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BCC in ambitious 2034 housing plan
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has revealed an ambitious plan to construct 500,000 housing units by 2034 as part of a broader 15-year master plan aimed at addressing the city's severe housing backlog...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 06:26hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt launches major housing project in Matabeleland North
In a significant step toward its goal of providing affordable housing for all citizens, the Zimbabwean government has launched a new housing project in Emthunzini Township, Matabeleland North Province...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:05hrs | 5905 | by Staff reporter
Egodini finally re-opens
BULAWAYO'S Egodini Terminus finally opened its gates yesterday following the completion of the upgrade works on the taxi rank under Phase One of the multi-million-dollar construction project that shou...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
8-year wait over as Egodini finally reopens
EGODINI Bus Terminus will tomorrow reopen ending an eight-year closure for its rehabilitation after the South Africa-based contractor, Terracotta Trading Private Limited, completed the first phase of ...Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 17:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man stabbed to death at in-laws over spilt masese
A MAN from Bulawayo's Emthunzini suburb died at his in-laws' house after he was thrashed with an electric cable before he was allegedly stabbed in the neck with an Okapi knife.The incident was...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 04:51hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Teenager kills man over girlfriend
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on allegations of fatally stabbing a man following a misunderstanding over a girlfriend at a house in Ruwa on Monday, while a 63-year-old woman was arrested for kil...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's thriving car breaking industry
When you think of industries that offer opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship, the car breaking industry is probably not the first one that comes to mind.However, in Bulawayo, Zimb...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 06:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to incorporate neighbouring areas
THE Bulawayo City Council is set to take advantage of the ongoing delimitation exercise to finalise boundary changes that will see the city incorporating areas that fall under Umguza Rural District Co...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shortage of PPE hits Ekuphumuleni
AN acute shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) and adult diapers has hit Ekuphumuleni Old People's Home in Bulawayo amid reports that inmates are being neglected by their families.Ek...Published: 23 Dec 2021 at 05:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Police officer murdered
A POLICE officer died after he was allegedly attacked resulting in a deep cut on the back of the head and bruises in the mouth, in the early hours of yesterday in Pumula South, Bulawayo.Sunday...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:14hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Furore over Umguza suburbs
The Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) says allowing Umguza Rural District Council to create suburbs in areas earmarked for the city's extension will stifle its growth.BPRA chai...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:54hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Two homes burn in love triangle bust-up
A MAN from Emthunzini suburb in Bulawayo assaulted his wife with fists and a rope accusing her of having an affair with their neighbour before he later set his and his alleged love rival homes ablaze....Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 07:01hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
LP Gas shortage hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO is facing a shortage of Liquid Petroleum (LP) Gas which has seen the commodity's price going up in the few centres where it is being sold. Sources said the shortage is partly due to d...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Council spurns Mnangagwa wife project
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has backtracked on its pledge to support First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa in the conversion of Chambuta Refugee Camp into a rehabilitation facility for street kids.Gov...Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zupco conductor gang-raped, robbed
A ZUPCO bus conductor was gang-raped and robbed of her belongings while on her way to work in the wee hours of Tuesday morning in Bulawayo. The 23-year-old woman was waylaid by four perpetrato...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 14:50hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Card cloner faces arrest
James Malolo (56) from Emthunzini was arrested on Wednesday for shopping sprees using cloned bank cards.He was found with 78 active Zim...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 13:18hrs | | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Rape cases worry police
POLICE in Bulawayo have expressed worry at the increase in cases of rape which are mostly perpetrated by relatives.According to Bulawayo police spokesperson, Inspector Abednico Ncube, a week h...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 05:52hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'Thief' beaten to death
SEVEN men from Pumula South in Bulawayo have been arrested for heavily assaulting a suspected thief they caught at a house in the suburb, leading to his death in a cell at Pumula Police Station on the...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
7 arrested for fatally assaulting suspected burglar
SEVEN men from Pumula South in Bulawayo have been arrested for heavily assaulting a suspected thief they caught at a house in the suburb leading to his death in a cell at Pumula Police Station on the ...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 16:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's spokesperson warns people from Nkukumane
Zimbabwe's government spokesman Nick Mangwana on Tuesday said the effects of Cyclone Chalane are expected to be experienced in Bulawayo from around 2200hrs tonight.Sais Mangwana, "EFFECTS of #...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 17:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga wary of Covid-19 second wave threat
VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday warned of the possibility of the country being hit by a second wave of Covid-19, saying ignorance, denial and wishful thinking could lead to more death...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC rejects Mrs Mnangagwa donation request
BULAWAYO City Council has expressed reservations over expending resources to a project spearheaded by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa to transform a refugee centre at Chambuta in Chiredzi into a rehabil...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council buys farms to set up new suburbs
THE Bulawayo City Council is in the process of buying farms on the outskirts of the city to expand the boundaries and meet the accommodation needs of the growing population.The move, Sunday Ne...Published: 01 Nov 2020 at 08:22hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa leads Clean-Up from Parirenyatwa Hospital
