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A choking hazard for Cowdray Park residents
Whenever a plume of smoke rises from Bulawayo's Richmond Landfill site, popularly known as Ngozi Mine, Sazini Ncube's thoughts immediately turn to her six-year-old daughter, Audrey. Living in Cowdray ...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:13hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Medical waste scandal at Bulawayo's dumpsite
A grave public health threat is festering at Bulawayo's Richmond landfill, commonly known as Ngozi Mine, where hazardous medical waste has been discovered dumped in the open - sparking fears of diseas...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:13hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Geo Pomona model to be forced on Bulawayo
The Government has announced that Bulawayo is set to become the next city to implement the Geo Pomona Waste Management model, as part of a nationwide strategy to modernise waste management and bolster...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:09hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Coltart demands urgent action on Ngozi Mine crisis
Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart has sounded a grave warning over the deteriorating conditions at Ngozi Mine, the city's largest landfill site, describing the health and environmental hazards it poses as ...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 16:48hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Coltart pushes for tighter enforcement to keep Bulawayo clean
Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart has called for tougher enforcement of city by-laws to combat littering and improve the cleanliness of Zimbabwe's second-largest city. Speaking at an event on Monday where ...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 17:18hrs | 1656 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo needs US$40,000 to repair refuse trucks
The Bulawayo City Council has revealed it requires approximately US$38,900 to repair 13 broken-down refuse compactor trucks, a critical factor contributing to ongoing challenges in waste collection ac...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:22hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Residents raise alarm over hazardous emissions from Ngozi Mine landfill
Residents of Cowdray Park in Bulawayo have raised alarms over the ongoing emissions from the nearby Ngozi Mine landfill, with many accusing the local authority of failing to find a lasting solution to...Published: 11 May 2025 at 12:58hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's Trenance landfill relocation
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has revealed that relocating the Trenance landfill site would require over US$1.8 million. However, city officials argue that such a move may be unnecessary, citing min...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 14:07hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo hospital opens unit to tackle drug abuse epidemic`
In response to Zimbabwe's escalating drug and substance abuse crisis, Mpilo Central Hospital has established a dedicated Mental Health Clinic to provide specialised care for affected individuals. The ...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:33hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
BCC to relocate Ngozi Mine
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has resolved to relocate the Richmond landfill, commonly known as "Ngozi Mine," to address growing pollution concerns raised by residents. The council also plans to par...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 07:19hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Ngozi Mine dumpsite fires choke Cowdray Park
Residents of Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo are grappling with thick smoke and health concerns as fires burn at the nearby Richmond landfill, commonly referred to as Ngozi Mine. For the past five day...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:31hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife, buries corpse in shallow grave
Police in Insuza, Lupane, Matabeleland North province, have arrested Tryforward Mpofu (35) for the murder of his wife, Revai Rusive (36), whom he accused of infidelity. The incident occurred o...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 06:55hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo city centre dumpsite worsens chaos, decay
AN illegal dumpsite, which resembles Bulawayo City Council (BCC)'s Richmond Landfill site, commonly known as Ngozi Mine has emerged, a stone's throw away from a busy road that connects the city centre...Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 04:38hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
NGOZI MINE HEALTH DISASTER: Councilor Ntando Ndlovu steps in
In a proactive move to address the longstanding environmental and health concerns of his constituents, newly elected Ward 28 Councillor Ntando Ndlovu has taken decisive steps to mitigate the impac...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 09:11hrs | 14 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Names of fans suspected to be behind BF violence
The police have disclosed the identities of 19 individuals who have been apprehended in connection with the public unrest that occurred at Barbourfields Stadium during a league match between the home ...Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 19:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Armed robber' acquitted
A BULAWAYO man who was accused of ganging up with four accomplices and robbing a local motorist of his car and over US$20 000, was yesterday acquitted.Bhekimpilo Mabuza Ncube (38) pleaded not ...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
How Poverty Drives Innovation in Bulawayo's Ngozi Mine Landfill
Located in the outskirts of Bulawayo, the Ngozi Mine landfill is home to a resilient community that has learned to adapt and innovate in the face of extreme adversity.Families there live in ho...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 09:44hrs | 31 | by Mncedisi Nyathi
Cowdray Park's scandalous boundaries favour Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF is likely to unfairly win the Cowdray Park parliamentary seat in Bulawayo province due to the opaque geographical nature of the constituency mapped by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) i...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Sex workers offer payment terms
SHE started being a sex worker five years ago.And today, the 35-year-old from Nyanga now services both men and women.She also services her old clients on credit."I have loyal c...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man killed in love triangle
A BULAWAYO man allegedly stabbed his girlfriend's ‘ex-lover' to death with an okapi knife after finding the two being intimate in the woman's shack at Ngozi Mine dumpsite near Richmond suburb....Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 08:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Waste pickers saving BCC'
A BULAWAYO-BASED human rights group has defended Ngozi Mine squatters saying the waste pickers were assisting Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to deal with waste management issues.This follows plan...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lack of machinery affects operations at Bulawayo landfill
LACK of machinery is reportedly crippling the Bulawayo City Council (BCC)'s landfill management activities amid calls by the city fathers for the removal of the Ngozi Mine squatters as their lives are...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Squatter dies after eating 'Poisoned Snacks'
A 35-year old from Ngozi mine squatter in Bulawayo died, while his friend was hospitalised after they ate ‘poisoned' snacks they picked from a dumpsite.Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:46hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths get egg incubator
YOUTHS in the Zanu-PF Lookout Masuku District in Bulawayo have received a donation of an egg incubator that hatches 2 000 chicks every 21 days.Nigel Shamu, the Zanu-PF Lookout Masuku district ...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:13hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council sued over air pollution
THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has taken Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to court for failing to properly manage its sanitary landfill site popularly known as Ngozi Mine in Richmond suburb resu...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ngozi mine fires worry human rights group
THE outbreak of prolonged fires at the Ngozi Mine dumpsite in Bulawayo have worried the Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights which has since started to engage stakeholders over measures to cu...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 13:01hrs | 10 | by Stephen Jakes
Ngozi Mine smoke chokes Bulawayo suburb
THICK plumes of smoke billowing from a sprawling Bulawayo City Council (BCC) landfill site popularly known as Ngozi Mine in Richmond suburb are a daily sight. The hazardous smoke is now encroa...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tikoloshe with giant manhood spotted at Ngozi Mine
SETTLERS at Ngozi Mine squatter camp in Bulawayo are living in fear after a short hairy man-like creature with a giant manhood was spotted early Sunday morning roaming the illegal settlement before it...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 06:18hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo slum dwellers survive on sewer water
OVER 2 000 squatters at Bulawayo's three slums have resorted to fetching domestic water from sewage ponds and open pits oblivious of the health implications, NewsDay Weekender has learnt.A sur...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Stolen ambulance belonged to BCC, driver faces disciplinary action
AN ambulance which was stolen in Bulawayo on November 7 and later found abandoned in the city centre belonged to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC), it has emerged.On November 10, it was reported...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mine scavenger axed on the head in fight for loot
A 35-YEAR-OLD man from Ngozi Mine in Bulawayo has been arrested for axing his neighbour on the head over a mosquito net they had picked up from a dumpsite. Mr Clement Zulu (39) was injured aft...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Retail outlet used juju on looters?
