The Origins of Marondera
By Correspondent The town of Marondera is named after a Sub Chief of the Varozvi clan living at the Nyameni Hill. It was established in 1890 as a “Way Station” for people travelling from Harare to Mutare (then Salisbury to Umtali). It had been anticipated that the railway line would pass through the settlement on […]
Homeseekers4ED Heads for Showdown With Marondera
By Correspondent Homeseekers for ED, a pressure group for housing, is set for a clash with Marondera Council after accusing the former of incompetence over the Elmswood stands. Homeseekers4ED has since convened a meeting with residents purporting to have solutions over the long running stands saga. Meanwhile Council is also running parallel programs to deal […]
Marondera Goes Against The Law in US$220K Debacle
By Correspondent Marondera Council has angered residents after a desperate move to use US$220 000 devolution funds for a Masterplan program. By law devolution funds are meant to fund capital projects in order to assist the poorest in terms of service delivery. Further, Chapter 14 of the Constitution entails participation of local communities in deciding […]
AFDB’s US$2,5M Lifeline Fails To Save Marondera
By Correspondent In 2016 the African Development Bank (AFDB) approved a 2 million pounds facility to upgrade Marondera’s water plant. The money was released in tranches with the last one of US$520 000 coming in 2020. The funds were divided into two phases, with phase one gobbling US$477 000, while phase two chewed US$ 43 […]
Fireworks Expected At Elmswood Stands Meeting
By Correspondent Beneficiaries of the Elmswood housing scheme will this week meet with Marondera council in a bid to end the 8 year saga. In a statement, the council has invited all beneficiaries to Rudhaka Stadium. “The Municipality of Marondera is inviting all beneficiaries of the Elmswood Housing Project to a meeting at Rudaka Stadium […]
CCC’s Murowa Elected Mayor For The Second Time
By Correspondent Ward 1 Councillor Chengetai Murowa (CCC) was unanimously elected Marondera Mayor this week after all contestants withdrew. This is the second time after he was also previously the town Mayor after the 2018 elections. Murowa’s latest election follows the recalling of incumbent Mayor Abel Nyakarombo and four other councilors. They were recalled by […]
Chikomba RDC Commits US$4m Towards Road Rehabilitation
Staff Reporter Chikomba Rural District Council has committed nearly half of its US$9m budget for 2024 to road rehabilitation. The district has some of the worst roads in Mashonaland East Province. The RDC CEO Bullen Chiwara outlined these plans during a recent stakeholders’ meeting in Chivhu. He said their major targets are roads and upgrading […]
Tshabangu’s Wild Axe Hits Marondera
Staff Reporter Self imposed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim Secretary General Sengezo Tshabangu has recalled Marondera mayor Abel Nyakarombo and his deputy Bornface Tagwireyi. Nyakarombo was the Ward 8 councillor while Tagwireyi won the August 23 election as Ward 3 councillor. Also recalled were Ward 10 councillor Thompson Magaluwa, Dephne Nyatondo (PR) and Nancy […]
Residents Endorse 10 Percent Budget Hike
Staff Reporter Marondera residents and stakeholders have unanimously agreed to a 10 percent hike in the 2024 council budget. The local authority held its budget consultations two weeks ago where stakeholders gave council the nod on hiking the budget. In a statement Marondera mayor Abel Nyakarombo confirmed the move. Nyakarombo said the budget contributions will […]
Council Gets Fire Truck From Controversial Land Deal
By Correspondent Marondera Municipality has finally received a fire tender from Mega Market as part of a deal in which it surrendered 150 hectares of land. Ward 5 Councilor Hilton Chipashu confirmed the development. Chipashu said the 5000-litre fire tender is part of outstanding service delivery machinery which was exchanged for 150h of land. “The […]