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Bulawayo residents hail Zacc probe
BULAWAYO residents have hailed the move by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) to investigate reports of alleged land scams involving city fathers, saying this would help bring sanity at th...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1699 | by Staff reporter
Another Covid-19 death recorded in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE has recorded one more Covid-19 related death and 23 new cases in the last 24-hour cycle, bringing the total number of cases to 7 706.The total number of deaths stands at 226 while the...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 18:36hrs | 1541 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to field recalled councillors
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance's Bulawayo provincial executive has resolved to field all the eight councillors who were recently recalled by the MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe in the upcoming by-el...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:41hrs | 9486 | by Staff reporter
NetOne, TelOne refurbish Mpilo Hospital ward
STATE-RUN telecommunications companies NetOne and TelOne yesterday unveiled a refurbished wing at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo as part of their corporate social responsibility project to capacit...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:37hrs | 1299 | by Staff reporter
77% of infected people recover from Covid-19
ABOUT 77 percent of people infected with COVID-19 have recovered in Zimbabwe which amounts to 5 924 recoveries with reports that 11 more people have tested positive. According to t...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:29hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Artistes want ‘name-and-shame' Covid-19 relief fund 'cheaters'
ARTISTES in Bulawayo have challenged the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) to name and shame those who tried to defraud the Covid-19 Arts relief fund. NACZ director Nicholas Moyo said a...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:29hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Biti's PDP recalls Harare mayor
BARELY a month after his election, Harare Mayor councillor Jacob Mafume has been recalled by his party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), a development that is likely to result in a fresh poll. ...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:29hrs | 6072 | by Staff reporter
2 smugglers nabbed after high-speed chase
Two smugglers towing a trailer of smuggled goods and mbanje were arrested following a high-speed chase along the Beitbridge-Bulawayo Highway on Sunday morning after they smashed through security booms...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:27hrs | 1265 | by Staff reporter
Chivhu gunman was DRC war vet who dreamed of 'freeing Zimbabwe'
One of the Chivhu gunmen who shot dead a soldier was a Democratic Republic of Congo war veteran who often spoke of "freeing Zimbabwe", according to friends and family.Elliot Chihambakwe, of Gu...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 19:15hrs | 5696 | by Staff reporter
Debut album for flamboyant UMsamanzi Ukhonolakhe
Johannesburg-based and high-flying maskandi musician, Tshepo UMsamanzi "UKhonolakhe" has completed recording his yet to be named debut album.The much-awaited 12-tracked album features songs li...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 17:23hrs | 477 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF official points gun at colleague
A top Zanu PF official, Tonderai Bosha, allegedly pulled out his gun and pointed it at his colleague following a dispute over a woman, Bulawayo24.com has learnt.The incident occurred in Ruwa r...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 09:01hrs | 9009 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Police officers nabbed at roadblock
Four police officers Bigboy Mujende(32), Natasha Mupingo(30), Sgt Manager William (44) and Brian Mzilikazi were recently arrested for resisting arrest, bribery and impersonation.The four were ...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 07:40hrs | 10630 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Bulawayo registry office reopens
THE Government has okayed the re-opening of the Registrar-General's Office which will see more than 6 199 children born during the Covid-19 lockdown access birth certificates in Bulawayo.Despi...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 07:28hrs | 5263 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa targets Chamisa-led councils
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has threatened to unleash the Zimbabwe AntiCorruption Commission (Zacc) to sniff out corrupt elements in all councils led by Nelson Chamisa's MDC Alliance.But crit...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 07:11hrs | 2078 | by Staff reporter
BCC proposes $2,85 billion supplementary budget
BULAWAYO City Council on Friday announced a proposed $2,85 billion supplementary budget to sustain its operations for the remainder of this year.The council also announced a $17,1 billion prop...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 07:07hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Heavily armed robbers in Emakhandeni night raid
MORE than 10 armed men raided three houses in Emakhandeni suburb at around 2AM yesterday, forcibly gaining entry into homes to rob residents after destroying doors and windows with axes in terrifying ...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 06:47hrs | 1941 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga claims 'development for all'
THE Government will ensure no community in Zimbabwe is left behind in development in line with the devolution thrust enunciated by President Mnangagwa. Under the Second Republic, theGovernment...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 06:47hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers turn to 'chikorokoza'
