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MDC councillors in bid to oust Bulawayo Mayor
THE MDC Alliance has resolved to investigate corruption allegations against Bulawayo Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube while city Mayor Councillor Solomo...Published: 1 hr ago | 488 | by Staff Reporter
Prophet jailed for attempted rape
A PROPHET from Bulawayo has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for "attempting to rape" a Form Four pupil during a ritual. Khawulani Ndlovu...Published: 1 hr ago | 270 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa crisis meeting with Bulawayo councilors
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has summoned Bulawayo councillors to an urgent meeting in Harare over the recent spat over the suspension of Town C...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 11:11hrs | 5043 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa’s tribalistic MDC speaks on Bulawayo Town Clerk fiasco
MDC Alliance has directed that Bulawayo Town Clerk Christopher Dube be investigated over allegations of abuse of office and corruption. This ...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 00:03hrs | 8222 | by Staff Reporter
Threats on Ndebele historian
Historian and culturalist Arnold Mayibongwe Nkala's projects has more put him under more pressure and threats from unknown forces. The author ...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 12:18hrs | 3554 | by Staff Reporter
PHOTOS: Update on the ongoing works at Criterion Reservoir
Criterion Reservoir - Treatment is still at minimal capacity. All areas supplied by Magwegwe Reservoir have been closed off as Reservoir is now at Cri...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 05:43hrs | 2182 | by Staff Reporter
LIVE: Tendai Biti responds to Mthuli Ncube
MDC 1st Vice President Tendai Laxton Biti is being interviewed by Zimbo Live TV to give his view on currency changes that were effected through ...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 20:55hrs | 15673 | by Mandla Ndlovu
4 councillors 'implicated' tender scandal
FOUR Bulawayo councillors have been implicated in an alleged tender scandal after a prospective parking management company allegedly pampered them wit...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 08:22hrs | 2110 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo retail shops exposed
LEADING retail shops in Bulawayo have been exposed for profiteering after they were caught selling basic commodities beyond retail prices recommended ...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 09:18hrs | 3481 | by Staff Reporter
Man dies from fractured skull in hit and run
An unidentified man died from a fractured skull and arm in a hit and run incident in Bulawayo on Saturday night, police have confirmed.The man...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 14:47hrs | 3399 | by Staff Reporter
PHOTOS: Mpilo hospital doctors' residence gutted by fire
Reports coming from Mpilo Central Hospital indicate that doctors' residence was gutted by fire around Wednesday midnight....Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 09:51hrs | 2867 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo Residents relive army brutality
The brutality suffered by the people of Bulawayo at the hands of the military during the January demonstrations was relived on Wednesday through a doc...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 18:29hrs | 5421 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu PF youth faces expulsions for court action against party
Zanu-PF Bulawayo Provincial youth league aspiring chairperson Mthunzi Mabhena faces censure after taking the party to court.Mabhena took the p...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 07:20hrs | 1226 | by Gibdon Nyathi
Kombi operators shut down Bulawayo
Public transporters in Bulawayo have withdrawn kombis from the road in protests against fuel price hikes...Published: 22 May 2019 at 05:55hrs | 17604 | by Methusi Ncube
Zanu-PF bans election winning candidates
The ruling Zanu-PF has banned youthful candidates who won provincial restructuring elections in Bulawayo over the weekend from contesting in fresh pol...Published: 20 May 2019 at 22:26hrs | 3433 | by Methusi Ncube
Embarrassing Zanu-PF Bulawayo election results nullified
Cephas Ncube has been named Zanu-PF chairperson in a restructuring election where all other results were nullified because "the result threatened elde...Published: 19 May 2019 at 19:50hrs | 3453 | by Methusi Ncube
Rival gold dealers end up in same hospital
ESIGODINI gold dealer, Baron Dube, was hospitalised after he was stabbed twice and attacked with a hammer on the head following gold ore dispute at Nu...Published: 09 May 2019 at 10:51hrs | 2439 | by Staff Reporter
Police arrest 120 Bulawayo children
Police in Bulawayo yesterday arrested about 120 teenagers who had gathered at various points in the city centre allegedly to go to Vuzu Parties or cau...Published: 05 May 2019 at 08:06hrs | 9155 | by Methusi Ncube
'Chamisa plays tribal politics in Bulawayo'
MDC Alliance president Mr Nelson Chamisa has been accused of playing tribal politics in Bulawayo to shut out perceived enemies and ensure his cronies ...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 06:56hrs | 7448 | by Methusi Ncube
Death stalks Mnangagwa family
President Emerson Mnangagwa, former president Robert Mugabe, and all the architects of Gukurahundi - the 1980s massacre of unarmed civilians in Matabe...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 17:35hrs | 48744 | by Methusi Ncube
WATCH: Angry mob bashes security guard for 'kidnapping' boss' 5 kids
AN angry mob severely assaulted a security guard suspected of kidnapping five children in Bulawayo today.Angry residents hauled the bloodied g...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 23:15hrs | 8575 | by Methusi Ncube
What do you need to become a welder?
