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Tendy Three not losing sleep over a 5-day parking boycott call
BULAWAYO city's parking management company, Tendy Three Investments (Pvt) Ltd has said it is not losing sleep over a five-day parking boycott call by the Bulawayo Business Development Association (BBD...Published: 08 Jun 2023 at 09:41hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo cholera patient discharged from hospital
A nineteen-year-old high school learner in Bulawayo who tested positive for Cholera has been treated and discharged from hospital while contact tracing is ongoing.The learner who became the ci...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 17:04hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Luveve Road to close for 10 hours
THE Bulawayo City Council has announced a 10-hour night road closure of Luveve Road from Waverley Street to Ngcebetsha Road/Nguboyenja Road commencing on Wednesday June 7, at 8.30PM and ending on Thur...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 16:06hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo Day must be celebrated'
Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Judith Ncube has said Bulawayo Day must be celebrated as it recognises the city's heritage and cultural diversity which should be used to promote so...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:41hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
BCC clarifies Roadworks notice
The Bulawayo City Council has said while noble, the efforts by the public to patch and repair roads, such should be done above board and involve the local authority.This seems to be a major cl...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:45hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
BCC warns people embarking on road repairs without seeking permission
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has warned that people who carry out road repairs without seeking permission from the council risk being jailed or fined as it is an offence under the city's by-laws....Published: 26 May 2023 at 17:52hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo faces 2-day citywide water cuts
BULAWAYO will endure citywide two-day water cuts from 6AM to 4PM starting today as the local authority installs protective relays for its electric transformers with only the city centre and industrial...Published: 24 May 2023 at 17:11hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
BCC cancels Makokoba redevelopment tender
THE redevelopment of Bulawayo's oldest suburb, Makokoba, into a modern high-rise residential area could be off the rails after Bulawayo City Council cancelled a tender that sought to engage a consulta...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:38hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo receives machine to clear sewer blockages
Welthungerhilfe (WHH), in collaboration with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), has donated a jetting machine to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) as part of the city's efforts to im...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:46hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Several activities lined up for Bulawayo Day
A number of events have been planned in the city as Bulawayo commemorates the day it became a town in 1894 on June 1, to allow residents to engage and participate meaningfully in the city's cultural l...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:46hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Free eye treatment for Makokoba residents
Residents from Makokoba suburb with various ocular ailments had their eyesight restored free of charge during an eye camp organised by Zanu-PF National Assembly representative for Bulawayo South Raj M...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:03hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
City of Bulawayo seeks to recruit 50 nurses
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC), which has been grappling with resignations of nurses, wants to recruit 50 of them and has flighted an advert inviting applications.Like many other public healt...Published: 09 May 2023 at 19:18hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
'Gwayi-Shangani Dam to hold water by June'
THE Gwayi-Shangani Dam should start holding water next month if at all it rains by that time, a senior government official has said.In an interview last week, Matabeleland North Provincial Aff...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:16hrs | 2265 | by Staff reporter
BCC reveals BF's capacity
AS debate surrounding the carrying capacity of the country's soccer stadia continues, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has revealed that the city's largest stadium, Barbourfields carries just under 23 ...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:46hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
'Violent foreign vendors have invaded city of Bulawayo'
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has claimed that vendors operating along Fife Street are from outside the city amid escalating fights between the vendors and the municipality police.According to c...Published: 24 Apr 2023 at 07:51hrs | 1406 | by Staff reporter
Granny loses house to church
THE United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA)'s branch in Bulawayo's Nkulumane suburb is at the centre of a fraud storm amid allegations that they duped one of their elderly congregants ...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:46hrs | 1084 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firms shed 32 000 jobs
THE number of workers in the Bulawayo industrial area have massively declined from 40 112 that were employed in 1989 to 8 000 employed now, a 2022 survey by the local authority has revealed.It...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 17:57hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube set to retain post after election
Zimbabwean Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube secured the ruling party's endorsement to stand as a lawmaker in upcoming elections, a possible precursor to his reappointment in the next administration....Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:47hrs | 1849 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani project yet to reach the second and third phases
LAWMAKERS have taken Treasury to task over delays in updating Parliament on the progress of the Gwayi-Shangani water project after it emerged that there has been little construction activity despite t...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 20:09hrs | 1496 | by Staff reporter
BCC mourns Alderman Ncube
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has mourned the passing on of Alderman Ephraim Ncube who died on Wednesday last week after a short illness.In a statement yesterday, mayor Solomoin Mguni said: "Ald...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 19:40hrs | 809 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo solar tile producer eyes Sadc market
A BULAWAYO entrepreneur who produces solar roof tiles and kitchen countertops from plastic waste is eager to penetrate the Southern regional market and help promote intra-regional trade.Solar ...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:15hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo diarrhoea cases decrease
BULAWAYO recorded a decrease in diarrhoea cases despite a worsening water crisis which has seen some residents enduring more than a week with dry taps.Due to the erratic power supply, Bulawayo...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:42hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Power Station ownership debate tomorrow
BULAWAYO Power Station ownership comes under the spotlight tomorrow (Friday) as the local authority convenes a public consultative stakeholders meeting over the matter.The meeting is set for S...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 19:56hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents camp at boreholes as week-long water crisis bites
Bulawayo City Council yesterday opened taps temporarily for about four hours after disconnecting supplies citywide last Thursday and blamed power cuts for the prevailing prolonged water cuts. ...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:16hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
'Certain people who brought their culture to Bulawayo have turned our street into a Mbare'
Fifth Avenue in Bulawayo has become a hub of illegal activities and city fathers have vowed to continue with their operation to rid the area of illegal traders.This comes after clashes between...Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 20:35hrs | 1469 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's cyber city: Urban utopia or surveillance menace?
