By Edgar Gweshe Having lived without tape water for the past 32 years, residents from Mabvuku are convinced that the dream of turning Harare into a World Class City by 2025 is nothing but a big joke. They remain prone to medieval diseases such as cholera and
By Munashe Chokodza and Dyson Murwira Harare City Council lost over US$200 million amid a financial mess, grand theft and looting as the City of Harare officials are using personal swipe machines to collect money from ratepayers. The grand looting and financial mess, investigations reveal, was created
The City of Harare is once again in the spotlight after its accounting system went offline, forcing officials to process payments manually for the past three days, leading to long queues and frustration among residents. The disruption is the latest in a series of controversies plaguing
Harare Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume has with immediate effect suspended the city’s Town Clerk Engineer Hosiah Chisango following allegations of serious misconduct, including the irregular awarding of a street lighting tender to a blacklisted company. In a letter dated September 30, 2024, Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume
The recent decommissioning of the Prince Edward water purification plant by the City of Harare has raised alarms, with the Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) warning of a looming humanitarian disaster if urgent measures are not implemented. The decision to halt operations at the plant comes
Tensions flared in the Harare City Council chambers yesterday when Audit Chairperson Cllr Blessing Duma clashed with Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume over allegations of unauthorized land sales by land developers Shelter Zimbabwe and Pure Gold. The heated exchange began after Cllr Duma raised concerns about the
The Commission of Inquiry into governance issues at the Harare City Council has uncovered deep-seated corruption at Town House, revealing that the failure to implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system was a deliberate act by key decision-makers to bypass financial regulations for personal gain. In
Harare city Town Clerk Engineer Hosiah Chisango has revealed that land initially earmarked for schools, clinics, and recreational facilities was illegally parceled out by land barons ahead of the 2023 harmonized elections resulting in over 5,000 unauthorized plots being created. Chisango, testifying before the commission of
Harare City acting Chamber Secretary Warren Chiwawa has laid bare a series of alleged corruption scandals linked to the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) during his testimony before a commission of inquiry appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The commission, tasked with investigating governance issues within
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has issued a strong rebuttal to recent statements made by Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume regarding illegal structures at the Raylton Sports Club. In a statement released today, the NRZ challenged the mayor’s account and provided detailed counterpoints to the allegations
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