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Bulawayo has no control over Nyamandlovu aquifer
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has acknowledged that the Nyamandlovu aquifer is operating below its capacity, largely due to non-functional boreholes, further exacerbating the city's ongoing water crisis...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 17:24hrs | 1907 | by Staff reporter
Vandalism hits Nyamandlovu Aquifer
The Nyamandlovu Aquifer, a crucial water source for Bulawayo City Council, has become the target of rampant vandalism, prompting urgent calls for enhanced security measures. Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu ...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 07:23hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
$7 billion water boost for Bulawayo
GOVERNMENT has given Bulawayo City Council (BCC) $7 billion, which will be channelled towards repairs and purchasing of essential materials in the water supply chain.The funds will boost infra...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo tightens water rationing
BULAWAYO residents will now go for two days a week without water supplies after the local authority from yesterday effected a 48-hour water shedding schedule. The local authority has further p...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
20-hour daily water shedding in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO has introduced a 20-hour daily water shedding exercise for some western suburbs and is expected to decommission Umzingwane Dam this month, necessitating reintroduction of citywide water ratio...Published: 01 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Bulawayo endorses Mnangagwa
ZANU-PF Women's League has said President Mnangagwa is ticking all the national development boxes in line with his electoral promises and the wing had therefore, endorsed his candidature for the 2023 ...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Water crisis puts residents' health at risk in Bulawayo
"YOU'LL get water when it's available," Bulawayo City Council officials loosely told residents recently after struggling to stick to the six-day water shedding schedule put in place to manage the dwin...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 23:59hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo's dams hold 30 months water supply
Bulawayo City Council whose supply dams are 60 percent full says the water is enough to last the city 30 months. According to the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) statistics on dam le...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Water cuts loom as Bulawayo battles to normalise reservoir levels
NKETA and Nkulumane residents have been warned to brace for severe water cuts as Bulawayo City Council (BCC) battles to normalise the Magwegwe reservoir level.The water-shedding, which began o...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lack of progress at NyamaNdlovu borehole drilling irks councillors
Lack of progress in the drilling of boreholes in the NyamaNdlovu area has irked the Bulawayo city councillors who are concerned that the delay has serious threats for the city.According to cou...Published: 14 Jan 2017 at 04:19hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo tightens water rationing regime despite heavy rains
THE Bulawayo City Council has tightened its water rationing regime as it tries to conserve the city's water supplies amid revelations that despite the recent rains the supply dam levels still remain c...Published: 13 Mar 2016 at 07:15hrs | | by Faith Phiri
Waters levels in Bulawayo dams irks the council
Bulawayo City Council is reportedly irked by the deterioration water levels in city supply dams which has prompted the local authority to revive the water crisis committee.Latest council minut...Published: 05 Feb 2016 at 05:42hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
20 out of 77 Nyamandlovu boreholes are operational
As the City of Bulawayo struggles to provide adequate water to its residents due to perennial rain fall shortages, it has emerged that out of the 77 boreholes which it sunk to supplement water supplie...Published: 11 Nov 2015 at 06:54hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo water projects 'abandoned'
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has been blasted for dragging its feet on the implementation of key water projects in the city that were identified as urgent measures in addressing the water crisis, a...Published: 23 Mar 2014 at 08:35hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
Bulawayo dam levels remain critical
BULAWAYO's dam levels continue to drop, amid fears that the infamous water shedding regime will continue to ensure the availability of water supplies through the year 2014.As at Friday, the ci...Published: 28 Dec 2013 at 20:29hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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