IMPOVERISHED Zimbabwean teachers have resorted to "chikorokoza" as they try to make ends meet, a body representing them has claimed.Zimbabwe Teachers Association Bulawayo chair, Wilson Mangena...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 17:22hrs | 1881 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa still to decide on Beitbridge Border Post re-opening
THE Government is still deliberating on whether to re-open its land borders especially Beitbridge Border Post to international travellers following an announcement by South Africa that it will re-open...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:35hrs | 4225 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T clears air on recalled councillors
THE MDC-T has vowed to monitor operations of their candidates who were deployed to local authorities in the country, vowing to recall those who are involved in corrupt activities.This comes af...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:33hrs | 2089 | by Staff reporter
BCC rejects Govt directive
THE Bulawayo City Council is headed on a collision course with Government after council rejected a directive to have senior Government officials attend full council and committee meetings.Last...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:33hrs | 2235 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF DCC hopefuls submit CVs
ZANU-PF members have been called upon to take the process of electing District Coordinating Committee (DCC) members seriously and ensure that they choose people who will further push the party to pros...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:32hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga assesses main airports
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga, who is also Health and Child Care Minister, has declared the country's three main airports ready to start operating, marking a significant step in reopening the ec...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:28hrs | 657 | by Staff reporter
Ian Khama ratchets pressure on Mnangagwa
FORMER Botswana president Ian Khama says the region must step in to resolve the Zimbabwe crisis as pressure mounts on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to hold talks with his rivals.Khama, who was ...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:25hrs | 4109 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over Khupe recalls
Harare and Bulawayo residents say they have been caught in the crossfire in the ongoing opposition power struggles after the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T engineered the mass recalling of councillors in M...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:06hrs | 2008 | by Staff reporter
Impala Car Rental's benevolence hailed
Peter Chirata, the father of a 12-year-old Mt Darwin girl who suffered serious burns in a inferno in 2013, was a relieved man yesterday after Impala Car Hire paid for her medical bills and donated cas...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:57hrs | 1070 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Jeys Marabini, Sandy join forces
AFRO-POP ace Jeys Marabini has for the first time engaged in a collaboration with a female artiste, Sandra "Sandy" Ndebele-Sibindi, for a top-drawer production.The two Bulawayo artistes collab...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:48hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Government and kombi operators in crunch talks
The Government and private commuter omnibus operators are this week expected to hold crunch talks as the latter angle for a return to intra-city operations after a six-month ban.The discussion...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:47hrs | 906 | by Staff Reporter
Zapu lobbies for consular offices
THE opposition Zapu is lobbying various embassies to consider opening consular offices in Bulawayo to serve those residing outside the capital, Harare, as is the norm in many countries.Embassi...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:47hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Duo steals US$3,000 from cars
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two men for breaking into several cars and stealing property worth over US$3 000.Police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the arrest of Winter Ch...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:46hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakwazi petitions govt
THE Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) claims Ingutsheni Hospital in Bulawayo recently employed 11 general hands from outside Matabeleland, a move it says is tantamount to marginalisation of people from t...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:46hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
City fathers under fire over water
SOME former Bulawayo councillors say the current council leadership cannnot escape blame for the grave water shortages in the city amid accusations the local authority is failing to manage the limited...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:45hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt promises 200 000 new houses by 2023
At least 200 000 new houses will be constructed by 2023, while apartments that are unfit for human habitation will be rebuilt and informal settlements revamped as part of a raft of measures to overhau...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:40hrs | 228 | by Staff Reporter
Chiwenga assesses main airports
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga, who is also Health and Child Care Minister, has declared the country's three main airports ready to start operating, marking a significant step in reopening the ec...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:38hrs | 330 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF militia pounce on cops
