Recalling councillors costly to service delivery
The escalating battle of political control within the MDC-T has seen another wave of recalls that have claimed 11 councillors in Harare, in the process crippling service delivery and political representation.
Charumbira angry at Mnangagwa
Chief Fortune Charumbira seems not happy with President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s approval of the appointment of Chief Bere, questioning why one would receive a chieftainship which has been abandoned under the colonial regime. Charumbira could not hide his anger during a…
ZLHR and HWT compliment Parliament Portfolio Committee on Environment
By Rutendo Bamu The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) and Harare Wetlands Trust (HWT) have applauded the Parliament Portfolio Committee on Environment and Tourism for calling on the state to take urgent measures such as developing environmental plans to…
Devolution Implementation Sluggish – HAMREF
By Tapiwa Chirume The Harare Metropolitan Residents Forum (HAMREF) today proposed the formation of an independent Commission to monitor Government efforts in the implementation of devolution, owing to delays witnessed in implementation as well as lack of a defined framework…
Soldiers use violence to control cash queues
Zimbabwe National Army soldiers on Friday used violence to control desperate citizens who were trying to make withdrawals at the National Building Society bank at the corner of Samora Machel and Julius Nyerere way. Zimbabweans have been struggling to access…
Littered Harare Contradicts its World Class City Plan
By Ngoni Marutsi Unpleasant heaps of garbage at Corner Kwame Nkrumah Road and Angwa on the 2nd of November and unusable bins near Corner First and Jason Moyo in the Central Business District (CBD) of the capital city of Zimbabwe,…
High Court halts construction work on Hillside wetlands
By Zim Sentinel HARARE – The High Court of Zimbabwe on 2 October 2018, suspended with immidiate effect, construction work that was being carried out on Hillside Park wetland by Glorious All Time Functions, a company involved in events…
Court rules against Chitungwiza demolitions
By Staff Reporter CHITUNGWIZA – CHITUNGWIZA magistrate’s court yesterday made a landmark ruling in favour of residents whose houses were set aside for demolition by Chitungwiza municipality. In a statement released by the Chitungwiza and Manyame Rural Residents Association (CAMERA),…
Chiredzi Vendors Demonstrate against Town Council
By Staff Reporter The Zanu Pf led Chiredzi town council has been castigated by vendors union, Vendors Initiate for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) and some residents after Council Chairperson, Francis Moyo had an altercation with vendors in the town….
Civic Society Tightens Screws on City Council
By Yvonne Manjengwa The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) together with the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition has blamed the Harare City Council for the chaos that ensued yesterday following the allegedly ill-advised decision by the Ministry of Local Government and…