Do you like creating, designing, and fixing stuff? If you are good with your hands, welding could be the career you are looking for. One of the best t...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 21:05hrs | 8164 | by Staff Writer
LIVE: Mwonzora speaks on contesting Chamisa
MDC Secretary General Douglas Mwonzora on Tuesday was interviewed by 263 Chat where he spoke on a number of issues relating to the MDC May Congr...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 13:58hrs | 15926 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Kambarami fined for threatening someone on WhatsApp
BULAWAYO deputy mayor Tinashe Kambarami has been fined $50 for sending threatening messages on an MDC Alliance WhatsApp chat group. Kambarami ...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 17:26hrs | 3827 | by Methusi Ncube
Peter Ndlovu bus donation a hoax
BULAWAYO provincial education director Olicah Kaira has condemned the spreading of falsehood after the circulation of a hoax on social media claiming ...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 08:58hrs | 5146 | by Staff Reporter
Man assaults, sprays wife for 'bewitching' daughter
A 36-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo has been fined $300 after he assaulted and sprayed his wife with a car spray claiming she had bewitched their daughter...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 08:28hrs | 1869 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo dam levels remain critical
BULAWAYO'S water situation is likely to further worsen with dam levels still remaining critical at a time when Meteorological Services Department is n...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 06:17hrs | 3351 | by Staff Reporter
Cebisani Ndlovu undergoes surgery with Zimnat help
Cebisani Ndlovu, the young Bulawayo resident for whom Zimnat organised a fund-raising marathon last November, is recovering at home after undergoing s...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 13:55hrs | 657 | by Agencies
Women empowerment key to socio-economic and political development
Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Women's month that falls in March. This year the celebrations are running under the ...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 13:27hrs | 304 | by Anesu Pedzisayi
BREAKING: Bushiri and wife arrested
This morning, around 07:00hrs in the morning armed members of the police stormed Sparkling Waters Hotel in Rustenburg, South Africa.We were la...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:32hrs | 21204 | by ECG
Mtukudzi grabs world headlines
THE death of Oliver Mtukudzi grabbed newspaper headlines around the world befittingly demonstrating the global influence of the Afrojazz icon's work a...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 19:02hrs | 1191 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders legend laid to rest
HIGHLANDERS legend, Edward "Sales House" Dzowa, who died last Monday, was laid to rest at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo yesterday with speakers de...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 10:55hrs | 4261 | by Staff Reporter
Can South Africa help Zimbabwe?