The invasion of a drug peddler's base in Kwekwe Mbizo 17 and his arrest caused violence and commotion reportedly perpetrated by Zanu PF youths yesterday.Two detectives arrested a Kwekwe drug d...Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 16:33hrs | 4399 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa tells Zanu-PF that 'soldier needed to silence nurses'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday told a Zanu-PF central committee meeting in Harare that he appointed Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga to head the Health portfolio to sort out striking doctor...Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 06:26hrs | 6661 | by Staff reporter
Journalists assaulted at Press conference
SEVERAL journalists were yesterday assaulted by suspected State agents while attending a media conference hosted by Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) president Takudzwa Ngadziore near Impala C...Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 06:25hrs | 1571 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cities left with less than a year of water supply
WATER supplies in many cities and towns in the country are dwindling, while local authorities face additional challenges of shortages of chemicals and broken down pipes and pumps, Lands deputy ministe...Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 06:22hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
BCC fails to relocate vendors
BULAWAYO city fathers are failing to re-allocate vending bays owing to lack of financial resources needed for marking the trading spaces to meet COVID-19 guidelines on social distancing.The Bu...Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 06:21hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
No Covid deaths in Zimbabwe for a week
ZIMBABWE has gone for seven consecutive days without recording any Covid-19 deaths amid reports that 35 new cases were recorded on Thursday. Statistics from the Ministry of Health and Child Ca...Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 06:16hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Zacc quiz mayor, BCC bosses - Town Clerk refuses to comment
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has quizzed Bulawayo City Council managers and the Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni as it probes alleged corruption in the sale of stands as well as in pro...Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 06:16hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Boy, 9, accidentally hangs self
A nine-year-old boy from Lobengula West suburb in Bulawayo accidentally hanged himself with a rope tied to a mango tree which they were using as a swing with his siblings.Bulawayo Police Spoke...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 21:10hrs | 2432 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's age-old factionalism burns hot
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has deployed Zanu-PF bigwigs in three provinces that are being ravaged by ugly infighting ahead of the party's District Co-ordinating Committee (DCC) elections.Zan...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 21:09hrs | 1556 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland hospitals management accused of abusing local drawn staff
HOSPITAL across Matabeleland region who have management from Mashonaland are reportedly to be rocked by serious tribalism and nepotism with the management being accused of abusing most local drawn mem...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 14:06hrs | 1766 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo residents demand the ouster of MDC Councillor Mcdonald Chunga
Bulawayo residents are baying for the blood of Ward 14 Councilor Mcdonald Chunga who is being accused of deserting the ward and relocated to South Africa where he has been residing for the past eight ...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 11:10hrs | 5313 | by Mandla Ndlovu
NUST student off the hook
NATIONAL University of Science and Technology (Nust) student Panashe Vongai Sivandani has been removed from remand following her arrest for participating in the foiled July 31 anticorruption protests....Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 06:52hrs | 1056 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo cardiac ward in sorry state
THE cardiac ward at Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo has virtually collapsed, posing a huge threat to the many patients living with heart complications referred to the southern region's biggest referral hos...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 06:49hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Mayor alleges Zacc witch-hunt
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) recently offered mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni a piece of land where he intended to build six town houses for an unjustifiable amount of US$2 500. According to cou...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 06:47hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
Top cop takes boss to court
A TOP cop who was recently acquitted on charges of allegedly stealing guns, more than 180 live bullets and an assortment of related weaponry from the police armoury has taken his boss, Police Commissi...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 06:46hrs | 1028 | by Staff reporter
Nkulumane trio nabbed for 121 smuggled television sets
THREE men from Nkulumane suburb in Bulawayo were yesterday arrested after being found in possession of 121 television sets which were smuggled from Botswana. The three Oscar and Pardon Chinana...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 06:46hrs | 658 | by Staff reporter
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