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Gwanda residents face water disconnections over debt
The Gwanda Municipality has intensified its water disconnection exercise across the mining town as part of efforts to recover mounting unpaid bills from residents and businesses.In an official...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 17:51hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Chinese firm 'disrupting' Gwanda water source
Residents of Gwanda have voiced growing concerns over what they describe as the excessive drawing of water from Mtshabezi River by a Chinese mining company, fearing that the river could dry up if the ...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 07:11hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda residents face water crisis amid persistent power cuts
Residents of Gwanda town are expressing deep concern over a severe water shortage exacerbated by ongoing power cuts affecting the entire nation. The situation has become critical, with many going with...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:47hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Passport seekers besiege Bulawayo, Gwanda offices
HUNDREDS of people are visiting the Bulawayo and Gwanda Civil Registry Offices to apply for passports saying they wish to leave the country after losing hope in Zimbabwe's political and economic situa...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 19:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
2023 another wasted year for Matebeleland
Former principal director in the office of the prime minister Samukele Hadebe, says 2023 has been another year of deferred hopes for Matebeleland, a region that has suffered years of marginalisation....Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 18:16hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda sewer system not in a good state
GWANDA residents have called on the municipality to timeously upgrade the town's sewer reticulation system saying its failure may result in the outbreak of a number of diseases including cholera. ...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 11:44hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Govt rescues Gwanda residents 9 years later
The government has issued instructions to the Surveyor-General's Office to conduct a survey of the residential stands at Judd Farm in Gwanda, Matabeleland South province. This decision comes after ben...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 08:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Failed Gwanda solar project angers residents
THE 100 megawatt Gwanda solar project awarded to controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo has turned into a white elephant after it was abandoned due to the long protracted legal dispute with reside...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:35hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda residents up in arms against land developer
SOME Gwanda residents have petitioned Matebeleland South Provincial Affairs minister Abednico Ncube to take action against a Harare-based land developer for failing to service their housing stands....Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 06:39hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda council in land storm
THE Municipality of Gwanda (MOG) is in the eye of a storm after it irregularly parcelled out land originally designated for key public infrastructure despite written objections from residents who have...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Residents fume over toilets
GWANDA residents have complained over the municipality's delay in redeveloping Jahunda suburb. This came out during a public meeting conducted by the Community Youth Development Trust (CYDT) a...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda residents object to sale of recreational facilities
Gwanda residents have objected to council's plans to sell its recreational facilities, including parks and sports fields.In a notice, the local authority said it was selling a park located in ...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda residents cry foul over undelivered stands
OVER 300 Gwanda residents who purchased residential stands at Judds Farm in the Matabeleland South capital from a Harare-based land developer in 2015 have petitioned the council and government demandi...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda new stand owners in a dilemma
GWANDA residents, who have built houses on stands that are not serviced, are stuck as there is no running water or toilets, posing serious health risks.Some of the stands were allegedly alloca...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 06:31hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda residents apprehend robbers
GWANDA residents teamed up and apprehended two armed robbers who had robbed a resident of R2 500 and a power bank last week.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Inspector Loveness...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda demands water system management from Zinwa
THE Municipality of Gwanda has expressed concern over failure by the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) to hand over the mining town's water management systems to the local authority as per Gov...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda court building condemned
GOVERNMENT inspectors have condemned the Gwanda Provincial Magistrates Court building, more than a decade after its construction.Matabeleland South proportional representative MP, Sipho Mokone...Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South residents demand completion of Gwanda courts
MATEBELELAND South residents have expressed concern over delays in the completion of the Gwanda Provincial Magistrates Court saying this had denied them easy access to justice.Matebeleland Sou...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda water woes persist
A drive along the streets of Spitzkop suburb in Gwanda as early as 5am follows a trail of desperate women and children carrying water buckets in search of water.Miss Tobekile Toma (16) and oth...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:23hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland groups urged to push for control of resources
MATABELELAND-BASED residents associations have been challenged to unite in demanding that locals take control and benefit from their natural resources to end cyclical poverty.The calls were ma...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:13hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt blames US sanctions for IDs crisis
GOVERNMENT says delays in the processing of identity documents, passports and birth certificates is a result of sanctions imposed on the country by the West.Giving oral evidence to the Defence...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 19:19hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda Town Water supply to be reconnected tomorrow morning
WATER supply in Gwanda Town is expected to have been reconnected latest by tomorrow morning.In an interview, Gwanda Municipality Mayor, Councillor Njabulo Siziba said the local authority had e...Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 18:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa disconnects water supply to Gwanda town
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has disconnected water supply to Gwanda Municipality over a $193 million debt, leaving residents from the mining town with no water.Zinwa has emba...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 13:31hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Police in manhunt for Gwanda reign of terror armed robbers
POLICE have launched a manhunt for four suspected armed robbers that have been terrorising Gwanda residents.Matabeleland South acting provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Thaban...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa switches off Gwanda over debt
GWANDA residents have gone without water for two days after the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) disconnected power to the town's water treatment plant over a debt ow...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zinwa sues Gwanda
