LOCAL NEWS

Political Reporter

A Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member, Wonder Mutashu last week unleashed violence in Magunje, Mashonaland West Province disrupting the Pfumvudza inputs distribution meeting.

Political Reporter

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) fissures continue to widen as rogue youths under the command of Takudzwa Ngadziore yesterday cordoned off the Media Centre in the capital to block that party’s interim spokesperson, Fadzayi Mahere from holding a Press conference.

…..as dead workers continue to receive salaries

Staff Reporter

There is on-going rampant corruption at the Harare City Council (HCC) as some dead and retired workers still appear on the payroll with their salaries being pocketed by some top bosses.

A source who spoke to this publication said that top bosses at HCC devised a plan to enrich themselves by allowing ghost workers to continue appearing on the payroll while pocketing the money.

“There is rampant corruption at Harare City Council. Some top bosses have devised a plan to fleece the Council by allowing ghost workers to continue appearing on the payroll while pocketing the money. The Council has over 600 ghost workers who still appear on the payroll. The management is not making efforts to resolve this anomaly as they are benefiting from it,” said the source.

According to the source, Harare City Council acting human capital department manager, Mr Bosman Matengarufu and Mayor, Jacob Mafumhe was behind this scam of paying ghost workers.

“Matengarufu and Mayor Mafume are behind this scam of paying salaries to ghost workers. Can you imagine that Councillor Norman Makondo of ward 43 (Budiriro 4 and 5) who died last year in February is among people still appearing on the Council’s payroll. Humbavha hwacho hunonyadzisa,” said the source.

The source added that the duo of Matengarufu and Mafumhe was also blocking the return of Harare City Council town clerk, Engineer Hosiah Chisango who has been cleared by the courts of corruption charges.

According to the source, there is fear among Matengarufu and Mafume that the return of Engineer Chisango would jeopardize their plans to milk the Council coffers through shoddy deals.

Efforts to get a comment from HCC interim spokesperson, Innocent Ruwende were futile as his mobile phones were not reachable.

Staff Reporter

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pronounced that the Zimbabwe Government was implementing various programmes to mitigate effects of climate change.

….as factional fights within CCC intensifies

Political Reporter

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim Bulawayo provincial chairperson, James Sithole was involved in a car accident last Friday and is pointing fingers at fellow CCC members for causing the accident.

Political Reporter

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party has failed to field a candidate to contest in the upcoming Mutoko Rural District Council (Mutoko RDC) Ward 9 by-elections scheduled for 3 December this year amid reports that the Mugwazo mobilisation strategy has dismally failed.

Staff Reporter

A local musician, Ranson Madzamba has become the latest musician to use songs in promoting Vision 2030 and urging the nation to emulate the good works of the New Dispensation.

Staff Reporter

The Government has been hailed by citizens for a massive street lighting programme being rolled out countrywide, with a pilot project being carried out in the capital.

Political Reporter

The United States of America Embassy (US Embassy) in Harare is making frantic efforts to recruit local journalists that will produce news articles that are in favour of the opposition.

Staff Reporter

Government has challenged the youths to venture into agriculture as the sector still has potential to offer numerous opportunities that will propel them to economic success.