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Technical glitch forces parking fees into manager's EcoCash
TENDY Three Investments, which is running a parking system in Bulawayo, was forced to channel money that was being collected by marshals into the personal mobile account of its managing director, Mr B...Published: 14 hrs ago | 86 | by Staff reporter
Town house stand for Bulawayo Town Clerk
BULAWAYO Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube has been awarded a 2.4 hectare town house stand in the city as part of his conditions of service. Last year, the Local Government Board endorsed the Bu...Published: 15 hrs ago | 163 | by Staff reporter
Chief Fuyana: The warrior who delivered the fatal blow on Major Allan Wilson
DEEP down in the hills of rural Matobo District sits Mbembeswana, a humble and unassuming village. But, humble as it may appear, it is where the remains of one of the greatest Ndebele warriors, Chief ...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
BCC, TTI make close to US$40 000 from parking system
THE Bulawayo City Council has racked in U$$21 433, 71 and US$15 968 in parking and clamping fees in a five-month period from its deal with Tendy Three International (TTI).The BCC in partnershi...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 18:57hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru money transfer agency robbers still on the run
Police have said they are still looking for the four armed robbers who raided a Safeguard Security company cash-in-transit vehicle just outside Mukuru money transfer agency in Bulawayo, before stealin...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 19:52hrs | 1130 | by Staff reporter
Robbers net US$100,000 and R500,000 in Zimbabwe cash-in-transit robbery
Shots were fired as armed robbers targeted a cash-in-transit van on a busy street in Bulawayo on Monday morning.Police said US$100,000 and R500,000 was stolen as at least four armed men wearin...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 19:07hrs | 1172 | by Staff reporter
Cowdray Park: It's not a suburb, it's a town
THE number of people in Cowdray Park suburb has grown exponentially, surpassing towns such as Gwanda at a time when the population of Bulawayo is almost stagnant, increasing by a mere 12 000 in the pa...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 06:28hrs | 855 | 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 | 276 | by Staff reporter
Pedestrian crushed to death by haulage truck
A 52-year-old man died on the spot after his head was crushed by a haulage truck in Gweru on Sunday.Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the fatal accide...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:19hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Egodini to open for buses, kombis in December
COMMUTER buses and kombis are set to return to Egodini by December when Phase 1A of the much-anticipated Egodini Mall and Bus Terminus upgrading project is expected to have been completed, Bulawayo Ci...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:33hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
Gynaecology Professor opens up on polygamy
HE traces his roots back to the time of King Mzilikazi's long journey to Bulawayo from neighbouring South Africa during the 1830s with his great grandfather, Phambilikwempondo, as one of the king's tr...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:17hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
CCC's shameful politicisation of crime
THE arrest of a machete gang behind the death of Lobengula West businessman Langelihle Dube early this month and a spate of robberies around the city has brought relief to residents who had long suffe...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Notorious machete gang caged
POLICE in Bulawayo have tracked down and arrested three armed robbery suspects who have been terrorising residents and have been linked to the robbery and murder of a Lobengula West businessman early ...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:43hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
116-year old Inyathi Mission still exudes medieval charm
WITH walls of red-coloured rustic clay face bricks, the medieval 116-year-old Inyathi Mission, the country’s oldest Christian mission station and first to offer education to blacks in Zimbabwe still...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 08:31hrs | 1547 | by Staff reporter
116-year Inyathi Mission still looks charming
WITH walls of red-coloured rustic clay face bricks, the medieval 116-year-old Inyathi Mission, the country's oldest Christian mission station and first to offer education to blacks in Zimbabwe still l...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 06:49hrs | 949 | by Staff Reporter
'DNA tests will resolve Ndebele kingship wrangle'
ONE of the claimants to the Ndebele kingship, Stanley Raphael Tshuma Khumalo, has challenged other contestants to a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test to determine genuine heirs to the throne.Al...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 08:39hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Terror gang remanded in custody
TWO members of a four-man Bulawayo armed gang that terrorised Pelandaba and Gwabalanda residents last month have been remanded in custody to June 27 for commencement of trial.Kelvin Njabulo Du...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 06:40hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
Machete now a weapon of choice for armed robbers
THE emergence of machete gangs in Zimbabwe's mining towns has given birth to a new breed of armed robbers who use machetes as a weapon of choice since the broad blade, which is traditionally used as a...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:22hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa tasked with finding a Ndebele puppet that will replace Kembo Mohadi?
