Suburbs
Mount Pleasant residents have been left stunned and dismayed as developers put the finishing touches on a controversial two-storey building along Alpes Road, raising fears it could become operational at any moment.
This comes despite previous assurances from the Harare City Council that the structure would be demolished for flouting city building regulations and endangering public safety.
Harare, Zimbabwe – A proposed Redan Petroleum fuel station at the corner of Nemakonde Way and Monmouth Road in Avondale has sparked heated debate, with local residents voicing strong objections over environmental, safety, and procedural concerns.
Harare — The Harare metropolitan region is confronting a deepening illegal housing crisis, with an estimated 60,000 unauthorised homes now cropping up — many of them effectively “hidden” because they lack formal addresses — according to statements by Presidential Affairs and Devolution Permanent Secretary Engineer Tafadzwa Muguti. Muguti made the remarks at a national economic…
A tense site meeting intended to address the controversial proposal for a new Redan fuel station and drive-thru restaurant at the corner of Nemakonde (Lomagundi) and Monmouth Roads in Avondale West ended in frustration Thursday, after most regulatory representatives failed to attend, leaving residents feeling sidelined and unheard.
Tensions ran high on Monday as the Parliamentary Thematic Committee on Climate Change began its fact-finding tour at the Mount Pleasant Sports Club Golf Course, where the sale and development of 14 residential stands on protected wetland, has ignited outrage among residents, club officials, and environmentalists.
Residents from Mabelreign and Marlborough took to the streets on Saturday for a Family Fun Run, a community-driven initiative aimed at raising awareness about substance abuse and suicide prevention.
Residents from across western, northern and eastern Harare suburbs packed Kingdom People Church last Friday in Mt Pleasant, Harare demanding urgent action from city officials, police, and government over the explosion of noise, crime, and unregulated nightclubs in their neighbourhoods.
Harare, Zimbabwe – The City of Harare is grappling with a mounting debt crisis, with ratepayers owing the municipality in excess of ZiG 8 billion, according to the latest Debtor’s Age Analysis Report presented by Acting Head: Revenue, Alfred Guni.
Borrowdale, Harare – Residents of Ward 18 were filled with pride on Wednesday, September 17th, as the Borrowdale Residents and Ratepayers Association (BRRA) officially handed over three major community projects—a refurbished clinic, a new recycling centre, and a modern bus terminal—to the City of Harare and the local community.
On a bright Tuesday morning, the Mt Pleasant District Office buzzed with the voices of concerned residents, city officials, and police officers—all united by a common frustration: the relentless noise from nightclubs, bars, sports clubs and churches disrupting their neighbourhoods.
