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Kudzayi Zvivanashe  Harare --Civil society organisations, residents’ associations, and human rights groups have hailed a landmark Constitutional Court ruling that declared key provisions of the Regional, Town and Country…

Fortune Nkosi Bulawayo—There is an uproar over the Bulawayo City Council’s proposed Bopomag Glassblock Dam project, which city fathers are pushing for as a solution to the city’s worsening water crisis. According to city officials,…

Brenna Matendere Gweru—The Gweru City Council (GCC) has trebled the rates charged on residents of Woodlands Park, arguing that they live in an area that is ordinarily out of its jurisdiction. The local authority refers to the charges…

Tonderai Saharo Masvingo —The Masvingo City Council has approved a US$17,000 expense for cellphones for its 13 councillors in the 2025 budget, but residents are fuming, calling it extravagant. Council argues that these new phones will…

Edgar Gweshe Mutare—Residents of Mutare have raised alarm over the continued contamination of Sakubva River through a major sewer burst and unchecked industrial effluent spillage. A sewer pipe, which burst in October last year near…

Tonderai Saharo Masvingo--Masvingo Residents and Ratepayers Alliance (MURRA) has launched legal action against the City of Masvingo, seeking a High Court order to halt the use of a dumpsite located between Runyararo West and Victoria…

Kudzayi Zvivanashe Harare—Residents of Harare face a potential breakdown in essential services as a bitter standoff between the Harare City Council (HCC) and its employees escalates over unpaid salaries. The Zimbabwe Municipalities…

Godfrey Mtimba Masvingo—Zanu PF councillors at the Bikita Rural District Council (RDC) have led the rejection of a chief executive officer linked to the campaign to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s rule beyond 2028. The campaign,…

Brenna Matendere Harare—Chitungwiza residents have emerged victorious in a legal battle against controversial church leader Walter Magaya, after the High Court on Tuesday granted an interdict to halt his unauthorised development projects…

Marshall Bwanya Chitungwiza—Residents of Chitungwiza are outraged by the municipality’s imposition of fines on unapproved perimeter walls and a ban on the use of containers and makeshift cabins by traders. The Chitungwiza municipality…