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Bulawayo councillors push for stricter enforcement of bylaws
Bulawayo councillors are calling for tighter enforcement of health regulations to curb the growing number of unhygienic food outlets operating in the city.Ward 28 Councillor Ntandoyenkosi Ndlo...Published: 6 hrs ago | 143 | by Staff reporter
Coltart courts police to enforce city laws
Bulawayo Mayor, David Coltart, has called on law enforcement agencies in the city to step up efforts in enforcing local bylaws, particularly concerning the illegal operations of pirate taxis in undesi...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:45hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
BCC to punish companies discharging acid effluent in sewer system
Bulawayo City Council has been. Asked to consider punishing companies that discharge non complying effluent into the sewer system.Ward ...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 07:24hrs | 66 | by Stephen Jakes
Harare City Council fails to justify mushrooming fuel stations
The Harare City Council is facing mounting scrutiny over its failure to justify the rapid increase in fuel stations across the capital, raising suspicions of corruption and questionable activities wit...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:11hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Scathing indictment of Harare City Council's corruption and mismanagement
The Harare City Council (HCC) has been exposed as nothing short of a cesspool of corruption, gross mismanagement, and unchecked incompetence since 2017, according to a damning Commission of Inquiry le...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 19:34hrs | 360 | by Dereck Goto
A city at risk of collapsing: The cost of the search for gold in Zimbabwe
DOROTHY Moyo says a prayer every time she walks, runs, or drives around her neighbourhood in central Zimbabwe - afraid that the earth will give away from beneath her feet, dragging her underground....Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:21hrs | 1883 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo blames Apostolic churches for erratic rainfall patterns
WHILE changes in climate patterns are blamed for altering local weather patterns and potentially contributing to changes in rainfall across the country, a revelation about what specifically affects ra...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:44hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council worried about mushrooming shrines
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is increasingly concerned about the rise of apostolic sects conducting open-air worship in bushes, prompting a blitz to remove these illegal shrines. The Mthwakazi Repu...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 07:19hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Harare building collapse victim named
A woman killed during the collapse of part of a building in Harare on Saturday has been named as Yolanda Hodzi of Norton.Hodzi and dozens of people had taken cover from rain on the sidewalk of...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 11:20hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council to acquire more refuse trucks
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is exploring the acquisition of five refuse trucks as part of its solid waste management masterplan. The goal is to restore standards in the city, which was once renowned a...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 10:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZBC, ex-workers fight over apartments
THE Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has given its former employees a 90-day ultimatum to vacate some apartments they have been staying at for decades to pave way for "renovations."The ...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:15hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
TTI loses case in court against Bulawayo man
A Bulawayo resident has emerged victorious in a court case against Tendy Three Investments (TTI) parking solutions, who had clamped his vehicle without legal grounds.On July 14th, Mr. Farai Mu...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 05:46hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City council to destroy crops grown on illegal land
The Bulawayo City Council has issued a warning to residents regarding the unauthorized cultivation of crops in prohibited areas. Town Clerk Mr. Christopher Dube, in a statement, emphasized that this p...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 08:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Johannesburg mayor now understands why Mugabe banned NGOs
Despite coming under attack for conducting "illegal" raids in Johannesburg buildings during his two-day stint as acting mayor, Patriotic Alliance secretary Kenny Kunene says he would do it again becau...Published: 26 May 2023 at 16:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council pockets US$290K from parking
BULAWAYO City Council (CCC) has pocketed US$290 000 from its controversial vehicle parking system amid growing calls for its scrapping.The city's vehicle parking management system is managed b...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa reads riot act to Harare councillors in parking storm
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa on Friday ordered Harare councillors to urgently review parking penalty charges following a public outcry, ZimLive reported.Chamisa st...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Huge outcry over CCC led city vehicle clamping fine
While the outcry over Harare City Parking's fines continues to grow and a Government investigation has opened, a motorist is trying to get the High Court to rule that Harare City Council has no legal ...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe councils not disclosing all revenue streams
GOVERNMENT has unearthed a lot of irregularities in the running of local authorities, amid revelations that councils are not disclosing all of their revenue streams while their operations fail to comp...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Let us decongest Bulawayo CBD Now!