The position of 2nd vice president that is imposed on Matabele people in Zimbabwe is a symbol of capture, oppression, mockery and an insult to Matabele nation. The children of the stars and the sons a...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 07:15hrs | 9627 | by Israel Dube
Police capture 8 machete gangsters
BULAWAYO police have arrested eight members of a 13-member machete gang that has been terrorising residents and committing robberies in the city.Confirming the arrest yesterday, Bulawayo polic...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:37hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
US$100k property recovered as cops raid Bulawayo machete gang
BULAWAYO residents say they are now afraid to sleep at night because of machete-brandishing robbers who have injured and killed people in the city.Last week, Langelihle Dube (53) from Bulawayo...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:35hrs | 848 | by Staff reporter
Major road rehab projects begin in Bulawayo
A massive rehabilitation of critical roads is set to begin in Bulawayo under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme Phase 2 (ERRP2), as the Government presses ahead with efforts to improve roads ...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:33hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Slain Bulawayo CCC member burial today
BULAWAYO entrepreneur and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member Langelihle Dube, who was killed by a machete gang on June 8, will be buried today in Esigodini, Matabeleland South province....Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:48hrs | 1346 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo records 15 armed robberies in two weeks
Although the cases are being recorded citywide, the majority of them are reported in Western suburbs.Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Abednico Ncube yesterday said the robber...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 07:53hrs | 873 | by Staff reporter
Machete gangs terrorise Bulawayo residents
Gangs of robbers wielding machetes are terrorising Bulawayo residents at their homes and business premises, police have raised alarm.Fifteen cases have been reported in the last two weeks....Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 18:42hrs | 2122 | by Staff reporter
Machete gang kills man, robs wife of $25
A MAN from Bulawayo's Lobengula West suburb was yesterday morning killed at his home by machete wielding robbers who got away with US$25.Langelihle Dube (53) who ran a tuck shop at his home an...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:36hrs | 932 | by Staff reporter
Headmaster kills self
The Headmaster of Tennyson Hlabangana High school in Bulawayo reportedly committed suicide after saying that he had "failed the school system and the school system had failed him".The late Mr ...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:44hrs | 1069 | by Staff reporter
Re-opening of vandalised shops restores 300 jobs
A TOTAL of 300 jobs have been restored in Bulawayo following the re-opening of seven out of 14 retail shops that were vandalised and looted by protesters in January 2019.These have been renova...Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:40hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police panic as Ndebele 'King' prepares to take over State House
Police in Bulawayo mounted massive roadblocks across the City on Thursday as part of preparations to block one of the claimants to the Ndebele throne 'King' Stanley Raphael Khumalo who is set to desce...Published: 26 May 2022 at 14:23hrs | 49854 | by Mandla Ndlovu
King Mzilikazi's 'heirs' tussle
TWO rivals to the Ndebele throne are at each other's throat over who is the rightful heir to the kingship.Ndebele throne claimant Bulelani Collins Khumalo has surfaced, urging people of Matabe...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:26hrs | 1175 | by Staff reporter
Old Bulawayo restoration resumes
THATCHING of King Lobengula's palace at Old Bulawayo has started as the Government steps up efforts towards completing works on the restoration of the historical site.The rebuilding of Old Bul...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:21hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Unpacking the origins of the Mabhikwa Chieftaincy
FOLLOWING the death of Chief Mabhikwa, Chronicle sought the views of historian Mr Thomas Sibanda, who helped shed more light on the historical background of the chieftaincy.He shares his views...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:20hrs | 476 | by Staff reporter
CCC plunged into mourning
BULAWAYO Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has been plunged into mourning following the death of five senior members of the party in the province within a space of a week.CCC's Bulawayo prov...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:44hrs | 3752 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Council names streets after departed eminent leaders
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has named some streets in the city's new suburbs for easy identification of properties.The street names were given in line with the council resolution of 1990....Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 804 | by Staff reporter
Harare govt removes shield signage at Joshua Mqabuko Airport
