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...

Councils rot: Millions unaccounted for at residents’ detriment

Theresa Takafuma The Auditor General Mildred Chiri’s 2019 report on local authorities exposed the rot in most councils, with misappropriation of public funds taking centre...

Zaka RDC splashes US$125 K on below-par sewer design

… engineers condemn the poor quality Brighton Chiseva A total of US $150 000 could have gone down the drain at Zaka Rural District Council (RDC)...

2022 Budget consultation anomalies-whose interests are served?

…as minority groups, vulnerable groups and ‘key priorities’ are left out Emmanuel Chitsika The month of October saw the nation once more engulfed in a series...

Chiredzi School abandons multi-million dollar project midway

Beatific Gumbwanda Chiredzi government school has allegedly abandoned the construction of a multi-million dollar double-storey classroom block initially aimed at decongesting classes as the school was...

VISET facilitates Support People’s Budget Campaign

Kimberly Kusauka Vendors Initiative for Social Economic Transformation (VISET) recently facilitated the launch of Support People’s Budget Campaign (SPBC) in partnership with Zimbabwe Coalition on...

MCC decommissions contaminated Hillside borehole

Kimberly Kusauka Masvingo City Council (MCC) has decommissioned the Hillside borehole after water tests found out that the water was contaminated, which the city fathers...