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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 | 416 | by Fredrick Qaphelani Mabikwa
Bulawayo housing waiting list balloons
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has reported a significant increase in the number of people on its housing waiting list, indicating a growing demand for housing in Zimbabwe's second largest city. As o...Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 09:19hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter
BCC allocates US$187,000 to toilets
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has allocated US$187,000 to eliminate the shared toilet system in the Emabuthweni and Iminyela suburbs.Ward 9 Councillor, Donaldson Mabutho, disclosed this in a...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
More water woes for Bulawayo
BULAWAYO residents should brace themselves for more water woes after the local authority announced a disruption in supply across the city due to maintenance works at Ncema Works and Pump Station....Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:14hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo needs true MPs not political party mouthpieces'
Bulawayo needs Members of Parliament (MPs) who will truly represent residents rather than be mouthpieces for political parties or leaders headquartered outside the city, an independent candidate in th...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 21:10hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mpopoma's famous personalities
BULAWAYO city, just like other towns and cities in Zimbabwe, had residential areas allocated according to race before Independence. Europeans, Africans, referred to at that time as "natives," Indians ...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pupil commit suicide over food
TWO pupils committed suicide in a space of seven days - one taking his life over the Continuous Assessment Learning Activity (Cala) lessons and the other after she was reprimanded over food.Ac...Published: 10 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mpopoma MP rehabilitates sports fields, youth centres
MPOPOMA-PELANDABA MP Charles Moyo has channelled his Constituency Development Funds (CDF) towards rehabilitation of sporting facilities in his constituency.Moyo said he decided to resuscitate ...Published: 20 Jun 2022 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Flats to reduce Bulawayo housing backlog
GROWING up in a residential flat as opposed to a stand-alone housing unit has largely been confined to a few western suburbs in Bulawayo.Several rented apartments owned by the local authority ...Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Alderman Lot Siziba dies
FORMER Bulawayo Ward 13 Councillor Alderman Lot Siziba has died.Alderman Siziba died on Thursday.Bulawayo Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni has mourned the death of Alderman Siziba saying...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC threatens to repossess 88 commercial, industrial stands
BULAWAYO City Council has threatened to repossess 88 commercial and industrial stands after the owners failed to pay bills, or to develop them.In a notice yesterday, town clerk Christopher Dub...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo seeks to redevelop industrial areas
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has embarked on a door-to-door traffic survey to review its local development plan for industrial areas in the city as part of its expansion drive.This was revealed...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
BCC discusses water, sanitation infrastructure, service delivery
BULAWAYO City Council will today host a service delivery and water indaba focusing on the recent diarrhoea outbreak, water, sanitation and infrastructure rehabilitation.The indaba is expected ...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:36hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
School-boy gangs wage war at Msiteli High
MSITELI High School in Mpopoma, Bulawayo is under siege from rival pupils' gangs fighting each other using dangerous weapons.The violence reached a crescendo last Friday with the destruction o...Published: 25 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pelandaba residents fret over burst sewer
BULAWAYO'S Pelandaba residents said raw sewer had been flowing into their homes for the past three weeks, exposing them to a potential health disaster.The residents told Southern Eye that they...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
City frets over violent crime
Bulawayo residents say the rising cases of violent crimes in the city make them feel unsafe and called on the police to come up with a solution to the menace.The city has in recent weeks witne...Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machete gang terrorises Mabuthweni, Njube residents
GANG of robbers wielding machetes and axes is terrorising Bulawayo residents at their homes and shopping centres.Some of the affected suburbs are Njube, Rangemore and Mabuthweni where women ha...Published: 17 May 2021 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Suspected panners axe eight, kill one in Mabutweni
TWO men, suspected to be gold panners, ran amok axing eight people and killing one in the streets of Bulawayo's Mabutweni high density suburb, in a gruesome orgy of violence over US$2. Shepard...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:41hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Bulawayo police use Facebook to nab syndicate
A BULAWAYO syndicate of thieves, who broke into people's cars, was arrested after one of them gave away information about his location to detectives through Facebook.Fayton Zata (27) of Mabuth...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Transport shortage cripples Zesa
NATIONAL power distributor, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), says it is failing to execute its mandate due to an acute shortage of vehicles, with the current fleet b...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents livid with US$1,7m water levy
OVER 1 000 Bulawayo residents yesterday petitioned the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to come clean on the US$1,7 million raised from a water levy development initiative.The residents suspect tha...Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 05:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo vendors bemoan licensing delays
BULAWAYO informal traders have rapped the local authority for taking long to license their vending stalls to enable them to resume their operations.The issue came out last Friday during a virt...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Breakdown at Bulawayo waterworks
A PUMP breakdown at the Bulawayo waterworks has seen the city's water pumping capacity dropping by over 100 megalitres (ML), piling more woes on residents.The Bulawayo water shortage has force...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
What impact and advantages do foreigners have on the hosting country?
