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Wednesday, 15 May 2013 12:10
HARARE - An apostolic sect bishop who claims to have received a prophecy about President Robert Mugabe winning the next election has gone a gear up in a bootlicking campaign which has left many Christians embarrassed. Mugabe is king and people...Read More
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Monday, 13 May 2013 10:49
HARARE - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC is considering clearing an expelled Chitungwiza councillor to contest in primary elections as reward for blowing the whistle on corruption in the municipality. MDC sacked all the councillors it had in the dormitory town...Read More
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Monday, 13 May 2013 10:39
HARARE - Zanu PF has appealed for divine intervention to deal with endemic corruption, with a Cabinet minister telling church leaders on Friday that he is ashamed of the riches amassed by some of his comrades. Addressing an Apostolic Christian Council...Read More
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 11:31
HARARE - A scandal is brewing in Harare City Council after councillors and a top official acquired commercial pieces of land for a song. Councillors Girisoti Mandere, Thomas Muzuva and Masiye Kapare and director of Urban Planning Services Psychology Chiwanga have...Read More
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News » Richard Chidza, Staff Writer
Thursday, 09 May 2013 11:01
HARARE - Cracks have emerged in new empowerment lobby group Zimbabwe Economic Empowerment Council (ZEEC) over the group’s position on government’s empowerment drive. The affirmative action outfit yesterday made a major somersault, denying reports that Indigenisation minister Savior Kasukuwere’s drive...Read More
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Wednesday, 08 May 2013 12:18
HARARE - The Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (Ucaz) will no longer receive any funds from Harare City Council (HCC) until the executive sends a suspended official home, mayor Muchadeyi Masunda has said. Francis Duri, who is secretary-general for the body...Read More
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Tuesday, 07 May 2013 13:59
HARARE - There is unease in Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC on whether to allow sitting councillors fingered in graft to run on the party’s ticket in the next election. While reports indicate the party is cracking over sitting MPs who...Read More
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Monday, 06 May 2013 11:32
HARARE - City councilors never cease to amaze. If they are not demanding hefty sitting allowances, they are embroiled in some form of controversy. This is the tragedy of electing fly-by-night people who have no idea of what their relevant office...Read More
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Sunday, 05 May 2013 14:03
HARARE - Harare city councillors want to award themselves iPads in one of the last council sessions before a general election expected after June. The package comes after councillors have approved the purchase of a Toyota Land Cruiser VXV8 valued at...Read More
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Sunday, 05 May 2013 13:37
HARARE - The Harare City Council account continues to dry up, with mounting debt revenue from water dropping from $6 million to $4 million in the first quarter. “The drop has been gradual since the beginning of the year,” said town...Read More
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Friday, 03 May 2013 10:42
HARARE - Former city treasurer and finance director for Harare Cosmos Zvikaramba has bounced back into council. Zvikaramba unceremoniously left the local authority in 2010 following the return of Misheck Mubvumbi, who had been fired by past Harare deputy mayor Sekesai...Read More
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Thursday, 02 May 2013 10:30
HARARE - Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (Ucaz) executive has suspended its secretary-general Francis Duri over allegations of fraud involving over $233 000 plus 1 000 euros. Duri is alleged to have diverted donor funds allocated for various projects as well...Read More
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News » Richard Chidza, Staff Writer
Wednesday, 01 May 2013 14:26
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF party has come under attack from university students who claim it wants to rig the University of Zimbabwe students’ representative council (SRC) presidential elections. Amalgamated Students Association of Zimbabwe (Asaz) and the Zimbabwe National...Read More
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Wednesday, 01 May 2013 14:22
HARARE - Youths are outraged at the enactment of a new statutory instrument which forces them to pay hefty annual fees to the Zimbabwe Youth Council (ZYC) and could be used to close down pro-democracy youth groups. “The statutory instrument makes...Read More
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Wednesday, 24 April 2013 11:24
MASVINGO - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC has expelled four Gutu councillors over corruption, with the party claiming this is in line with their policy to weed out corrupt officials. The provincial executive served the four councillors with their expulsion letters...Read More
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