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New water treatment plant for Bulawayo to draw supplies from Lake Gwayi-Shangani
GOVERNMENT is inviting tenders for the construction of a new water treatment plant in Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb which is one of the key components of the Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project meant ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 109 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani 245km pipeline project paces up
GOVERNMENT has opened a tender process for the construction of a new water treatment plant in Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb as it intensifies efforts to address the city's water supply shortages thro...Published: 6 hrs ago | 71 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's politics of salving troubled consciences
Politics and poetryWilliam Butler Yeats, I think it was he who said out of our arguments with others we make politics, but out of arguments with ourselves we make poetry!We can forgive...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:10hrs | 141 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
Parental negligence fuelling teen pregnancies
COMMUNITY leaders say the prevailing economic hardships have forced parents to abandon their children, making them vulnerable to sexual abuse.This came out during engagements on gender-based v...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urges citizens to plant trees
TREES are a source of life and every Zimbabwean should take a responsibility to plant one regularly, President Mnangagwa said yesterday.Speaking at the 7th Zanu-PF National People's Congress T...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:18hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
135 years imprisonment for stealing cattle
FIVE cattle rustlers have been sentenced to a total of 135 years imprisonment for stealing five head of cattle from Irisvale in Umzingwane District.The cattle rustlers first stole three cattle...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:01hrs | 643 | by Staff reporter
'Allocate more funds for Nkayi projects'
GOVERNMENT has been urged to increase funding in the 2023 budget to ensure speedy completion of the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road and Ziminya Dam projects, which would enhance economic activity and create more ...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 06:08hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Chase Skuza to launch new album
THE 'King of Kalanga' Rhumba music Chase Skuza has released a four-track album after a five year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Entitled ukuhlakanipha Yibuthutha (cleverness does not mean...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 18:52hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane High accused of setting dogs on villagers' goats
UMZINGANWE High School authorities in Matabeleland South have been accused of setting dogs on goats that enter the schoolyard, sparking tensions with villagers.Izinkondo villagers said school ...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 06:06hrs | 837 | by Staff reporter
Scores injured as illegal miners storm village
Villagers in the Malungwane area of Umzingwane District are living in fear after they were attacked by suspected illegal gold miners armed with spears, machetes and axes on Wednesday afternoon, leavin...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
Schools order pupils to bring own water
SOME schools in Bulawayo have resorted to asking pupils to bring their own bottles of water to school to curb the spread of waterborne diseases following the prevailing water crisis in the city....Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 05:49hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Farmers in Umzingwane bemoan lack of agricultural products outlets
FARMERS in Umzingwane District, Matabeleland South Province, have bemoaned lack of agricultural products outlets close to them, stating that they were parting with a lot of money travelling to get agr...Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 10:57hrs | 249 | by Staff Reporter
Villagers, miner clash over land
MZINYATHINI villagers in Umzingwane, Matabeleland South are up in arms against a miner they accuse of pegging his mining claims on their farmland.Ward 3 village co-ordinator David Mpofu confir...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 06:35hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Thousands turn out for ZANU PF by-election campaign in Tjankwa
It was a hive of activity at Nyabane Primary school Primary School on Saturday where thousands of ZANU PF supporters turned up for a rally to show support for Kossam Ndlovu who will represent the part...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 18:47hrs | 1288 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Residents protest 'wrongful billing'
UMZINGWANE residents in Matabeleland South are up in arms with the Umzingwane Rural District Council (URDC) for wrongfully billing them using outdated by-laws.Amhlohe Sibanda of stand number F...Published: 28 Aug 2022 at 08:17hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo dam levels critically low
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has said water levels at its supply dams that are 52 percent full as well as a drastic drop in supplies from Epping Forest due to vandalism of infrastructure have worsened ...Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 18:49hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
'Water cuts a threat to Bulawayo fire services'
COUNCILLORS in Bulawayo fear that the ongoing water-rationing programme being implemented by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) could serious affect firefighting services and lead to loss of properties i...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge passport office cuts long trips for residents
A passport issuing office has been opened in Beitbridge town as the Government presses ahead with plans to decentralise critical services nationwide and most people in the area reckon that with passpo...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter
Can a Heroes Acre be excavated for minerals?
