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100 illegal gold panners arrested in Esigodini, Umzingwane
A recent joint operation by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and the police has led to the arrest of 100 illegal gold panners in the Umzingwane catchment area, which supplies much of the city’s water...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:36hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Over US$2 000 collected as BCC, police raid gold panners
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has reported that it collected over US$2,000 in fines for environmental violations across its jurisdiction and water catchment areas, according to its latest minutes addres...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
8 hour blackout in Bulawayo's eastern suburbs
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has announced a scheduled power outage for certain eastern suburbs in Bulawayo on Tuesday.According to a statement issued...Published: 28 May 2024 at 09:49hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners invade Bulawayo suburbs
GOLD panners have invaded Bulawayo causing environmental degradation in two of its suburbs, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has said.The illegal gold panners have caused environmental degradat...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 11:33hrs | 1 | 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 | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council pounces on gold panners
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has declared war on gold panners in Esgodini, collecting US$2 000 in fines in the process.According to latest council minutes on the Parks Section monthly report, a...Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:33hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council pursues US$ residential stand deal
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is pursuing its controversial programme to presale housing stands in foreign currency despite opposition from residents, latest council minutes indicate.The council...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mahatshula East suburb takes shape
DRIVING along the bustling Bulawayo-Harare Highway, one cannot help but notice the reddish-brown dust emanating a few metres away from the road just after Mahatshula suburb.So heavy is the nat...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC unveils US$158m budget
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday unveiled its US$157,99 million revenue budget and is proposing to set aside US$106 million to fund key infrastructural development projects that include construct...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
200 000 graves cemetery for Bulawayo
BULAWAYO is set to have a 200 000-capacity cemetery which is expected to address the burial space shortage which has been haunting the city in recent years.The project is being implemented as ...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
The death and burial of King Mzilikazi
KING Mzilikazi reigned until his death in September 1868.. At the time of his death he was estimated to be in his late 70s or early 80s. His death followed that of his senior and closest wife Queen Lo...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:55hrs | | by Mzala Tom
More stands to be developed in Bulawayo
MORE than 1 600 housing stands are set to be developed in Bulawayo as the city ups its housing development strategy in a bid to reduce the housing backlog. The housing backlog in the city, whi...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:12hrs | 1 | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo avails 5 000 stands, another 5 000 in Masterplan
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has availed more than 5 000 residential stands in various suburbs with another 5 000 outlined in its master plan as part of efforts to clear the city's housing backlog,...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:35hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
116-year old Inyathi Mission still exudes medieval charm
WITH walls of red-coloured rustic clay face bricks, the medieval 116-year-old Inyathi Mission, the country’s oldest Christian mission station and first to offer education to blacks in Zimbabwe still...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 08:31hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
116-year Inyathi Mission still looks charming
WITH walls of red-coloured rustic clay face bricks, the medieval 116-year-old Inyathi Mission, the country's oldest Christian mission station and first to offer education to blacks in Zimbabwe still l...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 06:49hrs | 16 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo Council names streets after departed eminent leaders
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has named some streets in the city's new suburbs for easy identification of properties.The street names were given in line with the council resolution of 1990....Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC ropes in private players on roads
LACK of plant and equipment has forced the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to contract private companies to re-gravel city roads.The local authority has only one functional grader and was in sixes...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water crisis forces pupils to cut short lessons
BULAWAYO's water crisis has worsened forcing some schools to dismiss learners early as part of contingency measures in light of a looming health disaster. There are also reports that public schools in...Published: 19 Nov 2021 at 06:23hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter
City Council struggles to pump water to Bulawayo residents
BULAWAYO residents are set to endure a three-day weekly water shedding exercise as the local authority struggles to pump water to the city due to alleged power outages. On the other hand, Zimb...Published: 18 Nov 2021 at 07:35hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter
48-hour water shedding for Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo City Council has introduced a two-day water shedding schedule for the entire city as power cuts continue to affect its water works.In a statement, the city's Town Clerk, Mr Christ...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 05:40hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
BCC road rehabilitation programme behind schedule
BULAWAYO City Council's (BCC) road re-gravelling programme is behind schedule by two months due to constant breakdown of its ageing plant machinery, a council report on on-going roadworks in the city ...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners invade several Bulawayo suburbs
GOLD panners have invaded several suburbs in Bulawayo causing environmental degradation and raising security concerns.Some of the suburbs affected by these illegal gold miners include Mahatshu...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Breakdowns stall Bulawayo stands development
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) claims that development of new residential stands has been hampered by constant breakdown of its plant and machinery, with graders hardly working beyond two consecutive day...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt to intervene in Bulawayo housing stands saga
THE Government will this week meet Bulawayo City Council officials, private developers and aggrieved residents over growing cases of housing stands abandoned by private developers despite residents ha...Published: 27 Jun 2021 at 11:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Over 7 000 stands for Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo City Council is set to avail more than 7 000 stands as the local authority steps up efforts to ease accommodation woes in the city.This comes at a time the local authority is work...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 07:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers accused of gold panning in Bulawayo
