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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
Invitation for investors to invest in Somaliland
Dear Investors, On behalf of the Government of Somaliland, I am humbled and honoured to cordially invite you to explore the immense investment opportunities that lie within this young nation: ...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 09:53hrs | 19 | by Mohamed Osman Saed
Pair arrested for masquerading as police officers
A 48-year-old woman from the leafy suburb of Ilanda together with a 40-year-old man from Barham Green in Bulawayo have been arrested for masquerading as police officers.The pair Samantha Dube ...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 19:56hrs | | 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
Another water cut for Bulawayo
A number of suburbs in Bulawayo will once again go up to Wednesday without water supplies. This has been attributed to vital maintenance work being undertaken by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission ...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC finally adopts Master Plan
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has adopted the Bulawayo Master Plan 2019-34, which is expected to assist in refurbishing old infrastructure.The master plan was adopted after BCC conducted consult...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:36hrs | 10 | 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
Chiwenga hails Bulawayo for best vaccination record
VICE-PRESIDENT Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday hailed Bulawayo Province for the best vaccination record nationwide with over 50 percent of the population having received the first dose while over 44...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:21hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Williams, Ervine return
ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) selectors have assembled a 17-men squad that will tour Ireland for three Super League One Day Internationals (ODI) as well as a five match T-20 series.A squad of 15 playe...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Toponymic identity in Bulawayo and the need to recognise Black women
Histories of many states and nations in the world are generally histories of men and in some cases a few outstanding women, seemingly those whose absence in the historical narrative may discredit hist...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 14:42hrs | 2 | by Staff
Boss 'pimps out' married maid
A heartbroken Bulawayo man has sensationally claimed that his wife's employer allows her to meet an old flame at her house, supposedly for sex.Taurai Mashingaidze from Matsheumhlope suburb cla...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa restores power to parts of Bulawayo
Zesa has partially fixed a fault that led to a power blackout in parts of Bulawayo since Monday. Some sections of Bulawayo city centre spent the rest of the working week without power following the de...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Power cut closes Bulawayo businesses
BUSINESSES in Bulawayo are counting losses following a five-day blackout in parts of the city centre due to an electrical fault at a Zesa substation in Belmont industrial area. The fault has a...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo power outage due to technical fault
PARTS of the Bulawayo city centre and some suburbs have suffered a power blackout following an electrical fault at a Zesa substation at the Belmont industrial area on Monday evening. Zesa acti...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC tables 144-hour water shedding plan
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) yesterday released a 144-hour weekly water shedding programme which will see most suburbs receiving water twice a week. The industry, city centre and mining are...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Council battles to clear garbage backlog
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has unveiled a revised refuse collection schedule for the city's eastern and industrial areas as the local authority battles to clear heaps of garbage which have been pilin...Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gun toting robbers disarmed, beaten
A BULAWAYO man allegedly teamed up with an ex-soldier to rob people that his in-laws were selling a house to, at gunpoint. Covering their faces with face masks and caps tilted to further hide ...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 05:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Police still to account for Fawcett cash-in-transit hijackers
POLICE in Bulawayo yesterday said they were still investigating a robbery case involving a Fawcett Security cash-in-transit (CIT) vehicle which was hijacked by armed robbers on Monday while it was tra...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
CBZ armed robbers strike in Kezi
THE six-man armed gang that on Monday robbed a Fawcett Security cash-in-transit van of undisclosed amount of money at the Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) branch in Bulawayo, on the same day robbed a...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Movie-style armed robbery at Bulawayo bank
Six armed robbers pounced on two security guards delivering cash at Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) 8th Avenue branch in Bulawayo, disarmed them, hijacked their armoured vehicle before getting away ...Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 06:28hrs | 8 | by Staff writer
Cash-in-transit heist at Bulawayo's CBZ branch
Police in Bulawayo are investigating a cash-in-transit robbery after a Fawcett truck was targeted while delivering cash to the Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) early on Monday.The armed robbe...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 16:28hrs | 6 | 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
US$11k fraud lands pastor in dock
A 36-year-old pastor with Fountain of Life Ministry in Zvishavane last week appeared in court facing allegations of defrauding several people of over US$11 000 and R3 000 after promising to help them ...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pastor defrauds congregants
A Pastor at Fountain of Life Ministry has appeared in court facing 12 counts of fraud for allegedly defrauding congregants of over US$11 000 and over R3 000 whom he had promised to secure studying pla...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 09:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Rugby Union announces women's national team to face Zambia
Zimbabwe Rugby Union has announced the squad for the Women's national team that will face Zambia Women tomorrow at the Machinery exchange Stadium at Harare Sports Club.The squad features 10 pl...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 19:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
48-hour water cuts are back in Bulawayo
Reporters THE Bulawayo City Council has with immediate effect re-introduced a 48-hour water shedding schedule in all suburbs amid revelations the city is among areas that will be hit by severe water s...Published: 03 May 2019 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Councillors scramble for heavily discounted stands
