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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

Bulawayo commissions 650 serviced stands

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC), in partnership with Enock Construction and Earth Moving Equipment, will on Friday commission 650 fully serviced stands in Mahatshula East suburb, marking the final phase of a major housing development project.T…

Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 17:43hrs | 630 | 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

High Court refuses to strike down Patriot Act

The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge seeking to declare amendments to the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act - widely known as the Patriot Act - unconstitutional, dealing another blow to freedom of expression in Zimbabwe.…

Published: 22 May 2025 at 09:33hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter

War vets to get 50 000 serviced stands

The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works has unveiled a landmark housing initiative for Zimbabwe's war veterans, pledging 50,000 fully serviced residential stands through a strategic partnership with property developer Prevail Gro…

Published: 22 May 2025 at 09:32hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter

Redcliff begins stands repossession

The Municipality of Redcliff has begun issuing letters to residents who have defaulted on payments for their allocated stands, signaling the start of a major repossession initiative aimed at recovering over 1,200 undeveloped residential pl…

Published: 21 May 2025 at 19:49hrs | 223 | 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

Vapostori garments steal the show at cricket match

The Mbare Musika market in Harare was unusually vibrant as the Zimbabwe national cricket team, the Chevrons, faced India at the Harare Sports Club. The city became a sea of white garments, as supporters wore vapostori attire to show nation…

Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 07:00hrs | 1 | 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 | 6 | by Staff reporter

Mliswa warns public against purchasing stands from Brobondo

FORMER Norton National Assembly representative Mr Temba Mliswa has been appointed Village Headman for Mliswa village in Shurugwi, Midlands province under Chief Banga has warned the public against purchasing stands in Rusape from Brobondo (…

Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 11:16hrs | 10 | 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 January 30 copied to the Housing and Social Amenitie…

Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:43hrs | 1 | 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

Sex workers demand stands

Commercial sex workers, vendors, and churches in the Karoi farming town are advocating for residential stands as a fundamental human right. They claim they have been excluded from residential housing stand allocation programs.During an eng…

Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:25hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF affiliate facilitates stands deal

THOUSANDS of homeseekers in Marondera are set to receive residential stands after government ordered council to start developing part of Elmswood Farm.Sources said a Zanu-PF affiliate group Homeseekers for Economic Development (Homeseekers…

Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo council pursues US$ residential stand deal

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is pursuing its controversial programme to presale housing stands in foreign currency despite opposition from residents, latest council minutes indicate.The council introduced the scheme in areas such as Pumula …

Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:47hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

'Unserviced stands blamed for Beitbridge cholera'

BEITBRIDGE Municipality has said the occupation of Kwalu 2 residential area has fueled cholera cases as the area has not been fully serviced but has close to 50 families residing there already, with very few ablution facilities.Beitbridge …

Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

BCC transfers 2 000 houses to sitting tenants

The Bulawayo City Council has transferred close to 2 000 houses to sitting tenants under home ownership scheme following years of haggling over the issue.The 1 978 houses are in Iminyela, Mabutweni, Emganwini's Millennium section, Makokoba…

Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:12hrs | 3 | 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

10,000 stands for new suburb in Umguza

A major new suburb with 10 000 houses and flats is being developed in Umguza on the outskirts of Bulawayo where low-density and high-rise buildings will be constructed by developer Radar Properties in conformity with Government standards.T…

Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 09:08hrs | 191 | 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

Bulawayo avails 5 000 stands, another 5 000 in Masterplan

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has availed more than 5 000 residential stands in various suburbs with another 5 000 outlined in its master plan as part of efforts to clear the city's housing backlog, which stands at 125 000.Giving an upda…

Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:35hrs | 301 | 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

BCC to parcel out 3 000 stands yearly

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) says it will unveil 3 000 stands annually to reduce the housing waiting list which now stands at 130 000.On Friday, BCC commissioned 114 stands in Emganwini high-density surburb where town clerk Christopher Dube…

Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

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.The local authority is targeting beneficiari…

Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | 13 | 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 Dube said if the owners do not settle their bills,…

Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo to expand city centre, avail 7000 housing stands