ILLEGAL mining activities that are likely to disturb the urban environment are taking place in a bushy area in Emhlangeni near Mzilikazi Barracks, commonly known as Brady Barracks along the Harare-Bul...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
'MDC-T's Phugeni raped my daughter'
THE mother of a minor, who was allegedly raped by suspended MDC-T spokesperson Khaliphani Phugeni on Monday denied claims that she wanted to "politically soil" his image after he was nominated for Sen...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:24hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Phugeni trial in false start
THE trial of former MDC-T national spokesperson Khaliphani Phugeni who faces rape charges failed to start last Wednesday and was postponed to today.Phugeni (44) appeared before Western Commona...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 06:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khupe spokesperson steps down over rape allegations
THE spokesperson for MDC leader Thokozani Khupe, Khaliphani Phugeni has stepped down from his position following allegations of raping an unnamed woman in Bulawayo.Last week, Phugeni, 44, who ...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 16:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khupe MDC-T spokesperson up for rape
THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T national spokesperson Khaliphani Phugeni has appeared in court facing a rape charge.Phugeni (44) denied the charge of contravening section 65 of the Criminal Law,...Published: 11 Nov 2020 at 13:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Entumbane, Nkulumane lead in Covid-19 deaths
DISTRIBUTION of Covid-19 cases among the 25 most affected suburbs in Bulawayo shows that the virus is most prevalent in western suburbs but the city centre remains the hardest hit. The country has 264...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cross-border car theft syndicate arrested
THREE men and a woman from Bulawayo suspected to be linked to what could be an organised cross-border car theft syndicate have been arrested for stealing a top-of-range vehicle in South Africa....Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council to repossess stands
THE Bulawayo City Council has resolved to repossess 10 stands from individuals and companies while 15 home seekers who benefited from the Bulawayo City Council's Emhlangeni stands pre-sale scheme risk...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council to stop collecting garbage
The Bulawayo City has advised residents that there will be an interruption in refuse removal service in Mahatshula, Woodville, Killarney, Emhlangeni and parts of the CBD due to fuel shortages....Published: 24 May 2019 at 22:27hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo council crafts toilets policy
THE Bulawayo City Council is crafting a policy to deal with residents who construct or occupy houses and churches without ablution services. This comes at a time councillors have raised ...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Private developers cost council millions
PRIVATE land developers in the city have cost the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) over $8,5 million in unfinished projects which has seen the local authority now engaging property owners to fund the compl...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
City of Bulawayo releases stands in Emhlangeni and Pumula
502 EMHLANGENI AND 213 PUMULA SOUTH RESIDENTIAL STANDS FOR SALE.Invitations are hereby called for prospective beneficiaries with the capacity to purchase an...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 18:34hrs | | by CityofBulawayo
Taxi driver 'killer' up for another murder
A SUSPECTED serial killer and robber from Gweru who is already on remand for allegedly murdering shop owner and a Bulawayo taxi driver, yesterday appeared in court facing charges of murdering another ...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Serial 'killer, robber' in court
A SUSPECTED serial killer and robber from Gweru who teamed up with two accomplices and allegedly murdered a taxi driver in Bulawayo and a shop-owner in Inyathi before stealing their property worth mor...Published: 18 May 2018 at 07:20hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter
Cop assaulted over 'prostitute'
THREE Bulawayo residents appeared in court last week, facing attempted murder charges after assaulting a police officer they found with a woman whom they labelled a prostitute.This was heard b...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC commissions fully-serviced residential stands
Bulawayo City Council yesterday commissioned 490 residential stands in Magwegwe North suburb with more expected to be availed later this year as part of the local authority's rapid results approach....Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Passersby harvest money at accident scene
MONEY does not grow on trees but can certainly be picked up from the scene of a cash-loaded-car accident scene.The driver of a vehicle that was loaded with cash learnt it the hard way that mon...Published: 04 Aug 2017 at 09:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council avails 5,000 housing stands
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has availed more than 5 000 housing stands in the city as they push towards addressing the ever ballooning housing backlog, a senior council official has said.T...Published: 27 Jun 2017 at 17:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Emhlangeni suburb development to be affected by tender issues
THE Government has instructed all local authorities to ensure that all works within their jurisdiction be it infrastructural development, service delivery, Private Public Partnerships and joint ventur...Published: 10 Jul 2016 at 09:28hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
Boy (8) suffering from Osteromalitis seeks help
Parents of an 8-year-old boy suffering from Osteromalitis (a bone infection) are appealing for financial assistance to have him treated.The illness has stopped Loyiso Ndlovu for attending scho...Published: 14 Apr 2016 at 14:58hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
AAG want Bulawayo council dissolved
THE Affirmative Action Group (AAG) on Friday filed a Constitutional Court application seeking an order compelling the Minister of Local Government, Urban and Rural Development, Saviour Kasukuwere, to ...Published: 30 Aug 2015 at 09:57hrs | | by Richard Muponde
BCC faces possible dissolution
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) faces possible dissolution after the Affirmative Action Group (AAG) filed an urgent Chamber application with the High Court for Government to suspend all councillors and ap...Published: 02 Aug 2015 at 10:06hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
Tender scam rocks Bulawayo council
PROCUREMENT contracts with a combined value of about $8,7 million were re-tendered or extended after winning companies either disappeared or failed to complete works, a massive tender scandal that has...Published: 12 Jul 2015 at 09:36hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube and Lungile Tshuma
Councils abandon housing lists, now selling stands at a first come first serve basis
Councils have reportedly done away with housing waiting lists and are now selling stands on a first-come-first-serve basis, a move that has been heavily criticised by both the Government and residents...Published: 12 Apr 2015 at 09:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
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