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Bulawayo socialite Gary Bell released on bail pending appeal
Convicted Bulawayo drug dealer Gary Bell has been released from prison after the High Court granted him US$500 bail pending appeal.Bell, a well-known socialite, was sentenced last month to 18 ...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:52hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo fire destroys US$500,000 property in Burnside
A fire has destroyed property valued at an estimated US$500,000 in Bulawayo's Burnside suburb, with authorities blaming the blaze on illegal and uncontrolled burning.The incident occurred at s...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:52hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
Trio accused of name-dropping Mnangagwa son's name
The trial of three men accused of masquerading as state security operatives and invoking President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son to extort a mining firm has continued, following the striking off of one of ...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 18:25hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo hit by wave of lithium battery fires
Lithium batteries meant to power homes are instead turning them into death traps, as a surge of fires linked to poorly installed solar systems sweeps across Bulawayo.So far this year, 10 homes...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 17:38hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo faces surge in street children
The city of Bulawayo is facing a troubling shift in its social landscape, as an increasing number of children living and working on the streets now originate from the city itself - a stark contrast to...Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 14:07hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
Flo Petroleum fined for selling contaminated fuel
Ibhalabhala Private Limited, trading as Flo Petroleum, has been fined US$350 by Harare magistrate Mr. Gamuchirai Gore after being found guilty of selling contaminated fuel.Magistrate Gore orde...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 20:50hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Woman killed in Honda Fit hit-and-run
A quiet Friday evening turned into a scene of horror when a 34-year-old woman from Cowdray Park was fatally struck by a speeding Honda Fit while crossing the road along Leopold Takawira Avenue, leavin...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 15:12hrs | 476 | 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
BCC struggles with water bursts
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is facing significant challenges in addressing water bursts and leaks across the city, largely attributed to a severe shortage of resources. As a result, many residents...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:15hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
Water leak exacerbates Bulawayo's crisis
Bulawayo residents are enduring a challenging 170-hour water-shedding schedule as drought conditions worsened by El Niño continue to strain the city's water resources. With dam levels dwindling, resi...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:49hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide after accusing wife of witchcraft and infidelity
A 41-year-old man from Burnside, Bulawayo, was found hanging in his garage on Sunday, following a heated altercation with his wife over allegations of infidelity.David Mujuru was discovered by...Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 15:24hrs | 1300 | by Staff reporter
Delma Lupepe faces eviction by Obert Mpofu
Once a flamboyant businessman in Bulawayo, Delma Lupepe is now embroiled in a legal battle after allegedly refusing to vacate a rented residential property in Burnside despite owing US$20,000 in unpai...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 13:12hrs | 3112 | by Staff reporter
Replace unsafe Honda Fits with Kombis
Stakeholders within Zimbabwe's transport sector are advocating for the government to implement a budgetary support scheme aimed at encouraging small operators to exchange their unsafe, unregistered ta...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 06:51hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents acquire vehicle for neighbourhood watch patrol
Residents of Sunninghill suburb in Bulawayo have come together to add a fifth vehicle to their crime patrol fleet, in response to growing concerns over safety and security in the area. The collaborati...Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:36hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
Telecel Zimbabwe faces scandal over disappearance of generators
Telecel Zimbabwe, one of the country's three mobile telecommunications companies, is embroiled in a scandal following the alleged theft of 20 generators used to provide backup power to its network tow...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:20hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
Man bashes wife for denying him sex
A 32-year-old man from Burnside suburb in Bulawayo, Ali Mpofu, has been charged with physical abuse after an alleged violent confrontation with his wife, Belinda Ngwenya (28). The incident reportedly ...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 08:05hrs | 663 | by Staff reporter
Burnside couple surrenders US$1800 after 1 hour torture
A couple from Burnside suburb in Bulawayo endured an hour of torture at the hands of two masked and armed robbers who reportedly stole US$1800 from them.The robbers, clad in balaclavas an...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:45hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bus operator property attached
Renowned bus operator Tinashe Nanhanga, owner of C.A.G Travelers Coaches, has had his property seized due to unpaid rent.Recently, the Messenger of Court attached Nanhanga’s Honda Fit, regis...Published: 03 Sep 2024 at 18:58hrs | 1560 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council discontinues water supplies citywide
BULAWAYO City Council on Sunday discontinued water supplies to all city areas except for the city centre and industrial site, due to low reservoir levels.The local authority did not state when...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 16:37hrs | 902 | by Staff reporter
Truck runs over, kills Form 1 pupil
A Form One pupil from Founders High School was tragically run over by a truck in Emganwini while on her way to school. The incident occurred on Monday when the 14-year-old girl was hit by a UD truck d...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 14:52hrs | 611 | by Staff reporter
Service station in trouble for selling poor quality petrol
A service station in Burnside, Bulawayo, was taken to court for selling substandard petrol. Sydney Singende, 31, representing Flo Burnside Service Station, pleaded guilty before Bulawayo magis...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 14:51hrs | 1017 | by Staff reporter
Burnside's 'haunted car' stuns locals
In the quiet suburb of Burnside, along Circular Road and near the popular chill spot Bagcwele, an abandoned vehicle on an undeveloped stand has captivated the community, leading to rumours that it is ...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 20:12hrs | 1976 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo runs dry as council repairs infrastructure
The Bulawayo City Council has temporarily disconnected water supply to several suburbs for maintenance work at the Tuli, 6J, and Rifle Range reservoirs. This maintenance began yesterday and is expecte...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 08:41hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
No property worth US$250 000 in Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has declared that there is no single property within the city that meets the threshold for the recently introduced wealth tax, at least according to their records....Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:17hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
More water woes for Bulawayo
BULAWAYO residents should brace themselves for more water woes after the local authority announced a disruption in supply across the city due to maintenance works at Ncema Works and Pump Station....Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:14hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
