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 […]
Murewa RDC 2023 Budget Rejected
Our Correspondent Government has turned Murewa Rural District Council’s (MRDC) 2023 budget citing multiple irregularities among other reasons. The local authority is one of four councils in the country whose budgets were rejected during a week long workshop held in Gweru recently. Other local authorities who had their budgets rejected are Lupane, Karoi and Binga. […]