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Bulawayo's stray dog operation fails to launch due to police inaction
A citywide operation aimed at curbing the growing threat of stray dogs in Bulawayo has failed to get off the ground after the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) reportedly failed to cooperate, city offici...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 15:04hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council registers construction boom
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) approved building plans valued at US$4.6 million in April, reflecting a 2.32% increase compared to the previous month, according to the latest council minutes.T...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 16:08hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Chaos at Bulawayo council meeting over traditional attire dispute
Tensions flared and order broke down at Bulawayo City Council's 3,394th full council meeting on Wednesday after councillors clashed over a controversial dress code dispute, prompting one senior counci...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 14:27hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo bans heavy vehicles from entering CBD
The City of Bulawayo has formally implemented a ban on heavy vehicles weighing more than 9 tonnes from entering the Central Business District (CBD), as part of new traffic management measures....Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 11:13hrs | 1584 | by Staff reporter
Machete gangs terrorise Bulawayo
Residents of Bulawayo are gripped by fear as machete-wielding gangs continue to unleash violent attacks across the city's high-density suburbs. The brutal assaults have left many victims nursing serio...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:31hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Bus rank chaos and reckless competition plague Zimbabwe's public transport sector
A disturbing video recently surfaced showing two buses dangerously tailgating and jostling for a loading bay at a terminus, rekindling painful memories of the tragic 2023 Rimbi-Zebra Kiss fatal bus cr...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:18hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo fails to avail land for development
Bulawayo City Council is facing a deepening housing crisis after failing for more than a year to secure contractors to develop new housing stands in the city. Despite multiple attempts and repeated ad...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:17hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
ZETDC switches off Bulawayo traffic lights
Bulawayo motorists have recently been navigating more dangerous roads after several critical traffic lights in the city were switched off by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Comp...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:16hrs | 1122 | by Staff reporter
BCC resumes sorghum production
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has resumed commercial sorghum farming at Aisleby Farm after a five-year hiatus, aiming to diversify income sources and reduce dependence on ratepayer funding. The init...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:54hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo needs US$40,000 to repair refuse trucks
The Bulawayo City Council has revealed it requires approximately US$38,900 to repair 13 broken-down refuse compactor trucks, a critical factor contributing to ongoing challenges in waste collection ac...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:22hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Coltart decries lack of arrest powers for Municipal police
Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart has raised concerns over the city's inability to effectively enforce municipal by-laws due to the limited powers of municipal police, particularly their lack of authority ...Published: 24 May 2025 at 11:01hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miner rehabilitates BCC roads
Haulin Quarry Mine, a Chinese-owned mining company operating in Pumula, Bulawayo, has joined forces with local construction company ZADA to rehabilitate some of the city's most damaged roads. The init...Published: 24 May 2025 at 10:57hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Zacc arrests BCC official over diesel scam
A senior official in the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) Fire and Ambulance Services Department has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) on 107 counts of fraud, involving the al...Published: 22 May 2025 at 09:19hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
BCC 20,000 litre fuel scandal, manager suspended
A senior manager in the Bulawayo City Council's Fire and Ambulance Services Department has been suspended from duty amid allegations of siphoning over 20,000 litres of fuel over a three-year period, s...Published: 21 May 2025 at 08:58hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter
BCC battle illegal environmental activities
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has intensified efforts to clamp down on illegal gold mining, sand poaching, and firewood theft-activities that are wreaking havoc on the environment and jeopardising t...Published: 21 May 2025 at 08:56hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Scottland roped in for Egodini Mall project
Terracotta Trading Private Limited, the contractor behind the long-delayed Egodini Mall redevelopment project, has brought on board Better Brands Construction in a bid to accelerate progress amid moun...Published: 20 May 2025 at 10:09hrs | 915 | by Staff reporter
BCC mulls tougher penalties as litterbugs cause havoc
