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Zanu-PF councilors snub residents meeting
Mvuma residents are up in arms against the district's councillors who snubbed a meeting that had been called for them to hear grievances from the small mining town.The meeting was arranged by ...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 13:51hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo city centre dumpsite worsens chaos, decay
AN illegal dumpsite, which resembles Bulawayo City Council (BCC)'s Richmond Landfill site, commonly known as Ngozi Mine has emerged, a stone's throw away from a busy road that connects the city centre...Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 04:38hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's Cowdray Park projects in limbo after Zanu-PF bags seat
After witnessing a flurry of rare development projects in the run-up to the August elections, residents of Bulawayo's sprawling high-density suburb of Cowdray Park are now facing the reality of the re...Published: 01 Jan 2024 at 08:02hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
BCC, residents share bill on servicing stands
Bulawayo City council (BCC) and Pumula South residents are set to share the bill for the servicing of their housing stands.This emerged during a recent residents meeting between the home-owner...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Residents fume over substandard NBS houses
RESIDENTS of Gillingham Estate in Harare's Dzivarasekwa high-density suburb have threatened court action against the National Buildings Society (NBS) after they were sold substandard housing units....Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Esigodini residents fret over illegal miners
Illegal mining activities in Matabeleland South's Esigodini area have led to an increase in gender-based violence cases and a child pregnancy, a local non-governmental organisation says.The Bu...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:41hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Abductions, intimidation spike in Zimbabwe: ZPP
Zimbabwe has of late recorded an upsurge in incidents of abductions and intimidation of citizens by State security agents as government becomes increasingly intolerant of discontent, human rights watc...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt okays council's non-performers' retrenchment
HARARE mayor Herbert Gomba has disclosed that government recently approved plans by the local authority to retrench non-performing senior managers and staff, with "substantial" funds set to be put asi...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Councillor in 'employment scam'
Bulawayo Ward 24 Councillor Arnold Batirai continues to clash with residents in his ward with latest accusations being his alleged employment of members of his 30 July campaign team to the ward's comm...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo South candidates storm out of residents meeting
THERE was drama at Barham Green Hall in Bulawayo South constituency when residents took parliamentary candidates to task over their frivolous promises, resulting in some of them storming out of the me...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Machete-wielding makorokozas injure 8 people
EIGHT people were injured and four of them were hospitalised after they were attacked by machete-wielding artisanal miners in Esigodini during a three-day gold war that saw two alleged gold barons bei...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zanu PF youth disrupt Chitungwiza residents meeting
Report by the Zimbabwe Peace Project claims that the ruling Zanu PF youth recently disrupted a meeting organised by Chitungwiza residents to resolve corruption in the local authority.ZPP said ...Published: 16 Jun 2017 at 07:05hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Chiyangwa confront Caf over Afcon
COSAFA president Philip Chiyangwa has protested to CAF head Ahmad Ahmad over the manner in which the hosting rights for the African Cup of Nations were handled by the continental body's pr...Published: 12 Apr 2017 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo allays water fears
BULAWAYO City Council has allayed fears of possible water shortage in the city saying water levels in its dams guarantee supplies until December 2017.The Council's Director of Engineering Serv...Published: 14 Apr 2016 at 06:43hrs | | by Whinsley Masara
Gwanda Residents Association statement on the failed water demonstration 7 October 2015
The Gwanda Residents Association has been inundated with enquiries from angry residents and the media on why the much anticipated residents’ demonstration against the water issues in the town was ca...Published: 07 Oct 2015 at 19:43hrs | | by Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo
Unbearable fumes come out of clinic
Residents in Mabvuku, Harare, have complained over the unbearable smell coming out of the Mabvuku Poly Clinic.This was heard during the Council - Residents meeting at Mabvuku. Harare Resid...Published: 07 Oct 2015 at 07:09hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Harare City Council officials snubs residents meeting
Harare Residents Trust has accused the Harare City Council for snubbing the residents meeting which was slated for 10am at Rugare Railways Community Hall in Harare on Monday.The trust said...Published: 16 Sep 2015 at 07:03hrs | 3 | by Stephen Jakes
Goblins force councillor to call for residents meeting
Ward 24 councillor Gedion Mangena in Bulawayo's Nkulumane constituency has called a meeting with Nkulumane 5 residents to discuss goblins attacks after a number of residents approached him complai...Published: 13 Jun 2015 at 18:11hrs | 3 | by Stevenson Jackson
Cheeky thieves wreak havoc, devise new tactics
Cheeky thieves in Pumula South suburb have reportedly devised new tactics to break into people's houses.According to reports received from residents in the sprawling high density suburb, the t...Published: 24 Mar 2015 at 22:24hrs | | by Samantha Ndebele
Council mobilising residents to go on mass action
Municipality of Gwanda councillors are reported to be mobilising residents of the town to go out on a mass demonstration against the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) over continued water woes...Published: 20 Feb 2015 at 13:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
MP, councillor exchange blows
LUVEVE legislator Mr Reggie Moyo and Ward 28 councillor Collet Ndhlovu reportedly exchanged blows last Sunday, after the latter held an unsanctioned meeting at the former's house in Cowdray Park, with...Published: 08 Jun 2014 at 08:57hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
Bulawayo City council to use $6,8 million to reward residents for paying rates
THE Bulawayo City Council has resolved to deposit a combined $6,83 million into the accounts of residents who were up to date with bill payment when the local authority implemented the Government dire...Published: 08 Dec 2013 at 11:23hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Chombo blasts Harare City Council
The government says it will not tolerate any excuses by the City of Harare about its failure to provide water, saying council has a mandate to provide efficient services to residents.Following...Published: 15 May 2013 at 17:35hrs | | by Staff Reporter
7 MDC-T activists jailed for assaulting Victoria Falls mayor
Seven Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) activists including three councillors have been jailed for assaulting Victoria Falls Mayor, Nkosilathi Jiyane.Jiyane who resigned from MDC-T last ...Published: 03 Jun 2012 at 16:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council backs down on attaching debtor's property
THE Bulawayo City Council Mayor, Councillor Thaba Moyo has advised that the city councils has stopped attaching debtors' property as a way of recovering money it is owed following an outcry by residen...Published: 17 Apr 2012 at 03:55hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
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