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa today heads to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare for the national monthly clean-up exercise as Government intensifies efforts to build sustainable environment management an...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 22:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa donates to Bulawayo hospitals
FIRST Lady Mrs Auxillia Mnangagwa yesterday took hospital authorities by surprise as they were anticipating that she would be coming for a clean-up campaign but instead donated goods worth thousands o...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:02hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
PHOTOS: Primary school robbers send Bulawayo police on high speed chase
POLICE in Bulawayo were on Tuesday involved in a high speed chase with burglars who raided Elitsheni Primary School in Inyathi, Matabeleland North, getting away with $650 and a safe box.A poli...Published: 19 May 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
4 die in 'murder & poisoning'
A 38-YEAR-OLD man from Emthunzini suburb in Bulawayo died in his sleep following a beer drinking spree after going to bed having said he had been involved in a fight while three family members died an...Published: 02 Mar 2018 at 05:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
BCC launches 2nd phase of Rapid Results Initiative
Bulawayo City Council has launched its second 100 days of the Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) with the servicing of stands, rehabilitation of roads and the commencement of the Egodini Mall project bein...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man 'murdered, dumped' in pond
A YOUNG man from eMthunzini, uMguza, who went missing on Friday, was found dead in a sewage pond on Sunday in an incident suspected to be a murder case.The deceased, Nkululeko Sibanda, is surv...Published: 30 Jan 2018 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Trouble after Shebeen queen snatches neighbour's hubby
FOR two days Senzeni Munsaka had sleepless nights, worried about her husband's whereabouts not knowing he was locked up at a house just a stone throw away.While she was in a dilemma, her child...Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 15:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Strong winds, hail storm wreak havoc in parts of Bulawayo
Strong winds and hail storm yesterday night left a trail of destruction at Emthunzini suburbs close to Pumula South in Bulawayo. Civil protection unity and the Bulawayo city council are ...Published: 16 Nov 2017 at 10:36hrs | | by Kingstone Jambawo
Married dad breaks into house to rape
A 28-YEAR-OLD married father of one from Bulawayo was yesterday slapped with a 25-year jail term for breaking into a house and raping a woman.Simiso Mathuthu told regional magistrate Mr Chrisp...Published: 19 Sep 2017 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
New suburb for Bulawayo
BULAWAYO City Council and Umguza Rural District Council yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate the development of a new residential area at Rangemore.Addressing sta...Published: 22 Aug 2017 at 07:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
BCC, Umguza end Rangemore row
THE Bulawayo City Council and Umguza Rural District Council (URDC) have signed a memorandum of understating (MoU) to work together in the development of the Rangemore area under which Mbundane and Emt...Published: 22 Aug 2017 at 06:57hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Zanu PF youth continue to pile pressure on provincial executive and Minister Sandi Moyo
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Bulawayo man to be extradited to SA for murder
A MAN from Bulawayo who was part of a 12-men armed gang which allegedly raped two women and drowned their husbands in a South African dam has been arrested.Nkululeko Ronald Dube (27) of Em...Published: 16 Nov 2016 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC agrees to provide Mbundane with water
THE Bulawayo City Council has agreed to a $2,1 million project to connect water and sewer services to suburbs on the outskirts of the city that fall under Umguza Rural District Council. Suburb...Published: 09 Aug 2016 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Nqobile Tshili
Emthunzini winners of 2016 Benjani Rural and Orphanage tournament
Emthunzini orphanage home are the winners of Benjani 2016 Rural and orphanage homes teams tournament after beating Filabusi 1-0 on FinalTop goal scorer Mduduzi Moyo of Emthunzi Home, Goalkeepe...Published: 08 Aug 2016 at 23:10hrs | | by Kevin Ngwenya
Boundary war between BCC and Umguza escalates
THE Bulawayo City Council has informed the Government that it has annexed areas which were under the Umguza Rural District Council to expand its boundaries heightening tensions between the two local a...Published: 06 Mar 2016 at 06:58hrs | 4 | by Vusumuzi Dube
Bulawayo squatter camps to be turned into suburbs
AS the Bulawayo City Council continues to struggle to further expand the city to cater for a growing population, it has since taken the unprecedented move of formalising six squatter camps and two inf...Published: 25 Oct 2015 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man bashes brother-in-law
A BULAWAYO man allegedly received a thorough beating from his brother-in-law last week after he arrived at his in-law's house to ask for a 20 litre bucket from his wife who had left their matrimonial ...Published: 11 Nov 2014 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman gangs up with brother to 'discipline' hubby
A DARING woman allegedly locked her husband up in a room before inviting her brother to come and beating him up.The State alleges that Msainwa Ncube had a misunderstanding with his wife No...Published: 08 Oct 2014 at 08:37hrs | | by Court reporter
Bulawayo, Umguza in boundary wars
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and Umguza Rural District Council are deadlocked in metropolitan boundary wars, a situation that has left some rate paying residents in a quandary as they cannot access wat...Published: 14 Jun 2014 at 14:44hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Hawkflight Construction invests $2m in equipment
ONE of the country's leading land and property developers, Hawkflight Construction invested about $2 million last year in the acquisition of state-of-the-art machinery as it forges ahead in consolidat...Published: 09 Mar 2014 at 08:34hrs | 1 | by Dumisani Nsingo
Disabled children stranded as Children's Home closes
AT least 40 children living with disabilities are stranded in Bulawayo following the closure of Emthunzini Wethemba Children's Home which offered day care services to them. Management at the Z...Published: 02 Nov 2013 at 03:43hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Govt should provide adequate funds to take care of the elderly - Mathema
Bulawayo Governor Cain Mathema said yesterday said FINANCE Minister Tendai Biti must provide adequate funding to the social services sector to take care of the elderly and other less privileged mem...Published: 09 Jun 2012 at 04:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
This and that with Maluphosa: Born In The Village!
Christmas time always reminds me of a play I witnessed at one Secondary School a few years ago. Apparently there had been a few students who had come back from town to learn e-makhaya because of...Published: 11 Dec 2011 at 06:10hrs | 1 | by Clerk Ndlovu
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