Mthuli urged to release devolution funds to local authorities
PARLIAMENTARY Portfolio Committee on Local Government chairperson Miriam Chikukwa , yesterday urged Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to timeously release devolution funds to local authorities. Read more
Vungu $1,1 billion budget approved
The Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing July Moyo has approved Vungu Rural District Council (RDC)’s $1.1 billion budget. Vungu RDC Chief Executive Officer Alex Magura confirmed the news to The Mirror. “I am glad to inform the public that our 2022 annual budget has been approved. Our total budget for this fiscal year is […]
Devolution funds transform Guruve
Sometime ago, the Mupinge farming area popularly known as Impinge, lost two school children while dozens were seriously injured when they jumped from a moving vehicle, fearing abduction after being offered a lift to school. The school was located 15 km away from their homes, showing some of the challenges faced in Guruve due to […]
Devolution funds boost for Beitbridge healthcare facilities
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau A new clinic in the Tshabili area built through devolution funds and resources mobilised through a partnership involving the Beitbridge Rural District Council (BBRDC) and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has opened doors to service close to 5000 people. The project, which started in 2003 has been progressing at a snail […]
Concern over non-utilisation of Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme ll funds
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has hinted on taking over all the ERRP 2 programmes as some of the road authorities are not utilizing the funds that were disbursed by Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA). Speaking at this week’s Parliament Session, Honourable Minister Felix Mhona said the Ministry is better placed to implement […]
Runde RDC in US$0,25m water pipeline project
SYDNEY NCUBE ZVISHAVANE-Â Runde Rural District Council is constructing a 7,9km water pipeline from Mabasa Dam at Mabasa Growth Point to Marira Business Centre which is meant to benefit 4 200 villagers. The project which started in 2019 is going to chew up US$215 000 and it is now 85% complete, The Mirror has been told. […]
Rushinga attracts investors
Cletus Mushanawani Mashonaland Central Bureau Chief RUSHINGA Rural District Council, which made its debut exhibition at the just-ended Zimbabwe Agricultural Show in Harare, is now reaping the rewards as several entities have expressed interest in investing in the district. In an interview, the local authority’s chief executive Mr Paradzayi Munyede said their exhibition at the […]
Mazowe primes for growth
ZIMBABWE is implementing devolution as one of the signature programmes for development under President Mnangagwa’s vision for the country to become a middle-income economy by 2030. Under Vision 2030, the President has pressed for balanced development of rural and urban areas, and an end to the lopsided perception of Harare as the “Bamba zonke of […]
Devolution pays off in Zvimba
Tawanda Musariri Zvimba Rural District Council (ZRDC) has struck gold under the devolved system of Government as its balance sheet is at its healthiest since independence. The Harare Post has it on good ground that the council received ZW$11million bounty which is coming in as a handy supplement to traditional revenue streams of the council. […]
Pfura RDC makes Mount Darwin safer
The toilet being built by Pfura Rural District Council under its WASH programme Fungai Lupande, Mash Central Bureau Pfura Rural District Council is building a public toilet, which will also be accessible to the wheelchair-bound, at the Mt Darwin bus terminus as the culmination of its sanitation programme that has seen a major change in […]
