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Residents urge funeral parlours to help BCC improve cemeteries
Residents of Bulawayo have issued a passionate plea to funeral parlours operating in the city to partner with the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) in restoring and maintaining the city's deteriorating ceme...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:36hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Council's cemetery excuses can't bury their neglect
Today's Saturday Chronicle highlights a distressing reality: young schoolchildren, some barely toddlers, are forced to walk through the overgrown and dilapidated Pelandaba Cemetery in Bulawayo on thei...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:49hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo school children use cemeteries as a bee line
In Bulawayo's Old Magwegwe suburb, schoolchildren as young as four are forced to walk daily through the overgrown and neglected Pelandaba Cemetery to reach their homes in nearby Pelandaba West. This d...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:37hrs | 45 | by Staff reporter
Dad hugs kombi driver who killed his daughter
In a moment that left an entire cemetery hushed in disbelief, a grieving father embraced the man responsible for his daughter's death - offering not vengeance, but forgiveness.Fifteen-ye...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 13:01hrs | 1598 | by Staff reporter
Student murdered for identifying robber
A 23-year-old Bulawayo Polytechnic student, Inobubele Mhlanga, tragically lost her life on Monday evening after being brutally stabbed by two robbers in Cowdray Park, following a mugging incident in w...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:58hrs | 1034 | by Staff reporter
Sihlangu Dlodlo predicted his death?
The tragic passing of Sihlangu Dlodlo, the late CEO of Highlanders Football Club, has taken a chilling turn as it has emerged that he seemingly predicted his own demise in a haunting Facebook post jus...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:38hrs | 901 | by Staff reporter
Remains of 21 people exhumed in city
Remains of 21 people were exhumed from a housing development project site in Bulawayo's Killarney suburb before they were reburied at the city's Luveve cemetery.This was revealed in the latest...Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 13:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Maintaining graves is not Bulawayo City Council's job
THE Bulawayo City Council has urged residents with relatives buried at different cemeteries in the city to constantly check and maintain the graves as it is not the duty of the local authority to do t...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:36hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Graves cave in at Luveve Cemetery
AN elderly woman, accompanied by two young adults walks briskly into a section of Luveve Cemetery in Bulawayo, a little bit on the edge and sombre.They continuously scan across the hundreds of...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:56hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
'Insimbi ZeZhwane will not die'
Insimbi ZeZhwane co-founder, Meluleki "Brema" Moyo who was discharged from hospital on Tuesday has assured fans that, as long as he lives, the beat will not stop.The bassist, together with the...Published: 07 Sep 2023 at 06:13hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa confers Insimbi ZeZhwane duo with liberation heroes status
President Mnangagwa has conferred liberation hero status on the late Insimbi ZeZhwane musicians, Elvis "Ma Eli" Mathe and Thembinkosi "Maviri" Mpofu.The pair died last Saturday morning in a ho...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 06:41hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Fire burns part of Luveve Cemetery
A portion of Luveve cemetery was burnt by a veld fire which destroyed grave markers and some of the tombstones.The cause of the fire is unknown but some residents blamed the Bulawayo City Coun...Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 17:37hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
'Leave potholes to council'
RESIDENTS should not take matters of service delivery like patching up potholes that have infested the city into their own hands as that is the "sole" duty of the local authority, latest council minut...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Girl kidnapped, drugged and dumped at cemetery
A 14-YEAR-OLD girl from Old Luveve suburb was kidnapped by two women and a man who were driving a white commuter omnibus on 16 March.The juvenile had left her home at around 5PM going to Chigu...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 12:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally strikes lover with iron bar
A 26-YEAR-OLD woman from Old Pumula, Bulawayo died after her boyfriend allegedly brutally assaulted her with an iron bar and pushed her head through a door.Nobuhle Mlambo spent about a month i...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
200 000 graves cemetery for Bulawayo
BULAWAYO is set to have a 200 000-capacity cemetery which is expected to address the burial space shortage which has been haunting the city in recent years.The project is being implemented as ...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Money changer robbed at gunpoint
