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UK, Czech Republic investors in Bulawayo
Investors from the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom (UK) visited Bulawayo on Monday to explore opportunities in various sectors as the city grapples with the challenges of de-industrialisation....Published: 8 hrs ago | 103 | by Staff reporter
Power Sales workers fume over salaries
Powersales, a retail clothing chain in Bulawayo, is embroiled in a dispute with its employees after management decided to offset outstanding salaries with sewing machines, leaving workers dissatisfied...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:57hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Robbers keep targeting Zimbabwe banks
Police have launched a manhunt for four suspected robbers who, armed with machetes and axes, raided a financial institution in the Mumvuri area of Shurugwi early Saturday morning. The gang made off wi...Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 13:12hrs | 1209 | by Staff reporter
Police investigates theft and robbery cases in Masvingo and Bulawayo
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is investigating two separate cases of theft and robbery that occurred on October 16, 2024, in Masvingo and October 15, 2024, in Bulawayo, respectively.In th...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 18:11hrs | 695 | by Staff reporter
CMED apprenticeship intake jobs
TRAINING INTAKEApprenticeship Intake JobsCMED Private Limited Expires 25 Oct 2024 Harare Full-TimeJob DescriptionApplications are invited for the Apprenticeship Trainin...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 14:29hrs | 1137 | by Staff reporter
Swift action by Bulawayo Fire Brigade saves trucks and buildings
The Bulawayo Fire Brigade responded promptly to a massive fire that broke out at Cotton Printers in the Belmont industrial area yesterday afternoon, managing to save three trucks and nearby buildings ...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 07:30hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
Bakers Inn to build second plant in Bulawayo
Baker's Inn, a division of Victoria Falls Stock Exchange-listed Innscor Africa, is expanding its operations by adding a second plant to its Belmont factory in Bulawayo.The company recently com...Published: 22 May 2024 at 09:33hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Farmers, lithium miner clash
HORTICULTURE farmers in Goromonzi have accused the Platinum Lithium Zimbabwe (PLZ) mine of negatively affecting their socio-economic life, while others have welcomed the miner's activities in the area...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo set for major transformation
BULAWAYO is experiencing a renaissance as investor interest is surging, reindustrialisation efforts taking root and multi-million dollar projects underway, signalling a promising future for the city....Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 09:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Stash of cyanide discovered in Belmont
THE Environment Management Agency (EMA) is investigating a case involving the alleged illegal importation of cyanide, which was found hidden in a warehouse in the Belmont industrial area in Bulawayo....Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robbers on the run, 5 months on
POLICE in Bulawayo are appealing for information that may lead to the location and arrest of seven robbers who invaded the Nedbank Belmont branch along Plumtree Road in August last year.The ro...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 05:59hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police identify, launch manhunt for Nedbank robbers
POLICE have identified and launched a manhunt for seven suspects, three of them notorious brothers accused of robbing a Nedbank branch in Bulawayo of US$272 500-00, ZAR 2 420 000-00, and five gold coi...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 05:55hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest 7 notorious robbery suspects
SEVEN robbery suspects, one of them a police officer, have been arrested for a spate of armed cases they committed between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls over eight months.Two of the suspects Wel...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 09:32hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Churches overrun Bulawayo CBD
STAKEHOLDERS in Bulawayo are concerned that a growing number of churches are taking over premises in the central business district (CBD) and industrial sites.Fears abound that this is seriousl...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic Zimbabwe rolls out cash deposit machines
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe is introducing cash deposit machines in US dollars throughout the country as part of its ongoing digital transformation efforts as a leading financial institution.These m...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 17:49hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Burglars raid Nedbank
Burglars broke into a Nedbank building in Bulawayo's Belmont industrial area where they damaged three safes before stealing over US$270 000 and about R2 million, police confirmed yesterday.The...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
20 aspiring MPs fail to file nomination papers
At least 20 aspiring Members of Parliament (MPs) in Bulawayo failed to submit their nomination papers last week, as they could not raise the required US$ 1000 fees.Zimbabwe is holding harmonis...Published: 30 Jun 2023 at 16:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZB expands its services to Botswana
THE ZB Financial Holdings Limited (ZB) has expanded its services to neighbouring Botswana as it seeks to grow its regional presence, it has been revealed.Last month, the group announced that i...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Luveve Road works test Bulawayo engineers
BULAWAYO City Council's (BCC) civil engineering expertise is being put to test in the rehabilitation of Luveve Road near Renkini as the scope of works have significantly changed due to underground wat...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Health time bomb at Sidojiwe flats
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) says it is concerned about the ballooning population at Sidojiwe flats meant to accommodate 82 bachelors, but now houses more than 500 families.The town planning de...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
New housing, industrial stands for Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo City Council has announced plans to avail 557 medium-density residential stands and 250 industrial stands in Umvumila to potentially address housing backlog and boost the city's economy....Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 06:21hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Incessant rains compound pothole woes
THE rains that have been falling in recent days have worsened potholes in Bulawayo, turning driving in the city into a greater nightmare.A news crew drove through some of the roads around Bula...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo beer merchant sues police over US$110,000 worth of seized liquor
Bulawayo's Wood Liquor Warehouse Trading Company (PVT) Limited owners have threatened to take the Zimbabwe Republic Police to court if the law enforcement organisation fails to release an alcohol cons...Published: 26 Jan 2023 at 09:03hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Police raid illegal alcohol warehouse
THE police have vowed to bring to book the supply network of Bulawayo businesses and beyond that are linked to the warehouse where US$110 000 worth of suspected smuggled alcohol consignment was seized...Published: 23 Jan 2023 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$100,000 alcohol contraband seized
POLICE yesterday smashed a well-orchestrated smuggling racket and seized an assortment of alcohol worth over US$100 000 suspected to have been illegally brought into the country following the intercep...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for stoning police officers
