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Massive pothole at busy Bulawayo intersection causes havoc
A massive pothole, roughly the size of two beds, has developed at the intersection of Lobengula Street and Third Avenue in Bulawayo, posing a significant challenge for motorists navigating in and out ...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 06:57hrs | 2854 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Councilors complain about Dr Mthuli Ncube's road rehabilitation project, is unconscionable to him
In my view, those councilors in Bulawayo who are opposing Dr Mthuli's road rehabilitation programme, are wrong to blame him for that.To have progress in the development of our country, all peo...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 10:24hrs | 1 | by Njabulo
Govt engages contractors to fix pot holes
THE Transport ministry says it plans to engage contractors to work on potholes which have rendered most public roads impassable.In a statement, Transport minister Felix Mhona said: "As a minis...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Welcome to the Ancient times in the 21st century
Who would have imagined seeing a proliferation of dug wells in urban areas?This is not happening in the villages but in the urban areas...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 06:34hrs | | by AT Kadada
'Mnangagwa's govt too snoopy'
PARLIAMENT has slammed government's excessive interference in the operations of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) and local authorities across the country.In a report on the state of affa...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF provoking citizens
The murder of CCC members in Kwekwe has incensed Inhlokomo YeSizwe. How can political parties and civic bodies let Zanu get away with such lawlessness. An attack on one is an attack on all of us. We m...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 16:58hrs | 11 | by Inhlokomo YeSizwe
Gweru local authority should get their house in order
It is now a normal thing to go for days without water in Gweru yet they expect the residents to religiously pay their water bills, service charges etc....Published: 26 Jan 2022 at 10:35hrs | | by AT Kadada
Silobela, a gold rich area with nothing to show for it
The 60km Kwekwe Nkayi road is supposed to be the shortest link between the two centres, but it has become the longest. So bad is the road that what should be a 30-minute drive has since transf...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:27hrs | 13 | by Michael Magoronga
President ED Mnangagwa - A lucky Daka-boy?
In the aftermath of the 2017 military coup, emerged a darker force to take over the peaceful nation of Zimbabwe. A man with something of the night was suddenly thrust into the forefront of Zimbabwean ...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 10:39hrs | 2 | by Nobukhosi Moyo
Independent Commission of Inquiry into the death of Football in Zimbabwe
Your honour the president, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your recent self appointment to the vacant position of President at Zifa. I will tackle the issue of the...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 08:44hrs | 4 | by Unknown
All road lead to Dotito - Mujuru party
Revolutionary greetings dear comrades. It is that time when an organisation has to campaign vigorously for the elections. NPP and the PRC alliance are ready to campaign, they are an oiled machine.&nbs...Published: 17 May 2018 at 14:46hrs | 1 | by Khulani David Ndhlovu
Wishful vs Thoughtful thinking: The curse of Chamisa
Dreaming is good because one would be imagining what he/she wishes for, but it becomes dangerous when you dream of unreal things, hallucinating and pass them for reality. If you see yourself dreaming ...Published: 14 May 2018 at 08:54hrs | 1 | by Brightface Mutema
Coltart blasts ZANU PF manifesto
Former Minister of Education David Coltart has blasted ZANU PF manifesto calling the leadership Godfathers of corruption and parents of pot holes.Coltart responded to ZANU PF manifesto which w...Published: 05 May 2018 at 16:52hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Roads are in a deplorable and dilapidatory states
The road from Banket to Guruve via Raffingora and also the road from Mvurwi to Mapinga via Mtorashanga are in a deplorable and dilapidatory state.Something must be done as a matter of urgency ...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 16:50hrs | | by Givestar Kamuzonde
Zanu-PF resorts to cheap politicking
In an era were developing nations are busy focusing on industrialisation accompanied by practical solutions towards being the highest exporter of goods and services as the card for winning elections, ...Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 10:11hrs | 3 | by Trust Vimbayi Mukamba
Macheso 'schools' Andy Muridzo
The king of Sungura Alick Macheso warned "Dherira" singer Andrew Ngwenya aka Andy Muridzo to take it easy in music and avoid too much talking in the press.Macheso played the father figure at Z...Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 06:45hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mujuru's bread and butter issues vs Chamisa's Bullet Trains elitist dream.
