Acting Harare Mayor, Barrs Town Clerk From Town House Until His Contentious Appointment is Regularised

Acting Harare Mayor, Barrs  Town  Clerk From Town House Until His Contentious Appointment is Regularised

NEWLY-APPOINTED acting Harare mayor Chris Mbanga yesterday flexed his muscles and barred town clerk James Mushore from setting foot at Town House until his contentious appointment has been regularised.Mbanga’s move angered fellow MDC-T councillors, who labelled him a sell-out and accused him of taking orders from Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere. Mbanga took over as acting mayor on Wednesday after mayor Bernard Manyenyeni was suspended for allegedly defying Kasukuwere by refusing to rescind Mushore’s appointment…

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Over 20 000 Whitecliff Residents ‘Murambatsvina Victims’ Face Rain season Evictions

Over 20 000 Whitecliff Residents ‘Murambatsvina Victims’  Face Rain season Evictions

OVER 20 000 victims of government’s cruel clean-up campaign that, according to the United Nations left almost a million homeless, are staring the barrel again. The Whitecliff residents, settled on the private property illegally by government, will have to move again after property magnate Eddies Pfugari this week decided to enforce a 2012 Supreme Court order, granting him his right to ownership of the over 1000 hectare farm on the north-western fringes of the capital….

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Harare Mayor ‘Bernard Manyenyeni’ Condemns Police Assault And Arrests Of vendors

Harare Mayor ‘Bernard Manyenyeni’ Condemns Police Assault And Arrests Of vendors

HARARE Mayor Bernard Manyenyeni strongly condemned Thursday’s beating and arrest of scores of street vendors by municipal police in the capital. The MDC-T official however, quickly denied his views were influenced by his party which has taken a tougher stance against the controversial government-sanctioned clean-up exercise. Dozens of municipal police on Thursday razed down vending stalls and arrested more than 25 vendors who were resisting their eviction from their vending sites to so-called designated areas….

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New Minister of Local Gvt , ‘Kasukuwere’ Declares, ‘It’s No Longer Business As Usual’

New Minister of Local Gvt , ‘Kasukuwere’ Declares, ‘It’s No Longer Business As Usual’

The new Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Saviour Kasukuwere says it is no longer business as usual in local authorities, adding he wants to see upholding of the law and good administration of both rural and urban areas. Speaking to ZBC News in Harare on Day One of his new portfolio, Kasukuwere said if the city fathers, especially in Harare, do not clean up the mess brought about by vendors, he…

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