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UK opens visa centre in Bulawayo
Residents in the southern parts of Zimbabwe can now apply for UK visas closer to home following the official opening of a new application centre in Bulawayo.The facility, housed at the Bulaway...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 16:08hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
Egodini Mall will never happen?
Bulawayo councillors have renewed calls to cancel a tender awarded to South African engineering firm, Terracotta, for the redevelopment of Egodini bus terminus into a multi-purpose mall.In 201...Published: 22 Mar 2025 at 12:15hrs | 1059 | by Staff reporter
UK, Ireland healthcare carers hopefuls lose thousands to scammers
POPULAR Bulawayo mental health activist and founder of a mental health organisation, Win Over Addiction and Trauma (WOTA), Witness Bongani Mguni, has reportedly gone into hiding after allegedly defrau...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 10:06hrs | 1109 | by Staff reporter
CCtv cameras in Bulawayo to help police fight crime
In a significant move to enhance security and combat crime, Bulawayo has officially launched a closed circuit television (CCTV) system that incorporates advanced technology and artificial intelligence...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 13:15hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
Military wedding sets Bulawayo alight
The sight of Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) personnel marching through the streets of Bulawayo yesterday stirred memories of the Covid-19 era when their presence dominated the city's landscape. However,...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:18hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's iconic water fountain restored to its former glory
The once-silent water fountain at Bulawayo Centre, a cherished landmark that had been a symbol of nostalgia and a popular gathering spot for over a decade, has been revived to its former glory. The fo...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:12hrs | 1493 | by Staff reporter
Egodini to be opened during the second week of February
THE first phase of the long-awaited Egodini mall project is ready for re-opening with at least 400 informal traders set to be allocated vending stalls, Bulawayo mayor David Coltart has said.Co...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 04:17hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
David Coltart sees better days in 2024
Bulawayo mayor David Coltart says finding solutions to the city's multifaceted problems will not happen overnight as he laid out his council's priorities for 2024.Coltart, a former Education m...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 13:00hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Scammers invade Bulawayo using job offers, many residents cry foul
As universities are churning out thousands of graduates to the world, Bulawayo residents have their lives at risk as they try to navigate survival means a...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:03hrs | 14 | by Stephen Jakes
Chamisa penultimate rally set for Bulawayo
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, returns to Bulawayo today to seek votes from the city's residents ahead of the Wednesday harmonised election.Bulawayo has rema...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:31hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Shaka iLembe roadshow for Bulawayo
Following the successful launch of Shaka iLembe in Johannesburg and Harare on Tuesday, the fun is coming to Bulawayo today before the drama series premieres on Sunday. The drama is premiering ...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 07:49hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's iconic Post Office Gardens crumble
A gaping hole now exposes the western part of the Post Office Gardens. It is perhaps ironic that a building also known as the War Memorial Park or the Cenotaph, now looks like it was the victim of a n...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Egodini Mall construction further delayed
BULAWAYO residents have to wait a little longer before they step foot at the long-awaited Egodini Mall after a South African civil engineering company that won a tender to construct the mall missed it...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 08:32hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Schools meet to iron out pupils' rivalry
BOYS' schools in Bulawayo might soon consider enrolling female students as a way of eliminating violence among male students who continue to engage in public fights in the city centre.Pupils f...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
BCC launches 'I Love Bulawayo' campaign
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday launched the I Love Bulawayo campaign which coincided with the Bulawayo Day celebrations to showcase the city's heritage, diversity and artistic potential....Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:26hrs | 2 | by Staff report
Bulawayo woman jailed for theft
A 52-YEAR-OLD woman from Bulawayo has been jailed for eight months for stealing a cellphone and cash.Lindiwe Ncube of Makokoba suburb and her accomplice, who is still on the run, hatched a pla...Published: 11 May 2021 at 16:41hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Fresh milk shortage hits major retail stores
