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US$37 million project stabilises Bulawayo water supply
MASSIVE waterworks initiated by Government and its partners have resulted in the installation of new pumping equipment, rehabilitation of water and sewer treatment plants in Bulawayo, with the Lake Gw...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:44hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Lake Gwayi-Shangani completion to spur rural industrialisation
THE completion of Lake Gwayi Shangani will spur rural industrialisation through provision of electricity and clean water to villages while weaning off some Bulawayo supply dams in Matabeleland South t...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:53hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's voters roll will close for delimitation on May 30
Zimbabwe's voters roll will close for delimitation on May 30, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced on Tuesday.ZEC said the delimitation exercise – the drawing of constituency bo...Published: 25 May 2022 at 17:21hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Wrangle over Nkayi top job
Nkayi Rural District councillors are in the eye of a storm after they allegedly changed the results of an interview for a chief executive officer to favour a candidate who came second.Acting C...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:21hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Wrangle over Nkayi top job
Nkayi Rural District councillors are in the eye of a storm after they allegedly changed the results of an interview for a chief executive officer to favour a candidate who came second.Acting C...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:21hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
BCC councillors push for more boreholes
BULAWAYO city councillors are considering using devolution funds to drill more boreholes to address the city's perennial water crisis.In 2019, the city suffered one of its worst water crises, ...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:30hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Ekhaya vote takes voter education to rural areas
Ekhaya vote, a consortium of civic organisations have intensified voter education in rural areas in a bid to increase voter awareness....Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 06:30hrs | 528 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo dams 50% empty
WATER levels in dams supplying Bulawayo are said to be above 50% full following the latest rains.This was revealed by Zinwa spokesperson Marjorie Munyonga in a statement yesterday. She said Bu...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:22hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo considers re-introducing water-shedding
BULAWAYO could be forced to re-introduce a stringent water shedding schedule as one of its major supply dams faces decommissioning due to low inflows.The city has over the past years been forc...Published: 24 Apr 2022 at 06:37hrs | 1316 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo water woes persist despite rains
Blessing Moyo, a resident of Bulawayo's Gwabalanda suburb, is a worried man as he relives the 2020 diarrhoea outbreak that hit Luveve and other surrounding suburbs.The diarrhoea outbreak, blam...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:14hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
UK firm seeks US$16m for Zimbabwe lithium mine
PREMIER African Minerals Limited, which owns a lithium and tantalum operation in Matabeleland South Province, has completed an agreement with investors to raise £12 million (US$15,7m) the firm needs ...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:25hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
'We are now Zimbabwe's third largest party,' says Zapu
ZAPU says it is now the third largest opposition party in the country after garnering more votes than the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC Alliance in constituencies and council wards which the party conteste...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 20:21hrs | 2475 | by Staff reporter
Shepard Tshuma appointed Insiza RDC CEO
LOCAL Government and Public Works Minister, July Moyo has appointed Mr Shepard Tshuma as the substantive CEO of Insiza Rural District Council (RDC).In letter addressed to Matabeleland South Se...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 05:56hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
3 dams to serve Bulawayo until 2026
Chairperson of Bulawayo City Council's future water supplies committee Sikhululekile Moyo has revealed that the city's three supply dams had the capacity to meet demand for water until 2026.Th...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland North, South risk losing constituencies
MATEBELELAND North and South had the lowest number of new voter registrants during the jus-ended voter registration blitz, with analysts citing poor timing by the electoral management body among the r...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:35hrs | 1454 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane Dam faces decommissioning
BULAWAYO faces crippling water shortages after the local authority warned that Umzingwane Dam might be decommissioned this month due to dwindling water levels.The country has been experiencing...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:42hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
10 gang members nabbed for murder
TEN gang members have been arrested for allegedly fatally assaulting a Filabusi man with machetes, axes, spears and iron bars.The ten, among others who are still at large, allegedly drove from...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:38hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
20-hour daily water shedding in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO has introduced a 20-hour daily water shedding exercise for some western suburbs and is expected to decommission Umzingwane Dam this month, necessitating reintroduction of citywide water ratio...Published: 01 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Water shortages loom in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO residents face another round of water shortages despite the recent rains as city fathers have proposed a three-day water shedding regime because one of the supply dams faces decommissio...Published: 26 Feb 2022 at 19:28hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Prosecution for farmers with undipped cattle
FARMERS who do not comply with the recommended dipping programmes face arrest and prosecution amid reports that cattle in Matabeleland South province are at risk of January disease that was detected l...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:39hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Exploration unlocks more lithium resource in Insiza
AIM-listed Premier African Minerals, which is developing the Zulu lithium and tantalum project in Insiza District, Matabeleland South province, has reported new intersections of lithium and tantalum....Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:43hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Dreams made and dreams shattered at West Nicholson's 'Entabeni yegolide'
"Intaba yeWest" or "Entabeni yegolide", the soaring mountain with impervious vegetation along the Gwanda-Beitbridge highway in West Nicholson is not for the faint hearted.From afar, the mounta...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:33hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Family seeks answers over killed prison officer
THE family of a murdered prison officer from Insiza district in Matabeleland South are still looking for answers as they claim that those involved in the crime are known but roaming the streets scot-f...Published: 14 Feb 2022 at 19:14hrs | 1265 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo dam levels improve
INFLOWS into Bulawayo's supply dams have improved following incessant rains in the past few weeks, raising hope that council might lift the water-shedding programme.The city has in the past ex...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:46hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane dam only 9% full
BULAWAYO's most critical supply dam, Umzingwane water level is still very low raising the possibility of continued water shedding in the city.Two weeks ago, council said if the dam does not ri...Published: 01 Feb 2022 at 05:28hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Confusion grips new/ old party
CONFUSION reigned supreme in the newly formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party when it double fielded candidates in two Bulawayo wards at yesterday's seating of the Nomination Court for by-el...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:39hrs | 2177 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo dams get 2,24% inflows despite heavy rains
BULAWAYO's water supply dams in the Umzingwane Catchment area recorded only 2,24% inflows as of January 18, despite the country experiencing heavy rains this month.In a notice to residents thi...Published: 26 Jan 2022 at 04:49hrs | 480 | 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 | 222 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's MDC faces implosion?
