fraud charges, has been convicted and remanded in custody until Friday when he will receive his sentencing.Hwange regional magi...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 20:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP threatens to evict settlers for supporting opposition
Concerns are growing over potential retaliatory actions by Zanu-PF against Chiwundura plot holders, who are facing possible eviction due to their alleged support for the Citizens' Coalition for Change...Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Makokoba tenants resist eviction
TENANTS at a Makokoba house whose owner died are reportedly refusing to vacate as Bulawayo City Council (BCC) moves to repossess the property.This is revealed in the latest council minutes in ...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 21:05hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
MDC councillors plot to rip off Gweru
ACTING Gweru district development coordinator Tarisai Mudadigwa has written a letter to acting town clerk Livingston Churu, ordering him to stop plans by councillors from the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 14:23hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
8 mistakes in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution
ON May 22 2023, Zimbabwe's Constitution turned 10, having become effective on 22 May 2013. This year, we mark the 10-year anniversary. I choose to mark this day with a reflection, and my reflection is...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:15hrs | | by Musa Kika
FULL LIST: Massive wealth looted by Cottco bosses revealed
The Prosecutor General has gone tough on corruption accused COTTCO marketing and business development manager Maxmore Njani and sought an order to go on a massive repossession of the grand loot held b...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 11:09hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF urges Jonathan Moyo and Patrick Zhuwao to join Mnangagwa in 'building Zimbabwe'
Zanu-PF has welcomed exiled former members Jonathan Moyo and Patrick Zhuwao back into its fold, urging them to join President Emmerson Mnangagwa in "building a new Zimbabwe."This follows the d...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 18:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Court hears ex-judge Ndewere's arguments
THE High Court on Monday heard arguments by former judge Justice Erica Ndewere who is seeking to retain a Mercedes Benz vehicle which she used during her tenure.The Judicial Service Commission...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt moves to seize Chihuri farm
GOVERNMENT is intensifying its vindictive approach to seizing farms belonging to its critics, most of whom were the late former president Robert Mugabe's loyalists in the twilight years of life and ru...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 19:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls mayor denied bail
VICTORIA Falls mayor Somveli Dlamini has been denied bail in a case where he is facing a fraud charge.Dlamini was remanded in custody until October 24 when he appeared before Hwange magistrate...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 05:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls Mayor remanded in custody
VICTORIA Falls Mayor Councillor Somveli Dlamini who was arrested by a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) crack team for alleged fraud involving a commercial stand valued at over US$90 000, app...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Troubles mount for Jacob Mudenda
Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda has been trending in Zimbabwe after he lobbied parliamentarians to change the laws and allow a diaspora vote , a move which left a bitter taste in the mouths of ZAN...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 09:50hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chombo wins back repossessed farm
FORMER Local Government minister Ignatious Chombo has won back his Allan Grange Farm in Zvimba, which was repossessed by government through a phone call by Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka's messen...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe repossessing unused land from black farmers
Zimbabwe has begun repossessing idle land from black farmers who benefitted from controversial land reforms two decades ago, Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka said Wednesday.People whose far...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 09:25hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
New crop of opposition political parties in the region
It is believed that opposition political parties are a watchdog of central Government, ensuring that the people's lives and livelihoods are supported, that the country's economy is buttressed by susta...Published: 24 Mar 2022 at 09:27hrs | 1 | by Prosperity Mzila
Tsholotsho launches stands repossession blitz
PEOPLE who were allocated stands in Tsholotsho but failed to pay for them over the years, risk losing them as the Tsholotsho Rural District Council (TRDC) has started repossessing the properties....Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | 6 | 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
Govt set farm production reports due date
The Government has set February 15 as the date by which all A1 and A2 farmers must submit farm production reports every year.It is believed that this could help identify underutilised land....Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt grabs Chombo's farm, gives to ex-wife
Government is continuing its retributive land seizures targeting political opponents, real or imagined, this time cancelling former Finance minister Ignatius Chombo's 99-year lease for Allan Grange Fa...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 15:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Council to repossess more housing stands
BULAWAYO City Council is set to repossess a number of undeveloped stands in Emganwini high density suburb, some of which are situated on wetlands.The local authority has served beneficia...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:14hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Councillor pays $750 for rent in two years
