Public Works and National Housing

Construction Of 7,000 Houses For 40,000 Registered Youths For Bulawayo Umvutsha Zanu PF Surburb, Begins.

Posted on June 17, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

THE construction of houses for more than 7,000 youths just outside Bulawayo begins next week, with another 150,000 youths expected to benefit from the second phase. Thousands of Zanu-PF supporters from Bulawayo yesterday thronged Umvutshwa Village just outside the city for the ground breaking ceremony of the first phase of the residential housing scheme. The Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, Cde Saviour Kasukuwere, told the gathering that his Ministry would next…

Bulawayo Councillors Continue Land Grab, Allocating Themselves Stands And Leases Under Unclear circumstances, Despite Government Warning On Corruption,

Posted on June 13, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

BULAWAYO councillors have reportedly continued with their alleged land and property grab in the city, with some allocating themselves unsubstantiated lease agreements despite the Government warning them against the move. Some of the councillors face the prospects of being suspended as results of an inquiry on corruption allegations levelled against them, inclusive of the awarding of the leases and stands under unclear circumstances, is under Government scrutiny. According to council documents, Ward 2 councillor, Sithabile…

Permanant Secretaries Have Been Spooked By Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) Blitz

Posted on June 8, 2016June 8, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Permanent secretaries yesterday expressed outrage over the behaviour of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) to ambush them and accuse them of alleged crimes committed by officials in parastatals and state-owned enterprises under their purview. Some of the affidavits, signed by chief investigations officer Servious Kufandada, cited the permanent secretaries as accused persons even when most of the cases said to be under investigation belong to their respective parastatals. It also emerged yesterday that while the…

‘ Major Blitz On Corruption, Involves Raids On Ministries, Parastatals, Harare City Council , And Housing Co-op s’

Posted on June 5, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Government is on a major anti-corruption operation, with investigators raiding ministries, parastatals, Harare City Council and housing co-operatives last Thursday and Friday. Arrests can be made as early as this week. The alleged crimes include fraud, disregarding tender procedures and setting up parallel salary and allowance structures.Arrests can be made as early as this week. The Sunday Mail has established that Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission officials and police confiscated documents with key evidence after being…

318 hectares Identified For 20, 000 Residential Stands In Bulawayo Strictly For Zanu PF Youth At Umvutsha Farm

Posted on May 1, 2016May 1, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

THE Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, Saviour Kasukuwere, has identified 318 hectares of land for the construction of between 10,000 and 20,000 high density residential stands for youths in Bulawayo. Kasukuwere on Thursday visited Umvutsha Farm in Greater Bulawayo where houses will be constructed following a pledge he made in the city three weeks ago. “A few weeks ago, I announced that my ministry would be rolling out…

Audit Exposes Bulawayo Buildings Without Approved Plans, On Land Unsuitable For Development

Posted on April 24, 2016April 30, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

A MASSIVE housing scam has been unearthed in Bulawayo where council officials are ignoring proper procedures in the allocation and development of stands with a number of buildings being built without plans while infill stands are still being allocated despite a ban effected in 2010. Surprisingly the local authority, already at loggerheads with its parent ministry — Local Government, Public Works and National Housing — over provision of housing in the city, said…

Ezekiel Guti , Bindura University, Zimbabwe Assemblies Of God Africa (Zaoga FIF) To Be Demolished

Posted on March 7, 2016March 7, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

ZIMBABWE Ezekiel Guti University, a Bindura-based institution run by the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (Zaoga FIF) church, faces demolition after it emerged that it was built on someone’s gold claims. High Court judge Justice Joseph Musakwa last Thursday ordered the eviction of the church from Barasse Farm where the university was operating from, to enable the claims owner, Mr Charles Chakumba, to conduct his mining activities. The default judgment was issued after Zaoga FIF…

‘Zimbabwe Stuck In 1951 Governance Systems’-Senior Principal Director In President’s Office,

Posted on February 27, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Harare Residents Trust has claimed that the Senior Principal Director in the Office of the President and Cabinet, S. Mhlanga, says Zimbabwe is still stuck in the 1951 governance systems that is why it is failing to move forward in terms of economic progress “The Senior Principal Director in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Mr S. Mhlanga told delegates to a stakeholders meeting by the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National…

‘My US$4,500 /Month Salary Is Peanuts’-Chitungwiza Town clerk George Makunde

Posted on February 10, 2016February 10, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Chitungwiza town clerk George Makunde yesterday told parliamentarians that the US$4 500 monthly salary he was receiving from the local authority was not commensurate with the nature of his job. Presenting oral evidence before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, Makunde said government last year slashed his salary from US$10 000 to US$4 500, which he described as “not a living salary for a man with so much pressure””….

Drought Pushes Mugabe’s Zanu PF Regime To Finally Declare A ‘State Of National Disaster’

Posted on February 5, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

The Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, Saviour Kasukuwere says President Robert Mugabe has declared a state of disaster following the El Nino-induced drought which has severely affected some areas in both communal and resettlement areas across the country.The declaration is with effect from the 2nd of February. In a statement to ZBC News, Kasukuwere said President Mugabe made the declaration given the magnitude of the significant impacts and the continued threat…