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BCC in ambitious 2034 housing plan
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has revealed an ambitious plan to construct 500,000 housing units by 2034 as part of a broader 15-year master plan aimed at addressing the city's severe housing backlog...Published: 11 hrs ago | 104 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt launches major housing project in Matabeleland North
In a significant step toward its goal of providing affordable housing for all citizens, the Zimbabwean government has launched a new housing project in Emthunzini Township, Matabeleland North Province...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:05hrs | 5842 | by Staff reporter
Gang rape victim demands GOAT! as compensation
IT'S a crazy and insane world. But you have to believe it because it is true.A woman from Matobo District, Matabeleland South Province, who alleged that she was gang-raped by four men while he...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 09:04hrs | 1210 | by Staff reporter
Malayitsha duo in court for bribing Zimra officer
TWO omalayitsha are set to appear in court facing charges of offering a bribe to a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) official at Beitbridge Border Post.In a statement, the National Prosecutin...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 20:11hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Egodini finally re-opens
BULAWAYO'S Egodini Terminus finally opened its gates yesterday following the completion of the upgrade works on the taxi rank under Phase One of the multi-million-dollar construction project that shou...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
8-year wait over as Egodini finally reopens
EGODINI Bus Terminus will tomorrow reopen ending an eight-year closure for its rehabilitation after the South Africa-based contractor, Terracotta Trading Private Limited, completed the first phase of ...Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 17:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sengezo Tshabangu rescinds the recall of Victoria Falls councillors
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has cancelled the planned by-election that had been set for Victoria Falls after Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary Mr Sengezo Tshabangu resc...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 14:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe showbiz awards rigged?
HOLLYWOOD actor Denzel Washington once said, "man gives an award, God gives the reward", which suggests the thought of the validity and relevance of awards ceremonies and the worth of the gongs....Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 07:36hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Man stabbed to death at in-laws over spilt masese
A MAN from Bulawayo's Emthunzini suburb died at his in-laws' house after he was thrashed with an electric cable before he was allegedly stabbed in the neck with an Okapi knife.The incident was...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 04:51hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Teenager kills man over girlfriend
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on allegations of fatally stabbing a man following a misunderstanding over a girlfriend at a house in Ruwa on Monday, while a 63-year-old woman was arrested for kil...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC, police join forces to reduce accidents along Luveve Road
BULAWAYO City Council has joined forces with the police in a bid to reduce traffic accidents along the Luveve Road.This was said last Friday by Bulawayo town planning officer Shelton Mthunzi S...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 20:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's thriving car breaking industry
When you think of industries that offer opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship, the car breaking industry is probably not the first one that comes to mind.However, in Bulawayo, Zimb...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 06:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man attempts to burn ex-lover alive
A 29-YEAR-OLD man from Mavava line under Chief Gampu in Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North province who couldn't accept that his ex-lover had moved on has been arrested for allegedly torching a hut in whi...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 14:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Crime Intelligence funds used for Ramaphosa's Phala Phala 'farmgate' cover-up
A secret Crime Intelligence fund was used to finance the clandestine operations set up to trace the thieves who stole millions of dollars from President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala farm in February ...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 10:31hrs | | by Mzilikazi Wa Afrika
South Africa's NPA snubbed Namibian police over Phala Phala robbery
South African authorities allegedly gave the Namibian police the silent treatment to frustrate their investigation into suspects linked to the robbery at President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala farm....Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 11:12hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to incorporate neighbouring areas
THE Bulawayo City Council is set to take advantage of the ongoing delimitation exercise to finalise boundary changes that will see the city incorporating areas that fall under Umguza Rural District Co...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Command burial as Chiwenga presides over chief's burial
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga is today expected to preside over the burial of Chief Mabhikwa of Lupane at his rural home in Jotsholo, Matabeleland North. President Mnangagwa yesterday ac...Published: 28 May 2022 at 08:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman demands Goat as payment for being raped
A Man from Magadla village in Matobo District, has appeared in court facing rape charges after they gang raped a forty year old woman while on her way top her home after beer drinking with the suspect...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 11:29hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zesa cuts Maphisa off over debt
POWER utility, Zesa, has cut off electricity supplies to Old Antelope District Hospital in Maphisa, Matobo District, over tariff arrears amounting to $526 000.Although the facility has stopped...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
FC Talen Vision shift home ground to Mthwakazi Stadium
ZIFA Southern Region Division One 2019 runners up, FC Talen Vision have opted to use Mthwakazi Stadium in Filabusi as their home ground, a move away Bulawayo.Mkhululi Mthunzi, the Talen Vision...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shortage of PPE hits Ekuphumuleni
AN acute shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) and adult diapers has hit Ekuphumuleni Old People's Home in Bulawayo amid reports that inmates are being neglected by their families.Ek...Published: 23 Dec 2021 at 05:41hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Police officer murdered
A POLICE officer died after he was allegedly attacked resulting in a deep cut on the back of the head and bruises in the mouth, in the early hours of yesterday in Pumula South, Bulawayo.Sunday...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:14hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Furore over Umguza suburbs
The Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) says allowing Umguza Rural District Council to create suburbs in areas earmarked for the city's extension will stifle its growth.BPRA chai...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:54hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Two homes burn in love triangle bust-up
A MAN from Emthunzini suburb in Bulawayo assaulted his wife with fists and a rope accusing her of having an affair with their neighbour before he later set his and his alleged love rival homes ablaze....Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 07:01hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and dodgy Zanu-PF characters
