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By Staff Reporter HARARE – The City of Harare has stepped up its campaign against illegal land occupations, with councillors undertaking a joint inspection of Ingwe Farm where suspected land barons are unlawfully subdividing and selling residential stands. The fact-finding visit brought together members of the Council’s Education, Housing and Community Services and Licensing Committee,…
By Dickson Bandera HARARE – Residents of Chitungwiza have taken their local authority to the High Court over a decades-long sewage crisis, in a landmark legal challenge that underscores growing concern over deteriorating service delivery in Zimbabwe’s urban councils. The application was filed on 23 July 2026 by the Chitungwiza Residents Trust (CHITREST) together with…
By Brenda Mazhambe The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to modernising the country’s road infrastructure network following a tour of the construction works at the new cloverleaf interchange at the intersection of Harare Drive and Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Road by the Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Hon Felix Tapiwa Mhona, in Harare this Monday….
By Dickson Bandera Beneficiaries of the Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle housing programme are now required to pay the full cost of land and development in order to obtain title deeds upon completion of the agreed payments under the Presidential Title Deeds Scheme. The new policy, known as the User Pays Principle, requires residents of government housing projects…
By Brenda Mazhambe Zimbabwe is moving closer to enacting the long-awaited Construction Contractors Act, a law designed to overhaul regulation of the country’s construction sector through the establishment of the Construction Contractors Authority. The push for the legislation comes amid a building boom, with large-scale housing projects and infrastructure development taking place across cities, peri-urban…
Some of the irregular waste found in sewer systems. By Brenda Mazhambe The City of Harare has sounded fresh alarm over irresponsible disposal of irregular waste in sewer systems, warning that the practice is undermining service delivery and posing serious public health risks. In a statement, the City said the situation has reached worrying levels,…
Harare Mayor, His Worship Cllr Jacob Mafume By Brenda Mazhambe HARARE – The City of Harare has intensified its ongoing Operation CBD Order Restoration, shutting down 463 businesses and issuing penalties against hundreds of property owners in a bid to restore order in the capital’s chaotic central business district. For years, Harare’s CBD has been…
Sten Zvorwadza, Chairperson for the National Vendors Union of Zimbabwe (NAVUZ), By Dickson Bandera Vendors and informal traders have criticised the government’s recent decision to ban street vending, night vending, and the sale of second-hand clothing, arguing that the move is unsustainable without structured alternatives and inclusive stakeholder engagement. On Monday, the government announced the…
Labour Economists and Afrikan Democrats (LEAD) President Linda Masarira By Dickson Bandera Labour Economists and Afrikan Democrats (LEAD) leader Linda Tsungirirai Masarira has strongly condemned the government’s recent decision to ban street vending, night vending, and the sale of second-hand clothing, describing it as an attack on Zimbabwe’s urban poor. In a hard-hitting statement issued…
By Dickson Bandera The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works is set to hold a high-level meeting with City of Harare councillors and executives this afternoon as concerns mount over the capital’s worsening service delivery and governance issues. The meeting, scheduled for 2PM at Town House, comes amid strained relations between central government and…