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Man in trouble for robbery
A 30-year-old man from Kingsdale, Bulawayo, has been charged with robbery after allegedly assaulting a 60-year-old man and stealing US$450 from him.Norman Moyo appeared before Bulawayo Magistr...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 07:01hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents face damage as heavy rains bring flooding
The onset of the rainy season has caused widespread damage in Bulawayo, with homes, vehicles, and properties affected by flash floods following three days of heavy downpours. The rains have overwhelme...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:27hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
BCC, CBD tenants clash over evictions
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is locked in a heated dispute with tenants at Lyndhurst flats in the central business district (CBD) over efforts to evict them. The residents are resisting the move, a...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:28hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo runs dry as council repairs infrastructure
The Bulawayo City Council has temporarily disconnected water supply to several suburbs for maintenance work at the Tuli, 6J, and Rifle Range reservoirs. This maintenance began yesterday and is expecte...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 08:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
8 hour blackout in Bulawayo's eastern suburbs
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has announced a scheduled power outage for certain eastern suburbs in Bulawayo on Tuesday.According to a statement issued...Published: 28 May 2024 at 09:49hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Brig Gen Siziba (Rtd) declared National Hero
FORMER top prison officer, decorated soldier and freedom fighter, Brigadier General (Rtd) Milton Bekithemba Siziba, who died on 1 August, has been declared a national hero.He was 71.In...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 18:35hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo guns for green city status
BULAWAYO City Council has started consulting various stakeholders as it gears to attains green city status in the next few years.In a notice this week, town clerk Christopher Dube said: "The C...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 08:59hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo suburbs in power blackout
A POWER fault affecting the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) mainline distribution chain has resulted in several suburbs in Bulawayo going for at least a day without ...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 11:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
7-hour power cut for Bulawayo's Eastern suburbs
ABOUT 13 Eastern suburbs in Bulawayo will be without electricity for about 7 hours on 20 April. According to a statement from the Zimbabwe Electricity Distribution Company (ZETDC), the schedul...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 16:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$15 000 stolen from Catholic Priest's bedroom in Zimbabwe
AN assistant priest of the Roman Catholic Church in Bulawayo's Kumalo suburb has been picked up by the police to assist with investigations following the disappearance of US$15 000 belonging to the ch...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Eastern Suburbs to go without water
The Bulawayo City Council will cut water supplies for suburbs supplied by the Tuli reservoir to fix a burst pipe that connects Ncema and Fernhill Pump Stations until further notice.In a statem...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fresh water woes for Bulawayo suburbs
The Bulawayo City Council said yesterday that suburbs supplied by the Tuli reservoir will be without water until it repairs a burst pipe connecting Ncema and Fernhill Pump Stations.In a statem...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:09hrs | | 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
Woman jailed 12 years for indecent assault
A 27-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison on two counts of aggravated indecent assault.Moderate Tichavavamwe (27), who had challenges of conceiving, raped a 15-year...Published: 20 Jun 2022 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillor fumes over Mwonzora links
A BULAWAYO councillor, who two weeks ago attended a caucus meeting of Citizens' Coalition for Change despite her being a member of the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T has taken a swipe at her colleagues ac...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC engages 2 companies to offer vacuum tanker services
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has contracted two companies - Nestanet (Pvt) Limited and Salt-Away (Pvt) Limited - to offer vacuum tanker services in various parts of the city.This was revealed b...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:19hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Pipe leak leaves parts of Bulawayo dry
SOME areas of Bulawayo are likely to go for over two weeks without water after a pipeline to the booster pump that supplies water to some suburbs developed a leak since March 1."The City of Bu...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: 40 passengers cheat death after bus overturns
FORTY people cheated death when a bus belonging to Dubies Bus Service veered off the road and overturned as the driver was trying to avoid two vehicles, a Zupco kombi and Bulawayo City Council (BCC) t...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 20:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
BCC introduces 48-hour water shedding
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has introduced a 48-hour water shedding programme that is affecting many suburbs as it undertakes repairs at Ncema Water Treatment Works.The water shedding programm...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 05:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pump breakdown leaves Bulawayo dry
THE breakdown of water pumps which supply the Tuli 6J and Rifle Range reservoirs has left parts of Bulawayo and the outlying areas dry since Saturday.This was revealed by town clerk Christophe...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Indecent assault suspect faints in court together with mother
A 27- year- old Bulawayo man accused of aggravated indecent assault on a 14 year old girl fainted in court at the same time with his mother during his appearance last Wednesday prompting the court to ...Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
4-day water cuts for Bulawayo
A number of low-density suburbs in Bulawayo will go for four days without water supplies, with the local authority reporting that it will be carrying out routine checks on the pipeline supplying the s...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:02hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
BCC decommissions Athlone cemetery
