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BCC moots cultural centre at Inxwala site
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has announced plans to transform the historically significant Inxwala Grounds, located at the intersection of Masotsha Avenue and Joshua Nkomo Street Extension in North...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 06:54hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
'It's all systems go for ZITF'
BULAWAYO City Council has said it is now ready for this year's Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), the country's premier international showcase, which begins on Tuesday next week.Deputy ...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cultural village plan for Inxwala Grounds
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has resolved to transform Inxwala Grounds from residential and ancillary status land into a cultural village to promote tourism through the rich history of the Ndebele peop...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pathisa Nyathi, the forgetful man who reminds us about our heritage
"HELLO. I will be with you in a moment. I just want to finish this sentence," Pathisa Nyathi told a news crew that visited him at his home in Gwabalanda last week.Nyathi, who was seated in the...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Spare a thought for Gukurahundi genocide massacres
LAST week, President Emmerson Mnangagwa was shown the Hanging Tree in Bulawayo, where many Ndebeles were hanged by the colonial regime in the 1890s.After visiting the tree where colonialists h...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:43hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
After ED was shown where colonialists hanged Ndebele warriors, was he also shown where Ndebele-speakers were massacred by Zim re
I do not know whether I can ever reiterate this point enough - history is a total accumulation of past events, which can never, and should never, be cherry-picked, or narrated selectively - such that,...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 13:30hrs | 6 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa under fire over Ndebele king
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has attracted scorn for celebrating Matabeleland's cultural diversity and heritage while at the same time his government remains adamant that the revival of the Ndebele ki...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 10:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is a global museum, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday described Zimbabwe as the "museum capital" of the world as he called on local authorities to rename buildings and streets after the country's heroes and traditio...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hanging Tree evokes Mnangagwa death escape
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday reflected on the brutality of the settler regime, which punished sons and daughters of the land seeking freedom with all forms of cruelty including hanging, a sentence he...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:08hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's heritage corridor opens
Local authorities need to consider renaming local buildings, roads and special monuments to reflect the country's independence and sovereignty to market brand Zimbabwe, President Mnangagwa said. ...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tours cultural sites in Bulawayo
President Mnangagwa is touring the Heritage Corridor in Bulawayo, Inxwala Grounds; Hanging Tree; Joshua Nkomo Statue; St Mary's Basilica; Joshua Nkomo Museum; and National History Museum.After...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 18:06hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Bulawayo to open Arts Festival
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived in Bulawayo yesterday ahead of the official opening of the Bulawayo Arts Festival (Baf) and the launch of the Heritage Corridor in the city.The President will tour ...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's 'hanging tree' accorded National Monument status
THE Home Affairs Ministry is planning to accord a Bulawayo tree, which was used by the colonialists to hang Africans, national monument status.The tree, situated between Connaught and Masotsha...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:17hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
A new economy beckons for Bulawayo
THE year 2018 was very eventful for the economy of the City of Kings as it works towards fulfilling its vision to be 'a leader in local governance excellence' with a vibrant economy by year 2024. ...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 10:55hrs | | by Kholisani Moyo
BCC one of the pilot projects for development of community tourism
Bulawayo City Council senior Public Relations officer Nesisa Mpofu has said the local authority is one of the four pilot projects for the development of community tourism in Zimbabwe.She...Published: 17 May 2016 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Felling of 'Nehanda tree' revives legends and superstitions
Thе felling οf Zimbabwe's prominent colonial-era "Hanging Tree" іѕ reviving legends аnd superstitions аnd hаѕ many believing...Published: 09 Dec 2011 at 08:28hrs | 1 | by Associated Press
MDC-T Harare council ordered the felling of Mbuya Nehanda tree
Harare - City of Harare authorities say Zimbabwe's famed colonial-era "hanging tree" crashed into the street after being struck by a workers' truck during highway repairs. MDC-T councillors believes ...Published: 09 Dec 2011 at 08:13hrs | 2 | by Moyo Roy
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