Bulawayo's ever-growing informal sector needs to be decongested to high density and some middle – low density areas. It is a fact that stakeholders need to check and explore something drastic or dis...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 12:44hrs | 3 | by Michael Mdladla Ndiweni
Bulawayo councillors want parking system contract revised
Bulawayo councillors on Wednesday hit out at the "unfair" parking system which was imposed on the city's residents, with one warning fellow councillors that they were underestimating the depth of publ...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 22:32hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate blasts lawyers
Harare magistrate Mrs Vongai Guwuriro Muchuchuti has blasted lawyers representing builder George Katsimberis for exhibiting unprofessional conduct saying they should put their house in order.T...Published: 06 May 2022 at 19:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
'OperationDudula is illegal'
THE Foundation for Human Rights (FHR) in South Africa has slammed the #OperationDudula group which has recently been conducting "clean up" operations targeting illegal foreign nationals in Soweto and ...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Startups News: Corporation vs LLC, The Latest Trends
The pandemic has been accompanied by a range of obstacles and challenges for most, if not all people, across the globe. Due to this many have lost their jobs and have had to find new or alternative fo...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 11:29hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabweans living in SA's Musina's streets finding it tough
BETWEEN the N1 and the Musina Refugee Reception office is an open space dotted with trees. One of these is a small baobab. This is home for Dickson Bwititi. He sleeps here on blankets.Bwititi,...Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 10:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Harare launches crackdown on bicycle, dog owners
HARARE City Council (HCC) has launched a crackdown on bicycle and dog owners, demanding that they buy licences in an effort to increase revenue inflows.The annual licence fees on bicycles were...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:09hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza plots blitz against illegal car parks
CHITUNGWIZA Municipality says it will conduct a joint operation with the police to rid the town of illegal car parks mushrooming in the dormitory town as well as unregistered car sales and brick-mould...Published: 01 May 2021 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cabinet approves demolition of illegal settlements
CABINET has approved the demolition of illegal structures built on wetlands and on land corruptly parcelled out by land barons throughout the country.Task teams have already been set up to ide...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Donkeys in residential areas menace grows in Bulawayo
SOME Bulawayo residents are keeping donkeys in residential areas in violation of the city's bylaws. The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is struggling to deal with donkey crews as residents have made numer...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
It is NOT illegal for City of Harare to clamp and tow away vehicles
ON November 21, 2020, The Herald newspaper published an article titled Vehicle clamping, towing illegal - Supreme Court. That article portrays, and has been understood by a wide section of the...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Jeremiah Bamu
Bulawayo to shoot stray dogs
The Bulawayo City Council will next month launch an operation to rid the city of stray dogs.The operation will run from September to November with the local authority warning dog owners that a...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 14:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Egodini mall to accommodate 1 000 vendors'
Once completed, the Egodini mall project is set to accommodate over 1 000 informal traders, a move that will ease decongestion in the central business district, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has not...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Neither a fly nor queen bee can land on Temba Mliswa's mouth
The attack of a defenseless prisoner Munyaradzi Kereke by Hon. Temba Mliswa for allegedly impregnating his wife (while in prison) is not only illegal/unethical but foolish/evil. Temba has proved himse...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 07:07hrs | | by Don Chigumba
Bulawayo Vendors Trust blast ZPCS for invading vending space in Bulawayo
The Bulawayo Vendors Trust blast has accused the Zimbabwe Prisons Services (ZPCS) invading vending spaces in Bulawayo for invading vending spaces and sell cabbages in their official prisons truc...Published: 20 Jun 2017 at 09:44hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
ZIPP chairman who failed to send son for A'Levels fired, speaks
A member of Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity (ZIPP), Richard Chakwizira has been fired from his duties as the national chairman.This follows an article published on Bulawayo24.com on April ...Published: 08 May 2017 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo Council adopts shoot to kill policy on dogs
Bulawayo City Council has resolved to enforce the shooting to kill stray dogs in the city in an effort to control the spread of diseases such as rabies.According to latest council report, the ...Published: 04 Jun 2016 at 09:37hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabweans lost their jobs after asking R10 for 5 hours overtime: Stranded and abused away from home
The total emasculation of the migrant farm worker's labour, social and economic power has been complemented into a plan stratagem which inevitably beyond any reasonable doubt, trims down the farm work...Published: 02 Jan 2016 at 11:13hrs | 3 | by Tapiwa Diamond Chadya
40 Bulawayo CBD buildings condemned
THE Bulawayo City Council has condemned 40 buildings in the city centre, issuing owners with notices to rectify the identified defects in compliance with council by-laws.BCC public relations o...Published: 13 Sep 2015 at 10:03hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
Keep Bulawayo Super City Clean march in pictures
The Mayor of Bulawayo encouraging residents to Keep Bulawayo Super City Clean during a #BSWIP walk and Golf Tournament today.Named the "City of Kings and Queens", Bulawayo has stood...Published: 08 Aug 2015 at 13:59hrs | | by Ndou Paul
D-Day for vendors
Vendors associations are sharply divided over the issue, with those aligned to Zanu-PF willing to move out while those on the opposite side are resisting the move.THE country's resolve to rid ...Published: 25 Jun 2015 at 07:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
My Zimbabwe: A Failing State?
The research and writing of Fukuyama in his Origins of Political Order is an insight. For most of us in developing countries, democracy is a dream. Democracy has been so elusive to such an extent that...Published: 04 May 2015 at 07:27hrs | 2 | by Tendai Kwari
Rabies outbreak fears hit Bulawayo
THERE has been a reported increase in the number of dogs infected with rabies in Bulawayo raising fears of a rabies outbreak in the city.This has prompted the Bulawayo City Council to issue a ...Published: 16 Feb 2015 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
15 000 houses face demolition (photos) - WhatsApp update
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number. ...Published: 11 Jul 2014 at 07:29hrs | | by Gilbert Dzikiti, DARE President
Eveline High School faces closure
Eveline Girls High School in Bulawayo is facing closure as it is operating without potable water after the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) disconnected supplies to the government institution over a $500 ...Published: 02 Apr 2014 at 12:06hrs | | by Nkosana Sibanda
'Punish the land barons'
Chitungwiza residents whose houses might be demolished after they failed to follow the proper procedures in acquiring stands have pleaded with government to punish land barons as well as find ways of ...Published: 13 Dec 2013 at 12:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hit-and-run accidents up by 50%
INCIDENTS of hit-and-run accidents in Bulawayo have increased by about 50%, from 319 cases in 2011 to 577 last year, police have said.Addressing stakeholders during a workshop organised by th...Published: 25 Feb 2013 at 04:18hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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