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Chitungwiza continues to battle with sewer challenges
Perennial sewer problems remain one of the most pressing challenges facing Chitungwiza Municipality, although the local authority has recorded some improvements in certain areas, ...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:45hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Foreign vendors turn Bulawayo pavements into open-air toilets, bedrooms
The heart of Bulawayo's Central Business District is fast degenerating into a public health crisis as illegal vendors - many of them from outside the city - have turned pavements into makeshift homes,...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:06hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Honeymoon over for land barons
The Zimbabwean government has announced a new offensive against land and space barons who have been illegally allocating State land in urban and peri-urban areas, following the unveiling of a comprehe...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:00hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
BCC councillors urge stricter enforcement of by-laws against Zanu-PF-linked space barons
Bulawayo city councillors have called for stricter enforcement of by-laws to address the growing chaos caused by illegal vending activities in the central business district (CBD), which they attribute...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 13:07hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza space barons clash with church over land ownership
Recent clashes between Kuera Apostolic Church (under Arch-Bishop Honest Mupepe) and allegedly connected space barons have spilled in the courts of law, as the two parties fight over ownership and cont...Published: 21 Sep 2024 at 09:45hrs | 811 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Chitungwiza space barons clash with indigenous churches
Several indigenous churches in Chitungwiza on Tuesday clashed with space barons who have illegally parcelled out land that is earmarked for church stands and buffer zones respectively.Speaking...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 16:26hrs | 332 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Vendors defy Bulawayo council directive
IT was business as usual yesterday for vendors operating along 5th Avenue in the City Centre, as they openly defied a Bulawayo City Council directive to vacate the street by Sunday to pave the way for...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 05:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC orders vendors to vacate 5th Avenue by tomorrow
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has issued a stern warning to vendors who are operating illegally along 5th Avenue. They have until tomorrow to leave the road or have their wares confiscated b...Published: 17 Feb 2024 at 08:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF linked space barons cause havoc
SUSPECTED Zanu-PF linked space barons are giving Gweru City Council a torrid time at the Mtapa fresh produce market as they collect fees from vendors, a situation that has forced the local authority t...Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 04:11hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF-linked space barons invade Bulawayo CBD
A GANG of suspected Zanu-PF space barons illegally parcelled out new vending bays to illegal traders in Bulawayo's Central Business District (CBD) on Thursday this week.The bays were reportedl...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:39hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Council by-laws to criminalise land barons
THE City of Harare is crafting by-laws to provide for the criminalisation of land barons wreaking havoc in the capital including parcelling out land on wetlands to desperate homeseekers.Land b...Published: 01 Jan 2024 at 08:13hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF' barons causing chaos
Bulawayo councillors have complained about space barons, mainly linked to the ruling Zanu PF, for frustrating council efforts to restore sanity in the central business district.The local autho...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 12:02hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
How Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF 'stole' Mbare from CCC
Zanu-PF has been accused of employing dirty tactics to win Mbare constituency including forcing vendors who reside in other suburbs but operating from the capital's oldest suburb to vote in the area....Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF abusing Mupedzanhamo'
HARARE Residents Trust (HRT) has berated the ongoing abuse of Mupedzanhamo flea market by alleged Zanu-PF-related space barons, saying the ruling party lacks the will to discipline the rogue elements....Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 06:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to crackdown on Vendors4ED
BULAWAYO councillors have resolved to launch a crackdown on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's shadowy group operating illegally in the second-largest city under the moniker Vendors for ED.The gro...Published: 14 Mar 2023 at 19:56hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Vendors4ED fuel lawlessness
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's shadowy group operating under the banner Vendors For ED is on a collision course with Bulawayo City Council after it violated city by-laws by establishing unsanctioned v...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 13:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC officers, vendors hurt in dawn market raid
BULAWAYO City Council fired rubber bullets and used a fire engine to spray vendors with water after launching an operation to clear 5th Avenue of illegal activities in the early hours of yesterday, a ...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:03hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Iran exposes Zimbabwe's lies about sanctions crippling economy
As a Zimbabwe delegation, led by foreign affairs minister Fredrick Shava, visits Iran, and is showcased the repressive regime’s phenomenal economic and scientific breakthroughs - amidst enduring arg...Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 21:09hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa's 10 activists freed
TEN Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Mbare informal traders have been granted free bail in a case they are facing fraud charges.They were arrested on November 2 for illegally allocating ven...Published: 10 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF splashes on cars for top chefs
Zanu-PF has splashed millions of dollars on cars, party regalia and improving the welfare for its chefs ahead of next year's polls.This is despite that the majority of citizens in the country ...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 04:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fresh turmoil hits Mupedzanhamo
EFFORTS to bring sanity at Harare's Mupedzanhamo flea market were dented yesterday after police were involved in running battles with illegal vendors returning to the area.Police had to throw ...Published: 14 Oct 2022 at 05:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police smoke out Mbare violence leaders
POLICE yesterday went door-to-door arresting Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and Zanu-PF suspects who have since Friday been causing mayhem at Mupedzanhamo flea market in Mbare, Harare — b...Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF member dies as mob burns Mupedzanhamo
A Zanu-PF member died following violent clashes that were triggered by alleged opposition CCC space barons at the popular Mupedzanhamo Market in Harare which was also partly burnt by the rioting mob....Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mupedzanhamo set ablaze
SUSPECTED Zanu-PF youths on Friday night and Saturday went on a rampage, torching vending tables and secondhand clothes at Mupedzanhamo flea market in what is believed to be a revenge mission against ...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 06:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
No to politisation of operating spaces