BULAWAYO is set to expand its Central Business District (CBD) which will see it stretch up to Masotsha Ndlovu Avenue and also avail additional housing stands around the city as it seeks to expand beyond its borders.The city is also seeking…

Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:55hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Breakdowns stall Bulawayo stands development

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) claims that development of new residential stands has been hampered by constant breakdown of its plant and machinery, with graders hardly working beyond two consecutive days.The local authority is battling obsol…

Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

Part of Ingutsheni to be turned into a residential area

Part of the land occupied by Ingutsheni Psychiatric Hospital is set to be developed into a residential area, according to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC)'s Southern Central Areas Local Development Plan (LDP) number 16.The plan, which is pa…

Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 13:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Stands scandal exposes Zanu-PF factional fights

THE arrest of three Mvurwi Town Council officials for swindling home-seekers of more than $18 million, has left Zanu-PF divided after its central committee member, John Nhamburo, reportedly called the police demanding their release on Tues…

Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Over 7 000 stands for Bulawayo

THE Bulawayo City Council is set to avail more than 7 000 stands as the local authority steps up efforts to ease accommodation woes in the city.This comes at a time the local authority is working on looking for funding that will enable the…

Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 07:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chombo in court for fraud, abuse of power

FORMER Cabinet Minister Ignatius Morgan Chombo today appeared in court on allegations involving illegal parcelling out of pieces of land in Harare and Zvimba Rural District during his tenure as the Minister of Local Government, Public Work…

Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 17:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Nkayi council rocked by stands scam

A Social media message on the sale of residential stands purported to be from the Nkayi Rural Development initiative (NRDi) has left the Matabeleland North rural district council divided.Councillors and council workers are accusing the act…

Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 18:48hrs | | 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 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 losing their properties. The council's…

Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Victoria Falls sells stands in forex

VICTORIA Falls Municipality has resolved to sell all residential stands on offer in foreign currency saying the local authority desperately needs forex for service delivery. The council's lands committee reported during a full council meet…

Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 22:31hrs | 949 | by Staff reportet

City of Bulawayo releases stands in Emhlangeni and Pumula

502 EMHLANGENI AND 213 PUMULA SOUTH RESIDENTIAL STANDS FOR SALE.Invitations are hereby called for prospective beneficiaries with the capacity to purchase and develop their stands in Pumula South high Density and Emhlangeni Medium Density S…

Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 18:34hrs | 2 | by CityofBulawayo

BCC commissions fully-serviced residential stands

Bulawayo City Council yesterday commissioned 490 residential stands in Magwegwe North suburb with more expected to be availed later this year as part of the local authority's rapid results approach.The fully serviced stands are part of the…

Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 07:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

BCC to hand over 1,000 stands

THE Bulawayo City Council will in the next few weeks hand over more than 1 000 stands in different suburbs in the city which were serviced under the Rapid Results Approach (RRA) programme launched in August.The RRA programme was launched b…

Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 10:28hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo City Council avails 5,000 housing stands

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has availed more than 5 000 housing stands in the city as they push towards addressing the ever ballooning housing backlog, a senior council official has said.The local authority has further regularised 8 05…

Published: 27 Jun 2017 at 17:45hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Macheso brags about buying stands for band members

Orchestra Mberikwazvo boss Alick Macheso bragged about buying a stand for each of his 27 member band.Addressing his legions of fans in Mvurwi on Wednesday Macheso said he was after giving his band members a heritage that would last for the…

Published: 26 May 2017 at 10:23hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole

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

Zanu PF dangles residential stands for one million men march participants

Zanu-PF Bulawayo youth league members rounded up hundreds of vendors today and ordered them to take part in planned one million men march in Harare.Vendors operating along Lobengula street said officials from the commissariat department ap…

Published: 16 May 2016 at 18:23hrs | | by Nqobile Bhebhe

Double allocation of housing stands triggers brawl

Members of two housing cooperatives in Kadoma engaged in a brawl last Friday during a meeting at Pixie Combie after they discovered that there were double allocations for some stands.The warring members had to be separated by the police wh…

Published: 11 Jan 2016 at 05:46hrs | 2 | by Ellah Mukwati

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