DOUGLAS Mwonzora's MDC T party faces implosion as it emerges that the upcoming March by-elections have further widened divisions in his party, with some members openly defying him and taking sid...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 09:05hrs | 2952 | by Staff reporter
FC Talen Vision shift home ground to Mthwakazi Stadium
ZIFA Southern Region Division One 2019 runners up, FC Talen Vision have opted to use Mthwakazi Stadium in Filabusi as their home ground, a move away Bulawayo.Mkhululi Mthunzi, the Talen Vision...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:58hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora fails to find candidates to contest by-elections?
The Douglas Mwonzora led MDC-T led is reported to have failed to find candidates to represent it in the March 26 council by-elections in various parts of Matabeleland and Midlands.A website ca...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 23:11hrs | 881 | by Staff reporter
Zec invites election observers
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has invited observers ahead of the March by-elections which will see 117 local authority and 28 National Assembly seats up for grabs.Most of the seats b...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 05:59hrs | 1114 | by Staff reporter
Dam levels start to rise
DAM levels in the southern region have started rising following incessant rains that have been experienced in the past weeks.In a statement, Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) corporate...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:55hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP's workers up in arms
OVER 600 workers at Progress gold mine in Filabusi, Matabeleland South province are up in arms with their employer, Insiza North Zanu-PF legislator Farai Taruvinga, over outstanding salaries.L...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 05:24hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Matabeleland South Province ready for by-elections
THE Zanu-PF leadership in Matabeleland South province says it is ready for by-elections slated for next year.The country will hold by-elections to fill over 133 council and parliamentary seats...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:02hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
DDF Matobo starts Gonde River bridge construction
CONSTRUCTION of Gonde River Bridge in Matabeleland South province is now underway after government allocated $1,5 million for the project which links Kezi and Matobo districts.DDF Matabeleland...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:26hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Uk tells Zimbabwe to probe MDC Alliance activist's death
THE British embassy in Harare has called for an investigation into the fatal assault of MDC Alliance activist Nyasha Zhambe Mawere by suspected Zanu-PF supporters in Masvingo two months ago.Ma...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:39hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP's vehicle used in attempted abduction of motorist
Two men were arrested on Monday after they attempted to abduct a motorist by throwing him in the back of a Zanu-PF truck assigned to Insiza North MP Farai Taruvinga.The incident, captured on v...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:29hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa takes campaign to Matebeleland South
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa on Saturday took his meet-the-people campaign to Matebeleland South province to drum-up support for the by-elections to be held early next year and general electi...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:14hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic donates US$15000 haemodialysis machine to Gwanda Provincial Hospital
Leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank, has donated a Haemodialysis machine to Gwanda Provincial Hospital to alleviate challenges faced by kidney patients at the health institution and i...Published: 19 Nov 2021 at 12:39hrs | 9 | by Agencies
Matebeleland South records decrease in malaria cases
THE implementation of malaria elimination activities in Matebeleland South is now paying dividends as the province has this year recorded a decrease in malaria cases with four deaths from about 800 pa...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:35hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda Provincial Hospital receives dialysis machine
STANBIC Bank yesterday donated a haemodialysis machine worth US$15 000 to Gwanda Provincial Hospital.Matabeleland South Provincial Development Co-ordinator Ms Latiso Dlamini said Government is...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:41hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest 40 in gold rush
Police have arrested more than 40 illegal miners during a gold rush at Insukamuni Business Centre in Lower Gweru, impounding four vehicles in the process.Hundreds of illegal miners descended o...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Water supplies restored in Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has restored water supplies in the city after residents had to endure two days without the precious liquid due to a power outage which affected the water treatment work...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:12hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mbembesi villagers resist non-Ndebele teachers
PARENTS of pupils at Mbembesi Primary School in Insiza, Matabeleland South province, on Saturday demonstrated against the deployment of teachers who do not speak local languages.The area is do...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:14hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Ex-ZEC commissioner tipped for Insiza seat
FORMER Zimbabwe Electoral Commissioner (ZEC) Qhubani Moyo reportedly plans another try at the ballot box, targeting the same Insiza constituency he twice lost to Zanu-PF when he was a member of the op...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:17hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Govt abandons construction of Registry offices in Filabusi
FILABUSI residents in Matabeleland South province have rapped government for delays in completing the Insiza Registry offices 23 years after the project began.The offices are located in Filabu...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:06hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
16 points at A-Level: Insiza girl needs help to become a lawyer
A 23-year-old woman from Insiza, Matabeleland South is appealing for financial assistance to commence university studies to fulfill her dream of becoming a lawyer.Miss Nomvelo Ndlovu (23) of P...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:15hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zinara disburses more than $4,7bn for ERRP2
THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) has disbursed more than $4,7 billion for the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2) with road rehabilitation works now 50 percent complete....Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
2 die, one injured in Insiza mineshaft collapse
TWO people died and another one was critically injured after a mineshaft collapsed at Stembok Mine in Insiza in Matabeleland South province last Wednesday.Acting provincial police spokesperson...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 20:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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