A money changer is lucky to be alive after he was attacked and robbed of R43 000, US$130 and his Honda Fit at gunpoint.The money changer was given US$2 500 to convert it to rand by his client ...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cheeky armed robbers jailed 10 years each
FOUR notorious armed robbers have been sentenced to 10 years in prison each for committing a spate of cheeky robberies.Mbekezeli Brighton Sibanda (24) of Mbundani, Lindani Mpala (20) of Gwabal...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Suspects arrested for fatal armed robbery
POLICE have arrested two suspects in connection with the beating, shooting and robbery of a Bulawayo businessman, Smart Kutsanzira, during a home raid in Cowdray Park's Esigodweni area last month....Published: 25 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo grave diggers overwhelmed
GRAVE diggers at Bulawayo cemeteries are overwhelmed and the council has proposed that mourners do the back-filling of the graves while it recruits more staff.According to the latest council m...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:32hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers kill man in home raid
A Bulawayo man was shot dead at his home by four suspected armed robbers in an attack that left his neighbour with gunshot wounds. The man's family talked about the devastation of losing a loved one f...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:11hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Scramble for burial space at Luveve Cemetery
There is scramble for burial space at Luveve Cemetery in Bulawayo after an excavator used to dig graves at Athlone Cemetery broke down last week.The machine replaced manual labour years ago to...Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 19:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo suspends burials as grave-digging machine breaks down
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has suspended burials at the Athlone West cemetery due to a breakdown of a grave-digging machine.Council sources told New Zimbabwe.com that following the breakd...Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC suspends burials at Athlone after excavator breaks down
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has suspended burials at Athlone cemetery after the excavator used digging graves broke down, sources have said.Athlone cemetery is situated just after Northend...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 19:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
City to ban mourners
THE Bulawayo City Council will soon introduce a policy to ban mourners from attending burials at its cemeteries as concerns grow that gatherings at funerals and burials were becoming Covid-19 super sp...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 07:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bodies from SA congest Bulawayo cemeteries
BODIES repatriated from South Africa are topping the list of burials at most Bulawayo cemeteries, with council expressing concern that residents were not adhering to the 30 stipulated numbers of peopl...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
666 hooker killer arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a man who allegedly killed a hooker at a lodge and inscribed 666, a number Biblically known as the mark of the beast and a star associated with the occult on her belly...Published: 31 May 2021 at 06:38hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Family buries wrong body, forced to exhume
A FAMILY from Lobengula West suburb was left speechless after they were given a wrong body by a funeral parlour and had to travel all the way to Plumtree to exhume the body of their loved one for rebu...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:29hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Rains stall grave digging in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO City Council is facing imminent grave shortage as a result of incessant rains that have caused flooding at Luveve Cemetery, making the graveyard soggy and unfit for burials.This has f...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:43hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mystery as 3 children die near cemetery
THREE children from Bulawayo's Entumbane suburb died while in the back of a single cab Nissan SE pickup truck that was stuck in the mud near Luveve Cemetery as their parents battled to free the vehicl...Published: 11 Nov 2020 at 05:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mdlongwa burial today
THE late opposition MDC founding executive Esaph Mdlongwa, who succumbed to COVID-19 on Wednesday, is set to be buried today at Luveve cemetery in Bulawayo.Former MDC Bulawayo senator Rita Ndl...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:22hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
MDC activists, family members brutalised in midnight raids
Fears are mounting over the safety of opposition activists, following abductions of members of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in a night raid allegedly by armed gunmen in Bulawayo last week....Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC shona leadership brutalised in Bulawayo
The MDC is deeply concerned about reports of continued State-sanctioned abductions; torture and impunity in Bulawayo even after the State foiled and proscribed the people's right to hold a peaceful de...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 17:53hrs | 1 | by MDC Communications
