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Mnangagwa buried a hero who was forgotten while he lived
Makhethi Ndebele, better known as Jack Mpofu, was a towering figure in Zimbabwe's liberation struggle.He passed away on July 27, 2024, at his home in Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, at the age of 82. ...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 10:42hrs | 2371 | by Staff reporter
National hero status for Jack Mpofu recommended
Bulawayo province has recommended that former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) High Command member and pioneer liberation fighter Makhethi Ndebele, known by his pseudonym Jack Mpofu, be de...Published: 29 Jul 2024 at 04:15hrs | 707 | by Staff reporter
Economic Empowerment Bill gets thumbs up
Stakeholders in Bulawayo, including small to medium enterprises (SMEs), have welcomed the Economic Empowerment Bill, which aims to replace the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act with a new Ec...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:16hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Inclusive political dialogue can save Zimbabwe
Zapu, led by President Sibangilizwe Nkomo, has called for inclusive political dialogue to address Zimbabwe's deepening social, economic, and political crises, asserting that the ruling Zanu-PF governm...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bar patron mistakenly stabbed to death
A tragic incident unfolded on Thursday in Marange, Manicaland province, as a patron at a bar lost his life due to a stabbing during a heated game of pool.The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) con...Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 14:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sandi Moyo's hero status rebuff sparks outrage
The government's decision not to grant the late former Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Minister, Eunice Sandi Moyo, national heroine status has ignited outrage in Matabeleland, with accusations that the r...Published: 21 May 2024 at 08:25hrs | 2 | 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 | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to officially open Russian games
THE Russian Federation has drawn up a multi-disciplinary international sports tournament anchored on embracing technology and science and Zimbabwe has been given the honour to officially open the inau...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 05:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Equipment crisis hits Bulawayo hospitals
MPILO and United Bulawayo (UBH) hospitals are failing to replenish wheelchairs and cancer radiation machines due to poor government funding.The government-owned hospitals are currently having ...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zapu celebrates 62 years
Zapu is today celebrating 62 years after its formation with the party spokesperson Mso Ndlovu saying they celebrate this milestone, as they continue on their journey to achieve the full emancipation o...Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 11:50hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Tshabangu cries foul
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) party's interim secretary general Mr Sengezo Tshabangu has said his party was optimistic that it would retain all the seats in all the constituencies where it had ...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 05:54hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF scoffs at constitutional changes talk
Zanu-PF secretary general Dr Obert Mpofu has scoffed at claims by opposition elements that the ruling party was pushing for a two-thirds majority in Parliament to be in a position to amend the Constit...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 05:52hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe back to 20-hour power cuts
Zimbabwe is once again grappling with 20-hour power cuts, with no solution in sight until 2025 at the earliest."It's a long road ahead," Energy Minister Edgar Moyo said.Zimbabwe's peak...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 19:42hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF by-elections campaign starts
Zanu-PF Secretary-General Dr Obert Mpofu yesterday implored voters to rectify their slip-ups when they voted for CCC during the August harmonised elections by voting the ruling party in the coming by-...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 04:46hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
BPRA leader eyes Parly seat
BULAWAYO Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) chairperson Ambrose Sibindi has relinquished his position after successfully filing his nomination papers to contest for a parliamentary seat in...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 12:02hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
CCC splits, Double candidates fielded for by-elections
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party could be headed for a split judging by the continued confusion and leadership crisis that saw the party fielding double candidates at yesterday's Nominati...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:55hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa party splits
CCC could be headed for a split judging by the continued confusion and leadership crises that saw the party fielding double candidates at yesterday's Nomination Court where rival factions tussled for ...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:54hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
David Coltart gets backing in drive to clean city
BULAWAYO residents have embraced clean-up campaigns with the latest being dubbed Big Spring Cleaning spearheaded by council that seeks to restore the city's status as one of the cleanest.Mayor...Published: 29 Oct 2023 at 12:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Angry supporters slam Chamisa?