MAJOR supermarkets in Bulawayo have run out of fresh milk and by yesterday only a few retail outlets had imported milk from South Africa on the shelves. For weeks now, only imported milk was on the sh...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
PG Industries relocates its Bulawayo Centre
GIANT building materials producer and supplier, PG Industries, has relocated its Bulawayo PG Centre branch from Donnington Industrial Area to Belmont Industrial Area. For many years, the compa...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Four children go missing in Bulawayo
POLICE in Bulawayo are appealing for information that may lead to the whereabouts of four children who went missing last month in Old Pumula and Sauerstown suburbs. Bulawayo police spokesperso...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff Reporter
High school boys 'beef' turns Bulawayo CBD into warzone
IN A split second, a usually uneventful street corner adjacent to the Chronicle building is suddenly turned into a war zone by a handful of boys from Milton and Gifford high schools. The boys ...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Government to name and shame overpricing shops
ZANU-PF national secretary for the commissariat Victor Matemadanda yesterday warned businesses in Bulawayo against selling goods at exorbitant prices, saying corrective measures will soon be taken aga...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman detective challenges dismissal in High Court
A FIRED junior woman police detective, who was discharged after she extorted US$2 250 from a suspected forex dealer following arrest, has taken Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga to court challenging...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:00hrs | 1 | 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 cause general nuisance.The sting operation ne...Published: 05 May 2019 at 08:06hrs | 10 | by Methusi Ncube
Vuzu parties trigger storm
TEACHERS' unions have added their voice to the proliferation of Vuzu parties in the second city, saying there is a real danger that the country may lose a whole generation to drug and alcohol abuse if...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:00hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Khupe vows to continue dialogue with Mnangagwa
THE MDC-T led by former Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe, has said it will continue participating in dialogue meetings with President Emmerson Mnangagwa not because they support the present gover...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 13:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
$ notes tossed out of Tesla motor vehicle in Bulawayo CBD
A Tesla motor vehicle without registration plates rolled up outside Bulawayo Centre late on Friday afternoon, and its unidentified occupants tossed out US dollar notes into the gathered crowds....Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
300% rental hike for commercial tenants
PROPERTY agents in Bulawayo have increased rentals for commercial premises with tenants operating at the Bulawayo Centre Mall having to pay three times more at the end of this month. Bulawayo ...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sex scandal at Choppies?
A MANAGER at a Choppies Supermarket in Bulawayo has been accused of pestering trainees for sex and allegedly impregnating one of them twice.Jealous Moyo, a manager at Choppies Aaromart at the ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:22hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Man rubs organ against stranger's buttocks, fondles her
A visibly drunk Xolisani Dube became a spectacle of shame when he grabbed a city woman and rubbed his manhood against her buttocks before fondling her breast.The incident which is akin to atte...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ster Kinekor readies for Bulawayo
THE long wait is over for movie lovers in Bulawayo as motion picture power house Ster-Kinekor Zimbabwe will open on September 21 with a movie premiere of The Kingsman: Golden Circle.Ster Kinek...Published: 15 Sep 2017 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ster-Kinekor Bulawayo vacancy notice
AFTER announcing in May that they will be setting up a movie house in Bulawayo, Ster Kinekor are now searching for workers that will man the stations when the movie house opens in the city next month....Published: 09 Aug 2017 at 12:03hrs | 2 | by online
Open Letter to Mthwakazi
Dear Mthwakazi, As I pen this letter to you my fellow Mthwakazians who, like myself, are based in Zimbabwe's neighbouring countries, a lot of events that have a direct bearing on our future ar...Published: 07 Aug 2017 at 16:03hrs | 1 | by Nkonzo ka Mathanda
Rowdy teenagers mayhem in Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo city centre was last Saturday evening turned into a theatre of war as anti-riot police were involved in fierce running battles with heavily intoxicated teenagers who were all over town ca...Published: 05 May 2017 at 11:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ster-Kinekor plans to open studios in Bulawayo
