POLITICS

Deputy mayor cleared of bribe allegations

Bulawayo's Deputy Mayor, Edwin Ndlovu, was acquitted on Wednesday of charges that he demanded a US$20,000 bribe from a company seeking land to build a cement plant, after the magistrate ruled that the...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 August 2025

POLITICS

Harare Mayor announces smart water meter rollout

Mayor Jacob Mafume has confirmed that Harare's smart water meter project is underway, with installation expected to be completed by the end of the year despite strong opposition from resident groups.T...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 August 2025

POLITICS

Forensic expert links Bulawayo deputy mayor to 'bribery list'

A forensic handwriting expert has told a local court that Bulawayo deputy mayor Edwin Ndlovu authored a document allegedly listing councillors earmarked to receive a US$20,000 bribe from a company see...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 August 2025

POLITICS

Kariba mayor under fire for attending Zanu-PF meeting

Kariba mayor Ralph Nyasha Maoneyi finds himself at the centre of controversy after reportedly attending a Provincial Development Committee (PDC) meeting in Chinhoyi that included Zanu-PF leadership, ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 August 2025

POLITICS

Beitbridge Mayor's vote of no confidence deemed invalid

The recent vote of no confidence against Beitbridge mayor Peter Pirato Mafuta by fellow councillors has been declared a non-event by town clerk Loud Ramakgapola, who stated that the process did not fo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Beitbridge Councillors suspend Mayor over incompetence

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

BUSINESS NEWS

Bulawayo vintage mayoral vehicle back on the road

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has announced the successful restoration of its iconic 1972 Daimler limousine, thanks to a generous US$2,122 donation and the dedication of vintage car specialists. Onc...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Former UK Mayor showers praises on Mnangagwa

Former Corby Town Mayor Tafadzwa Chikoto, a UK-based Zimbabwean national, has sparked debate after expressing strong support for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling Zanu PF government, describ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 May 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Chinhoyi Deputy Mayor jailed for double-dipping

Chinhoyi Deputy Mayor and Ward 14 Councillor, Chipo Mlotshwa, has been sentenced to 36 months in prison after she fraudulently obtained a second discounted residential stand by lying about her previou...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 May 2025

POLITICS

David Coltart elected Bulawayo mayor

NEWLY-elected Ward 4 Councillor, David Coltart, of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) was yesterday sworn in as the new mayor for the City of Bulawayo.He will be deputised by Ward 9 Councillor, D...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 September 2023

POLITICS

Ian Makone elected Harare mayor

CCC councillor for Ward 18 Ian Makone has been elected Harare mayor and will run the city's affairs for the next five years.He will be deputised by Ward 41 councillor Kudzai Kadzombe (CCC).The process...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 September 2023

POLITICS

Bulawayo Mayor dismisses Kambarami's actions as a non-event

BULAWAYO deputy Mayor, Tinashe Kambarami, and Ward 4 councillor Silas Chigora yesterday violently ejected Bulawayo City Council Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube, from his office after he refused to tak...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 July 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Bulawayo residents attack MDC's 'authoritarian' mayor

RESIDENTS here have taken a dig at Bulawayo mayor Solomon Mguni for rejecting objections to his mooted tariff hike.The city fathers have been conducting supplementary budget consultative meetings, ahe...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 April 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Bulawayo mayor vows to resuscitate industries

MAYOR Solomon Mguni has reaffirmed his commitment to revive the second largest city's industries to their former glory.Speaking at the annual mayor's reception where he welcomed delegates to the Zimba...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2019

POLITICS

Chamisa suspends Victoria Falls mayor again

THE MDC Alliance has again suspended recently re-instated Victoria Falls Mayor, Councillor Somvelo Dlamini, on fresh allegations of bringing the party into disrepute by defying directives and undermin...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 November 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa forces Victoria Falls mayor to step down

MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has ordered Victoria Falls mayor Somvelo Dhlamini to step down and make way for Margaret Varley whose nomination had been rejected by both councillors and residents,...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 September 2018

POLITICS

Bulawayo deputy Mayor a convicted thief

NEWLY-elected Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Tinashe Kambarami is a convicted thief who was fined by a court for stealing an electrical extension cord, it has emerged. According to court records, Kambarami (32...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 September 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa orders Mayor to step down

MDC Alliance president Mr Nelson Chamisa has ordered the newly elected Masvingo Mayor Clr Collins Maboke to step down or be recalled over allegations of defying a party directive. Clr Maboke of Ward 2...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 September 2018

POLITICS

Former Zisco worker assumes mayoral post

FORMER Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Zisco) plant operator, Clayton Masiyatsva (MDC Alliance), has been elected Redcliff mayor, taking over from Zanu-PF's Freddy Kapuya who has dumped the Midlands ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 September 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa's MDC Alliance elects Zanu-PF deputy mayor

CHAOS reigned in Masvingo Wednesday as MDC Alliance supporters besieged town hall, protesting the election of a Zanu-PF councillor as the city's deputy mayor.The country's main opposition party contro...

By Associated Press | Published: 06 September 2018

POLITICS

MDC Alliance, MRP trade barbs over Bulawayo mayoral candidate

MDC Alliance Bulawayo youths are up in arms against their Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) counterparts whom they accused of interfering in the selection of the city's mayor.On Tuesday, the two groups c...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 September 2018

POLITICS

Kwekwe's first female mayor hits ground running

KWEKWE City Council's first female mayor since independence in 1980, Angeline Kasipo, has hit the ground running - declaring on her first day in office that she had already launched a five-year progra...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 September 2018

POLITICS

Gweru mayor, deputy elected unopposed

WARD Two councillor Josiah Makombe is the new mayor of Gweru after being elected unopposed while Clr Cleopas Shiri will deputise him after also sailing through unopposed. Gweru councillors were on Tue...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 September 2018

POLITICS

'I want to continue as Gweru Mayor'

WERU mayor Charles Chikozho has expressed interest in retaining his mayoral post should he win the upcoming elections where he is standing as MDC Alliance candidate for ward 10.Chikozho said his counc...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 July 2018

POLITICS

AAG urges probe of Bulawayo mayor

THE Affirmative Action Group (AAG) Bulawayo chapter has approached council's audit and general purpose committee demanding that town clerk Christopher Dube and mayor Martin Moyo be investigated for co...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 July 2018
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