THE opposition Zimbabwe African People's Union (Zapu) party has expressed anger over the removal of the shield signage at the Joshua Mqabuko International Airport in Bulawayo.Zapu described it...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:47hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
Youth organisation partners with Unicef on Covid-19 programme
Youth Advocates Zimbabwe (YAZ) has stated implementing an outdoor design campaign on art mural to bring awareness through youth advocacy on Covid 19, substance abuse prevention and Sexual and Reproduc...Published: 06 May 2022 at 12:54hrs | 140 | by Stephen Jakes
100% uniforms price hike kills back-to-school hype
SOME retailers have raised prices of school uniforms and other school items claiming manufacturers hiked prices by up to 100 percent, dampening the back-to-school preparations by parents and guardians...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:56hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa at pains to charm Matebeleland
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has made desperate moves to appease the people of Matebeleland over the early 1980s Gukurahundi genocide which claimed 20 000 lives.Mnangagwa, who is yet to public...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:40hrs | 941 | by Staff reporter
'$338 million for Bulawayo roads not enough'
BULAWAYO councillors are concerned that the $338 million government allocation for road rehabilitation in the city was not enough.The councillors say Bulawayo roads have become deplorabl...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:26hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Cops arrest rape, robbery, theft suspect
A man aged 32 has been arrested while hiding at a disused building near Magwegwe shopping centre for cases of rape, robbery and theft of copper cables.This was confirmed by Bulawayo police spo...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 16:37hrs | 986 | by Stephen Jakes
Vehicle clamping rakes in over $100,000
Lately in Bulawayo's city centre, groups of grey uniformed men maraud the streets, hunting for motorists who park at undesignated areas to clamp their vehicles.Like clockwork, the moment a mot...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:28hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Mtshana Khumalo: The general who outfoxed villain Allan Wilson
A MILITARY tactician, General Mtshana Khumalo, commanded an elite group of fighters tasked with safeguarding King Lobengula's life and dignity as he trekked north at the height of the Matabele War of ...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:27hrs | 305 | by Elliot Ziwira
Bulawayo school records 0% pass rate
ONE Bulawayo primary school - Aisleby - recorded a zero percent pass rate in the 2021 Grade 7 Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) examinations with the city recording a pass rate of 55,92 pe...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:13hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
$17bn war chest for 2022 road works
More than 2 000 urban and rural roads stretching over 10 000km will undergo reconstruction under the ongoing Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP2) this year.Government has set asid...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:10hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo names best, worst primary schools
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has named its best and worst performing primary schools in last year's Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Grade Seven examinations.From these, Mawaba...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 20:17hrs | 893 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: 'King' Bulelani Khumalo attends Elvis Nyathi death Indaba with Bheki Cele
AmaNdebele King Bulelani Lobengula KaMzilikazi on Friday was among delegates that attended an Indaba between Diepsloot commuty and and South African home affairs Motsoaledi, minister of police Bheki C...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 15:55hrs | 3677 | by Mandla Ndlovu
$15m boost for Old Bulawayo renewal
GOVERNMENT has released $15 million towards completion of works in the restoration of King Lobengula's original capital, Old Bulawayo, which was gutted by fire 11 years ago.King Lobengula was ...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:35hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Street mural exposes Zimbabwe's divided society
THE Shona and the Ndebele are Zimbabwe's two most dominant ethnic groups. Explaining the ever-present tension between them, historian Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni points to the abuse of the post-colonial st...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:30hrs | 432 | by Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti
Soldier, police officer arrested after police shootout with 'armed robbers'
A soldier and a police officer are among four suspects arrested after a police shootout with suspected armed robbers in Harare on Wednesday.A fifth suspect was killed in the incident near Show...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 18:07hrs | 1763 | by Staff reporter
Residents spend 8 years living with raw sewage
A health disaster is looming at Lobengula suburb in Bulawayo as residents have been forced to live with raw sewage for more than eight years.The residents have been forced to live with the unb...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 09:00hrs | 619 | by Stephen Jakes
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