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Panic in Bulawayo after coronavirus death
Zimbabwe has recorded its second coronavirus death in Bulawayo, authorities announced on Tuesday, sparking panic in the second city which has no opera...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 10:05hrs | 3381 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe teachers need urgent salary review'
THE Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) president Takavafira Zhou says teachers have relapsed into incapacitation because the salary increm...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 08:18hrs | 1133 | by Staff reporter
'Dire shortage' of equipment to fight coronavirus in Zimbabwe
Medics in Zimbabwe have warned there is a "dire shortage" of ventilators, oxygen tanks, biohazard suits and N95 face masks for healthcare professional...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 08:18hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's youths threaten bloodbath over party HQ
Militant MDC Alliance youths have threatened to end the country's 21-day national lockdown by taking to the streets to resist the planned takeover of ...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 08:12hrs | 2896 | by Staff reporter
Komphela wants Golden Boot for Knox Mutizwa
LAMONTVILLE Golden Arrows coach Steve Komphela wants Warriors' striker Knox Mutizwa to nick the Absa Premier Soccer League Golden Boot as a reward for...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 08:11hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP in door-to-door food deliveries
ZANU-PF Chimanimani West MP Nokhutula Matsikenyeri is making door-to-door deliveries of food aid to stop people from gathering and spreading the deadl...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 08:11hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter
Zimta bemoans teachers' predicament
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) has bemoaned the plight of teachers during the three-week lockdown meant to curb the spread of COVID-19....Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 08:10hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's needy people to get $200 lockdown cushion
GOVERNMENT has approved a paltry $200 once-off cushioning allowance for needy people on the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare data...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 08:10hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
Potholes cause for concern in Bulawayo
Potholes have been a cause of concern for Bulawayo city Council councillors.This is revealed in the latest council minutes in which Councillor...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 08:38hrs | 944 | by Stephen Jakes
Council has not put up more effort to clear storm drains leading to floods
Bulawayo City Council has not down enough to clear the storm drains which recently led to the flash floods that affected many houses in Bulawayo....Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 09:03hrs | 148 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe central bank faces mammoth task on inflation, says Fitch
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will likely face strong headwinds in its quest to bring inflation down to its target of 50 percent by year-end and ...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 12:04hrs | 1354 | by Staff reporter
Cops descend on lock-down violators
POLICE have, as per their recent warning, increased the number of roadblocks in the country - stopping and sending back both motorists and passengers ...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 12:03hrs | 1282 | by Staff reporter
BCC's refuse collection department applauded for their job even in face of fuel shortages
Bulawayo City Council's refuse collection department and committees have been hailed for theoir job of cleaning the city despite the serious problem o...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 11:37hrs | 432 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo city fathers have headache over water crisis
Bulawayo City Councillors have headaches on how they should resolve the water problems bedeviling the city amid concerns supply dams levels of water w...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 09:44hrs | 1601 | by Stephen Jakes
ZRP hunts for 2 Zimbabweans who assisted 15 Ethiopian illegals
ZRP has announced that it has launched a manhunt for 2 Zimbabweans who assisted a group of 15 Ethiopians who entered the country illegally and were na...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 12:00hrs | 1911 | by Staff reporter
MDC criticises top court's ruling on Nelson Chamisa
Zimbabwe's top court on Tuesday upheld the decision of a lower court that Nelson Chamisa was not the legitimate leader of the country's largest opposi...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 11:53hrs | 784 | by Agency Staff
Bulawayo Mayor says city is being cleaned during lockdown
Bulawayo Mayor Solomon Mguni has revealed that the city is being cleaned at the time when the nation is under lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19....Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 08:54hrs | 2341 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo Mayor urges residents to stay at home during lockdown
Bulawayo Mayor Solomon Mguni has urged residents to stay at home during the 21 day national lock down to save their lives and prevent the spread of Co...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 09:17hrs | 2058 | by Stephen Jakes
BCC water cuts puts people's lives in danger
Bulawayo Vendors Trust has said the Bulawayo Water cuts puts people's lives at greater risks of corona virus.The trust said Bulawayo vendors a...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 13:01hrs | 569 | by Stephen Jakes
MDC protests frozen over COVID-19
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has suspended meetings by its provincial assemblies to mobilise people to protest against the deteriorating economic situat...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 08:00hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Police intensify blitz on Covid-19 defaulters
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) on Thursday night raided beer halls in Harare's suburbs in enforcement of a government directive banning public gat...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:59hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Municipal police get arresting powers
HARARE municipal police were given temporary arresting powers through the SI 77 of 2020 as the fight against Covid-19 intensifies in the country with ...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:59hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
NGOs shut down
CIVIL society organisations, the National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (Nango) and Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) have s...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:58hrs | 612 | by Staff reporter
Mazwai lambasts Cyril Ramaphosa for 'appeasing the white master'
Former journalist and anti-apartheid activist Thami Mazwai's daughter Ntsiki, a poet, in a letter she shared on her Twitter account on Saturday via th...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:50hrs | 1069 | by Staff reporter
Councillors accused of usurping executive functions