Dear Editor, How can Ntola villagers pay tribute to their Gallant Sons and Daughters buried at Warren Hills of Ntola during Heroes Day Commemorations that rekindles bitter memories?NTO...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 12:51hrs | 1022 | by Concerned Villager
Obert Mpofu sucked into mine dispute
Zanu-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu has been implicated in a mining dispute at Doyana, Umzingwane in Matabeleland South province where locals allege that his sons-in-law were mining again...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:49hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
2 500 hit-and-run accidents recorded in Zimbabwe
The numbers of motorists who hit pedestrians or other vehicles on the roads and speed off without rendering assistance is now on the increase with the police recording about 2 500 hit-and-run accident...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:44hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo faces 72 hours of water shedding
BULAWAYO residents could soon be faced with a 72-hour water shedding regime as the water situation in the city continues to deteriorate, with vandalism of both electricity instalments and pipes on ser...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:25hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South villagers perplexed over Zanu-PF victories
MATEBELELAND South province villagers are perplexed over how Zanu-PF continues to win elections in the province despite the area's glaring marginalisation.The area continues to be a Zanu-PF st...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:52hrs | 1648 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane, Matobo main road 'forgotten'
Villagers in UMZINGWANE and Matobo, Matabeleland South have bitterly complained over the poor state of the main road linking the two areas.Matobo ward 15 councillor Dickson Moyo said the Old G...Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 06:52hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes abuse of devolution funds
DEVOLUTION funds are open to abuse and plunder by unscrupulous institutions and individuals who can easily turn them into feeding troughs at the expense of communities, NewsDay has established....Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:40hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa rebrands
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa), a government entity responsible for managing the country's water resources, has roped in other organisations in projects that are expected to benefit the...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 10:40hrs | 1993 | by Staff reporter
48-hour water cuts in Bulawayo after mainline pipe burst
A MAJOR water pipeline burst in Esigodini has forced Bulawayo City Council to announce an emergency week-long 48-hour water shedding regime starting today, affecting all suburbs and surrounding areas ...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:05hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Illegal mining destroys Insiza district
Illegal gold mining activities in Filabusi, Insiza district, are becoming a threat to infrastructure and the environment, which could affect the socio-economic development of the area.Land deg...Published: 14 Jul 2022 at 07:31hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mathe relocates to Zhilo after wrangle
VILLAGERS in Matobo and uMzingwane have decided to relocate the homestead of their newly chosen Chief Nkululeko Ngqabutho Mathe (51) to Zhilo from Silobi.This follows a chieftainship wrangle b...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 08:04hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
Miner invades village graveyards
NTOLA villagers in Umzingwane, Matabeleland South are furious after gold mining company, Heywood Mining pegged claims in graveyards, at a school and their farming land.Villagers are accusing t...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 07:01hrs | 1122 | by Staff reporter
Dispute erupts over Mathe chieftainship
A CHIEFTAINSHIP dispute has erupted in Matobo/Umzingwane, Matabeleland South where some clan members are challenging the installation of the new chief Nkululeko Ngqabutho Mathe (51).There are ...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 08:13hrs | 831 | by Staff reporter
US$37 million project stabilises Bulawayo water supply
MASSIVE waterworks initiated by Government and its partners have resulted in the installation of new pumping equipment, rehabilitation of water and sewer treatment plants in Bulawayo, with the Lake Gw...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:44hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane CEO shelves retirement plan
UMZINGWANE Rural District Council chief executive officer (CEO) Ndumiso Mpofu has reversed his decision to retire under unclear circumstances.Sources said Mpofu had advised the rural district ...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 07:32hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
BCC in 100MW solar power joint ventures
A PROPOSED 50 megawatt solar farm joint venture between the Bulawayo City Council and Williams Engineering at Ncema Dam in Esigodini has been given a nod while another 50MW private undertaking at West...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 07:53hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Lake Gwayi-Shangani completion to spur rural industrialisation
