Governance
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Failure to table Devolution Bill delays provincial governance
Parliamentary Watch BULAWAYO — Despite long-standing expectations that legislation operationalising provincial and metropolitan councils would reach the legislative floor much…
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BCC opens bidding for 59.8-hectare Ascot Race Course Development
By Staff writer – Council Watch The City of Bulawayo is set to open competitive bidding for the development of…
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Matabeleland North civil servants still based in Bulawayo as Lupane move stalls
BULAWAYO/LUPANE — Only four Matabeleland North provincial government officers have so far relocated to Lupane, Parliament heard, with inadequate office…
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Devolution in crisis as government disburses under 0.1% of constitutional threshold
Image Source: Shutterstock Parliamentary Watch HARARE — Parliament has heard fierce criticism over the central government’s failure to honour constitutional…
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Government faces US$12.65m bill as guaranteed private-sector loans go unpaid
Policy Watch The Zimbabwean government faced potential claims of US$12.65 million and ZiG2.63 million at the end of 2025 after…
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Government debt to service providers jumps to US$1.36bn
Policy Watch Zimbabwe’s domestic expenditure arrears to contractors and other service providers rose to ZiG35.4 billion, equivalent to US$1.36 billion,…
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Parliament urges action on Hwange’s dual-administration dispute
Parliamentary Watch HARARE — Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Local Government, Public Works and National Housing has called for action to…
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Binga council fails to produce US-dollar cashbook as ZWG$19.72m debt figure goes unverified
Local Authorities Watch BINGA — Binga Rural District Council failed to provide its United States-dollar bank-account cashbook for audit and…
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Victoria Falls council used US$114,598 estate funds to buy mayoral vehicle, audit says.
Local Authorities Watch VICTORIA FALLS — Victoria Falls City Council used US$114,598 from a restricted estate account to buy a…
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MPs flag devolution funding gap as councils struggle with water, sanitation and roads
Parliamentary Watch HARARE — Parliament has raised concern over the chronic underfunding of local authorities, revealing that Treasury disbursed less…
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