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How Bulawayo's townships reflect city's rich Ndebele heritage
IN 1894, Bulawayo had just one African township. Today, the city boasts close to twenty townships in the western suburbs. Bulawayo's first African township was Makokoba, also known as the "Location" o...Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 08:39hrs | 846 | by Fredrick Qaphelani Mabikwa
Work to ensure smooth drive to Tsholotsho begins
THE rehabilitation of the 115km Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road has begun and is expected to be complete before the end of the year as the Second Republic ups the developmental momentum in the region....Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Floods alert as rivers rise
TSHOLOTSHO District is on high alert for floods as water levels in the Gwayi and Khami rivers are rising at an alarming speed. With the Meteorological Services Department predicting more rains...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
EMA censures BCC over raw effluent discharge
THE Bulawayo City Council is facing prosecution for discharging raw sewage into nearby rivers which is threatening aquatic life and livelihoods, recent council minutes have revealed.The most a...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo sewer system collapses?
A health hazard is looming in Bulawayo as the sewerage system has collapsed and raw effluent is polluting the environment with over half a million dollars needed to contain the challenge.Resid...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 10:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Umguza's polluted water pose health risk - Residents
Residents of communities on the outskirts of Bulawayo have warned that their main source of water, Umguza River has become a serious health time bomb as the water is contaminated with sewerage dischar...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Missing Bulawayo man found dead in Khami River
THE body of a Bulawayo man who was reported missing more than a week ago has been found floating in Khami dam.The police Sub-Aqua Unit from Fairbridge retrieved the body on Wednesday morning....Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo battles to contain sewer, industrial effluent
Bulawayo City has been found guilty of polluting water sources such as Umguza and Khami rivers by failing to contain raw sewage and industrial effluent.The ZBC News observed during a tour of t...Published: 19 Jun 2017 at 17:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
NRZ asset register in shambles
THE rundown National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) is sitting on countrywide real estate estimated to be worth more than $150 million, with the potential to raise at least $5 million in rentals monthly....Published: 22 Apr 2017 at 10:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Govt to construct two dams in Tsholotsho
THE Government is proposing to construct two dams in Tsholotsho District, Matabeleland North Province as it seeks a permanent solution to the area's perennial vulnerability to floods.T...Published: 16 Apr 2017 at 17:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo mayor defends $118,000 Mercedes Benz
Daily News reporter Jeffrey Muvundusi sits down with mayor Martin Moyo. Below are excerpts of the interview.Q: Honourable mayor, how best can you describe your tenure from the time you took ov...Published: 13 Mar 2017 at 07:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Motorists stranded as Khami river floods
Scores of motorists travelling between Bulawayo and Tsholotsho spent the whole day stuck as the water levels kept rising at the Khami river bridge in Nyamandlovu.Motorists carrying goods t...Published: 22 Feb 2017 at 21:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dineo caused widespread destruction
CYCLONE Dineo that was downgraded to a tropical storm before it hit the country on Friday has caused widespread destruction in Matabeleland and Midlands provinces leaving one person dead, hundreds...Published: 21 Feb 2017 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo township names: a history narrative
FROM just one African township in 1894, Bulawayo today has more than 16 townships in the western suburbs. There are numerous aspects that we could deal with when it comes to the history of the townshi...Published: 01 Jun 2014 at 19:56hrs | 56 | by Phathisa Nyathi
Environmental agency bans use of Umguza water
FARMERS dependent on Umguza River and water sources near the river have been ordered to stop producing vegetables while villagers' boreholes next to the river have been sealed after a discovery that ...Published: 01 Jun 2014 at 07:39hrs | 2 | by Kay Kaseke
Update: Three trapped inside car in Khami river
THREE residents from Pumula South were stuck for over two hours in a taxi which was trapped on a flooded bridge on Saturday night...Published: 13 Jan 2014 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Three trapped inside car in Khami river
Bulawayo24 News received reports of a car stuck in Khami river around 1 am Sunday morning. The incident happened along Solusi Road, near Khami bridge. An eyewitness alerted Bulawayo2...Published: 12 Jan 2014 at 21:03hrs | 2 | by Ndou Paul
Don't be fooled, its election time
The state media today released the third part of a paper on development in Matabeleland by Bulawayo Metropolitan Province Governor Cain Mathema.In a statement Mathema claims that: ...Published: 11 Jul 2013 at 04:08hrs | | by Bhebhe Mandla
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