By Chris Musekiwa The Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ) is one of the oldest local government associations in Africa. It started as a loose forum of municipalities in 1923, when councils used to meet and discuss matters of common concern. In 1940 the forum adopted a constitution which established the Local Government Association of Southern Rhodesia (LGASR) with […]
PRETORIA – The Regional Caucus for Southern Africa (SARO) meeting aims to prepare for the Africities Summit which is taking place in Kenya in May 2022 says Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi, Secretary-General of UCLG Africa. This is the fifth and the last in a series of regional caucuses organized in preparation for the 9th Africities […]
The State President, His Excellency Dr Emmerson D. Mnangagwa yesterday officially launched the Zimbabwe National Human Settlements Policy (ZNHSP) at a ceremony in Marimba, Harare. During the same occasion, the President also commissioned two blocks of flats constructed by the Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities (NHSA) for junior medical doctors from Parirenyatwa and […]
The City of Kadoma recently took delivery of a 12cubic meter tipper truck acquired using Devolution Funds. The tipper truck was bought at a cost of ZWL5,8 million from a local company. According to the Kadoma City Council Chamber Secretary, Mr Willard Mangwengwende, the funds were availed by government under the Devolution and Decentralisation Policy. […]
The President of the Zimbabwe Local Government Association (ZILGA), Alderman David Guy Mutasa, yesterday represented Zimbabwe at the Voluntary Subnational Reviews Session which focused on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals on a localized level. The forum was hosted by UCLG and UN-Habitat.
Zimbabwe is set out to participate in the Voluntary Subnational Reviews Session at the “Advancing the local implementation of the SDGs High Level Political Forum” on the 15th of July 2021 following the call by the UN and the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) for localizing the Sustainable Development Goals as a review mechanism […]
Elita Chikwati, Senior Reporter – The Herald Newspaper The second phase of the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme has begun with the Second Republic budgeting $33,6 billion and Zinara already disbursing $2,3 billion as Government intensifies efforts to rehabilitate the country’s road network.
Faith Katete, Herald Reporter – The Herald Newspaper The Local Government Board led by Mr Steven Chakaipa, has been appointed to oversee the selection of councils’ senior management countrywide.
The Sunday Mail Newspaper As Government continues to devolve power through an elaborate programme to promote development, the Zimbabwe Local Government Association (Zilga), which is the umbrella body for the country’s urban and rural local authorities, is pushing advocacy work and advising Government on best strategies to fine-tune its implementation. Last week, The Sunday Mail […]
The President of the Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe’s Clr Josiah Makombe was recently nominated as a private sector representative to co-chair the National Economic Consultative Forum (NECF) Taskforce on Devolution and Decentralization.
