BCC to hold 75th anniversary of declaration of Bulawayo as a city

The City of Bulawayo will be holding a Service to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the declaration of Bulawayo as a City on Sunday 4th November 2018 at the Celebration Church at 10:00 hours.

City's senior public relations officer Nesisa Mpofu said this year's Annual Civic Service coincidentally falls on the exact day when Bulawayo was declared a City.

"Bulawayo was declared a City on 4th November 1943 and every year, a Civic Service to commemorate and celebrate the declaration of Bulawayo as a City is held on a Sunday near 4 November. Annually, a divine church service is held at the incumbent Mayor's Church and in this particular case it is going to be conducted by the Celebration Church Bulawayo located at 76 Josiah Tongogara Street and Leopold Takawira Avenue. The Church service will be conducted by the Mayor's Chaplain, with Councillors, Council Staff and members of the public in attendance," she said.

"The Annual Civic Service Celebration is a service that is directly organized and facilitated by the incumbent Mayor's Church, with the assistance from Council staff. It is a Civic function which is open to all residents and we invite the people of Bulawayo to support and display a community spirit."