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
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
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
Councillors in the City of Bulawayo are reportedly lobbying for spots in delegations attending out-of-town conferences, raising concerns over unequal access to such opportunities and sparking internal...
By Staff reporter | Published: 07 August 2025
City councillors remain deeply divided on how to handle the stalled Egodini Mall redevelopment, as frustrations mount among residents over continued delays and traffic congestion attributed to the fai...
By Staff reporter | Published: 07 August 2025
The Government has announced a new comprehensive package of allowances and benefits for local authority officials, offering them housing stands, motorbike loans, and other perks such as free parking a...
By Staff reporter | Published: 17 July 2025
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and self-imposed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu are set to hold separate meetings with councillors from across Zimbabwe to...
By Staff reporter | Published: 26 June 2025
An estimated US$1 million of ratepayers' money is set to be spent as 2,595 councillors from Zimbabwe's 92 local authorities prepare to attend a brief meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa - the se...
By Staff reporter | Published: 26 June 2025
Tensions reached a boiling point at Beitbridge Town Council on Monday evening as Councillors passed a vote of no confidence in Mayor Peter Pirato Mafuta, accusing him of incompetence, dereliction of d...
By Staff reporter | Published: 24 June 2025
THE majority of Bulawayo councillors have refused to declare their assets and interests, notwithstanding pressure from residents, with mayor Solomon Mguni calling the move "a voluntary exercise".Only ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2019
A FORMER Gweru City councillor and a sitting one, have approached the High Court seeking an order directing the local authority to pay them a total of $25 000 in outstanding monthly sitting allowances...
By Staff reporter | Published: 31 December 2018
ONLY two out of 29 Bulawayo councillors have heeded the call by residents to declare their assets.The call to declare the assets was made by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents' Association (BPRA) in S...
By Staff reporter | Published: 16 November 2018
THE MDC Alliance is heading for a clash with councillors in Masvingo and Victoria Falls, who defied party directives on the selection of mayors, with the opposition party ordering one of the elected c...
By Staff reporter | Published: 13 September 2018
THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents' Association (BPRA) has petitioned incoming councillors to declare their assets to prevent unbridled corruption as witnessed in the previous council.Former Local Gov...
By Staff reporter | Published: 06 September 2018
Councillors have asked Government to treat them like Members of Parliament who receive a salary and sitting allowances, saying they deserve similar remuneration as their responsibilities are the same....
By Staff reporter | Published: 13 July 2018
BULAWAYO councillors are calling for a 50% debt write-off for ratepayers or two months exemption from paying bills to cushion them against the harsh economic conditions.According to the latest full co...
By Staff reporter | Published: 05 July 2018
COUNCILLORS from various local authorities have demanded similar allowances paid to mayors and deputy mayors, arguing there was no justification in paying them less as they performed almost similar du...
By Staff reporter | Published: 03 July 2018
URBAN Councils Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ) president Bernard Manyenyeni has taken a dig at the majority of aspiring councillors in this month's polls, saying they were driven by greed and not commi...
By Staff reporter | Published: 02 July 2018
President Mnangagwa has ordered the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development to take over the rehabilitation of roads in Harare and other urban areas after systematic sabotage by MDC-T co...
By Staff reporter | Published: 12 June 2018
Bulawayo Provincial Affairs minister Angeline Masuku has accused city councillors of stifling investment through red tape.Masuku made the allegations, while officiating at a streetlights handover cere...
By Staff reporter | Published: 08 March 2018
Zimbabwe announces strict enforcement of axle load limits 
SA decry 'non-existent' Beitbridge border post security 
Millions celebrate Diwali festival in India 
Zimbabwe's dollar stock exchange surges 45% 
Gold edges up as traders await guidance 
Karo Platinum Project capex rises to US$546m 
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