MDC-Alliance councillors in Gweru have been accused of allegedly usurping executive functions disrupting the smooth flow of business at the Town House...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:42hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Telecoms players call on Fourth Industrial Revolution
PLAYERS in the telecommunications sector have appealed to the Government to prioritise and channel more resources towards embracing the Fourth Industr...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:42hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
BCC bars public, media from full council meeting
MEMBERS of the public and the media will be barred from this week's full council meeting as the Bulawayo City Council works towards implementing polic...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:41hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 Taskforce targets rural folk
THE Ad-Hoc Inter-Ministerial Taskforce on the Covid-19 outbreak is set to engage village heads in the country through mobile phones to spread educatio...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:41hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Two die in mine shaft collapse
TWO gold panners died after a mine shaft they were working in collapsed in Colleen Bawn, Matabeleland South province last week.Matabeleland So...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:41hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
21-day lockdown: Mnangagwa urges discipline
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has implored Zimbabweans to exercise discipline during the 21-day lockdown that starts tomorrow, saying staying indoors is the pan...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:40hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa offers fresh support to health-care workers
ZIMBABWE tycoon Strive Masiyiwa is offering renewed support for the country's health-care workers days after services were cut back because of a lack ...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:34hrs | 1101 | by Staff reporter
Water shedding to get worse
BULAWAYO residents will soon have to endure more than four days a week without water supplies after council announced on Friday that it was considerin...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:31hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
Pastors cancel services, call for Ecocash tithes
TITHES, the lifeblood of most churches, will be paid through mobile money while services will be livestreamed as churches prepare for life during the ...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:31hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
Foreign-based Warriors raise US$5k for Jaure's medical costs
FOREIGN-based Zimbabwean footballers have come together to raise funds towards Dynamos captain Partson Jaure's medical expenses, with the defender to ...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:31hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
Choppies restructures to lift suspension
Gaborone, 23 March 2020: Supermarket giant Choppies Enterprises Limited (CEL) is overhauling its corporate governance in preparation for the lifting o...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 18:33hrs | 2020 | by Staff reporter
Man breaks into car, steals over US$2000
A MAN from Nketa in Bulawayo allegedly broke into a parked vehicle and stole a satchel containing ...Published: 22 Mar 2020 at 07:24hrs | 1924 | by Stephen Jakes
Service stations in Bulawayo hike fuel prices
SOME Bulawayo service stations selling fuel in foreign currency have hiked prices, reportedly in response to the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority's (Zimra) ...Published: 14 Mar 2020 at 08:15hrs | 3399 | by Staff Reporter
Global Fund boss visits gay people in Bulawayo
The Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands has visited gays and lesbians in Bulawayo after the tours he conducted in health institutions and the J...Published: 12 Mar 2020 at 16:34hrs | 1783 | by Stephen Jakes
Increase in sewer pipe bursts cause for concern in Bulawayo
Bulawayo City Councillors have expressed some worries over the increase in number of sewer pipes burst at the time when the local authority faces fuel...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 10:14hrs | 733 | by Stephen Jakes
Councillor worried over low cash flows
A Bulawayo councillor Donald Mabutho has expressed some worries over the very low revenue inflows which the council has blamed for poor service delive...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 09:09hrs | 656 | by Steve Grays
Illegal activities in the city worry city councillors
The increase in number of illegal activities in the Bulawayo City Centre has worried the councillors in which they called on the police to intensify p...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 09:17hrs | 1416 | by Steve Grays
Councillors divided over scrapping off of govt debt
Bulawayo City Councillors have been divided over whether the debts owed by government departments should be scrapped or not.Councillor Anorld ...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 09:16hrs | 1002 | by Steve Grays
Man steals granny's food
An 18-year-old man from Makokoba stole kitchen utensils and food all worth $3665 from his grandmother because he wanted good life.This was hea...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 06:43hrs | 397 | by Stephen Jakes
Man up for assaulting aunt
A Bulawayo man assaulted his aunt after she questioned him over destroying neighbour's property.Mbongeni Dube appeared before Bulawayo magistr...Published: 03 Mar 2020 at 07:00hrs | 352 | by Stephen Jakes
Illegal possession of elephant tusks land man in trouble
A Bulawayo man landed himself in trouble after he was found in possession of six elephant task at a business centre in the city.Police confirm...Published: 01 Mar 2020 at 08:59hrs | 1867 | by Stephen Jakes
Man up for kidnapping Bulawayo resident at knife point
A man from Douglasdale in Bulawayo has appeared in court for kidnapping, detaining and assaulting a fellow resident at knife point.Nqobizitha ...Published: 01 Mar 2020 at 08:58hrs | 2158 | by Stephen Jakes
Zifa approach Joburg
Zifa have officially approached the City of Johannesburg for a stadium to use in their Afcon 2021 qualifier against Algeria on March 29.Zifa w...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 17:40hrs | 4514 | by Staff reporter
Commonwealth nations not spared by Climate change crisis
The Commonwealth of 54 countries, 32 of which are small, are facing a climate change emergency that is costing lives and presenting an "undeniable hum...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 10:50hrs | 257 | by Stephen Jakes
Man breaks into house, steals decoder replace it with non-functional one
BULAWAYO man from Makokoba broke into neighbours house, stole an open view decoder and replaced it with a non-functional one worth $450.Blessm...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 09:34hrs | 788 | by Stephen Jakes
MDC raps govt for asking workers to subsidize the military
The MDC Secretary for Labour and Social Security Gideon Shoko has rapped the government for asking other civil servants to subsidise the military as i...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 09:31hrs | 1234 | by Stephen Jakes
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