The Bulawayo City Council has intensified enforcement action against illegal trading and unsafe food practices following the discovery of 1.5 tonnes of rotten elephant meat at Hillside Junior School a...
By Staff reporter | Published: 8 hours ago
Bulawayo councillors have raised concern over what they describe as the disproportionate awarding of municipal tenders to companies based outside the city, warning that the trend could weaken the loc...
By Staff reporter | Published: 27 May 2026
Zimbabwe says it is confident of securing enough international support in next week's election for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), as diplomatic preparations enter...
By Staff reporter | Published: 24 May 2026
Bulawayo City Council is facing mounting financial pressure after salaries consumed more than half of its 2026 budget, placing the local authority in breach of Government-prescribed expenditure ratios...
By Staff reporter | Published: 19 May 2026
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona has criticised some local authorities for misusing funds provided by the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara), warning that th...
By Staff reporter | Published: 14 November 2025
Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Energy and Power Development chairperson Charlton Hwende has criticised government ministries and local authorities for disregarding recommendations made by the Au...
By Staff reporter | Published: 05 November 2025
The ruling Zanu-PF party has maintained its dominance in rural politics after clinching victory in the Ward 12 by-election of the Mangwe Rural District Council (RDC) held on Saturday.The by-election w...
By Staff reporter | Published: 26 October 2025
Twenty-five elected members of Zimbabwe's Provincial and Metropolitan Councils have approached the Constitutional Court seeking a declaration that both Parliament and President Emmerson Mnangagwa hav...
By Staff reporter | Published: 22 October 2025
The ruling Zanu PF party has resolved to introduce term limits for town clerks, chief executive officers and senior executives in local authorities, in what is being described as a decisive step in Z...
By Staff reporter | Published: 22 October 2025
A Harare vendor, James Chamisa, has won a High Court case against the Harare Municipal Police, securing US$21 830 in damages following a brutal assault that left him with multiple injuries.Chamisa, r...
By Staff reporter | Published: 21 October 2025
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is losing significant potential revenue due to a growing number of shops operating illegally across the city.According to the latest council minutes, the Health Inspec...
By Staff reporter | Published: 12 October 2025
Bulawayo councillors last week clashed with Town Clerk Christopher Dube after he sought to overturn a previous council decision on his contract extension. Dube's initial two-year extension was set to...
By Staff reporter | Published: 05 October 2025
Harare City councillors have expressed outrage over a ministerial directive requiring the allocation of 30 low-density residential stands to Members of Parliament, arguing the move prioritises person...
By Staff reporter | Published: 03 October 2025
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has raised serious concerns over the management and allocation of the council's pension funds, questioning their effectiveness in supporting local businesses and infrastructu...
By Staff reporter | Published: 02 October 2025
Harare City Council is reeling under a debt of more than ZiG8 billion owed by ratepayers, a backlog that officials warn is crippling service delivery and undermining the municipality's operational eff...
By Staff reporter | Published: 18 September 2025
Learning at Herentals College's Sarum House campus along Robert Mugabe Road was brought to a standstill on Thursday morning after Harare City Council officials ordered the closure of the building as p...
By Staff reporter | Published: 18 September 2025
Veterans of the liberation struggle employed by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) have petitioned the local authority to make their recently approved promotions effective from January 2025, rather than ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 15 September 2025
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, Bin...
By Staff reporter | Published: 11 September 2025
Councillors have expressed concern over a severe shortage of ambulances in the city, warning that the crisis is undermining emergency health delivery services.According to minutes of a recent full cou...
By Staff reporter | Published: 09 September 2025
Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe has urged councils across Mashonaland West province to ban illegal street vendors, with a particular focus on traders selling second-hand clothes.The directive ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 08 September 2025
The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works will now play an active role in the recruitment of senior council employees following serious concerns about the caliber, skills, and competencies of ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 25 August 2025
A Zanu-PF councillor in Bulawayo has spent nearly a month behind bars after defying a series of court orders to vacate a disputed farmhouse in Umguza district, Matabeleland North.Ward 1 councillor Jo...
By Staff reporter | Published: 24 August 2025
Prominent property mogul Ken Sharpe has launched a scathing attack on the Harare City Council, accusing it of stifling economic growth through poor service delivery, exorbitant fees, and what he desc...
By Staff reporter | Published: 20 August 2025
The Tsholotsho Rural District Council (RDC) in Matabeleland North has been flagged by the Auditor General (AG) for failing to comply with International Accounting Standards (IAS) in its financial repo...
By Staff reporter | Published: 17 August 2025
The Council of Social Workers' recent announcement introducing a mandatory registration examination for social work graduates has sparked widespread criticism, particularly on social media. The policy...
By Staff reporter | Published: 17 August 2025
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