By Correspondent Kingsdale residents in Norton have taken land developer Maparahwe Properties, owned by ZANU PF legislator Cuthbert Mpame, to the Constitutional in their on-going land battle. The residents, who are arguing that their stands are built on state land, are being represented by Professor Lovemore Madhuku. The case was filed on 6 April and…
By Tinashe Chigwata The discussion has shown that there is no coherent approach to assigning powers and responsibilities to provincial and metropolitan councils whose composition is also the subject of debate. Thus, the starting point of implementing the provincial structure should be to clarify or identify the place and role of provincial and metropolitan councils…
By Correspondent The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) has urged Harare residents and motorists to resist the introduction of a new roads levy by the City Council. Council revealed recently that it plans to introduce a road levy for residents as the local authority seeks to raise funds to rehabilitate its dilapidated road network. This…
By Tinashe Chigwata The Constitution also requires devolution to the local level. However, the current debates on devolution in Zimbabwe are significantly and unfairly related to the provincial and metropolitan councils as opposed to local authorities. It is as if local authorities are already exercising exclusive devolved powers or that they do not require such…
Munesu Nyakudya The incarceration of Makomborero Haruzivishe is not the epitomisation of President Mnangagwa’s transformation from the false hero of 2017 into the abject African hardman of sterile politics drip-fed life by old tales and subsisting on coercion and fear-mongering. The August 1 killings in the streets of Harare revealed the enormity of the wrong…
By Correspondent ZANU PF has intensified its 2023 campaign programme by targeting Rural District Council (RDC) personnel for indoctrination trainings under its Chitepo School of Ideology. The party programme, under which recently elected DCC officials will also be trained, has also targeted Chiefs for the same training. According to documents seen by this publication the…
By Correspondent Damafalls residents in Norton have heaved a sigh of relief following the arrest of their land developer, Luckson Rice, who had threatened to evict them after swindling them of money. The more than 100 familiess were told to vacate their stands by the developer following disagreements over money. Facing eviction the residents engaged…
By Correspondent The Covid-19 pandemic and resultant mitigatory measures such as lockdowns, has resulted in decreased chances for home seekers to afford houses, this according to a housing report. The Africa Housing Finance report says “due to reduced employment opportunities, the COVID-19 lockdown has not improved housing affordability in Zimbabwe. “This is also due to…
By Correspondent The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has reiterated its position that they won’t be any by-elections until the Ministry of Health gives a green light. The announcement deals a blow mainly to the main opposition, MDC Alliance, who base of House of Assembly legislators and Councilors, has been decimated by multiple recalls by the…
The process to be vaccinated against Covid-19 has been decentralised to other Hospitals and Polyclinics as government works to speed up the process. Below is the list of places released by Harare Council at which one can get vaccinated.