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Bulawayo to decommission its second supply dam
THE Bulawayo City Council will this month decommission its second supply dam as the water situation in the city continues to deteriorate due to the El Nino-induced dry spell which resulted in below-av...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:05hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
Imbiber found dead in a pool of blood
Police in Nyamandlovu are investigating a murder case where an imbiber was found dead in a pool of blood in his bedroom hut yesterday.According to the police the now deceased Bhekilizwe Nkomaz...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 23:11hrs | 1780 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Obert Mpofu hits out at incompetent leaders, corrupt police officers
ZANU-PF secretary-general Dr Obert Mpofu came out guns blazing against unscrupulous law enforcement officers in Nyamandlovu, Matebeleland North Province yesterday, as he addressed concerns by villager...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:26hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
Govt intervenes in Bulawayo water crisis
GOVERNMENT has pledged to assist Bulawayo City Council (BCC) ease the city's unrelenting acute water shortages.Late last month, government gave BCC ZWL$7 billion to push such water projects as...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:16hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Diarrhoea outbreak hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO residents have been urged to exercise extreme caution and adhere to strict hygiene standards following reports of a diarrhoea outbreak linked to water shortages, with Cowdray Park suburb bein...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:49hrs | 740 | by Staff reporter
'Stranger' at Mpilo hospital, can't speak any Zimbabwean language
MPILO Central Hospital is appealing for information that could lead to the identification of an unknown man who was admitted to the institution two months ago and does not understand or speak any of t...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:47hrs | 3402 | by Staff reporter
United States sanctions on Zimbabwe: who is off the list, who is on?
The United States on Monday sanctioned Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa and other government officials for their alleged involvement in corruption and human...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 19:39hrs | 1022 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders probe into villagers' evictions
THE recent wanton evictions of resettled innocent villagers from their homes across the country was not sanctioned by authorities, suggesting that the genuine blitz against land barons has been hijack...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:57hrs | 1429 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo water crisis to increase sewer pipe bursts'
CITY of Bulawayo director of engineering services, Eng Sikhumbuzo Ncube, has said the continuing water supply challenges facing the city could trigger a serious challenge of sewer pipe bursts as the s...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:42hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Naked 'wizard' caught in the act
IT was at the crack of dawn when the screaming villagers drew the attention of an elderly man to a homestead, a few metres away from his.Mackenzie, as he described himself in a video that has ...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 20:04hrs | 1859 | by Staff reporter
Coltart hails Bulawayo water crisis 'consensus' meeting
Bulawayo mayor David Coltart said there was now a "broad consensus" to solve the city's perennial water problems after a meeting with water minister Anxious Masuka on Wednesday.Coltart has bee...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 18:45hrs | 760 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water crisis worsens
BULAWAYO is sitting on a health time bomb as the city's water woes continue to mount with most suburbs going for weeks without running tap water, forcing residents to resort to unhygienic water source...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 03:06hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents to get water 'as and when it's available'
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has been forced to suspend its 120-hour water shedding schedule indefinitely as the water situation worsens leaving supply dependent on availability until their system ...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:16hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Love rat' bricked for proposing married women
A MAN accused of proposing love to several married women was left unconscious in a pool of blood after being allegedly struck several times in the head with a brick.When the near tragic incide...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 07:33hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's supply dams now 'terribly' low
Bulawayo Mayor, Councillor David Coltart says the city's supply dams are now "terribly" low due to low inflows, a situation that is causing a major water crisis compounded by rising temperatures....Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 20:46hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Estate agent in trouble over fraud
A 47-year-old woman who deals in housing stands selling from Emakhandeni in Bulawayo has appeared in court facing a charge of fraud.Sithini Moyo was not asked to plead when she appeared before...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 14:56hrs | 1423 | by Stephen Jakes
Man assaults nephew, locks him in freezer
A-28-YEAR-OLD Nyamandlovu man who allegedly assaulted his four-year-old nephew before locking him up in a freezer appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Maxwell Ncube facing assault charges.The a...Published: 17 Feb 2024 at 17:57hrs | 886 | by Staff reporter
$7 billion water boost for Bulawayo
GOVERNMENT has given Bulawayo City Council (BCC) $7 billion, which will be channelled towards repairs and purchasing of essential materials in the water supply chain.The funds will boost infra...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:57hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Maid raped by employer's son
Police in Matabeleland North Province is hunting for a 20-yea- old man who allegedly raped a maid at his parents' homestead whilst cleaning the plat...Published: 27 Jan 2024 at 16:20hrs | 3181 | by Peter Matuka/Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF's aspiring MP told to stop promising heaven on earth after failing for 44 years
Residents of the Pelandaba - Tshabalala Constituency have emphatically conveyed to Zanu-PF candidate Joseph Tshuma that making promises holds no sway with them, as they have grown weary of the party's...Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 04:47hrs | 1844 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi genocide brigade was deployed on this day 41 years ago
Today in history: On this day 41 years ago and three years after Zimbabwe gained independence from Britain, the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA)'s Fifth Brigade was deployed in Matabeleland North on 2...Published: 20 Jan 2024 at 16:40hrs | 1308 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane Dam decommissioned
THE Bulawayo City Council has decommissioned Umzingwane Dam as its water levels are very low due to poor inflows during the last rainy season. The decommissioning process entails the closure o...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:50hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt prioritises boreholes after Gwayi-Shangani dame fake promises
GOVERNMENT has availed $7 billion and a borehole drilling rig for Bulawayo as part of short to medium-term interventions to address the city's water shortages while pushing the Lake Gwayi-Shangani pro...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 05:54hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
David Coltart sees better days in 2024
Bulawayo mayor David Coltart says finding solutions to the city's multifaceted problems will not happen overnight as he laid out his council's priorities for 2024.Coltart, a former Education m...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 13:00hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
Man attacks neighbour over sex jibe
A 58-YEAR-OLD man from Nyamandlovu in Matebeleland North province ran berserk and struck his neighbour with a metal rod several times on the head claiming he felt ashamed after his neighbour insulted ...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:17hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council moots 5 days water shedding schedule?