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has taken Gwanda Municipality to court for failing to pay a debt of nearly $140 million in unpaid water supplied to the town over a six-year period....Published: 03 May 2021 at 17:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Concern over Matabeleland South Covid-19 cases
On Monday, Matabeleland South Province recorded a staggering 101 cases of Covid-19 infections out of the 108 cases recorded countrywide. This is hardly surprising. There has been a widespread ...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Residents take council to task over outdated pipes
RESIDENTS in Gwanda have called on the municipality to urgently take action on the outdated asbestos cement (AC) pipes which have been bursting frequently causing serious water challenges in the minin...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Load shedding hits Gwanda
MOST suburbs in Gwanda and the central business district have since Monday last week been going for two to three hours per day without electricity, forcing residents to resort to alternative energy so...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
More schools needed in Gwanda
GWANDA District in Matabeleland South province has a dire shortage of schools and existing institutions are crowded. Schools countrywide have closed indefinitely due to a spike of Covid-19 cases. ...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 05:57hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Decade of darkness in Gwanda suburb
RESIDENTS of Spitzkop North suburb in Gwanda have no kind words for the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa), saying the entity has neglected them by not electrifying their homes for over 10 y...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Crisis Coalition mourns Fuzwayo
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition conveys its heartfelt condolences to the family of Cde Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo, who succumbed to Covid-19-related complications on December 31, 2020.At the tim...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 07:39hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Prominent rights activist Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo dies from Covid-19
Prominent civil society activist and human rights advocate Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo died from Covid-19 at a Gwanda hospital late Thursday.Fuzwayo was treasurer-general for the Crisis in Zimbabw...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda council under spotlight
GWANDA residents told the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Local Government that they had now resorted to use of the bush system and plastic bags to relieve themselves due to lack of water in the ...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa trips: Cross triggers a storm
FORMER MDC official Eddie Cross has triggered a storm following reports that he supported President Emmerson Mnangagwa's penchant for flying in luxurious jets.Opinion is sharply divided over M...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and Matabeleland leaders finally find each other
Yesterday, 21 March 2019, more than 120 civic societies, church bodies, faith based and community based organisations' leadership met the President of Zimbabwe, His Excellency Emmerson Dambudzo Mnanga...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 18:42hrs | 2 | by Matabeleland Collective
Uproar over illiterate councillor
Resident from Gwanda town's ward 1 have slammed the opposition, MDC for seconding an illiterate councillor to represent their community.According to sources, the councillor, Mkhululi Tshuma al...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 15:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Angry residents force MPs to end budget consultative meeting
MEMBERS of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance and Economic Development were yesterday forced to prematurely end a national budget consultative meeting in Gwanda after residents c...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Appeal to Government and Non-governmental organisations to assist Gwanda victims
Mthwakazi Republic Party has appealed to government and non governmental organisations to assist victims of the gold wars that erupted in Gwanda recently.Party president Mqondisi Moyo said it ...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 10:24hrs | 4 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe gounds to a halt as shops, pharmacies close doors
THE price hike madness prevailing in the country has seen some shops and pharmacies closing doors to customers. A snap survey across Bulawayo showed that a number of shops are reluctant to sel...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZEC pledges free, fair, credible polls
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering free, fair and credible 2018 harmonised polls under the current electoral law.This came out during a meeting...Published: 07 Jun 2018 at 16:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
War erupts over amacimbi
Villagers in Gwanda are up in arms with people from other provinces who have swarmed the district to harvest mopani worms.Thousands of people drawn from provinces outside Matabeleland South re...Published: 15 Apr 2018 at 11:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi Republic Party receives a stunning welcome in Gwanda
Mthwakazi Republic Party says it had a very successful road show on Wednesday afternoon at Gwanda town."The party left Gwanda residents and some who were coming from rural areas asking for mor...Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 07:15hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Gwanda council unleashes debt collectors on residents
COUNCIL has unleashed debt collectors on residents as part of efforts to boost revenue collections in a move that has court the ire of residents in the Matabeleland South capital.Disgruntled G...Published: 04 Oct 2017 at 14:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda residents clash with council over proof of residence charges
GWANDA residents are up in arms with their local authority after they were recently asked to pay $1 per household to get printouts of their proof of residence to enable them to register as potential v...Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 08:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda water crisis persists
THE water crisis in this arid mining town is not improving despite indications by government that a solution would be found soon.Early this year, Environment and Water minister Oppah Muchingur...Published: 20 Sep 2017 at 12:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Oliver Mtukudzi to perfom in Gwanda
LOCAL music superstar and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Southern Africa - Dr. Oliver Mtukudzi who celebrates his 65th birthday in September - will this year headline the annual Gwanda Gospel Festival...Published: 07 Aug 2017 at 12:44hrs | | by Maxwell Teedzai - The Norton Post
Tuku to headline Gwanda Gospel fest
Superstar, Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi who turns 65 in September will celebrate his birthday in style with a performance at the annual Gwanda Gospel Festival next month.Festival organisers said the...Published: 03 Aug 2017 at 08:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
89 CSOs rap parly for passing Amendment bill on Chief Justice appointment
About 89 Civil Society Organisaions have rapped parliament of Zimbabwe for passing the Amendment Bill No 1 of the constitution in which it gives powers to the President to appoint the Chief Justice....Published: 28 Jul 2017 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Former Gwanda Mayor dies
Former MDC-T Mayor of Gwanda Lionel De Necker has reportedly passed on.According sources De Necker had been unwell for a while.Gwanda Residents Associa...Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 16:09hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
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