THE Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (Viset) is disturbed by the reports of politicisation of operating spaces on a piece of land adjacent to the traffic lights at Malvern and...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | | by Viset
Chaos as Mbudzi roundabout closes for construction
As motorists adjust to the closure of Mbudzi roundabout while the huge and complex Mbudzi Interchange is built over the next 18 months, the diversion of traffic into roads in Hopely and Waterfalls was...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Harare outlaws illegal vending
HARARE Provincial Affairs and Devolution secretary Tafadzwa Muguti has outlawed illegal vending in parking bays and other undesignated places, as Housing minister Daniel Garwe pledges to take on land ...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:10hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Council ropes in army to swoop on defiant Zanu-PF aligned street vendors
THE Bulawayo City Council has approached the Joint Operation Command (JOC), a coalition of State security agencies headed by the army, following futile efforts to remove Zanu-PF activists who have ill...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Zanu-PF youths in violent clashes
VIOLENCE flared up between Zanu-PF and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) youths in Harare yesterday morning as they fiercely fought for control of flea market spaces in Mbare's Mupedzanhamo area....Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 05:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt puts space barons on notice
THE Harare Metropolitan province yesterday announced plans to set up a taskforce targeting space barons and businesses operating without permits.The taskforce will comprise the police, the Zim...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
7-day ultimatum for businesses operating illegally
More than 70 percent of businesses in Harare are operating in defiance of regulations or by-laws and Government will descend on them if they fail to regularise their operations within seven days....Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare implements Operation Murambatsvina II
The Harare Metropolitan Province has established a taskforce comprising of Zimbabwe Republic Police, City of Harare, Chitungwiza Municipality, Ruwa Local Board and Epworth Local Board to demolis...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 17:05hrs | 11 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Shopping mall craze grips Zimbabwe
THERE is no doubt that locals are innovative.However, novel ideas and trends often progressively lead to a bandwagon, where everyone wants to get in on the action.Once someone starts a...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:08hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Illegal structures resurface in Mbare
ALMOST three months ago, an armada of bulldozers, front-end loaders and earthmoving equipment rolled into Harare's Mbare suburb at the break of dawn.What followed was the razing of hundreds of...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Demolitions of illegal structures to spread across all cities
The government says it will carry out more demolitions of illegal structures in the Harare as part of its ambition to create "smart cities".Over the weekend, the government directed the City o...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 23:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mbare structures demolished
THE Harare City Council yesterday started demolishing illegal structures in Mbare, targeting the Mupedzanhamo Market zone and illegal tuckshops around the bus terminus, as authorities implement plans ...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:02hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
NRZ loses millions in property scandals
NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe is taking stock of its properties across the country amid revelations that it could have lost more than $30 million from paying utility bills for assets it sold over 20 y...Published: 02 Jan 2022 at 09:11hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza residents decry demolition of illegal structures
Illegal structures being erected at Chitungwiza's Unit D Shopping Centre have to be demolished within 48 hours according to notices issued by the local authority, with reaction to the move divided....Published: 01 Jan 2022 at 13:51hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Cops extorting sex from vendors
POLICE officers and municipal cops are allegedly demanding sex from female illegal vendors to facilitate their release, it has emerged.This was revealed at the virtual launch of the informal w...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 06:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Informal traders to blame for demolitions'
THE Harare City Council yesterday blamed informal traders over the demolitions carried out by council and police, accusing them of choosing to operate at undesignated areas.Council spokesperso...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
NRZ audit exposes rot at Gweru office
AN internal audit by the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) which was carried out two months ago has exposed underhand dealings by its employees in Gweru, a situation that has led to the suspension o...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 08:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt goes after corrupt land buyers
Those buying land parcelled out uncleanly, as well as those creating fake stands and selling land corruptly, now face arrest as Government moves to stamp out corruption, especially in the Harare and C...Published: 07 Dec 2020 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt plans 5-year 200k housing project
GOVERNMENT yesterday said plans were underway to construct 200 000 houses throughout the country in the next five years, most of them skyscrapers in a bid to reduce Zimbabwe's housing backlog....Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 06:52hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mbare tender scandal rocks council
Harare City Council has awarded a tender for palisade fencing and refurbishment of Mbare Bus Terminus to a local company when the same work had already been done for free by transport operators recent...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:06hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
US$23m 'vanishes' from NRZ
A top National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) official has been accused of misappropriating US$23 million in what insiders say could be a glimpse of the financial rot at the struggling parastatal....Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sex predators prey on women
An increasing number of Zimbabwean women say they have become victims of sexual abuse at their workplaces, a study has revealed.According to the Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) surve...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare to rotate staff to curb bribe-taking
Harare City Council will start rotating its staff in the markets and the Environmental Patrol Units (EPU) after allegations of corruption and bribery were raised.In ordinary council minutes, a...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 12:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF chefs milking vendors
Crafty Zanu-PF politicians are making a killing by allocating space at sites designated by the Harare City Council (HCC) for vendors who are being moved from the central business district (CBD) follow...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 12:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF reviews election victory
The ruling Zanu-PF party held inter-district rallies and meeting in various provinces, where leaders thanked the people for voting for the party in July's harmonised elections and called them to unite...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 08:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere to deal with vendors
Government will soon deal with illegal vendors who have crowded out open spaces and pavements in urban areas, especially Harare, to restore sanity in city centres. This was said by Local Government, P...Published: 04 Aug 2017 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
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