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Police to arrest fake news peddlers after spate of online hoaxes
Police have issued a strong warning to the public against sharing unverified information on social media, cautioning that such actions are causing unnecessary panic and could lead to arrests. The advi...Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:14hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Honda Fit driver ploughs into church congregants killing 1
A tragic accident occurred early this morning in Nketa, Bulawayo, when a Honda Fit driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into 11 members of the Johanne Masowe Church who were returning from n...Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 08:21hrs | 670 | by Staff reporter
Rugeje caught up in bar CIO hunt for rights activist
Days before a summit of regional leaders, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's shock troops armed with AK47s stormed a bar where a retired top general and Zanu-PF politburo member was drinking on Wednesday,...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 08:00hrs | 3477 | by Staff reportrer
Bulawayo on high alert for cholera
WHILE Bulawayo has not recorded any cholera cases in the past four months, local health officials are on alert, urging residents to practise good hygiene and desist from shaking hands at public gather...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
New milestones in road rehab
REHABILITATION of the Harare-Chirundu highway will begin in May, while over 39 000 kilometres of road network have been spruced up under the Emergency Roads Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP 2), as Gov...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 08:55hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Navigating Masiyephambili Drive in Bulawayo
Masiyephambili Drive is a major road that connects various suburbs in Zimbabwe's second-largest city, Bulawayo. The road spans 17 kilometres, and it is an important route for both businesses and resid...Published: 17 Apr 2023 at 09:13hrs | 35 | by Mncedisi Nyathi
1 dead, 4 injured after driver fails to give way
A 60-YEAR-OLD man from Nkulumane suburb died on the spot while four others were injured in a car accident that occurred at the robot intersection at Masiyephambili and Nketa drives on Sunday last week...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 11:25hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to get speed limit cameras
BULAWAYO could be the first city in the country to have speed limit cameras installed and traffic lights reconfigured to enforce speed limit between intersections.The developments is part of a...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:29hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Rains expose Bulawayo council's shoddy job
SEVERAL roads in Bulawayo are riddled with potholes making them a death trap following the onset of the rainy season, a development that has exposed the city council for doing a shoddy job in terms of...Published: 10 Nov 2022 at 04:52hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Govt splashes $30 billion on Harare-Beitbridge road
THE Government has spent more than $30 billion on funding the reconstruction of over 260km of the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge highway, while an additional $1,3 billion has been directed towards the reh...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:14hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors slam 'shoddy' government road repairs in city
Bulawayo councillors on Wednesday slammed a government-led road rehabilitation exercise, questioning the workmanship which they said was shoddy.Speaking during a full council meeting, the coun...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 11:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Emergency roads rehab starts ko Bulawayo
THE first phase of roadworks in Bulawayo under the Government-funded US$400 million Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP) recently launched by President Mnangagwa, has started. Bulawa...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt floats Gwayi-Shangani tender
THE Government has floated a tender for the construction of the 260km Gwayi-Shangani Dam-Bulawayo pipeline, which marks the implementation of the Second Phase of the National Matabeleland Zambezi Wate...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC gets over $15m for road maintenance
GOVERNMENT, through the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara), recently disbursed over $15 million to the Bulawayo City Council for routine road maintenance works that includes pothole patchi...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
75% of Bulawayo roads in bad state
AT least 75 percent of Bulawayo's road network has outlived its lifespan, with council revealing that the funds they received from the Zimbabwe National Road Authority (Zinara) was a mere drop in the ...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZUPCO withdraws buses from suburbs citing poor roads
PUBLIC transporter, the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) has withdrawn its services in some suburbs in Bulawayo citing poor roads.The current rains, economic challenges and poor manag...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
An open letter from a concerned Bulawayo motorist
My job forces me to frequently drive along Masiyephambili Drive, past Nkulumane. Complex. I'm particularly concerned about the level of corruption & greed perpetrated by the police manning the roa...Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 06:26hrs | | by Concerned Bulawayo motorist
7 armed robbers hit money changer's home
A SEVEN-men gang of suspected armed robbers allegedly raided an illegal money changer at his home in Bulawayo before torturing him into revealing where he had hidden cash. The suspects alleged...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 06:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe protests turn violent, 'overwhelm police'
The usually quiet Zimbabwean city of Bulawayo was turned into a mixture of teargas, black smoke from burning tyres and chanting of struggle songs on Monday as residents joined in protests over the lat...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 22:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fastjet cancels flights to Zimbabwe citing unrest
LOW-COST African airline Fastjet cancelled its remaining flights to and from Zimbabwe on Monday due to political unrest, it said in a statement on Twitter.The airline – which flies from Hara...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 21:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Usiphatheleni spared jail for false robbery report
A BULAWAYO illegal money changer who owed her colleagues more than $30 000 and falsely reported to the police that she had been robbed at gun point to cover up for her failure to meet the debt repayme...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Illegal forex dealer arrested for making false robbery report
AN illegal money changer from Bulawayo who allegedly owed three people more than $30 000 and R10 000 falsely reported to the police that she had been robbed at gun point by three unknown assailants....Published: 03 Apr 2018 at 06:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Taxi driver 'rapes, robs' woman