THE completion of Lake Gwayi Shangani will spur rural industrialisation through provision of electricity and clean water to villages while weaning off some Bulawayo supply dams in Matabeleland South t...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:53hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Water rationing looms in Bulawayo
DETERIORATING water levels at Bulawayo's supply dams could soon force the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to re-introduce tighter water rationing.One of the dams with low water levels is Umzingwan...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:51hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
BCC councillors push for more boreholes
BULAWAYO city councillors are considering using devolution funds to drill more boreholes to address the city's perennial water crisis.In 2019, the city suffered one of its worst water crises, ...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:30hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Forex, fuel and airtime for chiefs
GOVERNMENT has announced a package for chiefs that will see them getting foreign currency allowances, medical aid, monthly fuel coupons and air time for ease of communication.Their cars will a...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:28hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Govt taken to court over school heads suspension
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has dragged the government to court over the suspension of five headmasters.The headmasters were suspended with no pay after being suspected o...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:00hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane villagers accuse Zec of ambush
VILLAGERS in Umzingwane, Matabeleland South province, have accused the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) of ambushing them in the just-ended biometric voter registration (BVR) blitz after the progra...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:00hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo dams 50% empty
WATER levels in dams supplying Bulawayo are said to be above 50% full following the latest rains.This was revealed by Zinwa spokesperson Marjorie Munyonga in a statement yesterday. She said Bu...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:22hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo considers re-introducing water-shedding
BULAWAYO could be forced to re-introduce a stringent water shedding schedule as one of its major supply dams faces decommissioning due to low inflows.The city has over the past years been forc...Published: 24 Apr 2022 at 06:37hrs | 1325 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF youths 'invade' Matobo grazing land
MATOBO villagers have accused some Zanu-PF youths of "invading" Morning Glory Farm, which the community uses as grazing land for their livestock.Matobo's ward 15 councillor, Dickson Nkomo conf...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:44hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water woes persist despite rains
Blessing Moyo, a resident of Bulawayo's Gwabalanda suburb, is a worried man as he relives the 2020 diarrhoea outbreak that hit Luveve and other surrounding suburbs.The diarrhoea outbreak, blam...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:14hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF goes after unpatriotic Zimbabweans
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling Zanu-PF party purportedly plans to fast-track a controversial law that would punish citizens deemed "unpatriotic".The National Assembly last week adopted ...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:43hrs | 1452 | by Staff reporter
Esibomvu villagers banish their community member
ESIBOMVU villagers in uMzingwane District, Matabeleland South province have banished one of their community members after allegations that he was involved in the raiding of illegal miners by the armed...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 17:07hrs | 1280 | by Stephen Jakes
Umzingwane livestock clearance process irks villagers
VILLAGERS in the Nswazi area in Umzingwane District, Matabeleland South province have bemoaned the livestock clearance process which they say is cumbersome and creates a window for corruption....Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:36hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Muchinguri to headline Bulawayo clean-up
DEFENCE and War Veterans Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri is expected to headline the clean-up exercise in Bulawayo's Southwold suburb today.Zimbabweans will today embark on a nationw...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:09hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Stop the bloodletting ahead of by-elections
Zimbabwe will this weekend hold what is seen in some circles as a mini general election where 29 parliamentary seats and over 100 local government positions would be up for grabs.The by-electi...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:30hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
'Solar farm project delays raise stink'
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC)has been accused of awarding tenders to incompetent companies following delays in the implementation of the solar farm project in the city.But the city fathers b...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | 487 | by Staf reporter
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