MP up for reckless driving
BULAWAYO Central legislator, Mr. Surrender Kapoikulu, representing the Citizens for Coalition Change (CCC), is facing court charges for negligent driving that resulted in a head-on collision with anot...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Water crisis hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO residents have been hit by a water crisis with most suburbs going for days without running water following a burst pipeline connecting Ncema Water Treatment Works and Criterion Water Treatmen...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:49hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo fire tender destroyed by fire
TWO firefighters from Bulawayo City Council (BCC)'s Fire and Ambulances Services sustained severe burns while their fire tender was reduced to ashes as they battled to put out a veld fire at a plot in...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 20:46hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Check your details on voters' roll
REGISTERED voters whose names are missing from the voters' roll and those moved to other polling stations or constituencies have to continuously check if corrections have been effected on the mobile U...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 07:27hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Voters' roll must be audited before elections' CCC's folly is no excuse for granting Zanu PF legitimacy again
A year or so ago, Team Pachedu warned that the voters' roll was in shambles. ZEC denied the accusation by denying ownership of the voters' roll Team Pachedu have used for their analysis. Team Pachedu ...Published: 31 May 2023 at 09:09hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Stop dramatising electoral process'
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said it is executing its functions independently and is confident of delivering credible elections as it does not fear or favour any political party....Published: 31 May 2023 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC pushes for urgent ZEC meeting to raise voters' roll anomalies
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has written to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) seeking audience with the poll management authority so as to point out some "serious irregularitie...Published: 29 May 2023 at 19:32hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
ZEC under fire over voters roll
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has come under intense scrutiny after registered voters and the opposition identified several anomalies during the voters roll inspection exercise which started...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Law society suspends lawyer Doreen Vundhla-Phulu
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has suspended Doreen Vundhla-Phulu's licence and placed under curatorship her law firm Vundhla-Phulu and Partners pending investigations following allegations of her ...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 15:28hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
MP's lawyer wife up for fraud
A PROMINENT Bulawayo lawyer, Doreen Vundhla-Phulu allegedly defrauded a client of US$26 000 in a botched residential stand deal.Vundhla (41) of Burnside suburb in Bulawayo and wife to Citizens...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
POLICE WARNING: Private security firms potential criminals
POLICE have warned Bulawayo residents against hiring private security companies to patrol in their suburbs as that could expose them to criminals.The officer Commanding Bulawayo Province Commi...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 23:08hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Mpopoma's famous personalities
BULAWAYO city, just like other towns and cities in Zimbabwe, had residential areas allocated according to race before Independence. Europeans, Africans, referred to at that time as "natives," Indians ...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council in key roads upgrade
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is set to rehabilitate 14 key roads and the programme starts with immediate effect after Government recently released funds for road works that will be done until mid-D...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Qoki Zindlovukazi constructs 200 townhouses
QOKI Zindlovukazi is building more than 200 townhouses in Bulawayo that will accommodate its founders, who are diaspora-based Zimbabwean women, once they retire from their jobs overseas.The co...Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:39hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Gated communities give Bulawayo new face
FORGET about buying a housing stand, townhouses are the in-thing particularly for property developers building homes in Bulawayo's eastern suburbs.Modern classic standardised houses are being ...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo family, BCC in joint road rehab project
THE late Vice President Joshua Nkomo's family, through its Anzac company, has teamed up with the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to complete Whitestone and Mqabuko Heights roads and drainage in Burnside....Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
48-hour water cuts in Bulawayo after mainline pipe burst
A MAJOR water pipeline burst in Esigodini has forced Bulawayo City Council to announce an emergency week-long 48-hour water shedding regime starting today, affecting all suburbs and surrounding areas ...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teenager signs first professional contract with Newcastle United
England-born Zimbabwean teenage striker Michael Ndiweni and seven other teenagers have put pen to paper on their first professional contracts with Newcastle United.Michael Ndiweni, Jamie Miley...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 18:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Prominent Bulawayo cattleman Mbokodo dies
PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman and owner of Mbokodo Abattoirs, Mr Noel Eric York, has died.He was 72.Mr York, who was popularly known as "Mbokodo", died on Sunday evening at his home i...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:20hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Wifey tug on privates blacks out hubby
A man from Bulawayo apparently feared that he may never be able to use his sexual organ again after his ex-wife allegedly clasped and squeezed it together with his testicles so hard that he struggled ...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:21hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo, Matabeleland in 7-hour blackout
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (Zetdc) Western region yesterday disrupted electricity supplies to some parts of Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and South affecting operati...Published: 04 May 2022 at 20:34hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo ordered to name street after Uhuru Kunyatta
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has ordered the Bulawayo City council to rename one of the city's major roads after Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta.Kenyatta is set to visit Zimbabwe's...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 20:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Female engineer from rural Tsholotsho
WOMEN operating in male-dominated industries face the challenge of having to go an extra mile to gain trust from clients, a Bulawayo-based engineer has said.Novuyo Hlabangana is a 27-year-old ...Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 06:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes daughter (15) at knife-point, threatens not to pay school fees
A Man from Burnside Suburb appeared before Bulawayo Magistrates Court facing allegations of raping his15-year-old daughter at knife-point after threatening to stop paying her school fees.The m...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 10:33hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Pipe leak leaves parts of Bulawayo dry
SOME areas of Bulawayo are likely to go for over two weeks without water after a pipeline to the booster pump that supplies water to some suburbs developed a leak since March 1."The City of Bu...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
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