Harare mayor Mafume pushes for night trading ban after video shows vendor cooking sadza in CBD
By Staff Reporter HARARE – Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has called for a possible ban or stricter regulation of night-time trading in the central business district (CBD) after a video circulated online showing a suspected vendor cooking sadza in the open using a gas cooker. The footage, widely shared on social media, shows a man preparing […]
Chiwawa assumes town clerk duties at Harare City Council
By Staff Reporter HARARE — The City of Harare recently appointed substantive chamber secretary Warren Chiwawa has assumed the duties of town clerk at Harare City Council. This development is grounded in the Urban Councils Act, which provides that whenever the office of town clerk is vacant, absent or incapacitated, the chamber secretary shall perform the […]
Harare residents outraged as Developers invade Monavale and Meyrick Park Wetlands
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Residents of Monavale and Meyrick Park have raised alarm over the ongoing destruction of protected wetland areas in their communities, accusing private developers of illegally clearing land within the internationally recognised Monavale Wetland Ramsar Site. The outcry comes amid allegations that vast portions of State land within the wetland were irregularly […]
Harare City Council steps up war on drugs
By Marshall Bwanya HARARE –Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has unveiled a sweeping anti-drug campaign that will see the Harare City Council (HCC) partner with churches, residents’ associations, police, and civil society in a bid to stem rampant drug and substance abuse gripping the capital. Speaking at Town House on Friday, Mafume described drug abuse as […]
Harare strikes health fund deal to revamp failing clinics
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — Harare’s collapsing health system is set for revival after the City of Harare signed a five-year Community Health Equity Fund (CHEF) deal with ZB Financial Holdings and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The US$700,000 programme seeks to deliver affordable, modern healthcare across the capital. The agreement, sealed at Town House, […]
Govt orders controversial land compensation to Chiyangwa’s firm amid legal disputes
By Victor Fanuel Harare – The government has directed the City of Harare to compensate Pinnacle Holdings, owned by business and property mogul Phillip Chiyangwa, for land it lost in the capital. In a letter to Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume, Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe instructed the city to compensate Pinnacle Holdings […]
Over 16,500 Epworth homes face demolition in land use crackdown
By Christine Chiweshe Harare – More than 16,500 houses in Epworth are slated for demolition after authorities discovered they were built on land reserved for critical public infrastructure, including schools, hospitals, clinics, and industrial zones. The illegal settlements highlight the severe consequences of rampant land invasions that have derailed urban planning on the outskirts of […]