COVER Supermarkets owner, Mr Bulisani Tshuma, has denied allegations that it is because he uses juju, which has resulted in people who looted from his shops dotted around Bulawayo during the recent vi...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 19:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Residents dump looted goods in bush
SOME Bulawayo residents who looted groceries from shops in last week's riots have resorted to dumping them in bushes around the city as police investigations intensify. Police investigations h...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC MPs, 21 others denied bail
MDC Alliance Chiwundura MP Livingstone Chiminya will spend another week in remand prison as police intensify a manhunt for two witnesses who allegedly fled after being intimidated by unknown people be...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Christmas Eve Murder!... Neighbourhood watch members beat man to death
A 23-year-old man from Cowdray Park was on Christmas Eve found dead after he was allegedly attacked by an angry mob including a prison officer and members of the neighbourhood watch committee. ...Published: 27 Dec 2018 at 07:44hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Byo teen bashes live-in girlfriend
A TEENAGER from Ngozi mine squatter camp on the outskirts of Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly beating up his live-in minor girlfriend after she failed to get him some drinking water that he ha...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man 'assaults' live-in girlfriend
A TEENAGER from Ngozi Mine squatter camp on the outskirts of Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly beating up his live-in minor girlfriend after she failed to get him some drinking water that he ha...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo squatters pin hopes on Mnangagwa
SQUATTERS in Bulawayo have said that they have faith that the new Government led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa will provide decent accommodation for them.Lack of accommodation has seen a num...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:18hrs | | 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
Man jailed for raping sister
A 24-YEAR-OLD man from Ngozi mine squatter camp in Bulawayo has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for raping his 12 year-old sister.The court heard that the man was caught in the act on Monda...Published: 02 Nov 2017 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt closes squatter camp school
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has closed an informal primary school at Ngozi Mine Squatter Camp in Bulawayo with almost 200 pupils being reintegrated into the formal education system...Published: 30 Oct 2017 at 04:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Team MRP in Matobo North Campaign
Mthwakazi Republic Party President Mqondisi Moyo led some NEC and Matabeleland South provincial executive members to a campaign in his constituency giving villagers party fliers.Moyo told vill...Published: 22 Oct 2017 at 09:01hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Government, council must act on squatter camp school
PART of the country's national objectives as pronounced by the Constitution of Zimbabwe zero in on education. The section on education says; "The State must take all practical measures to promote (a) ...Published: 17 Sep 2017 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Squatters set up illegal school
SQUATTERS at Ngozi Mine in Bulawayo have established an illegal school within the camp as they shun formal education arguing that not only is it expensive but their children are also subjected to ster...Published: 10 Sep 2017 at 09:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lovestruck teen elopes to squatter camp
A love-struck teenager reportedly chose to abandon school and her home just to co-habit at Ngozi Mine, an informal municipal dumpsite settlement, with her newly found love.Tinashe Mutengwa (35...Published: 26 May 2017 at 09:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New suburbs for Bulawayo
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has identified land adjacent to Cowdray Park high-density suburb and Ngozi Mine for development into a residential area to reduce its housing waiting list.The p...Published: 22 Mar 2017 at 05:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pressure group assists youths to get identity documents
BULAWAYO-BASED youth pressure group, Education Forum for Youths in Zimbabwe (EDUFYZ), has launched a programme to assist its members acquire identity documents to enable them to register as voters...Published: 26 Jan 2017 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
No secret programs can make up for Gukurahundi genocidal massacres
Sentiments made by ZimPF's Dr Joyce Mujuru on South African news channel ETV yesterday raises more dust than we already inhaled.Dr Mujuru in the interview claims to have visited Gukurahund...Published: 08 Dec 2016 at 17:54hrs | 3 | by Iphithule kaMaphosa
'Mugabe knows what happened to Solomon Mujuru'
FORMER Vice-President Joice Mujuru has claimed President Robert Mugabe is aware of the circumstances leading to the death of her husband, Solomon, in an inferno that continues to confound the nation f...Published: 08 Dec 2016 at 05:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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