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has decommissioned Athlone cemetery after it ran out of burial space.Town clerk Christopher Dube confirmed the development in a notice to residents yesterday, addin...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 06:05hrs | 1 | 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 | 9 | 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 | 9 | 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 | 11 | by Staff reporter
Pensioner's impounded vehicle released on humanitarian grounds
Bulawayo City Council has released on humanitarian grounds the pensioner Isaac Donald Donono's vehicle (ADL 4359) that was impounded due to failure to display a valid licence disc abandonment in the s...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 11:45hrs | 7 | by Stephen Jakes
Shortage of refuse trucks hits BCC
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has blamed the shortage of refuse trucks for its inability to regularly collect refuse across the city.The council is supplementing its refuse fleet by engaging pri...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo sets date to re-introduce full water shedding
BULAWAYO will revert to the dreaded city-wide water shedding schedule in February next year as two of its major supply dams are expected to be decommissioned by then if no major inflows are received i...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents face dry week
BULAWAYO City Council has shut down water supply to most parts of the city to pave way for the refurbishment of the cracked Ncema Clear Water Reservoir which feeds into the Tuli Reservoir.Coun...Published: 22 Jun 2021 at 17:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC struggles to provide water to residents
BULAWAYO residents are going for weeks without water supplies despite the local authority saying they have enough quantities in their supply dams to last until the next rainy season without the need f...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prophet exposes cheating woman
IN one of the most shocking revelations, a married woman who conceived a child with her lover and deceived her husband to raise it as his own had her clandestine deed exposed by a prophet she had cons...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:53hrs | | 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 | 2 | by Staff reporter
Honda fit driver rapes woman in Bulawayo
The Zimbabwe Republic Police have announced that a female adult was raped in Bulawayo on the 29th of August 2019 after she boarded an unregistered blue Honda Fit plying City - Kingsdale at around midn...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 12:00hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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
Boarding schools increase fees to $1 000 per term
A NUMBER of boarding schools have tabled proposals to increase school fees and related levies to above $1 000 next term, creating fresh headaches for parents, some already struggling to pay amounts fo...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:40hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
25 Bulawayo violence ‘hooligans’ appear in court
TWENTY-FIVE suspected hooligans who are alleged to be part of a mob that unleashed violence in Bulawayo, burning cars, property and looting shops, appeared in court yesterday. The accused pers...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
High Court reprieve for Mliswa
Norton Member of Parliament, Temba Mliswa, got a reprieve after the High Court stopped the attachment of his three vehicles over failure to settle $136 000 legal costs stemming from a case he lost to ...Published: 29 Nov 2018 at 11:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mliswa loses 3 vehicles over $136,000 legal debt
NORTON MP Temba Mliswa (independent) has lost three vehicles that are set to go under the hammer after failing to settle $136 000 legal costs arising from a matter he lost to a private property develo...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt crafts law to protect consumers
GOVERNMENT is crafting a Bill to protect consumers from profiteering business entities, Industry and Commerce Minister Nqobizitha Ndlovu has said. The move comes at a time the country has expe...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mliswa exposes land barons among legislators in parly
Independent legislator Temba Mliswa has exposed some legislators in parliament as land barons who have caused the outbreak of cholera in Harare due to allocation of land to residents when there are no...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:25hrs | 2 | by Sterphen Jakes
Chiwenga warns Chamisa
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga yesterday warned MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa against inciting violence by claiming that he had the capacity to disrupt next week's watershed polls....Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa poised for victory,' claims Chiwenga
President Mnangagwa is poised for resounding victory in next Monday's elections as he has been endorsed by a cross section of the country's population, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has said. ...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland North farmers urged to venture into horticulture
FARMERS in Matabeleland region must put more land under horticulture crops as they are in high demand on the export market.The call comes after the country's trade promotion body, ZimTrade, id...Published: 15 Apr 2018 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Granny (101) commits suicide
A 101-YEAR-OLD woman committed suicide by throwing herself into a stream in Bulawayo's Kingsdale suburb on Tuesday evening.Gogo Sarah Phulu, who was born in 1917, threw herself into a tributar...Published: 16 Feb 2018 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Blow for Zacc
A HARARE magistrate yesterday described allegations that Norton land developer Cuthbert Mupame illegally parcelled out agricultural land to prospective homeseekers at Kingsdale Farm as baseless....Published: 16 Feb 2018 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally sued over unlawful detention
A NORTON land developer, Cuthbert Mupame, is demanding $100 000 from Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) commissioner Goodson Nguni for allegedly causing his arrest and detention on charges of ...Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bupta slashes fares for NUST students
THE Bulawayo United Public Transporters' Association (Bupta) has slashed kombi fares from 50 cents to 30 cents for students at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust).In an in...Published: 27 Sep 2017 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Trainee nurse forges academic certificates
A WOMAN from Kingsdale in Bulawayo allegedly secured a place to train as a nurse at Mpilo Central Hospital using forged certificates.This was heard by the Bulawayo magistrate, Gladmore Mushove...Published: 24 Jul 2017 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cooperative, armed police demolish houses in Norton
Kingsdale Housing Cooperative in Norton, under the instruction of Cuthbert Mupami, demolished homes with the help of armed police on 25 June.Zimbabwe Peace Project said Mupami got the coop...Published: 15 Jul 2017 at 08:56hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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