The regulators know all this. Circulars get issued. Licenses get revoked. Blitzes get announced with the appropriate stern language about the full force of the law. Doc is back at the corner the following week, because enforcement without alternative is just a temporary interruption of an economic necessity, the same way the illegal bus terminus behind him reopens within hours of every council crackdown.

Every Sunday, teams from GeoPomona Waste Management move through Harare's streets with shovels and disinfectant. They are not collecting rubbish. They are cleaning up human waste, left on open ground, because the public toilets meant to receive it either do not work or do not exist.

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Chiredzi Town Council acting town secretary Consider Kubiku over allegations that he bypassed recruitment procedures to appoint and promote unqualified employees.

The Auditor-General says Harare City Council failed to provide payroll records supporting ZiG691.29 billion in employee costs, resulting in adverse audit opinions. By Southerton Business Times Reporter | HARARE The Harare City Council (HCC) failed to provide supporting payroll records for ZiG691.29 billion in employee salary payments over two financial years, prompting the Auditor-General to issue adverse audit opinions on the municipality's 2022 and 2023 financial statements

By Southerton Business Times | Harare Harare City Council (HCC) has dismissed allegations that it operates a secret payroll, describing the claims as false, malicious and intended to mislead residents. In a statement issued on Thursday, Acting Town Clerk Warren Chiwawa said reports suggesting the local authority maintains a hidden payroll system were inaccurate and did not reflect the council's payroll administration processes. "Our attention has been drawn to a story in the

The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee has criticised Mwenezi RDC CEO Albert Chivanga after an Auditor-General's report revealed that a council motorcycle was allocated to a non-employee without council approval.

Zimbabwe's Constitution Amendment Act No. 3 is now law after President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed the legislation introducing major constitutional reforms.

Is the cliché "youth are the leaders of tomorrow" just a tool for infinite delay? Governance scholar Simbarashe Namusi breaks down Zimbabwe’s systemic succession crisis and argues for real decision-making power today.

MASVINGO – Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Public Accounts has summoned 10 local authorities to explain financial irregularities highlighted in the Auditor-General's 2021 to 2023 audit reports, as lawmakers intensify oversight of public spending by councils across Zimbabwe. The hearings, being held at Clever's Lodge near Lake Mutirikwi in Masvingo, form part of a nationwide inquiry into the management of public funds by local authorities.

HARARE – Zimbabwe's local authorities recorded a decline in overall performance during 2025, with the country's largest urban councils failing to significantly improve service delivery despite their critical role in driving economic growth, according to the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works' latest performance evaluation. The Annual Performance Feedback Report for the 2025 Fiscal Year reveals that the average performance score for Zimbabwe's 92 local authorities f

Six Zimbabwean liberation war veterans have issued Parliament with a 72-hour ultimatum to halt the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill (CAB3), accusing legislative leaders of presiding over what they describe as an unconstitutional and procedurally flawed amendment process.

Presidential adviser Paul Tungwarara says addressing citizens’ grievances is necessary to protect President Mnangagwa’s image and keep national attention focused on development rather than political disputes.

Parents at Munyoro Secondary School have accused the headmaster of monopolising school uniform sales, misusing school property and mismanaging the institution. The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education says investigations are underway.

Presidential adviser Paul Tungwarara has publicly offered activist Rutendo Matinyarare a Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Series while urging him to reduce criticism of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and CAB3.

A controversy has emerged after Chiefs Chikwanda and Nyakuchena were reportedly seen accompanying Minister Daniel Garwe as part of his security detail, prompting constitutional and governance concerns from legal experts.

Zimbabwe Parliament has adjourned until Tuesday as debate on Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 continues, with growing speculation that lawmakers could vote on the controversial legislation later this week.

VICTORIA FALLS – Political tensions within Victoria Falls City Council escalated dramatically on Thursday after a recalled Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) councillor was arrested and forcibly removed from council offices, while Mayor Prince Thuso Moyo and his deputy, Lungile Nyoni, simultaneously faced growing calls for their removal from office.

HARARE — ZANU PF national legal secretary and Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has reaffirmed that Members of Parliament will vote on the controversial Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 3 Bill (CAB 3) through a public show of hands rather than a secret ballot, arguing that the process promotes transparency and accountability.