A BULAWAYO councillor reportedly leased a council property in 2019 which is fully guarded by council security and to date has only paid $750.Further, despite added costs of securing the ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:13hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Fidelity wins repossession of forfeited Gold claim
Fidelity Printers and Refineries has finally repossessed its claim that was forfeited by the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development last year, after the Supreme Court confirmed an interim order gran...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Malema to build RDP houses in Sandton
THE upmarket area of Sandton will see the construction of RDP houses near the affluent northern area if the EFF takes over the City of Joburg after the November 1 national local government elections....Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 20:02hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Umguza CEO, councillors suspended
THE Government has once again suspended Umguza Rural District Council (RDC) chief executive officer, Mr Collen Moyo and five councillors including its chairperson, Councillor Alexandra Gasela....Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo city fathers pounce on underdeveloped stands
BULAWAYO City Council has embarked on a programme to repossess underdeveloped housing and business stands in various parts of the city in its latest bid to reclaim derelict land.The repossessi...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt refutes Malunga farm grab claims
THE farm that Government has repossessed in Matabeleland North does not belong to Osisa director Mr Siphosami Malunga and his two partners but was compulsorily acquired under the Land Reform programme...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 18:24hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Non-productive farmers told to surrender land
Government is prepared to repossess land from farmers who are not fully utilising it and allocate it to deserving ones as it moves to strengthen the agricultural recovery plan ahead of Vision 2030....Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 06:00hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Saviour Kasukuwere fumes over farm invasion
FORMER Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere has accused State institutions of failing to enforce the country's laws after a war veteran leader who led the invasion of his Mazowe farm, last yea...Published: 31 May 2021 at 06:46hrs | | 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
Residents struggle to pay for stands in forex
A LARGE number of people, who bought housing stands from the Bulawayo City Council that were sold in foreign currency in 2019 are still struggling to pay for them, the local authority has revealed....Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:14hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Repossessed Bulawayo stands up for grabs
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has given notice to resell housing stands repossessed after their owners failed to develop them within the stipulated timeframe.In terms of section 5 of the Titles ...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Repossession of idle farms starts today
The process of repossessing farms that are under-utilised, vacant or abandoned as well as those owned by multiple farm owners starts today across the country and the land will be allocated to applican...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 04:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
New twist to MDC saga
HE MDC-T leadership was yesterday forced to cancel a scheduled press briefing at the party headquarters after the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance challenged a court order granting interim secretary-ge...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mzembi warns Mnangagwa
FORMER cabinet minister Walter Mzembi has advised his erstwhile colleague, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, to desist from using the State to punish or settle political disputes with his opponents....Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jacob Mudenda's scandals unpacked?
Who is Jacob Francis Mudenda? Jacob Francis Mudenda nicknamed "The Headmaster" in parliament and "Scania" in Matebeleland North is the current Speaker of the National Assembly. Born in 1949, M...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 05:56hrs | | by Nicholas Ncube
Bulawayo council to repossess stands
THE Bulawayo City Council has resolved to repossess 10 stands from individuals and companies while 15 home seekers who benefited from the Bulawayo City Council's Emhlangeni stands pre-sale scheme risk...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa in Masvingo land wrangle
THE Masvingo City Council has repossessed a 1,9 hectare piece of land from Harare businessman and Zvimba South legislator Philip Chiyangwa after he allegedly violated terms of the agreement by failing...Published: 30 May 2019 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe EFF CIC's profile
1) Who is Innocent Ndibali?Innocent Ndibali is proud Zimbabwean, a Commander-In-Chief of Economic Freedom Fighters (Zimbabwe Chapter: EFF-Zim), business man in both Zimbabwe ...Published: 24 May 2019 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Zim EFF
'Nick Mangwana and your government go hang'
We would like to state categorically clear that we support Chief Khayisa's statement fully. The statement by the Permanent Secretary for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Ndabaningi Nic...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:16hrs | 4 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Nick Mangwana bashed
Mthwakazi Republic Party Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo has blasted Permanent Secretary for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Nick Mangwana over his remarks that Chief Khayisa Ndiweni's vi...Published: 13 May 2019 at 16:14hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Extract for the Book: The Next Zimbabwe
CHAPTER FOUR (ZIMBABWE) BEING EDUCATED VS BEING LEARNED There is no doubt that the education quality and...Published: 09 May 2019 at 13:06hrs | 2 | by Terence Simbi
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