From time immemorial, people have been on the move, from one country to the other.The reasons for movement have always varied. Some movements have been short term, some medium and yet others have been...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 20:18hrs | 2 | by MOIR
The life of Misheck Velaphi Ncube: Connecting the dots
ORBITUARYMisheck Velaphi Ncube was buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare on May 9, 2019, a well-deserved recognition from the ruling party and the state for his contribution to the libe...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:49hrs | | by Ernest Malandu, Vivian Siziba and Strike Mkandla
Misheck Velaphi Ncube Obituary: Connecting the Dots
Misheck Velaphi Ncube was buried at Heroes Acre in Harare on 9 May 2019, a well-deserved recognition from the ruling party and the state for his contribution to the liberation and independence of Zimb...Published: 19 May 2019 at 20:59hrs | 1 | by Iphithule Maphosa
Gukurahundi memories ignited
For years, Bulawayo residents have been known to be easy-going when it comes to nationwide anti-government protests compared to Harare, which has somewhat emerged as the citadel in expressing grievanc...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 11:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: George Charamba defends army killings
Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba says the state was under threat and its existence undermined by the protestors on 14 January hence it was justified to act the way it did.Said C...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 12:54hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Soldiers storm Bulawayo suburb and torture all males
Members of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces and the Zimbabwe Republic Police on Tuesday evening stormed the Bulawayo suburb of Mabuthweni where they went door to door terrorizing all males that stay there....Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 12:34hrs | 6 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Soldiers turn rogue and join protestors?
There are reports reaching us that some elements of the Zimbabwe National Army and the Zimbabwe Republic Police assigned to restore and order in high density suburbs of Harare and Bulawayo have gone r...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 19:39hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Vocational training for Bulawayo women and girls
Inspire Women and Children is excited to announce that its long-anticipated inaugural vocational training school will commence on Monday the 7th of January here i...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:56hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
Water shedding starts in Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo City Council has embarked on 10 hour water cuts in some suburbs mainly due to erratic electricity supply at its waterworks. In a statement, the Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube adv...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo ratepayers table demands
BULAWAYO residents have listed a cocktail of demands they want the incoming councillors to address, chief among them uprooting debilitating corruption and addressing double allocation of stands....Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mpopoma legislator vows to retain seat
ZANU PF Mpopoma-Pelandaba legislator Joseph Tshuma has described himself as the candidate of choice in this year's forthcoming elections, claiming the constituency has benefited a lot from the ruling ...Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 09:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khupe supporters acquitted
Six MDC-T activists believed to be linked to Thokozani Khupe's breakaway faction were acquitted on charges of burning a bus hired by their rivals at a rally held in Bulawayo last month.The act...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Legalisation of shebeens: Who benefits the most?