COUNCILLORS in Bulawayo have started getting land with most of them identifying residential stands in some of the city's affluent suburbs, Sunday News can exclusively reveal.The scheme meant t...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 22:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
48-hour water cuts for Bulawayo suburbs
THE eastern suburbs of Bulawayo will this week experience 48-hour water cuts as the Bulawayo City Council repairs a supply pipe. In a statement on Monday, the Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube, ...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 22:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cops smash house & car breaking syndicate
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested one suspect while his accomplice is still at large for a spate of break-ins into houses and cars around the city. Criminal Investigation Department (CID) spoke...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Water shedding starts in Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo City Council has embarked on 10 hour water cuts in some suburbs mainly due to erratic electricity supply at its waterworks. In a statement, the Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube adv...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC warns of prolonged water cuts
THE Bulawayo City Council has warned that there could be prolonged unscheduled water cuts in all suburbs mainly due to erratic electricity supply at its waterworks.In a statement the Town Cler...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 09:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
One week no water for Bulawayo suburbs
A Number of Bulawayo suburbs have been without water since last Wednesday as the council has not been pumping water from Ncema Water Works following theft of power cables.The council had hoped...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo suburbs hit by water supply disruption
The City of Bulawayo has advised members of the public that there is currently no pumping from Ncema Water Works due to the stolen power cables. Town Clerk Christopher Dube said the Power fai...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 12:49hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Peter Ndlovu backs Heath Streak
Legendary former Warriors captain Peter Ndlovu 'Nsukuzonke' has come to the defence of under fire Chevrons head coach, Heath Streak, over allegations of racism labelled against him by the Zimbabwe Cri...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 14:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Car parts 'theft gang' arrested
FOUR suspected serial car parts thieves have been nabbed following a four- month reign of terror targeting Eastern suburbs of Bulawayo.From January to April, the suspects allegedly broke into ...Published: 03 May 2017 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe evictees seek SADC intervention
More than 100 families, who are being evicted from their farm homes by Grace Mugabe, have urged the Southern African Development Community to intervene, a report on Monday said.This co...Published: 18 Apr 2017 at 09:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Costly one night stand for city man
A one night stand proved costly for Noel Mbuva (35) of Ilanda suburb when his hired prostitute reportedly stole two cell phones and cash all amounting to $1 450 after he refused to pay $20 for sex....Published: 12 Apr 2017 at 04:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Oliver 'Tuku' Mtukudzi to perform at Zamfest
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA - It's official, Tuku is coming to Zamfest! Zambeef's Zamfest festival goers are assured of a great line up of music and entertainment as iconic African musician Oliver Mt...Published: 05 Apr 2017 at 17:33hrs | | by Agencies
Fierce fight over tycoons' 19 auctioned houses
A TOTAL of 19 upmarket houses in Bulawayo were sold on Friday after their owners failed to service loans, mostly to banking institutions.The houses, situated in the low-density suburbs suc...Published: 26 Mar 2017 at 09:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi scars,pain still torment us
Salibonani bantwana benkosi uMzilikazi lo Mambo. Ngibhala lolugwalo ngikhala izinyembezi ngikhumbula amathambo abafowethu abafa bephoselwa emigodini, abanye bagigelwa emgigweni thina izihlobo zabo...Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 19:13hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Swazi Communist leader slams Mswati’s ban on non-Christian religious teaching in schools
The Communist Party of Swaziland has condemned the effort of the Mswati regime to ban all religious teaching in Swazi schools except Christianity.“This is a cack-handed attempt to clamp down...Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 04:24hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
$1 150 Fraud suspect placed off remand
A man suspected to have defrauded a city company of $1150 has been placed off remand after the state proved not ready to prosecute him.John Timothy Ndlovu (34) was not asked to plead to fraud ...Published: 10 Dec 2016 at 04:59hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Thugs hijack taxi, shoots driver
TWO Gwanda men allegedly lured a taxi driver to Matsheumhlope in Bulawayo where they shot him in the leg, tied his legs and hands, stole more than R8 000 from him before dumping him along Old Esig...Published: 01 Nov 2016 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ukhitshwa esiphaleni seleminyaka 30 wacatsha
ZIKHUZA umhlola njalo zitshwaqe imizimba izakhamizi zesigabeni seSiphezini eMzingwane ngemva kokuba esinye isakhamuzi sakule indawo ebesesileminyaka engu-30 sacatsha sivunjululwe esiphaleni sikamnewab...Published: 21 Aug 2016 at 16:33hrs | | by Cornelius Luphahla
Obidiah Tarambwa to fork more in maintenance
CHICKEN Inn FC striker Obidiah Tarumbwa has been ordered to pay $316 per month for the upkeep of his two minor children.Bulawayo magistrate Manasa Musiiwa made the maintenance application ruli...Published: 09 May 2016 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Woman sues ex-lover for wasted time
A HARARE woman, Try Chadyiwa, has taken her ex-lover to the Civil Court claiming compensation for wasted time during the two's cohabitation period.Chadyiwa made the claim before magistrate...Published: 09 May 2016 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tarumbwa ordered to pay $316 upkeep for 2 kids
CHICKEN Inn FC striker Obidiah Tarumbwa has been ordered to pay $316 per month for the upkeep of his two minor children.Bulawayo magistrate Manasa Musiiwa made the maintenance application ruli...Published: 09 May 2016 at 06:34hrs | | by Tanaka Mrewa
Xenophobia attacks erupts in Zambia
Foreign nationals, among them Zimbabweans, were forced to seek refuge at police stations in parts of the Zambian capital Lusaka following what was seen as an outbreak of afrophobic attacks on foreigne...Published: 20 Apr 2016 at 06:41hrs | | by Walter Nyamukondiwa
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