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is considering introducing stiffer penalties to curb rampant illegal waste disposal, as the city grapples with a growing number of illegal dumpsites and a crippled refu...Published: 16 May 2025 at 14:48hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders Club house kitchen operating without license
The kitchen at the Highlanders Football Club House is among several facilities in Bulawayo that were found operating without a valid license, according to a recent report by the Bulawayo City Council ...Published: 15 May 2025 at 18:03hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter
Innovate Bulawayo: City Council Calls for Collaboration
The Bulawayo City Council recently concluded the Research and Innovation Seminar, which brought together stakeholders to discuss the role of innovation in driving sustainable urban transformation. ...Published: 15 May 2025 at 16:10hrs | 205 | by Stephen Jakes
Litter bin shortage hits Bulawayo
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has sounded the alarm over a severe shortage of litter bins across the city, warning that the scarcity is contributing to rampant littering and deteriorating waste mana...Published: 15 May 2025 at 14:47hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo gold panners turn Cecil Pit into crime zone
The Zimbabwe School of Mines (ZSM) has issued a serious security alert to its students and staff, warning them to exercise extreme caution following a surge in illegal gold panning activities near the...Published: 14 May 2025 at 12:31hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Residents raise alarm over hazardous emissions from Ngozi Mine landfill
Residents of Cowdray Park in Bulawayo have raised alarms over the ongoing emissions from the nearby Ngozi Mine landfill, with many accusing the local authority of failing to find a lasting solution to...Published: 11 May 2025 at 12:58hrs | 533 | by Staff reporter
Zwigananda roped into Egodini Mall project
Better Brands Construction, a company owned by businessman and ZANU-PF politician Scott Sakupwanya, has been brought on board in a last-ditch attempt to revive the long-delayed Egodini Mall redevelopm...Published: 10 May 2025 at 14:21hrs | 4116 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo looking like a growth point'
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has raised alarm over the worsening state of urban cleanliness and the sharp rise in illegal street vending, which has begun spreading from the central business distric...Published: 10 May 2025 at 14:20hrs | 7513 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Council nets over US$2,000 in fines
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has collected more than US$2,000 in environmental offence fines for April alone, as it intensifies efforts to combat the surge in illegal gold panning, sand poaching, a...Published: 10 May 2025 at 13:09hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo leads in sale of contaminated fuel, says ZERA
Bulawayo has been identified as the city with the highest number of garages selling contaminated fuel in Zimbabwe, according to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA).ZERA CEO Edingto...Published: 08 May 2025 at 09:49hrs | 2234 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council enforces dog tie-up order
The Bulawayo City Council has launched a month-long operation to enforce a dog tie-up order as part of efforts to control the growing population of stray dogs and curb the increase in dog bite inciden...Published: 07 May 2025 at 09:33hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners turn Bulawayo sanitary lanes into 'toilets'
The Bulawayo City Council has appealed to residents to refrain from using sanitary lanes and shop alleyways in the central business district as makeshift toilets, warning that such behaviour could tri...Published: 02 May 2025 at 20:16hrs | 1253 | by Staff reporter
'Garwe must not bully the mayor'
Opposition party ZAPU has come out strongly in defence of Bulawayo mayor David Coltart, following a public rebuke by Local Government minister Daniel Garwe over the mayor's decision to host self-procl...Published: 02 May 2025 at 19:48hrs | 840 | by Staff reporter
Garwe must change colonial mentality
SOMETIME last year in August, the Zimbabwean government issued a strong condemnation and warning against Mike Moyo and Timothy Chiminya for claiming titles as ceremonial King Mambo and King Munhumutap...Published: 02 May 2025 at 09:00hrs | 987 | by Phakathwayo Gumede
Man once linked to Cal_Vin murder case faces fresh theft charges
Wilfred Mafuka, the 33-year-old man previously accused in the high-profile case involving the alleged murder of celebrated Bulawayo rapper Cal_Vin, is back in the legal spotlight - this time facing ch...Published: 01 May 2025 at 08:39hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
BCC faces backlash over controversial South Africa trip
An internal crisis is brewing within the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) chambers following a controversial decision to send a 29-member delegation to South Africa this Friday on a water utility fact-find...Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:28hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans believe that constant negativity is a revolutionary act
There is a peculiar tragedy unfolding in Zimbabwe, not of violence or bloodshed - though we have our fair share of that - but of perception. A misprogramming of the national psyche has taken root, alg...Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 13:53hrs | 295 | by Twaluma Loko
Bulawayo parks an eyesore
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is struggling to maintain the city's once-vibrant parks and recreational areas due to persistent water supply challenges, a senior council official has revealed....Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 08:23hrs | 776 | by Staff reporter
