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Binga Council to repossess over 100 stands

The Binga Local Board has announced plans to repossess more than 100 undeveloped residential and commercial stands from owners who have failed to develop them over the past six years.In a notice, Binga Rural District Council CEO Joshua Muz…

Published: 11 Sep 2025 at 10:14hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter

Garwe approves residential stands for councillors

Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe has authorised the allocation of a single residential stand  -  at a discounted rate  -  to councillors who do not reside within their wards, in a move aimed at pr…

Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:18hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter

Harare to stop issuing new housing stands

Thousands of prospective homebuilders in Harare have been dealt a major blow after the city unveiled a bold new urban policy that will halt all new housing stand allocations for the next 20 years. In a dramatic shift, Harare City Council s…

Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 17:54hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter

Housing stands priced beyond the reach of many residents

Councillors in Bulawayo have voiced growing concerns over the escalating prices of housing stands sold by private developers, warning that many city residents are being effectively shut out of the housing market.During a full council meeti…

Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 17:15hrs | 916 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo to repossess 130 undeveloped stands

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has issued a notice to repossess 133 undeveloped housing stands in Cowdray Park, Luveve, and Pumula South, citing long-standing non-compliance by beneficiaries.In a statement on Monday, Town Clerk Christophe…

Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 15:17hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's govt allocates urban stands to war veterans

The Government has commenced the allocation of urban stands to war veterans as part of its broader strategy to promote social justice and address historical imbalances. This initiative, spanning the country's ten provinces, aims to provide…

Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 08:50hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter

Councillors acquitted in residential stands allocation case

Seven members of the Harare City Council's Finance and Development Committee accused of illegally allocating themselves residential stands have been acquitted by Harare regional magistrate Donald Ndirowei.The councillors - Costa Mande (40)…

Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:36hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter

BCC to repossess houses in Makokoba

THE BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is set to repossess six houses in Makokoba high-density suburb which are being illegally occupied by tenants violating council policy on rented properties.According to latest council minutes, the local autho…

Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

Residents raise concern over councillors' stands

In the face of worsening basic service delivery in many local authorities, including Bulawayo, ratepayers have raised concerns about certain privileges granted to serving councillors. Specifically, they are calling for the revocation of li…

Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

CCC promises stands

CCC councillors and previous opposition parties that controlled urban councils have been grossly abusing stand allocations on council land, allowing themselves, other party officials and girlfriends of party top brass to jump queues and bu…

Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

5 councillors in court over stands corruption

FIVE Harare City councillors, all members of the Finance and Development Committee, have been charged with illegally allocating commercial and industrial stands to themselves, at least seven other councillors, batches of senior council off…

Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:32hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Graves to make way for residential stands

GRAVES in the high-density suburb of Glen Norah in Harare are set to be removed to pave way for the allocation of 300 residential stands.This was contained in a notice of an application for the removal of human remains published in a recen…

Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Criminals targeting Diaspora stands in Zimbabwe

Hi,Just to share with you important news to warn people of criminals moving around Gweru especially claiming to have also been sold the same housing stand. They go on to ask for your plan and proof of your payment of the stand yet they the…

Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 11:23hrs | | by Concerned

Bulawayo's latest affordable stands gets cheaper

New player in housing sector brings down price of houses and standsCome and be part of the City ON A RISE.  A development of more than 1000 stands in Bulawayo North. Hopeville is moving quickly and time is running out. As the skyline …

Published: 21 Apr 2017 at 16:09hrs | 17 | by Hopeville

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