AN 18-year-old woman from Emakhandeni suburb in Bulawayo was allegedly raped and robbed on her way to the city centre by a pirate taxi driver who had offered her transport.The woman, whose ide...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 05:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
7 people injured in Siyepambili kombi crash
SEVEN people, two of them children, were injured after a speeding kombi rammed into the back of a stationary commuter omnibus along Masiyephambili drive in Bulawayo's Magwegwe suburb yesterday....Published: 29 Dec 2017 at 15:02hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Man gambles away cash, shoes, phone
PLAY, play and you will win the next game.A Tshabalala man fell for the above when he gambled in a game called fejafeja and before he knew it, he had lost all his money, shoes and cellphone....Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tax break for Bulawayo investors
THE Bulawayo City Council has resolved to exempt industries and investors operating under the recently approved Special Economic Zone (SEZs) from paying rates for up to five years to stimulate develop...Published: 24 Jul 2017 at 07:10hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Pupil dies in accident
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl from Bulawayo's Tshabalala suburb died in a hit-and-run accident along Masiyephambili road in Nkulumane on Tuesday.The driver of the car that hit her, a blue Peugeot 504, ...Published: 19 May 2017 at 06:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Duo stab to death a cyclist drags body into the bush
Two Bulawayo men allegedly stabbed to death a man who was cycling to his home before dragging his body into the bush and stealing his belongings.This was heard by the Bulawayo magistrate Tinas...Published: 07 Apr 2017 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Potholes force Masiyephambili Drive closure
BULAWAYO City Council has closed a section of Masiyephambili Drive in Nkulumane suburb until the end of the rainy season for public safety due to potholes.Siyepambili Drive is one of the c...Published: 10 Mar 2017 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pothole kills Bulawayo man
A BULAWAYO man died instantly when a vehicle he was driving landed on his head and crushed it after he swerved to avoid a pothole.Blessing Mudekwe (26) from Mzilikazi suburb was thrown out of ...Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 01:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Traffic cops kidnapped, jump off moving kombi
A Bulawayo traffic police operation code-named "No to Honda Fit" backfired on two officers as they were kidnapped by two daring kombi crew members.Assistant Inspector Vongai Munyikwa and Const...Published: 19 Sep 2016 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff Reporter
2 cops kidnapped
A PIRATE taxi driver and his assistant have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping two police officers, assaulting and dumping them in a bush near Ngozi Mine Landfill Site in Bulawayo.Brillian...Published: 19 Aug 2016 at 06:20hrs | | by Andile Tshuma
Rescue mission goes bad, man kills girlfriend's attacker
A MAN from Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly killing a man who was assaulting his girlfriend.Moses Chimanisa (25) allegedly responded to a distress call from Abigail Ndlovu, saying she ...Published: 04 Aug 2016 at 06:12hrs | | by Tanaka Mrewa
$900 bribe lands cop in court
A POLICE officer allegedly connived with two Bulawayo men and extorted $900 from a delivery truck driver they intercepted carrying smuggled goods, a magistrate heard yesterday. Western Commona...Published: 12 Mar 2016 at 07:51hrs | | by Patient Sibanda
Highlanders 90 years celebrations date set
HIGHLANDERS FC will launch their 90th anniversary celebrations at a grand event at Barbourfields Stadium on February 28.The club's 90th celebrations committee chairman Luke Mnkandla told a gat...Published: 10 Feb 2016 at 07:01hrs | 2 | by Ngqwele Dube
Robbers fight 97-year jail terms
THREE Bulawayo men, who were each jailed for 97 years last year for masquerading as private transport operators in order to rob commuters, have filed an appeal at the High Court challenging the senten...Published: 20 Jan 2016 at 05:22hrs | 7 | by Mashudu Netsianda
Robber gang gets away with $17,000 goods, car
THREE men armed with knives stormed a house in Bulawayo's Famona suburb where they threatened to kill the occupants before looting property worth more than $17,000 and escaping in the victims' car. ...Published: 08 Dec 2015 at 04:12hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
Man blasts Magaya for destroying money generating goblins
A BULAWAYO carjacker shocked a packed courtroom when he blasted Prophet Walter Magaya for allegedly delivering him from satanism and destroying his goblins which gave him money, hence leaving him with...Published: 15 Nov 2015 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Tatenda Gapare
Convicted serial robber, rapist back in court
A CONVICTED serial robber who went on a robbing spree terrorising mostly women, was back in court on Thursday facing more charges of robbery and rape. Brandon Ngwenya, 21, of Old Pumula suburb...Published: 22 Aug 2015 at 09:56hrs | 2 | by Shamiso Dzingire
Motorist runs over traffic cop at roadblock
A BULAWAYO police officer survived death by a whisker after he was hit by a car while manning a roadblock along Masiyephambili Drive. The Officer Commanding Traffic in Bulawayo, Superinten...Published: 27 Apr 2015 at 08:29hrs | | by Loveness Bepete
Motorist runs over cop at roadblock
A BULAWAYO police officer survived death by a whisker after he was hit by a car while manning a roadblock along Masiyephambili Drive.The Officer Commanding Traffic in Bulawayo, Superintendent ...Published: 27 Mar 2015 at 14:16hrs | | by Loveness Bepete
Bogus cops rape woman for wearing miniskirt
A MAN from Makokoba in Bulawayo, who masqueraded as cop with an accomplice and raped a miniskirt clad woman, was yesterday remanded in custody to August 15 when he appeared at the Bulawayo Regional C...Published: 07 Aug 2014 at 07:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dreadlocked ghost terrorises residents
A dreadlocked ghost calling itself Bongani is reportedly terrorising Magwegwe residents, proposing love to women then disappearing.Residents said the ghost appears between 12 midnight and...Published: 29 Mar 2014 at 11:00hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
BCC Housing officer points gun at Injiva
A Bulawayo City Council Housing Officer has landed himself in trouble with the law after he allegedly pointed a firearm at a motorist based in South Africa, popularly known as injiva.Owen Nyon...Published: 16 Jan 2013 at 22:47hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Car accident claims three women on their way to a funeral
Three women going for a funeral died yesterday when the car they were travelling in was involved in an accident near Nkulumane shopping mall.The three who were the only passengers in the Niss...Published: 28 May 2012 at 05:39hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
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