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8 anti-Mnangagwa Gokwe residents freed on US$200 bail
The High Court freed eight Gokwe residents on US$200 bail each yesterday.The eight were arrested on 16 August for expressing disapproval of Pr...Published: 7 hrs ago | 206 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa feigns shock at ANC decline
Despite the writing being on the wall for all to see, President Cyril Ramaphosa has revealed that it took him a while to admit that the ANC has truly ...Published: 9 hrs ago | 754 | by Staff reporter
Suspected mine extortionists in court
Two of the five suspects involved in a mining extortion scandal in Matabeleland South appeared before the Bulawayo Magistrate's Court on Friday, where...Published: 10 hrs ago | 301 | by Staff reporter
BCC consider 2 000-metre drilling rigs to exploit aquifer under the city
Bulawayo is exploring the use of deep drilling rigs to access water from aquifers beneath the city as a solution to its ongoing water shortages. Despi...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 10:06hrs | 933 | by Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Mzilikazi Day celebrations bring Bulawayo to a standstill
Bulawayo came alive with vibrant colors and festivities during the annual King Mzilikazi Day celebrations, which halted business in the city and marke...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 10:02hrs | 8053 | by Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Zimbabwean gold syndicate kingpin accused of acquiring fake South African ID
AN investigation into illicit gold mining has uncovered how one of the accused obtained a fraudulent identity document, 12 years after arriving in Sou...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:29hrs | 9946 | by Staff reporter
Villagers fundraise to assist police dog attack victim
Villagers from Bubi, under the Bubi Community Parliament in Matabeleland North, have initiated a fundraising campaign to assist a 17-year-old boy, Sab...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:13hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
HIV and AIDS remain the leading causes of death in Zimbabwe
HIV and AIDS remain the leading causes of death in Zimbabwe, accounting for over 25% of all fatalities.Speaking at the 15th Annual Conference ...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 12:35hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers union slams conviction of school heads who abused funds
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has sharply condemned the conviction and sentencing of a school head and deputy from Chiredzi distr...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 08:35hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Spear-killer on the run
Police in Matabeleland South have launched a manhunt for a murder suspect, Petros Mbulawa, who is also wanted in connection with several assault cases...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 17:04hrs | 734 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe says on high alert for Mpox, urges citizen precaution
The government says it has activated systems to tackle any outbreak of Mpox and has called on citizens to avoid unnecessary contact with animals that ...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 10:33hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Ugandan opposition's Bobi Wine claims to have been shot in leg
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has been injured in the leg in a confrontation with a policeman in uniform, his personal assistant has told the BB...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 10:32hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Rupert overtakes Dangote as Africa's richest man under Ramaphosa's watch
Johann Rupert, the South African businessman, has overtaken Aliko Dangote as Africa's richest man.This was according to the latest information...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 18:57hrs | 1390 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs under fire
Zanu-PF-linked politicians are reportedly shielding errant miners in Matabeleland North's Bubi district from environmental laws, which is undermining ...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:27hrs | 1917 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe War veterans denounce Zanu-PF interference
The Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) war veterans association has urged Zanu-PF and government officials to refrain from interfering with t...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:27hrs | 948 | by Staff reporter
Top Zanu-PF official robbed
Three men have been charged with robbery after allegedly attacking Zanu-PF's Bulilima district coordinating committee chairperson over a soccer kit....Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:26hrs | 997 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree men arrested for murder
Six men from Plumtree have been accused of fatally assaulting Soza Dube (52) from Ndolwane, whom they suspected of stealing a goat.According t...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:26hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Consult us on water solutions, residents tell BCC
A survey conducted by the Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has revealed that 98% of Bulawayo residents want to be consulted on solutions...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:26hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Petina Gappah ordered to pay US$18,000 to Fadzayi Mahere
The High Court of Zimbabwe has ordered writer and lawyer Petina Gappah to pay US$18,000 in damages to Nelson Chamisa ally Fadzayi Mahere following a p...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 21:22hrs | 1049 | by Staff reporter
Harare police round-up over 22 child street beggars
Police rounded up 22 children who were begging on Harare's streets and handed them over to the department of social welfare.Police carried out...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 21:21hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Harare police round-up over 22 child street beggars
Police rounded up 22 children who were begging on Harare's streets and handed them over to the department of social welfare.Police carried out...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 15:37hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutors seek death penalty for 3 Americans implicated in foiled DRC coup
Prosecutors on Tuesday called for 50 people, including three Americans, to face the death penalty for what the Congolese army says was a coup attempt ...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 15:36hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa flies out to China
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has left the country for a state visit to China where he will also attend the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.T...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 17:51hrs | 1969 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo tells Chamisa that 'facts are stubborn'
Former Zimbabwean minister and political analyst, Professor Jonathan Moyo, has raised questions about former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's handli...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 18:01hrs | 5253 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean bishop arrested in Nigeria
The wrangling in the United Methodist Church, Nigeria, has again taken a different dimension as a Zimbabwean bishop of the church, Eben K. Nhiwatiwa, ...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 17:46hrs | 1955 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa was bribed by Zanu-PF claim rubbished