FOR years in the post-colonial era, politicians and a range of civic/residents' associations in the city have campaigned for the legalisation of shebeens.In particular, shebeens have been defe...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 05:46hrs | | by Langalakhe Mabena/Nkosilodumo Ndebele
Bulawayo Metropolitan Province Phase 2 - Voter Registration Centres
Constituency Ward Registration CentreBulawayo South 6 Barham Green - HallBulawayo South 6 Barham Green - Primary SchoolBulawayo South 6 Founders - High SchoolBulawayo South 6 Green...Published: 30 Oct 2017 at 07:34hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Phase 2 Bulawayo - ZEC Voter Registration Centres
Dates 29 Oct - 13 Nov 2017 Bulawayo Remember you can register at any registration centre near you and th...Published: 11 Oct 2017 at 13:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Council divided over ownership of flats
CRACKS have emerged within council over the transfer of ownership of flats in the Iminyela and Mabuthweni suburbs to sitting tenants who have been occupying the properties for more than 30 years....Published: 04 Oct 2017 at 14:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man mistakes hawker for wife's lover
A man from Bulawayo's Mabuthweni suburb who mistook a hawker for his wife's lover and attacked him, has been fined $300.Msindisi Sibindi (43) struck Mr Kudakwashe Mhungu thrice on the arm with...Published: 23 Sep 2017 at 15:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mobile registration programme for Birth Certificates and National Identity Cards - BULAWAYO
Mobile Registration Programme (2017) for Birth Certificates and National Identity Cards - BULAWAYOWard 1Milton Junior Primary School 04/09/2017 - 04/09/2017Eveline High School 05/09/20...Published: 06 Sep 2017 at 13:20hrs | | by online
Unarmed service station guard fights 3 gunmen
THREE armed robbers raided an Engen Service Station in Bulawayo's Tshabalala suburb and got away with $219 after seriously injuring a security guard who attempted to disarm one of them.Two of ...Published: 27 Jul 2017 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Church murder suspects remanded in custody
FOUR armed robbers who allegedly killed a security guard at a Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church-run primary school in Bulawayo's Pelandaba suburb appeared in court yesterday.Tomson Phuthi...Published: 26 Jan 2017 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo an HIV hotspot'
ZIMBABWE'S HIV prevalence rate has slightly decreased to 14,6 percent from 15 percent, with statistics showing that Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South provinces have rates above t...Published: 06 Dec 2016 at 09:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man pours hot porridge on wife's face
A 42-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man has been arrested for disfiguring his wife after he scalded her on the face with boiling porridge while she slept.Lovington Phiri of Mabuthweni suburb was allege...Published: 19 Oct 2016 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Girl, granny perish in trailer accident
AN elderly woman and her granddaughter died in a horrendous accident when they were struck by an uncontrolled trailer that had disengaged from a moving vehicle before hitting them and sending some bod...Published: 28 Aug 2016 at 10:37hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo and Sandra Tekere
'BCC turning a deaf ear to grievances raised by residents in Mabuthweni'
WARD 13 councillor Lot Siziba is accusing the Bulawayo City Council of turning a deaf ear to grievances raised by residents in Mabuthweni, his locality, saying this has affected development in t...Published: 11 Jul 2016 at 13:41hrs | | by Leonorah Nkomo
New town to be built outside Bulawayo
A NEW town is set to be established in the Bulawayo Metropolitan Province which will be independent from the jurisdiction and laws of the Bulawayo City Council, a move that is expected to ease accommo...Published: 29 May 2016 at 10:31hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
Christians to 'pray' against National Pledge
Christian movements in Bulawayo are planning a prayer meeting on Monday against the controversial national pledge imposed in schools.The national pledge kicks in on Tuesday when schools reopen...Published: 01 May 2016 at 15:12hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Councillors move motion on Mabuthweni houses
Ward 13 Councillor Lot Siziba recently moved a motion during full council meeting that houses occupants at council owned properties in Mabuthweni and Iminyela should but given to the occupants a...Published: 08 Apr 2016 at 06:57hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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