HARARE – Marondera municipality has issued an enforcement order warning illegal occupants of its land to demolish their structures and vacate before the local authority moves in next month. According to the order by the local authority’s town clerk Josiah Musuwo, the land that has been illegally occupied is Lendyview Park. The enforcement order covers…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) plans to install 50 000 prepaid water meters in areas that receive uninterrupted water supply. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, HCC spokesperson Michael Chideme said all modalities for the installation had been finalised. [GoogleAd] “All the necessary approvals are now available and implementation modalities are being…
HARARE – Eleven independent candidates aspiring to be councillors — including popular fierce critic of ousted former president Robert Mugabe, Evan Mawarire — yesterday launched a joint campaign themed People’s Own Voice (Povo). The grouping’s spokesperson, Mawarire, said it was time citizens concerned about Harare’s well-being took charge. Povo’s launch comes amid emergence of independent…
BULAWAYO-Bulawayo-based Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) insists it will not be intimidated by Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu’s arrest threats. The Mqondisi Moyo-led party has in recent weeks blocked members of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) from conducting hearings in Matabeleland North and Bulawayo, arguing the composition of the Commission’s committee was improper. As…
HARARE – MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has mocked President Emmerson Mnangagwa over his scarf, adding that the 75-year-old politician does not even know what Wi-Fi is. Speaking at a rally in the capital this week, Chamisa said “He (Mnangagwa) is going around putting a scarf even when it is hot”. “I said old man yarova…
HARARE – Former Zanu PF bigwigs, Didymus Mutasa and Rugare Gumbo, who were sacked from the ruling party in 2014, have expressed their willingness to rejoin the ruling party. This comes after the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (Znlwva) recommended on Thursday that they be re-admitted into Zanu PF, along with former war…
HARARE – Former Defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi, who became a career Cabinet minister under former president Robert Mugabe’s iron-fisted rule, has opened up for the first time on losing his job when his mentor was stripped of power through a soft military coup last November, the Daily News can exclusively report. At one time tippled…
HARARE – Chief Justice Luke Malaba has urged government to lift the recruitment freeze of magistrates. This came as government opened five new anti-corruption courts in Harare and Bulawayo yesterday. Speaking at the unveiling of the courts, Malaba said the shortage of magistrates across the country could hinder the work of the justice system. The…
HARARE – Scores of families in Caledonia have been ordered to vacate their houses built on sites reserved for schools or risk having the properties demolished. Primary and Secondary Education minister Paul Mavima made the ominous warning during belated celebrations marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Caledonia this week. This comes after…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) is considering making public transport operators — mainly kombis — pay for the adverts emblazoned on their vehicles. According to a tweet by the local authority, all branded kombis will pay for advertising space on their private vehicles to council. “It is an idea that was brought up during…
