Open Council Bulawayo

13/02/2024

One on one with Parliamentary Youth Caucus Chairperson Stanley Sakupwanya

08/02/2024

Kirsty Coventry answers why sporting facilities in Zimbabwe are not usable

07/01/2023

Marondera Residents Association reflects on the delimitation exercise

06/09/2022

By Correspondent Outgoing Bulawayo Deputy Mayor, Mlandu Ncube, has approached the Bulawayo High Court seeking to block Tinashe Kambarami’s reinstatement as the city deputy premier. Bulawayo High Court Judge, Justice Martin Makonese in August reinstated Kambarami as Bulawayo deputy mayor, as well a...

30/08/2022

Former Deputy Mayor Kambarami wants US$500 000 after being called a Shona vulture.

By Jermaine Ndlovu Former Bulawayo deputy mayor and recently reinstated Ward three councillor, Tinashe Kambarami is suing Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) over allegedly tribal remarks the party made on their page. In the post, MRP described Kambarami as a ‘shona vulture’, who has brought...

04/08/2022

By Gracious Nyathi The High Court has ruled that Tinashe Kambarami be reinstated as Bulawayo’s Deputy Mayor two years after he was suspended over a theft case. The Court ruled that the opposition member should be reinstated as Ward 3 councilor and Bulawayo deputy mayor. Kambarami had been removed ...

05/07/2022

Nguwaya with President Mnangagwa and Finance Minister Ncube at State House By Correspondent Geogenix BV Executive Chairman Dilesh Nguwaya says Harare City Council is now liable to an interest rate of 12% on its pending US$780 000 debt to the shady company. This follows failure by Harare to pay the c...

30/06/2022

By Correspondent Insiza Rural District Council will soon pass a new by-law to regulate the operations of informal traders following repeated clashes with formal businesses in the area. The move comes following repeated clashes between vendors and formal businesses which pay taxes and rates to Counci...

14/06/2022

By Jermaine Ndlovu The Bulawayo City council has switched to charging residents in US dollars in a bid to align its services with the current economic conditions where the economy is spiraling with a high inflation. The tariffs will be translated into US dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on th...

08/06/2022

07/06/2022

By Correspodent Bulawayo City Council has resolved to demolish 17 houses in Cowdray Park in order to alleviate constant flooding in the area according to the latest Full Council minutes. An Environmental Management Agency (EMA) report found out that the houses were built within water courses or with...

07/06/2022

By Correspondent Constant delays in the completion of the Egodini Mall are evoking the loss of other illustrious constructions such as the renowned Cape to Cairo in Bulawayo residents. A South African firm hired to build the multimillion-dollar Egodini Mall in Bulawayo has constantly failed to fulfi...

10/05/2022

By Correspondent The dormitory town of Chitungwiza has been assailed by a storm of sewage bursts which has led residents’ representatives to express fears of disease outbreaks and anger at the authorities. A report by residents organisation Harare Residents Trust (HRT) said the situation has becom...

31/03/2022

By Tafadzwa Muranganwa The recalling of Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has angered residents who have cited the law as an impediment to service delivery while calling for an urgent amendment of the section on recalls. In an interview with Open Council Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) Programm...

30/03/2022

ZIMCODD is hosting the Zimbabwe Public Debt Indaba where stakeholders are discussing the debt situation and

29/03/2022

ZIMCODD DEBT INDABA DAY 1

29/03/2022

DEBT INDABA

29/03/2022

ZIMCODD has brought together stakeholders to discuss the Zimbabwe debt situation. Zimbabwe is said to be owing various lenders about $13.7 billion