South Africa is our powerful neighbour and is one of the most powerful nations in Africa and can easily influence political changes for the better in ...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 13:43hrs | 1100 | by Clement Moyo
Zimnat marathon beneficiary scheduled for surgery
Cebisani Ndlovu, the 30-year-old Bulawayo man for whom Zimnat organised a fund-raising marathon last November, is provisionally booked for spinal surg...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 12:18hrs | 968 | by Agencies
Protests left a trail of destruction. But Zimbabwe's problems remain the same
BULAWAYO - A military crackdown compounded by a partial internet black-out has ended violent protests triggered by fuel price hikes announced by Zimba...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 10:54hrs | 839 | by Divine Dube
Zimbabwe fuel protests: Byo Turns into Ghost City
BULAWAYO - Although government authorities ordered civil servants and the generality of Zimbabweans to go back to work Thursday (today), the city rema...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 07:50hrs | 8334 | by Divine Dube
PHOTOS: Situation in Bulawayo this morning
Bulawayo CB...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:09hrs | 4892 | by Staff Reporter
Christmas Eve Murder!... Neighbourhood watch members beat man to death
A 23-year-old man from Cowdray Park was on Christmas Eve found dead after he was allegedly attacked by an angry mob including a prison officer and mem...Published: 27 Dec 2018 at 07:44hrs | 8751 | by Staff Reporter
Man fatally stabs uncle with kitchen knife on Christmas Eve
A JAILBIRD from Bulawayo's Matshobana suburb fatally stabbed his uncle with a kitchen knife following a dispute revolving around a protection order gr...Published: 27 Dec 2018 at 07:38hrs | 3495 | by Staff Reporter
Qoki ZiNdlovukazi and associated donors feed the homeless this Christmas
The UK based Matebeleland and Midlands women Facebook group 'Qoki, ZiNdlovukazi...Manina Am...Published: 25 Dec 2018 at 08:41hrs | 2051 | by Staff Reporter
BCC offers 50% discount for forex payments
BULAWAYO City Council has started implementing a 50 percent debt cancellation policy but only for those paying their bills in foreign currency, while ...Published: 25 Dec 2018 at 07:53hrs | 2294 | by Staff Reporter
Man breaks into neighbour's house, 'rapes, robs' daughter (15) at knife-point
A BULAWAYO man allegedly broke into his neighbour's house during their absence and raped their 15-year-old daughter who was sleeping in her bedroom be...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 08:52hrs | 3309 | by Staff Reporter
City council could shut down Tshisanyama
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) might consider shutting down popular leisure spot, Hartsfield Tshisanyama as the Bulawayo Metropolitan Rugby and Footb...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 08:45hrs | 7718 | by Staff Reporter
Man who killed girlfriend in cold blood arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a man from Tshabalala suburb who has been on the run for more than two months after he allegedly killed his girlfrien...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 08:34hrs | 3011 | by Staff Reporter
Discounts for bills paid in forex
Residents have welcomed the proposal by the city fathers to offer discounts to those who will pay their bills using foreign currency.The Bulaw...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 07:49hrs | 2655 | by Stephen Jakes
WATCH: Police demand driver's licence in exchange of fuel
Seasoned journalist Arther Chatora has posted a video of police officers and members of the Vehicle Inspection Department manning a fuel service ...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 10:47hrs | 5315 | by Mandla Ndlovu
A community-based initiative in Nketa 9, Bulawayo highlights International Human Rights Month
Children's right to play and the right to participate in public life are some of the overlooked human rights of our time. At a time when hard co...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 08:47hrs | 992 | by Agencies
United States supports preservation of Ndebele art and culture
HARARE - United States Ambassador Brian A. Nichols participated in a ceremony to launch a publication, documenting Ndebele traditional hut decoration ...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 09:50hrs | 1011 | by APO
Local authorities begin setting up devolution structures
LOCAL authorities have started setting up structures to start the process of devolution, a Cabinet Minister has said. Government, through the ...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 08:06hrs | 1611 | by Staff Reporter
Government to solve Cowdray Park sewer problems
THE Government has set aside over $45 million targeted at improving the country's water and sewer infrastructure, a move which will see 90 percent of ...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 08:09hrs | 914 | by Staff Reporter
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