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We are all thieves, Zivhu admits
Chivi South Member of Parliament (MP) Killer Zivhu has all but admitted that he and other well-connected ruling party politicians as well as government officials are corrupt and would not miss a good ...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 10:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents complain over MDC mayoral perks
BULAWAYO Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has questioned the city council's decision to award former mayor Martin Moyo a mayoral car as part of his exit package.BPRA yesterday said the...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 05:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Resident petitions council over 24-hour clinics
A BULAWAYO-BASED activist who has been lobbying council to open its clinics 24 hours a day has written to the local authority, requesting a meeting with management and incoming councillors as part of ...Published: 15 Aug 2018 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
50kg spoons, forks in sewer system
BULAWAYO mayor Martin Moyo has challenged the city's residents to safeguard infrastructure and help in its maintenance after 50kg of spoons and forks as well as a dog's remains, were retrieved from th...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
AAG urges probe of Bulawayo mayor, town clerk
THE Affirmative Action Group (AAG) Bulawayo chapter has approached council's audit and general purpose committee demanding that town clerk Christopher Dube and mayor Martin Moyo be investigated for co...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's call, Bulawayo residents threaten rates boycott
THE Bulawayo City Council has rapped Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga for urging residents to boycott paying rates at a time government departments and parastatals were owing a combined $7 million ...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:30hrs | 4 | by Staff rpeorter
Khothama vendors turn alley into Poop Avenue
RESIDENTS at the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) owned flats Parkhurst and Lyndhurst are accusing Khothama informal traders of pooing and urinating at the alleys of their flats.The flats are locat...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa summons rebel party members
ADVOCATE Nelson Chamisa led MDC-T has summoned 40 defiant members standing as independent candidates in the coming elections to a meeting.The meeting, insiders said, is meant to convince the i...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Big cheer for residents ahead of crucial polls
Bulawayo mayor Martin Moyo has given residents a big cheer ahead of the impending national elections by stopping the city fathers from disconnecting water supplies to defaulting consumers.Moyo...Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 16:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa 'smuggles' mayor back into election race
CONFUSION is reigning in MDC-T's Bulawayo East constituency after the winning candidate was allegedly booted out ahead of the Nomination Court sitting today to accommodate mayor Martin Moyo, who lost ...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt scuttles $68m Bulawayo investment
GOVERNMENT'S red tape has cost the City of Bulawayo (BCC) an investment worth US$68 million after policy changes scuttled the implementation of a fuel-from-waste project by a United Kingdom-based comp...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 10:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Egodini Mall construction suspended
CONSTRUCTION of the long-awaited Egodini mall has stalled amid claims the contractor has suspended development until after elections and that they are facing funding challenges.Bulawayo mayor ...Published: 31 May 2018 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents protest over clinics
BULAWAYO residents on Wednesday afternoon picketed outside Bulawayo City Council (BCC) in a move meant to push for 24-hour council clinics.The residents, led by activist, Khumbulani Maphosa, a...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
'ZITF not a platform for merrymaking'
BULAWAYO mayor Martin Moyo has called on business executives to stop viewing the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) as a platform for merrymaking, but a unique gathering to seal sustainable busi...Published: 26 Apr 2018 at 08:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents to have 40 months of uninterrupted water supply
BULAWAYO City Council's supply dams are now at 79,65% full, which translates to about 40 months uninterrupted water supply, barring any changes in the size of the city's population and other factors....Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 07:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Egodini Mall construction jobs to open next month
AN official contact centre will next month be established near the Basch Street Terminus in Bulawayo to cater for job seekers who wish to work on the construction of the Egodini Mall.The contr...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Take action please, Minister!
Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Minister, mama Angeline Masuku you have identified the problem that the councillors are stifling investment in Bulawayo. Have you found their reasons for stifling projects ...Published: 08 Mar 2018 at 11:31hrs | 1 | by S Sibanda
LSU participates in clean up campaign for 2018 cricket world cup
Lupane State University was among companies that participated in the Clean-up Campaign for the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers held recently at Queens Sports Club.The campaign was organized ...Published: 05 Mar 2018 at 13:15hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Resident in solo campaign for 24-hour council clinics
A BULAWAYO resident and activist who is lobbying Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to open its clinics 24 hours per day vowed not to give up the fight after the local authority recently turned down his requ...Published: 02 Mar 2018 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo town clerk dares police
Bulawayo town clerk Christopher Dube - who has been caught up in a corruption storm - yesterday dared police to arrest him, arguing he is clean.Dube said corruption charges laid against him on...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 11:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi wars rock Bulawayo
THOUSANDS of commuters in Bulawayo were left stranded yesterday morning when pirate taxi drivers ran amok and fought running battles with members of the Bulawayo United Transporters' Association (Bupt...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo service delivery would soon grind to a halt
BULAWAYO mayor Martin Moyo has warned that service delivery in the city would soon grind to a halt, due to lack of funding as council was owed in excess of $172,6 million in unpaid rates.Moyo ...Published: 08 Feb 2018 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents group threatens Moyo with legal action
The Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (Bupra) has petitioned Local government minister July Moyo, demanding that action be taken against town clerk Christopher Dube, director of engineering S...Published: 07 Feb 2018 at 12:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporetr
Bulawayo residents urged to maintain cleanliness
BULAWAYO mayor Martin Moyo has called on Bulawayo residents to ensure the city's environs are kept clean, as uncontrolled littering has become a thorn in the flesh for city fathers.In an inter...Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 05:39hrs | | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe blamed on devolution failure
THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Local Government has washed its hands off its failure to push to ensure there is devolution of power, saying the blame lies with the Executive.The Cons...Published: 30 Sep 2017 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Bulawayo city holds Mayor's day with senior citizens
Bulawayo Mayor Martin Moyo has held celebrations with senior citizens in the city.The Bulawayo City Council announced the celebrations on its Facebook page."The City of Bulawayo held a...Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 08:10hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
AAG reports town clerk to Mugabe
Indigenous pressure group, the Affirmative Action Group (AAG), has written to President Robert Mugabe to express its unhappiness with the decision by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to allocate gold c...Published: 20 Sep 2017 at 12:02hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents, town clerk clash over mining claims
Bulawayo residents have slammed council's decision to award gold mining claims to town clerk Christopher Dube and a senior official in the Local Government ministry, arguing the move is blatant abuse ...Published: 13 Sep 2017 at 15:11hrs | | by Staf reporter
Outcry over delayed Egodini Mall project
FRUSTRATED Bulawayo residents have expressed grave concern over delayed commencement of the much awaited multi-million dollar Egodini Mall project, despite assurances by the authorities.The pr...Published: 06 Sep 2017 at 13:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
New suburb for Bulawayo
BULAWAYO City Council and Umguza Rural District Council yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate the development of a new residential area at Rangemore.Addressing sta...Published: 22 Aug 2017 at 07:00hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's dream that never came true
Zimbabwe's late Vice President, Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, is a man credited with shaping the country's economic and social fibre.So much has been said about his exploits before, during, and after ...Published: 20 Jun 2017 at 13:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZDF secures 337 housing stands in Bulawayo
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces has secured 337 housing stands in Bulawayo for its members under the Zimbabwe Defence Forces Benefit Fund.This is revealed in the Bulawayo City Council latest minut...Published: 09 Jun 2017 at 08:54hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Council in massive water disconnections
