Zimbabwe:   Manyenyeni New Mayor of Harare

SW Radio, 16 September 2013

Bernard Manyenyeni, a 48 year-old General Manager with an insurance firm has been overwhelmingly elected the new mayor of Harare. He will be deputized by Thomas Muzuva, who was… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   MDC-T Caves in As Harare Gets Mayor

New Zimbabwe, 16 September 2013

THE MDC-T performed a major climbdown on Monday after bowing down to a directive by Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo that mayors must be elected from among the… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   New Mayors for Kwekwe, Bulawayo, Gweru and Masvingo

New Zimbabwe, 16 September 2013

THE MDC-T appeared to abandon its bid to have non-councillors elected as mayors on Monday as Martin Moyo became the new mayor for Bulawayo. Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Mayoral Elections 2013 Live Blog

The Herald, 16 September 2013

11:00 - Proceedings have started for Makoni RDC with the District Admistartor Mr William Mashava addressing the 39 councilors. The race for chair is between Cdes David Mutasa,… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   D-Day for Mayors, Council Chairpersons

The Herald, 16 September 2013

MAYORS and chairpersons for Zimbabwe's 92 local authorities will be elected into office today as Government moves to foster good governance in local authorities.Initial resistance… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Mayoral Elections, Councils' Inaugural Meetings Set for Monday

The Herald, 13 September 2013

THE local authorities' inaugural meetings and the election of mayors and chairpersons throughout the country has been set down for Monday morning. Local Government, Public Works… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   MDC-T Mayoral Case Dismissed

The Herald, 12 September 2013

The High Court in Harare yesterday dismissed, with costs, an urgent chamber application in which MDC-T was seeking an order compelling Government to accept the appointment of… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   MDC-T Delays Appointment of Mayors

The Herald, 11 September 2013

MDC-T's application at the High Court seeking an order compelling the Government to accept the appointment of non-councillors as mayors in various cities and towns is holding up… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Mayoral Case Hearing Tomorrow - Court

The Herald, 10 September 2013

THE High Court will tomorrow hear the case in which MDC-T is seeking an order compelling Government to accept the appointment of non-councillors as mayors in various cities and… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   MDC-T Takes Mayoral Case to High Court

The Herald, 7 September 2013

MDC-T yesterday revived its battle to compel Government to accept the appointment of non-councillors as mayors in various cities and towns in the country after it filed a fresh… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Electoral Court Says It Has No Jurisdiction Over Election of Mayors

SW Radio, 5 September 2013

The Electoral Court on Thursday ruled that it had no power to adjudicate over the election of Mayors in Zimbabwe. Read more »

Zimbabwe:   MDC-T Climbs Down on Unelected Mayors

The Herald, 6 September 2013

MDC-T yesterday made a dramatic U-turn and nominated elected councillors as mayors for Harare and Chitungwiza in line with the dictates of the new Constitution, exposing the party… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   MDC-T Makes Dramatic U-Turn

The Herald, 5 September 2013

MDC-T today withdrew its application to compel the Ministry of Local Government, Urban and Rural Development to allow non-councilors to stand as mayoral candidates after realising… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Court to Hear MDC-T's Mayoral Election Case

The Herald, 5 September 2013

The Electoral Court will today hear an urgent chamber application by MDC-T in which the party is challenging the Government's position that mayors should only be selected from… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Govt Clarifies Position On Mayors

The Herald, 4 September 2013

Government has instructed provincial and district administrators to ensure that those elected as mayors and chairpersons of councils come from elected councillors when they preside… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   MDC-T Offside On Mayors - Madhuku

The Herald, 3 September 2013

THE new Constitution dictates that a mayor must be selected from elected councillors and MDC-T's reading of the Supreme Law is wrong, constitutional law expert Professor Lovemore… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Tsvangirai Admits to Imposing Mayoral Candidates

The Herald, 2 September 2013

MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai has admitted that the party's selection of mayoral candidates is tantamount to imposition, but said the party will not entertain any appeals over… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   MDC-T Mayors Face Mammoth Task

Zimbabwe Standard, 1 September 2013

TOUGH tests await the new mayors and the MDC-T dominated councils, with analysts warning that the Zanu PF government will not give them an easy ride. Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Rebellion Over Gweru Mayor

Financial Gazette, 29 August 2013

Daggers have been drawn between the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) national executive committee and incoming councillors from the party over the selection of the mayor for… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Chombo Mayor Threat Ill-Advised - MDC-T

New Zimbabwe, 28 August 2013

THE MDC-T has dismissed as "ill-advised and malicious" threats by local government minister, Ignatius Chombo to block unelected mayors appointed by the party from assuming office… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Legal Experts Unpack Mayoral Selection Under New Constitution

The Herald, 28 August 2013

THE party with the highest number of National Assembly seats in a particular province can nominate a non-executive mayoral candidate outside the elected councillors, legal experts… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Gutu Named As the New Mayor of Harare

SW Radio, 26 August 2013

Prominent Harare lawyer and out going deputy Minister of Justice, Obert Gutu, has been chosen by the MDC-T party to become the new mayor of Harare for the next five years. Read more »

Zimbabwe:   MDC-T Selects Gutu Mayor of Harare

The Herald, 26 August 2013

MDC-T has selected Harare lawyer Mr Obert Gutu to become the new mayor for Harare. The selection is likely to cause fissures within the Western-sponsored party as the move is being… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Ex-Senator Gutu Named New Harare Mayor

New Zimbabwe, 25 August 2013

EX-SENATOR and former deputy justice minister Obert Gutu has been named the new mayor of Harare, the MDC-T party confirmed Monday. Read more »