Nelson Chamisa, the former leader of Zimbabwe's Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) party, has dismissed threats from his critics to expose his alleg...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 14:57hrs | 936 | by Staff reporter
Fatal accident at Beitbridge border bus parking
Last night there was a fatal accident at the Bus SB parking exit (Zimbabwe Beitbridge Border). Videos circulating on social media indicate tha...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 08:19hrs | 1646 | by Staff reporter
Helicopter lands in sewage pond after engine failure
An engine failure on Tuesday evening forced a helicopter to make emergency landing in a sewer pond, near Livingstone's Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park....Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:58hrs | 2035 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans use gold-backed ZiG to pay for 40% of transactions
Zimbabweans are using the nation's gold-backed currency for 40% of payments compared with 20% when it first started in April, Finance Permanent Secret...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:26hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Czech tourist arrested over video on Zimbabwe power outages freed on bail
Lukas Slavia, a Czechoslovakian tourist, was granted US$500 bail by the High Court on Wednesday after spending 20 days in pretrial detention. ...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:25hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Bus conductor steals phone at accident scene
Terence Mavheneke, a 24-year-old commuter omnibus conductor, has been sentenced to one year in prison for stealing a Samsung Note 20 Ultra, valued at ...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:24hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa refuses to bow down to pressure
Former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has resisted calls to step down from politics despite facing significant criticism. Amid a harsh gover...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:23hrs | 1122 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa revels in Sadc chairmanship
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed pride in Zimbabwe's new role as chair of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc). He assumed the ...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:19hrs | 507 | by Staff reporter
Driver defrauds InnBucks of US$13,700
Cleopas Chisingarambwe, a part-time driver for Abro Coaches, appeared in the Harare Magistrates Court on charges of defrauding InnBucks MicroBank of U...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:19hrs | 3768 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda leads push for Sadc Parly
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is advancing its plan to transform the SADC Parliamentary Forum into a full-fledged regional Parliam...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:16hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Sadc receives Mthwakazi petition receipt
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) is celebrating after its petition for self-determination was officially received and stamped by the Southern Africa...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:16hrs | 784 | by Staff reporter
Businessman loses 15-year murder sentence appeal
The Supreme Court has upheld the 15-year prison sentence for Bulawayo businessman Simon Tapera and his accomplices, Collen Mukombwe and Norman Tapera,...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:15hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
Illegal gold miners invade Bulawayo suburbs
Certain suburbs in Bulawayo are experiencing severe land degradation due to illegal gold mining activities. This destructive mining, which inc...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:14hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans should be proud of SADC chairmanship, says Mnangagwa
President Mnangagwa has urged Zimbabweans to embrace the spirit of peace and unity demonstrated during the recent SADC summit, which Zimbabwe now chai...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:13hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Tackling the alcohol and substance abuse challenge in Cowdray Park
Cowdray Park, like many areas in Bulawayo, is facing a growing crisis: the rampant abuse of alcohol and substances by our youth. This challenge not on...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 19:29hrs | 326 | by Ntandoyenkosi Ndlovu, Councillor for Ward 28, Cowdray Park
Zimbabwean student seeks funding for Aerospace Engineering studies in UK
Sijabuliso Hilton Sibanda, a 19-year-old Zimbabwean student is seeking £130 000 funding for Aerospace Engineering studies after he was accepted into ...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 17:51hrs | 2036 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, IOM move to address migration challenges
The Zimbabwean government and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) are collaborating to tackle the complex challenges of migration in so...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 16:56hrs | 612 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bans amakorokoza
The Zimbabwean government has immediately banned all riverbed and alluvial mining activities due to the severe environmental damage they cause. ...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 16:50hrs | 15317 | by Prof Stephen Rupange
Chamisa questions SADC's integrity
Prominent Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has sharply criticized the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for endorsing President...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:52hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Top CCC activist arrested at Beitbridge border post
Former Binga North MP Prince Dubeko Sibanda was arrested on Saturday at the Beitbridge Border Post under unclear circumstances. His arrest was confirm...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:52hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Ex-CCC MP arrested for 'inciting violence'
Former Budiriro Member of Parliament Costa Machingauta was arrested in a dramatic operation at his Harare home and has been charged with inciting viol...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:50hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa told to 'declare your departure, or we expose you'
Veteran academic and political analyst Ibbo Mandaza on Saturday publicly issued a scathing critique of the embattled former opposition leader Nelson C...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:43hrs | 2368 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's nonsense is now nauseating, says Hopewell Chin'ono
Zimbabwean journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin'ono made headlines yesterday by accusing Nelson Chamisa of abandoning his supporters....Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:41hrs | 601 | by Staff reporter
Old Gwanda Road construction to commence this month-end
The construction and upgrading of the 120-kilometer Bulawayo-Old Gwanda Road by Zwane Enterprises, under a US$110 million Public-Private Partnership (...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:23hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
Cracks in Bosso camp
ALL is not well at Bulawayo football giants, Highlanders with an audio going viral in which secretary-general Morgen "Gazza" Dube is overheard paintin...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:21hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
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