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Gweru residents owe council ZWG700 million

Gweru City Council is battling a ballooning debt of ZWG700 million as residents, businesses and government departments fail to pay their bills, a situation officials say is crippling service delivery.Council assistant finance director Owen…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:26hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter

Mourners told to limit cemetery burials to 1 hour

Bulawayo residents have been urged to strictly observe cemetery burial booking timeframes in order to decongest burial sites and prevent clashes, amid reports that some funeral parlours were harassing mourners when ceremonies exceeded the …

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:25hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter

Mourners fight over deceased loan sharks' loot

THE FUNERAL gathering for a Gwanda couple suspected to have been among the 30 people that perished at the West Nicholson bus accident has been turned into a war zone as two families fight over a trunk known to have cash in most instances a…

Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 14:26hrs | 2 | by Staf reporter

Of professional mourners, lavish funerals

Gone are the days of a funeral wake where mourners are "burdened" by traditional rites, laid-down burial procedures and a sombre atmosphere throughout the proceedings. Today, people outshine each other at funerals with women "competing" in…

Published: 12 May 2013 at 06:23hrs | 12 | by Tendai Chara

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Gweru residents owe council ZWG700 million

Mourners told to limit cemetery burials to 1 hour

Mourners fight over deceased loan sharks' loot

Of professional mourners, lavish funerals

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