Staff Reporter For two consecutive years, the Municipality of Marondera has been at loggerheads with its ratepayers, mainly the business community over unsanctioned and exorbitant tariff hikes. Last week, the business community expressed shock after the local authority hiked licence fees by more than 600 percent. The move was blasted by many who felt that…
Staff Reporter There was a furore at Dombotombo Vegetable Market in Marondera at the weekend after residents refused to wash their hands before gaining entrance accusing council of failing to disinfect the water. According to some of the residents, the water was raw without any disinfectant while there was no soap at the washing point.…
STAFF REPORTER MARONDERA-Marondera Municipality has indefinitely suspended all council meetings including monthly Committee Meetings and Full Council meetings for the first time in forty (40) years as the impact of COVID-19 takes its toll on the local authority. This was disclosed by Marondera Municipality acting Town Clerk Rinashe Nyamuzihwa in an interview with this reporter…
Staff Reporter Mashonaland East Province has recorded 12 389 cases of Malaria including eight deaths in its four districts with the figures likely to go up in a situation that is likely to impact efforts being done to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. This was disclosed by Mashonaland East Provincial Medical Director, Dr Simukai Zizhou in…
BY STAFF REPORTER Several senior government officials and some members of the public have been accused of using face masks inappropriately by always wearing the protective attire when it is not necessary. This was said by the Provincial Medical Director for Mashonaland East, Dr Simukai Zizhou at an event to donate some sanitizers and Coronavirus medication…
Staff Reporter Following a Covid 19 Lockdown by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and with Police officers in Marondera mounting several roadblocks some residents have come up with ways to get to the Central Business District (CBD). The lockdown was meant to reduce or deal with the movement of people and vehicles as a measure to arrest…
Staff Reporter The Municipality of Marondera has deployed 90 of its workers at borehole sites for hygienic purposes as the local authorities moves in to prevent the deadly Covid 19 virus. The move will see the council workers ensuring that residents fetching water at the boreholes across the town practise social distancing as well as…
STAFF REPORTER MARONDERA– Thirty four (34) people in Marondera are under monitoring as a precautionary measure as officials seek to tighten monitoring systems against the Coronavirus pandemic. This was disclosed by the Provincial Medical Director (PMD) for Mashonaland East, Dr Simukai Zizhou (pictured) whilst presenting a report to the heads of government departments and ministries…