WHEN Zanu-PF activist Marx Mupungu filed a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) application in June seeking to quash the High Court judgment by the three brave judges who had barred Chief Justice Malaba fr...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kezi mortuary down 10 years on
KEZI Clinic mortuary in Matobo District, Matabeleland South province, has not been functioning for over a decade despite financial and material donations made by locals based in the diaspora towards e...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
LP Gas shortage hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO is facing a shortage of Liquid Petroleum (LP) Gas which has seen the commodity's price going up in the few centres where it is being sold. Sources said the shortage is partly due to d...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Council spurns Mnangagwa wife project
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has backtracked on its pledge to support First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa in the conversion of Chambuta Refugee Camp into a rehabilitation facility for street kids.Gov...Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
13-year-old boy hangs self
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy from Maphisa, Matobo District in Matabeleland South was found hanging from a tree branch after going missing for five days. Busisa Lunga left home on April 11 around 4PM to r...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zupco conductor gang-raped, robbed
A ZUPCO bus conductor was gang-raped and robbed of her belongings while on her way to work in the wee hours of Tuesday morning in Bulawayo. The 23-year-old woman was waylaid by four perpetrato...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 14:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Card cloner faces arrest
James Malolo (56) from Emthunzini was arrested on Wednesday for shopping sprees using cloned bank cards.He was found with 78 active Zim...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 13:18hrs | | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Card-cloning suspect arrested with 78 cards
A 56-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man with a penchant for defrauding wholesalers was yesterday nabbed by police after pocketing $500 000 from his fraudulent activities. The suspect, James Kalulu from Mth...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 06:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Granny appeals for help
A 98-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo woman is appealing for assistance to buy food and meet other medical expenses as she has no source of income.Tsinyeko Dungeni from Emganwini said she needs money to buy ...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rape cases worry police
POLICE in Bulawayo have expressed worry at the increase in cases of rape which are mostly perpetrated by relatives.According to Bulawayo police spokesperson, Inspector Abednico Ncube, a week h...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 05:52hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Thief' beaten to death
SEVEN men from Pumula South in Bulawayo have been arrested for heavily assaulting a suspected thief they caught at a house in the suburb, leading to his death in a cell at Pumula Police Station on the...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
7 arrested for fatally assaulting suspected burglar
SEVEN men from Pumula South in Bulawayo have been arrested for heavily assaulting a suspected thief they caught at a house in the suburb leading to his death in a cell at Pumula Police Station on the ...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 16:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls community urged to diversify to address food insecurity
Tourism-reliant Victoria Falls has been reminded of the need to diversify economic activities and build resilience in response to the Covid-19 induced effects which left many residents food-insecure....Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 17:49hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's spokesperson warns people from Nkukumane
Zimbabwe's government spokesman Nick Mangwana on Tuesday said the effects of Cyclone Chalane are expected to be experienced in Bulawayo from around 2200hrs tonight.Sais Mangwana, "EFFECTS of #...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 17:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga wary of Covid-19 second wave threat
VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday warned of the possibility of the country being hit by a second wave of Covid-19, saying ignorance, denial and wishful thinking could lead to more death...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC rejects Mrs Mnangagwa donation request
BULAWAYO City Council has expressed reservations over expending resources to a project spearheaded by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa to transform a refugee centre at Chambuta in Chiredzi into a rehabil...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council buys farms to set up new suburbs
THE Bulawayo City Council is in the process of buying farms on the outskirts of the city to expand the boundaries and meet the accommodation needs of the growing population.The move, Sunday Ne...Published: 01 Nov 2020 at 08:22hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Fraudsters impersonate Mohadi's son
TWO men from Bulawayo have been arrested for allegedly using Vice President Kembo Mohadi's name to swindle a Chinese mining firm of more than US$110 000.The duo, Mthunzi Mabhena (36) and Bless...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 08:31hrs | | by Staff Reprter
Zanu PF youth faces expulsions for court action against party
Zanu-PF Bulawayo Provincial youth league aspiring chairperson Mthunzi Mabhena faces censure after taking the party to court.Mabhena took the party to court after losing in the elections for yo...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 07:20hrs | 2 | by Gibdon Nyathi
Jabulani Sibanda keeps rivals guessing
Former war veterans' leader Jabulani Sibanda, recently re-admitted into Zanu-PF following his expulsion in 2014, is keeping his cards close to his chest after dropping out of the Zanu-PF Bulawayo prov...Published: 21 May 2019 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jabulani Sibanda barred from running for Zanu-PF Bulawayo chairman
Former war veterans' leader Jabulani Sibanda, recently re-admitted into Zanu-PF following his expulsion in 2014, was barred from running for the position of Zanu-PF chairman for Bulawayo province last...Published: 20 May 2019 at 08:14hrs | | by ZimLive
HIV+ man 'commits suicide'
AN HIV positive man from Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo has allegedly committed suicide.Baldwin Mthunzi (31) was found hanging in his room by his brother Terrence last Sunday at around 12 noo...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC intra-party violence regrettable
THE Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) condemns the intra-party violence that has characterised the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) elective congress preparations. The congress is set for May 24 to 26....Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:53hrs | | by ZPP
Price of bread goes up
THE price of bread has gone up to RTGS$2,30 from RTGS$2 with millers saying the increase is not associated with the cost of flour as the price of the product has remained constant. Yesterday, ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC investigating countrywide violence
THE opposition MDC is investigating violence, chaos, voter intimidation and allegations of vote buying that have characterised some of its elective congress at lower structures across the country....Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:50hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Filabusi Utd ready for Division One battle
AFTER beating newly-promoted Castle Lager Premiership boys TelOne in a friendly match played in Gwanda a fortnight ago and holding Highlanders development side Bosso 90 on Saturday, Filabusi United ar...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
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