MOVIE lovers have something to smile about as Ster-Kinekor Zimbabwe is planning to open a branch in Bulawayo.If all goes according to plan, Ster-Kinekor will set up shop at the Rainbow Cinemas...Published: 04 May 2017 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Starting a mobile phone repair business
LAST week I had an opportunity to visit a reputable mobile phone service centre in Harare and yes it was quite a revelation. Having spent more of my working career around software, computers, laptops,...Published: 25 Apr 2017 at 13:58hrs | 1 | by Robert Ndlovu
Multi-million dollar mall for Cowdray Park
BULAWAYO's Cowdray Park residents are set to benefit from an $8 million shopping mall scheduled to be commissioned early next month by Sai Enterprises.The groundbreaking ceremony will be h...Published: 31 Jan 2017 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Choppies security in tribalism storm exposed by CCTV video
Mthwakazi Republic Party is in shock after watching a CCTV footage extracted from one of Choppies Supermarket situated at Bulawayo Centre. Choppies Zimbabwe owned by VP Mphoko is known for tribali...Published: 05 Oct 2016 at 10:41hrs | 1 | by MRP Information and Publicity Department
Mysterious light in Bulawayo causes stir
BULAWAYO residents have for the past week been bemused by a klieg light that leads people to the Private Lounge in the city centre.The searchlight, which was switched on last Wednesday, is sit...Published: 09 Jun 2016 at 06:55hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu/Nhlalwenhle Ngwenya
Dj Sbu in Bulawayo
Popular South Arica and businessman DJ Sbu will spend Sunday afternoon at Hartsfield Tshisa Nyama mixing and mingling with fans as he launches his energy drink Mo Faya in the country."I'll be ...Published: 21 May 2016 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
'Banned' DJ Sbu Mo Faya drink to launch in Zimbabwe
DJ Sbu's Mo Faya energy drink will be launched in Zimbabwe this week despite the fact that it was not certified by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), a body responsible for regulating the q...Published: 17 May 2016 at 07:20hrs | 3 | by Bongani Ndlovu
DJ Sbu comes to Zimbabwe to promote Mofaya
POPULAR South African musician, radio and TV personality DJ Sbu (real name Sibusiso Leope) is expected in the country this week where he is scheduled to promote his energy drink; Mofaya.The st...Published: 15 May 2016 at 07:50hrs | 9 | by Ntombiyolwandle Ndlovu
Vehicles side side-swiped in Bulawayo's CBD
A Black Mercedes Benz rammed onto a pole at Bulawayo Centre this afternoon after it side-swiped with another car.No fatalities where reported...Published: 12 Mar 2016 at 18:04hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Suspected drunk youth plunged to death
An un-identified Bulawayo youth on Saturday plunged to his death at Bulawayo Centre shopping complex.Eye witnesses said the youth was visible drunk on the first floor of the complex.Th...Published: 14 Feb 2016 at 09:53hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Completion of Bulawayo Centre Shopping Mall in limbo
COMPLETION of Bulawayo's first anticipated internationally acclaimed eye-catching state-of-the-art major infrastructural project in the Central Business District, the Bulawayo Centre Shopping Mall han...Published: 03 Jan 2016 at 10:12hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
Car crashes into Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo statue
A racing driver was lucky to escape unhurt after his vehicle veered off the road and rammed into the pedestal at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo's statue along JM Nkomo Street and 8th Avenue on Sunday night....Published: 03 Dec 2015 at 10:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Street knockdown man dies
A BULAWAYO man who was hit by a speeding vehicle in the city centre on Thursday afternoon has died. Lloyd Mdhluli of Paddonhurst suburb was hit by a Mercedes Benz E320 along 9th Avenue, directly oppos...Published: 28 Nov 2015 at 08:15hrs | | by Whinsley Masara
Speeding driver knocks down man
A BULAWAYO man is fighting for life at the United Bulawayo Hospitals after he was hit by a speeding vehicle in the city centre yesterday.Lloyd Mdhluli of Paddonhurst was hit by a Mercedes Benz...Published: 27 Nov 2015 at 10:03hrs | | by Whinsley Masara
Mphoko gives away 20 cars in Choppies draw
TWENTY lucky Choppies Supermarket shoppers yesterday walked away with cars during the supermarket's Save Big and Drive promotion draw.The draw was held at Choppies Aaromart branch at the Bulaw...Published: 08 Nov 2015 at 08:18hrs | | by Tatenda Gapare
Pick n Pay shakes Bulawayo retail sector
CUSTOMERS in Bulawayo have applauded the entrance of more players to the retail sector which had been dominated by a few huge supermarkets, expressing hopes for marked improvement across players....Published: 18 Dec 2014 at 06:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Ibumba roars into life with Tuku expected to headline the event
THE week-long Ibumba Festival comes to life in Bulawayo today with superstar Oliver Mtukudzi expected to headline the event. An opening ceremony for the festival, which ends on December 22, will be he...Published: 16 Dec 2014 at 08:27hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Mutizwa
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