THE Bulawayo City Council has embarked on a massive disconnection of water supplies to defaulting residents despite the fact that the High Court recently upheld previous rulings that such action is il...Published: 25 May 2017 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T mayor takes delivery of 2 mayoral vehicles within 3 months
URBAN Councils' Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ) president, Bernard Manyenyeni, has defended the recent mix-up which saw Bulawayo mayor Martin Moyo taking delivery of two mayoral vehicles within a space...Published: 08 May 2017 at 10:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo mayor defends $118,000 Mercedes Benz
Daily News reporter Jeffrey Muvundusi sits down with mayor Martin Moyo. Below are excerpts of the interview.Q: Honourable mayor, how best can you describe your tenure from the time you took ov...Published: 13 Mar 2017 at 07:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Club 263 opens in Harare
IF you have never been to Bulawayo, the City of Kings and Queens; if you wonder what the people there are like, the food they eat, the music they play and the general culture - speculate no more!...Published: 11 Feb 2017 at 22:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teen drowns in 'council-dug' pit
A 15-year-old man from Pumula South suburb in Bulawayo fell and drowned in a pit dug by Bulawayo City Council (BCC) workers.Tinashe Chipuramura, who was supposed to have started Form...Published: 11 Jan 2017 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Bulawayo Mayor welcomes Evangelist Heward Mills in his city
The Mayor of Bulawayo Martin Moyo on Tuesday welcomed the international acclaimed Evangelist Heward Mills in his city as the charismatic preacher is engaged in a series of crusades in the country....Published: 16 Nov 2016 at 07:20hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Health scare in Bulawayo: Borehole water not safe
Thousands of Bulawayo residents risk contracting water borne disease by drinking borehole water in the city.The local authority says it cannot guarantee its suitability for human consumption a...Published: 18 Oct 2016 at 07:49hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Bulawayo splash on mayor's trip to Botswana
Bulawayo City Council could have spent close to $2000 on the mayor Martin Moyo to attend Botswana 50th Independence celebrations last week.The City of Francistown which BCC has a twi...Published: 05 Oct 2016 at 09:33hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou
'Vendors free to operate in Bulawayo,' says Mayor
Illegal vendors operating within Bulawayo Central Business district can now freely conduct their business without any hindrance.Bulawayo mayor, Martin Moyo yesterday said his council was d...Published: 27 Sep 2016 at 07:16hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Kasukuwere strikes: BCC deputy mayor, four councillors suspended
Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Gift Banda and four other councilors have been suspended with immediate effect, Bulawayo24.com has been told.The councilors are accused of engaging in a string of dodgy l...Published: 20 Sep 2016 at 11:47hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
200 Lobengula Zanu PF youth registered for the housing stands
In a development that exposes that the Miniter of Local Government Saviour Kasukuwere's much touted 20 000 housing stands are meant for only Zanu PF members, over 200 youths in Lobengula Bulawayo were...Published: 01 Jul 2016 at 05:18hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
MDC-T under fire for holding post-demo talks at a Ndebele shrine
SOME sections of the Ndebele people have come out guns blazing accusing the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Morgan Tsvangirai for allegedly "defiling" a protected Ndebele Shrine ...Published: 30 May 2016 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere's BCC probe team costly
Minister Local Government Saviour Kasukuwere's probe team on Bulawayo City Council is set to pocket over $20 000.The amount according to Mayor Martin Moyo could pay 55 council workers....Published: 12 May 2016 at 10:42hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Political squabbling stalls $60 million Egodini project
THE $60 million Egodini terminus upgrade project hangs in the balance amid allegations the ruling Zanu-PF party has hijacked it for political reasons.Last year, Bulawayo City Council (BCC) awa...Published: 08 May 2016 at 11:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Hostile lynch mob' bays for Bulawayo Mayor's blood
Bulawayo Mayor Martin Moyo has said a "hostile lynch mob bayed" for his blood over the Egodini Mall project and sale of commercial Ascot stands to his deputy, Gift Banda.Moyo said council gave...Published: 04 May 2016 at 21:18hrs | 2 | by Thobekile Zhou
Ex-Ingwebu workers camp outside premises
FORMER Ingwebu Breweries' workers have camped outside the company's Belmont premises to press management into paying them money they claim is owed to them in unpaid salaries and packages.The g...Published: 04 May 2016 at 07:06hrs | | by Bianca Mlilo
Banks urged to scrap bank charges
BANKING services should be provided free of charge in order to achieve financial inclusion and increase business for the sector, Steward Bank CEO Lance Mambondiani said yesterday. Officially launching...Published: 23 Apr 2016 at 12:46hrs | 1 | by Prosper Ndlovu
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