Service Delivery & Accountability

3 Masvingo City Councillors face chop            

By TellZim Reporter MASVINGO – Three Masvingo City Councillors are facing imminent recall amid accusations of supporting an independent candidate linked to former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, exposing the deep...

Late Councilor Masimba’s widow throws hat in ring for by-election

By Staff Reporter In a surprise but bold move, Tsungai Mandati, the widow of late CCC Councilor Tafara Masimba,...

Minister Garwe criticizes councils for financial woes

By Beatific Gumbwanda Minister of Local Government and Public Works, Daniel Garwe, has criticized local authorities for poor service...

Min Mthuli accepts high taxes destroying businesses, promises major cuts within 2 weeks

By Beverly Bizeki Minister of Finance and Economic Development Prof Mthuli Ncube has announced that he will make major...

New battle lines drawn for Nyakunhuwa chieftaincy

By TellZim News Reporter A bitter dispute over chieftaincy was brewing for some time in Zaka District. The appointment...

Pote hardware workers up for stealing 332 bags of cement

Russell Mapuvire ZVISHAVANE – Three men employed by Pote Hardware as general workers recently appeared in court on allegations of stealing 332 (50) kgs of...

Bureaucratic devolution agenda and local authorities’ incapacitation

…does implementation need revisit? Emmanuel Chitsika The principle of devolution adopted by the Zimbabwean government in 2013 with the aim of decentralising power from central to...

Councils in Masvingo account for 2021 devolution funds

….Zaka, Gutu and Masvingo RDCs refuse to release figures Kimberly Kusauka Access to information on public funds management, specifically the disbursed devolution funds has been critical,...

ZETDC losing US$4 million annually from theft and vandalism

Fredrick Moyo The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) said the power subsidiary loses US$4 million annually in potential revenue through vandalism of transformers,...

Council maintains ‘open door’ policy at full council meetings-Mayor

Kimberly Kusauka Masvingo city council has reiterated that council always maintains an ‘open door’ policy to every stakeholder interested in attending full council meetings. Responding to...

Council management under fire over Cambria Farm landfill progress

Kimberly Kusauka Progress at the recently commissioned landfill at Cambria Farm has been slow, with Masvingo councilors blaming management for failure to meet the target...