A 32-year-old man from Nkayi has been arrested for attacking police officers with stones.National Police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident and said invest...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 16:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lobels fires 400 employees for challenging sexual harassment
LOBELS Biscuits has dismissed more than 400 workers at its Belmont factory in Bulawayo for participating in demonstrations over sexual harassment , nepotism and low wages, among others.The wor...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council turns beerhall into factory shells
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is transforming Inkunzi Beer Garden in the Belmont industrial area into factory shells for residents to undertake several income-generating projects.Renovations...Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 05:56hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo industries revival hinges on secure water sources'
BULAWAYO residents have advocated for the allocation of more resources towards the speedy completion of the Lake Gwayi-Shangani project, setting up a special fund for the revival of Bulawayo industrie...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers ambush Company, get away with US$105 410
A 43-year old man from Gwanda's Magwe Irrigation Scheme under Chief Mathe and his accomplices have been accused of raiding Poly Packaging Pvt Ltd in Bulawayo at gunpoint and getting away with US$105 4...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Police probing Lobels heist
POLICE say they are still investigation a burglary at Bulawayo's Lobels Bakeries during which over US$80 000 was stolen in Belmont industrial site last month.The burglars made off with US$80 0...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo reindustrialisation ongoing
The Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) has licensed three companies under the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) initiative in Bulawayo but there are growing concerns implementation is movin...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Businessman acquitted
A COURT has ruled that a case in which a Bulawayo mechanic is accused of driving a client's vehicle without authorisation is a civil matter that cannot be tried in a criminal court.The case wh...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Companies must use banking services, period
EXPERTS say although banks do many things, their primary role is to take in funds—called deposits—from those with money, pool them, and lend them to those who need funds.In essence, banks ...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thieves get away with whopping US$1, 1 million from Lobels Biscuits
CONFECTIONERY manufacturing firm, Lobels Biscuits, has lost nearly US$1,1 million after thieves broke into its premises in Bulawayo's Belmont industrial area on Sunday night.The suspects made ...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 11:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold dealer up for car theft
A Man from Nketa 9 Suburb, Bulawayo has appeared in court charged with car theft after he allegedly hired a vehicle to take him to New Parklands where he was purportedly to meet his gold clients and l...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Mlanje Estates: New Details Emerge
A farm wrangle at the hotly contested Mlanje Estates, outside Marondera, pitting an indigenous farmer and a number of families has opened a can of worms with documents showing that the government leas...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:38hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Solar farm project delays raise stink'
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC)has been accused of awarding tenders to incompetent companies following delays in the implementation of the solar farm project in the city.But the city fathers b...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | | by Staf reporter
Zanu-PF reads riot act
THE Zanu-PF leadership in Mashonaland East province has blocked the planned eviction of scores of families from Mlanje Estates which is at the centre of an ownership wrangle between Godfrey Gonese and...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC threatens to repossess 88 commercial, industrial stands
BULAWAYO City Council has threatened to repossess 88 commercial and industrial stands after the owners failed to pay bills, or to develop them.In a notice yesterday, town clerk Christopher Dub...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Govt stalling BCC's solar farm project'
BULAWAYO councillors have blamed the Local Government ministry for delaying the city's solar farm project by not granting the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) permission to approve ap...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo seeks to redevelop industrial areas
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has embarked on a door-to-door traffic survey to review its local development plan for industrial areas in the city as part of its expansion drive.This was revealed...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Security guard shot as armed robbers strike at Natpharm
A SECURITY guard was allegedly shot and injured yesterday morning at the National Pharmaceutical (Natpharm) warehouse in Bulawayo in a suspected robbery attempt.Mr Given Mawonawangu (22) who i...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
20-year-old 'steals' 10 cars in a 2-months spree
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 20-year-old man and four of his accomplices who had stolen 10 cars in a two-month spree of carjacking and car theft.The five reportedly stole 10 cars in the ...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:15hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Covid cases spike
COVID-19 cases have started rising again with latest statistics indicating over 700 new infections on Wednesday up from only nine cases in the last 10-day reporting cycle.On Tuesday, 399 new c...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:28hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC targets 500 000 Bulawayo voters
THE MDC Alliance Bulawayo province has intensified its voter registration campaign by providing transport to prospective registrants to travel to the main provincial registration offices in Belmont ah...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:38hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
BCC's solar projects stalled by Zida approval delays
BULAWAYO City Council's (BCC) solar power projects have reportedly been stalled by the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida), which is yet to approve proposals by prospective contractors....Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:27hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
National Blankets bounces back
BULAWAYO'S giant textile firm, National Blankets Limited, has resumed operations and is now producing as per order while pushing towards ramping up output. The company has managed to dodge liq...Published: 29 Oct 2021 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff Reporter
ZRP lifts Zimbabwean flag very high
The first pillar of the UN Guiding Principles on Human Rights (hereinafter UN Guiding Principles) underscores that the duty to protect human rights lies with the State.Assessment of police eff...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:16hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Unreported robberies point police to shady dealings
POLICE have raised a red flag following a spate of robberies across the country with suspects mostly targeting businesspeople keeping large sums of money in their houses.The country has in the...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
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