Mutare Council Backtracks on “Flower Tax” – No Fee for Grave Visits or Laying Flowers, Officials Clarify
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE – The Mutare City Council has moved to quell the public…
Mutare Council Backtracks on “Flower Tax” – No Fee for Grave Visits or Laying Flowers, Officials Clarify
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE – The Mutare City Council has moved to quell the public uproar over its cemetery access charges, with the Deputy Director of Housing and Community Services, Noel Mushangwe, issuing an unequivocal policy clarification during the 1336th Ordinary Full Council meeting. The statement marks a significant reversal of a widely misunderstood 2026…
Two Companies Arrested Over Illegal Alluvial Mining Along Mutare River
By Fanuel Chinowaita PENHALONGA – Two companies have been arrested and charged for allegedly conducting illegal alluvial mining activities along the Mutare River in contravention of environmental regulations, police have confirmed. The Zimbabwe Republic Police said Young Tech Engineering (Private) Limited and Khumbula Mining Syndicate were charged under Section 3(1) of Statutory Instrument 188 of…
MDATA Drags Mutare City Council to Court Over Rank Relocation
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE, 8 May 2026 – The Mutare and District Transporters Association (MDATA) has dragged Mutare City Council to court following the relocation of its commuter omnibus operating rank from the Mudzviti Bus Terminus to the Jameson Street rank, commonly known as the Old Rank. The legal dispute comes amid recent changes by…
Illegal Miner Caught Red-Handed Operating Excavator Along Mutare River, Weeks After Major Penhalonga Sweep
By Fanuel Chinowaita PENHALONGA, 8 May 2026 – Barely two weeks after a massive joint security operation forced Chinese miners to abandon thirteen excavators in the bush, police in Penhalonga have arrested another illegal alluvial gold miner who was caught pants down operating heavy machinery along the Mutare River. The arrest occurred on the night…
Mutare Gloves Up: City to Host 5-Nation Boxing Spectacle, Eyes Own Ring
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE, 7 May 2026– The Council Chambers buzzed with anticipation yesterday as the Charles Manyuchi Boxing Academy, in partnership with Mutare City Council, officially launched the Pride of Mutare International Boxing Tournament. The event, set for 23 May 2026 at Mutare Sports Club, promises a 17-bout feast of fist, featuring fighters from…
Garikai 1: The Gift That Became a Debt Trap
By Fanuel Chinowaita For nearly two decades, the families of Garikai 1 have carried a house that was meant to be a gift. Now, they’re being told to pay a price no one ever named — or lose it all. The story of Garikai 1 begins not with a roof, but with a demolition. In…
Mutare Owes Contractors US$3.5 Million for Roads, Central Government Yet to Honour US$8 Million Pledge
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE, 6 May 2026– The City of Mutare is grappling with a US$3.5 million debt to contractors for five major road rehabilitation projects, despite a central government commitment of around US$8 million that remains entirely unfunded, a damning report by City Engineer Maxwell Kerith has revealed. The disclosure, contained in a roads…
Chaos at Chisamba Ground: Destiny Stars Coaches, Players Jump Fence Ahead of Cup Clash
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, May 4, 2026 — The ZIFA Eastern Region faces an early test of its disciplinary machinery following extraordinary pre-match scenes at Chisamba Ground, where Destiny Stars FC’s entire technical team and playing squad allegedly scaled the perimeter fence to gain access to the pitch in direct defiance of competition regulations. An…
‘Serve Zvigananda, Not the People’ – ZCTU Lashes ‘Worst Economic Policies in Africa’ as Workers Starve
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, 2 May 2026 – The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has launched a blistering assault on government economic policy, accusing the ruling elite of deliberately running “some of the worst economic policies in Africa” to enrich a well-connected cabal while millions of workers sink deeper into destitution. In a combative…
The Antidote That Weaves Life Back Together When Everything Else Falls Apart
By Dr Brian Tawanda Marwenze (D.D) Every civilization eventually confronts the same fissure: the point at which material solutions outpace the coherence of the human soul and we now live at that point. Substance misuse, once confined to margins, has become diffuse, seeping into classrooms, boardrooms, and rural homesteads alike. Grief, once communal and ritualized,…