Angry Members of the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) expressed their dissatisfaction with Mr. Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the opposition party, during his recent visit to Bulawayo. They accused...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Adam Molai's Pacific Cigarette Company forced into voluntary corporate rescue
Pacific Cigarette Company (PCC), led by local business magnate Adam Molai, has voluntarily initiated corporate rescue proceedings due to a substantial $19 million tax liability. This move comes amid a...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 16:00hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani Dam 70% complete, says Zinwa
The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has reported that the construction progress of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam in Matabeleland North Province has reached 70.2%. There are concerted efforts to exp...Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 19:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Rains expose Bulawayo's street drainage
The heavy rains that fell over Bulawayo on Saturday laid bare the city's inadequate storm drainage system. This deficiency was particularly evident as roads became waterlogged, exacerbated by unregula...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC denies Chamisa's hand in Bulawayo mayoral election
The opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party has denied reports suggesting that the election of Donaldson Mabutho as Bulawayo's deputy mayor was directed by party leader Nelson Chamisa....Published: 13 Sep 2023 at 18:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's moment of truth
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's candidacy in Cowdray Park constituency in Bulawayo has revived debate on reports of systematic underdevelopment of the city and the whole Matebeleland region since 1980...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:30hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Campaign posters trigger dismay
HARARE and Bulawayo residents and the business community have expressed outrage over the defacing of their buildings and properties by political parties with campaign posters as they woo voters ahead ...Published: 10 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Mpilo Hospital in sorry state'
THERE is public outrage over the state of affairs at Mpilo Central Hospital after journalist Hopewell Chin'ono posted a picture of broken wheelchairs at the institution.Chin'ono posted a pictu...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 13:34hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Cowdray Park race wide open
Bulawayo commentators say the battle for Cowdray Park constituency is an open contest with aspiring candidates such as Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, not guaranteed a victory.Ncube has spent b...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:36hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Residents warn BCC against subcontracting services
THE BULAWAYO Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has warned the local authority against plans to subcontract security services in the city saying it would cause problems for the residents and cou...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 14:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Declare a holiday after Joshua Nkomo'
Opposition political parties and activists from Matebeleland have accused the government of systematically trying to erase the legacy of late nationalist, Joshua Nkomo, by rejecting calls to honour hi...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 09:34hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's Bulawayo aspiring MP says he was acquitted
ASPIRING Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Nketa MP, Obert Manduna, says there is a spirited campaign to discredit his candidature by claiming that he has pending criminal cases in court.Man...Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 21:01hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council urged to replace road signs
BULAWAYO residents have appealed to the city council to replace vandalised road signs for the convenience of motorists and visitors.Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association chairperson Ambro...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 18:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents angry over Gwayi-Shangani Dam delays
BULAWAYO residents have expressed discontent over delays in the completion of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam and pipeline despite government undertaking to complete the project in June this year.The c...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC introduce prepaid parking packages
TENDY Three Investment (TTI) has joined hands with the Bulawayo City Council to introduce prepaid parking packages in the city with effect from next month.TTI was awarded the contract to manag...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:01hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
BCC, residents share bill on servicing stands
Bulawayo City council (BCC) and Pumula South residents are set to share the bill for the servicing of their housing stands.This emerged during a recent residents meeting between the home-owner...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prominent lawyer snubs CCC
PROMINENT Bulawayo lawyer Sindiso Mazibisa has rejected nomination to represent the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in Parliament.The country is due to hold general elections no...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
'ZITF brought good business to Bulawayo'
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) ended on Saturday with many Bulawayo residents and businesses happy that the five-day once-a-year showcase brought good business.This year's editio...Published: 02 May 2023 at 08:58hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
CCC heads for internal fights over new Bulawayo mayor, deputy
CLOSE to three weeks after the Nelson Chamisa-led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) started its candidate selection process, they are yet to come up with a final list as it continues to prove to be ...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 07:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Egodini decade of deception
WHEN the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) ordered vendors and transport operators to vacate Basch Street Terminus on 25 March 2016, those men and women that were marched out of the place famously known as ...Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 12:00hrs | 4 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Mthuli Ncube's Wi-Fi pledge attracts brickbats from electorate
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has come under fire for promising to provide Wi-Fi service at all Cowdray Park houses in Bulawayo where he is campaigning for a parliamentary seat in this year's election...Published: 05 Apr 2023 at 09:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tribalism rocks CCC ahead of candidate selection process
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Bulawayo Province has been rocked by rampant tribalism ahead of next week's candidate selection process.A source who spoke to this reporter said the Welshme...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 11:41hrs | | by Nkululeko Nkomo
ZESA told to publish load shedding schedule
Bulawayo residents have urged power utility ZESA to publish expected load shedding schedules, a move which will make planning easy.Zimbabwe is battling low power generation. Yesterday, ZESA ge...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chigumba loses trust in Zec unyielding commissioners
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission chairperson Justice Priscila Chigumba has lost trust in the seven commissioners who rebelled against her in the delimitation report exercise, with the latest indication b...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 13:59hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission boardroom fights escalate
THE fallout from the delimitation report by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) commissioners worsened after chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba barred other commissioners from speaking on beha...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chigumba resists political pressure over delimitation
IN the days leading to 17 February when the final delimitation report was supposed to be gazetted by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Justice Priscilla...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 10:38hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa violates the Zimbabwe Constitution
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa almost certainly violated the delimitation process by not following constitutional requirements, while brazenly subverting the constitution at critical junctures, renderin...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 10:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZEC's 7 rebel commissioners did not sign final delimitation report
Seven of the nine commissioners of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) did not sign the final report on the delimitation of ward and constituency boundaries handed over to President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 20:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt told to probe Zec commissioners
ELECTORAL watchdogs have demanded that government must launch an inquiry into the fallout among Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) commissioners, which they say has crippled the electoral body six mo...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa workers in bribes storm
BULAWAYO residents have accused the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) staff of demanding bribes for them to repair electrical faults.ZETDC, a subsidiary of Zes...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Probe red flags Zec ahead of polls
Zimbabwe Civil Society Anti-Corruption Coalition (ZCSACC), a grouping of 22 organisations drawn from diverse sectors, has produced a damning report on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), saying t...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Jonathan Moyo preparing for life after Mnangagwa'
THE open letter of apology by self-exiled former ministers Jonathan Moyo and Patrick Zhuwao - addressed to Zanu-PF members - shows that the two politicians may be preparing for life after Emmerson Mna...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 18:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
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