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Mutare CBD property owners urged to refurbish buildings

Mutare City Council has directed property owners in the central business district (CBD) to refurbish and repaint their buildings ahead of the Sanganai/Hlanganani/Kumbanayi Expo, scheduled to take plac...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

BCC blitz uncovers 800 illegal shops in Bulawayo CBD

A recent crackdown by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) on lettable unit shops in the city's Central Business District (CBD) has revealed that about 800 out of more than 1 300 premises are operating wit...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Harare Council closes 40 CBD buildings

The City of Harare has shut down 40 buildings in the Central Business District (CBD) for being constructed without approved building plans, as part of a broader compliance operation targeting building...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe bans pre-used clothing sales in CBDs

Government has ordered all urban councils to immediately ban night vending and the sale of second-hand clothing in Central Business Districts (CBDs) as part of a renewed push to restore order in ci...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Harare shuts down 121 businesses in CBD crackdown

The Harare City Council has shut down 121 businesses in the central business district (CBD) in an intensified campaign targeting non-compliant operations. The crackdown, now in its second day, follows...

By Staff reporter | Published: 31 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Hwange's new CBD takes shape

The Hwange Local Board (HLB) has officially launched a long-anticipated greenfield development project that will see the creation of a brand-new central business district (CBD), in a major step toward...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

New mall opens in Bulawayo CBD

A vibrant new business mall has opened in the heart of Bulawayo's Central Business District (CBD), aiming to ignite entrepreneurship, celebrate African culture, and stimulate local economic growth.Sit...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Harare mulls 24-hour paid parking in CBD

Motorists in Harare could soon be required to pay for parking 24 hours a day, as city authorities explore the possibility of extending the enforcement of parking fees beyond the current 8am to 4pm win...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Gwanda to introduce paid parking in CBD

Gwanda Municipality is set to introduce paid parking in the Central Business District (CBD) as part of its efforts to maintain order and improve revenue collection in the mining town.This move comes a...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 May 2025

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

Corporates leaving CBD in favour of suburbs

First Mutual Property (FMP) has reported a notable migration of corporate tenants from Harare's Central Business District (CBD) to suburban office locations, citing increased convenience and improved ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 May 2025

EDUCATION

UZ in climbdown, revokes union leaders' suspension

In an unexpected move, the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has revoked the suspension of leaders from the Association of University Teachers (AUT) in a last-ditch effort to bring an end to the ongoing ind...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 April 2025

POLITICS

Magombeyi 'abduction' - trouble looms for Mnangagwa

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's failure to investigate and bring to account, people linked to the abductions of two unionists, Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) leader Peter Magombeyi, trade...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 October 2019

POLITICS

Ndiweni in Mnangagwa climbdown

OUTSPOKEN traditional leader, Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni - who has in recent months courted the ire of Zanu-PF apparatchiks with his stinging criticism of the government - has praised President Em...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 July 2019

POLITICS

Zimbabwe army commander sued for abduction, assault

A HARARE man has dragged the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander Edzai Chimonyo to the High Court demanding $15 000 compensation, claiming he was abducted and assaulted by soldiers in November 201...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 May 2019

POLITICS

Chamisa makes major climbdown

One of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa's three deputies will be a woman after the party resolved to set aside the position for female candidates yesterday.Chamisa has been nominated unopposed by 11 out of t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 April 2019

POLITICS

Zimbabwe army dismiss Piki's abduction claims

The Zimbabwe Defence Forces has dismissed a story being peddled by some privately-owned publications alleging that Elliot Piki, a senior officer dishonourably discharged from the army for having an af...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 December 2018

POLITICS

Abducted soldier's wife petitions High Court

The wife of a retired army colonel who was allegedly kidnapped at his home on Sunday, has approached the High Court seeking an order compelling the government to investigate the incident and to establ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 November 2018

POLITICS

Mugabe in major climbdown over Mnangagwa

Former President Robert Mugabe yesterday made a major climbdown, saying said he now recognised President Emmerson Mnangagwa's leadership after the latter won the July 30 elections.Mugabe, who on the e...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 September 2018

POLITICS

Banker promises to transform Harare CBD

BANKER and economic development consultant, Kudzai Mubaiwa promises to help transform the Harare central business district (CBD) and city into an economic empowerment hub if elected as an independent ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

'Harare CBD needs facelift'

HARARE'S central business district (CBD) should be reconstructed in line with modern trends to meet challenges of the digital and globalising trade relations, real estate experts have said.Identified ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

CBD exodus haunts property sector

MASHONALAND Holdings Limited (Masholds) has started engaging local authorities in Zimbabwe to find a lasting solution to heightened exodus from central business districts (CBDs) by companies fleeing a...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Vendors, high rentals drive companies out of CBD

THERE is a growing trend in Harare where an increasing number of companies is seeking to buy or rent property in residential areas on the periphery of the central business district (CBD), a property ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Gweru to expand CBD

Gweru is planning to extend the central business district (CBD) and set up an industrial park to lure more investors.Council strategy and business development director Mr Owen Masimba said the local a...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Vendors' removal from CBD fails to kick off

The clampdown against vendors that was supposed to start yesterday under "Operation Restore Legacy" seemed to have failed to kick off as they continued parading their wares on pavements in the Central...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 December 2017

BUSINESS NEWS

Cash dealers re-invade Byo CBD

ILLEGAL cash dealers are back on the streets of Bulawayo, charging desperate citizens over 50% premiums on United States dollars.This is despite the fact that in September this year, former president ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 November 2017
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