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is planning to introduce a new water-shedding schedule, which will see residents going for 120 hours without water with Government yesterday assuring residents that it ...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:28hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
BCC pins hope on tropical cyclones
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC), which is struggling to supply water to residents due to depleted water levels at its major supply dams, is now pinning its hope on the predicted tropical cyclones likely t...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:18hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo gets new deputy mayor
BULAWAYO councillors on Tuesday elected Ward 8 Councillor Edwin Ndlovu the city's new Deputy Mayor replacing Donaldson Mabutho who was among the 12 councillors that were called by the Citizens Coaliti...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:29hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
New city takes shape in Umguza Rural District
A NEW city named Kings City with state-of-the-art facilities including shopping malls and gated townhouses is taking shape on the outskirts of Bulawayo in Umguza Rural District.The development...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:29hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sets up committee for Bulawayo water
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has approved the appointment of a 20-member Bulawayo Water Technical Committee to oversee the rapid improvement of water and sanitation services in the city over a 100-day period....Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:32hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors sweat over water nightmare
The perpetual water challenges in Bulawayo have prompted the recently elected Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)-led council to request the central government to declare the city's water crisis an em...Published: 10 Nov 2023 at 06:36hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
BCC engages AfDB over water
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) officials have initiated discussions with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to secure funding for short-term measures to alleviate the water crisis by improving water pro...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:21hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
'UK fomented Gukurahundi genocide in Zimbabwe'
Former members of the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) who served during the post-independence disturbances in Matebeleland claim that the British government, angered by the property acqui...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:20hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
Hwange National Park gets new tourism complex
Construction has started of a tourism complex at Hwange National Park, which is expected to improve security and re-ignite the tourism potential of Zimbabwe's largest protected area.Constructi...Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 10:41hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Wife of original Zapu senior official dies
The wife of a senior original Zapu official and former Mines deputy minister Jini Ntuta - Emily Ntuta (nee Nyathi) - has died.Emily lived hell on earth as her husband, a fearless nationalist a...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 08:34hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube brings out big guns in star rally
If last-minute vote buying in the form of road rehabilitation and things like free Wi-Fi can change voter attitudes, then Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF will register a notable increase in votes in areas t...Published: 03 Aug 2023 at 06:49hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says Mnangagwa deserves another term
VICE-PRESIDENT Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday implored the electorate to vote for President Mnangagwa in the August 23 harmonised elections as he has religiously fulfilled the promises he made when...Published: 03 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Man dies in hospital following beer-brawl
A MAN from Nyamandlovu died following a fight during a beer-drinking spree.In a statement on twitter, police said Godwin Mlotshwa (21) assaulted Obert Ngwenya following the argument.Ml...Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 18:35hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Outgoing Bulawayo mayor worked well with the Government
OUTGOING Bulawayo Mayor, Councillor Solomon Mguni has implored opposition led local authorities to stop being blinded by petty party politics and opposing for the sake of it, reminding them that they ...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:16hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Professor Ncube must ignore councillors' talk shows
SO an aspiring candidate rehabilitated roads in a constituency and the local council has its knickers in a twist saying the candidate should have obtained permission from them. Really? Talk of a sense...Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland leaders urged to work together to develop region
Umzingwane National Assembly member Levy Mayihlome has said there is urgent need for unity among leaders in the Matebeleland region so that there is shared vision on development.Addressing a m...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC, Zanu-PF activists clash in Umguza
CITIZENS Coalition for Change activists in Umguza, Matebeleland North province, clashed with Zanu-PF activists while conducting a door-to-door campaign as violence escalates going into the election pe...Published: 18 May 2023 at 05:40hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Prioritise Gwayi-Shangani Dam, pipeline
THE ruling Zanu PF party's Twitter account has some interesting nuggets. Its posts on February 25, 2021 on the Gwayi-Shangani pipeline groundbreaking ceremony and the commissioning of the 20 boreholes...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Log assault over sex snub
A 35-YEAR-OLD man from Nyamandlovu in Matabeleland North province was arrested for allegedly hitting a 24-year-old woman with a log as punishment for turning down his sex request.For the offen...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
BCC engages Zesa on power cuts
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it has engaged Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) to give them advance notices of at least an hour before power cuts, to enable procedural shutdown of pu...Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 10:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man kills father, castrates corpse
A Nyamandlovu man allegedly strangled his father, castrated the body with a blunt object before further dismembering it and stashing it in a maize field.Police are hunting for Effort Nothoenhl...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 06:40hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Rains give hope to Zimbabwe farmers
THE rains that have been falling in many parts of the country have restored hope for farmers in Hwange's Matetsi ward where first crops were wilting.Meaningful rains started falling after New ...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:48hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Water infrastructure vandalism worries Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has expressed serious concern over rampant vandalism of key infrastructure at Epping Forest and Rochester Aquifer in Nyamandlovu, a development which continues to negatively affect...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:06hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Sipho Malunga and partners continue to fight 'unjust' prosecution
The lawyer representing the three Kershelmar Farms (Private) Limited directors has moved to try and halt the trial in which the latter are being accused of illegally occupying Esidakeni Farm in Nyaman...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:01hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Malunga and his two business partners granted stay of criminal proceedings
THE High Court has suspended criminal proceedings against human rights lawyer, Siphosami Malunga and his two business partners Zephaniah Dhlamini and Charles Moyo, who are facing charges of illegal oc...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 04:59hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
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