In a fertile stretch of fields and farms dubbed New Harare, Zimbabwe is building a high-tech "cyber city" a world away from the traffic-clogged streets and overcrowded slums of the country's nearby ca...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 16:27hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
BCC officers, vendors hurt in dawn market raid
BULAWAYO City Council fired rubber bullets and used a fire engine to spray vendors with water after launching an operation to clear 5th Avenue of illegal activities in the early hours of yesterday, a ...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:03hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
BCC embarks on water disconnection blitz
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is carrying out a water disconnection blitz in all suburbs over unpaid rates amounting to $30 billion.The local authority says it is struggling to meet its financia...Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:18hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Council reveals eGodini Mall relocation strategy
The City of Bulawayo has issued a circular informing informal traders and the generality of the public on the steps that shall be taken to relocate informal vendors to the botched eGodini Mall sit...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 18:33hrs | 1691 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo pursues Municipal Bank dream
THE Bulawayo City Council has renewed its interest in establishing a Municipal Bank by broadening its scope in harnessing more insights from knowledgeable players towards setting up the finance instit...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 06:48hrs | 471 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabweans danced when Mugabe fell, now life is worse than ever
For Jasmine Toffa, the hardest moment of her life was not being beaten black and blue by regime thugs. It came when the Zimbabwean MP appeared in parliament after surgery, broken hands in plaster, and...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:15hrs | 1834 | by Christina Lamb for The Sunday Times (UK)
Zinara blasts councils over shoddy jobs
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has condemned local authorities over poor quality workmanship on some road rehabilitation projects across the country, and red-flagged overcommitting...Published: 23 Jan 2023 at 05:45hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's street 'shops' flood city by night
FILLED to the brim with groceries ranging from foodstuffs, toiletry to skin care products, a pushcart — commonly known as iScania in the streets of Bulawayo — is strategically positioned at a busy...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:23hrs | 756 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF commandeers supporters to register en masse
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has reportedly been mobilising its supporters to get registered to vote in Harare and Bulawayo, with hundreds turning up daily at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) regis...Published: 19 Jan 2023 at 07:33hrs | 1633 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo suspends health services director over CBD garbage
Bulawayo's health services director Dr Edwin Sibanda has been suspended for alleged incompetence over uncollected garbage in the city centre and deteriorating environmental standards.The decis...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:56hrs | 630 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe looks to public to provide solar power amid energy crisis
BULAWAYO: As lingering droughts hit southern Africa's hydropower dams, Zimbabwe faces growing electricity shortages – but connecting individuals and businesses that have installed private solar pane...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:51hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
BCC starts repairing Luveve Road
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has started rehabilitating some sections of Luveve Road that are now impassable due to potholes that have been worsened by the rains.The local authourity needs US$9...Published: 12 Jan 2023 at 07:35hrs | 953 | by Staff Reporter
City of Bulawayo to get rid of all informal traders in the CBD
The City of Bulawayo has advised all stakeholders that it will be conducting an exercise to rid the City of all informal traders in the Central Business District (CBD) with effect from Wednesday, 11. ...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 16:03hrs | 1685 | by Staff reporter
BCC embarks on Luveve road rehab
The flow of traffic along Luveve road in Bulawayo will be disrupted for the next three months as the local authority embarks on major rehabilitation works.The rehabilitation works will target ...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 15:34hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF aligned vendors in showdown with Bulawayo Council
A showdown between Bulawayo City Council and Zanu-PF aligned vendors is looming following the former‘s decision to get rid of all informal traders in the Central Business District (CBD)....Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:36hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo City owed $31 billion' Mayor says
Bulawayo Mayor, Solomon Mguni has announced that the City of Bulawayo is being owed dentitled to ZW$31 Billion which unfortunately lies in the hands of the City's debtors.In his end of year re...Published: 04 Jan 2023 at 07:38hrs | 1351 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Thursday water supply schedule for Bulawayo announced
The cash strapped City of Bulawayo municipality has announced the Provisional Water Supply Restoration Strategy for Thursday, 29 December 2022.The Council has been doing daily announcements of...Published: 29 Dec 2022 at 09:11hrs | 1071 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Wednesday water supply schedule for Bulawayo
The City of Bulawayo has released the water supply schedule for Wednesday 28 December 2022. The City introduced a water-shedding schedule in order to address a critical water shortage in the k...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 10:18hrs | 1661 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Does the current water shedding mean a broken system in the BCC?
This year so far has not only been struck by the long hours of load shedding but water is being cut constantly with people having to go at least 72 hours ...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 07:03hrs | 975 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
260,000 people on Zimbabwe's land waiting list
An estimated 260 000 people are on the waiting list for land with 10 000 in the diaspora, government said yesterday as it announced plans to speed up the allocation of land to the landless.Add...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:40hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
Nkulumane market takes shape
A MASSIVE market place in Bulawayo, which will help decongest the city centre and redefine fruit and vegetable trading is taking shape in Nkulumane suburb.The fruit and vegetable produce distr...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:30hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo suburbs go for 7 days without water
BULAWAYO has been hit by a serious water crisis with most suburbs going for more than a week without running water amid fears of a disease outbreak.The water crisis has also led to residents t...Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 18:37hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Water infrastructure vandalism worries Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has expressed serious concern over rampant vandalism of key infrastructure at Epping Forest and Rochester Aquifer in Nyamandlovu, a development which continues to negatively affect...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:06hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
New by-law for Bulawayo crafted
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has crafted a new by-law that bans free advertising on the city's public spaces with offenders facing three months imprisonment or a fine.However, according to ...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:06hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
New water treatment plant for Bulawayo to draw supplies from Lake Gwayi-Shangani
GOVERNMENT is inviting tenders for the construction of a new water treatment plant in Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb which is one of the key components of the Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project meant ...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
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