NUST enlists police to combat illegal gold mining on campus
The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) has called in the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to help tackle a growing crisis of illegal gold panning that has infiltrated its main campus i...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 22:56hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council officer vanishes after church booking fraud exposed
A Bulawayo City Council clerical officer has reportedly gone absent without official leave (AWOL) after being implicated in a church booking scam that cost the council over US$2,000 in losses....Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 22:55hrs | 917 | by Staff reporter
70% of Bulawayo water contaminated
A recent quality monitoring exercise conducted by the Bulawayo City Council has revealed alarming levels of water contamination in the city, with seven out of 10 water samples showing unsatisfactory r...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:18hrs | 1443 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council seeks ideas to revive city's industries
In a bid to combat urban decay and rapid de-industrialisation, Bulawayo city leaders are urging residents, policy experts, and various stakeholders to contribute innovative solutions that can drive su...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:13hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo cracks down against gold panners
In a bid to curb the increasing menace of illegal gold panning and sand poaching in Matabeleland South province, the Bulawayo City Council is planning to establish a permanent base for its rangers and...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:13hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland to Matebeleland migration worsens Bulawayo water, sewage crisis
Bulawayo City Council has attributed the increasing frequency of sewer bursts to the growing demands placed on the city's infrastructure, driven largely by rural-to-urban migration, which has led to s...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:14hrs | 11682 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council orders crackdown on stray dogs
The Bulawayo City Council has issued a strict new directive requiring all dog owners to keep their pets on a leash, effective May 5, in response to a surge in dog bite incidents and concerns over unva...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:10hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter
Ingwebu Breweries expands market reach with new cream-ta taa product
Ingwebu Breweries, a commercial arm of the Bulawayo City Council, is set to expand the market coverage of its new innovative beer product, Cream-ta taa, in a move aimed at strengthening its competitiv...Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 09:06hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
CCC councillors demand US$4,000 vehicle loan
BULAWAYO City Councillors have controversially resolved to receive US$4,000 each in personal loan facilities for the purchase of vehicles - a move that defies a Government directive and comes at a tim...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:28hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter
4 new schools planned for Bulawayo
Bulawayo Province is set to benefit from the construction of four new schools in Cowdray Park, as part of a strategic Government initiative aimed at improving access to education in rapidly expanding ...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:27hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council staff caught in illegal forex deals
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has revealed that several of its employees have been implicated in illegal foreign currency exchange dealings, further fueling public frustration over poor service delivery...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 13:20hrs | 1341 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo steps up efforts to revive Central and Centenary Parks
The City of Bulawayo has launched a major initiative to restore Central and Centenary Parks, two of the city's most iconic recreational spaces, following years of neglect that left the once-vibrant pa...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 08:20hrs | 1888 | by Staff reporter
BCC sinks US$600,000 on 4 refuse compactors
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has invested over US$600,000 in the acquisition of four new refuse compactors to strengthen its refuse collection capacity and improve service delivery throughout the city....Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:18hrs | 1409 | by Staff reporter
BCC commissions 4 refuse compactors
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) on Wednesday commissioned four new refuse compactors as part of efforts to improve waste collection and maintain cleanliness in the city.The new trucks bring th...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 17:50hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's infrastructural dilapidation fuels erratic water supplies
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has acknowledged that continuous repairs to the city's water reticulation system are causing disruptions in water supply, particularly in residential, industrial, and c...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 09:00hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillor opposes water privatisation
A Bulawayo city councillor has urged the municipality to retain full control of the proposed water utility, arguing that local ownership is the best approach for managing the city's water supply....Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 15:05hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
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