Police release picture of '666 killer'
POLICE in Bulawayo have released pictures of a man who allegedly killed a hooker at a lodge and inscribed 666, a number biblically known as the mark of the beast and a star associated with the occult ...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 06:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Paupers' burial for 80 bodies
A TOTAL of 80 bodies of paupers were laid to rest at Luveve Cemetery last Thursday before sunrise.Pastors that included Reverend Archford Balance and Washington Jembere and councillors Febbie ...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teen kills friend in 'ghetto' turf war
A FORM Three pupil at Nketa High School in Bulawayo died after he was allegedly hit on the head with a stone by his friend as they fought a rival teenage gang. Michael Dube (15) from Nkulumane...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pregnancy after cemetery sex
A fifteen-year-old teen was allegedly impregnated by her boyfriend who later advised her to abort with the help of his sister.Keith Blondy Moyo (18) had been in a relationship with the teen fo...Published: 18 May 2018 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Guard, friend's wife turn cemetery into love lounge
A BULAWAYO couple's marriage collapsed after the wife cheated with her husband's friend for five years. Njabulo Moyo decided to quit his 17-year-old marriage to Prisca Gumbo after his friend a...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 22:17hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Murdered Fox Farm woman laid to rest
Mthwakazi Republic Party has said the recently murdered Fox farm woman Elitha Ncube was finally laid to Rest at Luveve Cemetery in Bulawayo, on Wednesday.The party said it was an emotional sen...Published: 22 Dec 2017 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo runs out of burial space, again
BULAWAYO councillors have reported that the city may face burial space challenges, as the West Park Cemetery which was extended last year to ease the burden on the overstretched Luveve Cemetery, has r...Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 05:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
West Park cemetery fast filling up
The West Park cemetery is reportedly fast getting filled amid concerns by the Bulawayo city fathers.The Director of Health Services reported that the space at West Park cemetery was fast filli...Published: 11 Dec 2017 at 07:02hrs | 4 | by Stephen Jakes
Feast on my corpse!
A 31-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo allegedly hanged himself at Luveve cemetery and left a suicide note inscribed on his shirt alleging that he had been attacked by his girlfriend and two other men whom h...Published: 11 Dec 2017 at 04:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man dies in SA acid attack
A ZIMBABWEAN man employed as a manager at a restaurant in South Africa died after a disgruntled subordinate he had allegedly fired for misconduct melted his face with sulphuric acid.Ndumiso Lu...Published: 09 Oct 2017 at 07:23hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Woman buried in two coffins as her body kept ballooning
EVER thought of being buried in two coffins?Bereaved family members and friends of a Tsholotsho woman who was killed by her stepson last week had a torrid time at the mortuary as the body, whi...Published: 22 Sep 2017 at 06:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Drunken touts block pastor’s sermon
STOP it!There was drama at Luveve Cemetery in Bulawayo on Saturday last week when drunken touts blocked a pastor from a local church from conducting a service during the burial of their collea...Published: 28 Jul 2017 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo rejects FBC housing proposal
THE Bulawayo City Council has rejected a bid by FBC Building Society, which sought a joint partnership in developing 517 high density residential stands in Luveve suburb.Following an engagemen...Published: 17 Jul 2017 at 06:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Private cemetery grave prices set
BULAWAYO's first private cemetery with a capacity of 50 000 graves has been opened in a move that is set to ease shortage of burial space in the city.Each grave costs $120 at the new facility,...Published: 28 Jun 2017 at 06:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
New cemetery opens in Bulawayo
A NEW private cemetery has opened for burials in Bulawayo's Northlyn and Trenance suburbs.The Acting Director of Health Services Dr Edwin Sibanda said the Government approved the establishment...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
2 more corpse robbers die in accidents
TWO more people who allegedly robbed Apostle Charles Chiriseri's corpse last year have died in freak accidents.This brings to three the known number of people who have died after looting c...Published: 22 Mar 2017 at 05:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
7 crash victims burial 'tomorrow'
SEVEN of the 14 people who perished in a horror crash in Bulawayo last week are likely to be buried tomorrow at Luveve Cemetery, a family spokesperson has said.The family which has receive...Published: 13 Mar 2017 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
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