Revolutionary greetings comrades. We all have noble dreams for our country. However some of the dreams are not feasible hence the need to be realistic even in dreams. Morocco recently launched...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 10:10hrs | 1 | by Khulani David Ndhlovu
Zimbabwe still crazy after 103 days of regime change
Life in Zimbabwe hasn't changed much since Bob Mugabe reluctantly resigned, one arm twisted behind his back and forced to face the writing on the wall. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose bloodless mi...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 08:17hrs | 3 | by Cathy Buckle*
Police roadblocks torment tourists in Zimbabwe
A tourist who recently entered Zimbabwe to visit Victoria Falls has complained that he faced serious torment by the Zimbabwean police at road blocks where he was fined for a faulty trailer and the cop...Published: 10 Oct 2017 at 07:35hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Gross incompetence and corruption on parastatals deadly to the economy
It is quite sad to note that the Auditor General, Mildred Chiri, has for quite a long period of time exposed the gross mismanagement of funds taking place in the most parastatals and local authorities...Published: 20 Jul 2017 at 16:25hrs | 1 | by Blessing Machiva
Zimbabwe govt can not hide failure - Musewe
Political commentator Vince Musewe has said the Zimbabwean government can not hide the failure to build infrastructure in the country."You can almost always tell the integrity of any governmen...Published: 24 May 2017 at 07:12hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
ZAPU wishes Zimbabwe happy Easter Holidays
Zapu has wished the citizens a peace full and accident free Easter holiday as its starts today (Friday).Party spokesperson Iphithule Maphosa said as the nation commemorate the death of our Lor...Published: 14 Apr 2017 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Council called to order over roads rehabilitation
MDC deputy spokesperson Mbuso Siso has said the habit by City Council to try and present a rosy picture of the state of Bulawayo roads and infrastructure needs to stop forthwith.He said Presid...Published: 14 Apr 2017 at 06:55hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Concrete roads, the concrete solution
Zimbabwe has lost thousands of breadwinners on its highways leaving orphans whose path of life will be left to the hands of fate. Together with poor driving, the poor state of the roads is a cause for...Published: 14 Mar 2017 at 12:56hrs | 2 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
70% of Bulawayo roads dilapidated
SEVENTY percent of Bulawayo's road network is dilapidated, with 50 percent of the roads requiring immediate rehabilitation, an official has revealed.The latest statistics come at a time wh...Published: 12 Feb 2017 at 09:10hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter
'Replace pot holed road junctions with concrete instead'
This comment was posted by 'Concerned Citizen' in response to 'Harare considers introducing concrete roads.'...Published: 27 Jan 2017 at 07:55hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Rains destroy crops, infrastructures
Violent rains were witnessed in most areas around Mashonaland Central province destroying infrastructures and crops on Monday.Bulawayo24.com visited Guruve area where heavy wind and hail storm...Published: 06 Dec 2016 at 10:00hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mugabe feigns ignorance about some areas having no schools
The recently released audio about President Mugabe insinuates that the president is shocked to find out that some regions have no schools. His speech was captured at Marongwe School in Dande. Wh...Published: 04 Nov 2016 at 16:31hrs | 2 | by Nobukhosi Moyo
Biti condemn securocrats over violence
The People's Democratic Party leader Tendai Biti has condemned the country's securocrats over the state perpetrated violence on citizens who are exercising their rights to petition and picket against ...Published: 21 Jul 2016 at 07:59hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'An ambulance negotiates through these potholes with pregnant mothers' - WhatsApp update
1/30/2016, 5:52 AM - +263 7* *** ****: Can you believe this is a road to Bindura hospital, an ambulance negotiates through these pot holes with pregnant m...Published: 30 Jan 2016 at 08:52hrs | 13 | by Concerned Citizen
City centre accident kills 2
Two people died on the spot, while several others were injured - three of them seriously - when a Mutsvanzva Bus side-swiped with a kombi along Seke Road near ABC Auctions on Monday night.Acco...Published: 27 Jan 2016 at 05:29hrs | | by Talent Chimutambgi
Jealous hubby burns self while torching rival's car
A Harare man suffered serious burns while torching a vehicle belonging to another man he suspected of having an adulterous relationship with his wife. Businessman Munyaradzi Nyandoro was allegedly inv...Published: 30 Nov 2015 at 05:28hrs | | by Court Reporter
Living in Mugabe's Zimbabwe
Broken dreams and broken souls as alcohol and religion have become the opium of the masses to escape reality.Our once beautiful country is on the brink of social and economic collapse. The sad...Published: 25 Nov 2015 at 00:27hrs | 1 | by Vince Musewe
When the business sector supports a dictatorship
"There is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, more dangerous to manage than the creation of a new system. The innovator has the enmity of all who profit by the preservation of th...Published: 11 Nov 2015 at 09:51hrs | | by Vince Musewe
A Nation off the radar: #ZanuPFMustFall
The nauseating and stomach-churning duplicity is that when it comes to Robert Mugabe and Zanu-PF what is good for the goose is not high-quality for the gander - is always tellingly displayed by the tw...Published: 05 Nov 2015 at 10:15hrs | | by Tapiwa Diamond Chadya
Suitable line of thinking: Well done Robbery Mugabe!
What an unsuitable line of thinking from Suitable: Well-done President Mugabe on Harare-Masvingo Road by Suitable Kaja...Published: 03 Jan 2015 at 04:52hrs | 6 | by Tapiwa Diamond Chadya
Corrupt cops blamed for increased accidents
Members of the public have attributed the increase in road accidents to corrupt police officers and unlicensed drivers.Speaking to the ZBC, members of the public said the accidents can onl...Published: 01 Jan 2015 at 13:35hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zinara: What a shameless reaper
Zinara should be ashamed for reaping off motorists at some of its tollgates. I traveled from Gweru to Mvuma and there is tollgate along the way.When one stops to pay toll fee the front an...Published: 31 Dec 2014 at 07:32hrs | | by T Museyamwa
Urgent attention to Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge highway please
It is indeed worrisome and disheartening that the upgrading of Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge highway is still stalled by just a mere court case that is taking ages to be resolved. For sure, t...Published: 10 Dec 2014 at 09:15hrs | | by Peacemaker Zano
Obert Mpofu do something, Nkayi Road is in a state? - WhatsApp update
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number....Published: 20 Sep 2014 at 21:31hrs | | by Concerned Citizen
'Water gushing out of this pothole 24/7' - WhatsApp photo
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number....Published: 27 Mar 2014 at 13:29hrs | | by Concerned Citizen
Amai Jukwa taunts Baba Jukwa
Shadowy Facebook character, Amai Jukwa is taunting Baba Jukwa and MDC's Tendai Biti as a results pattern begin to emerge."After posting phone numbers abusing senior government officials with t...Published: 03 Aug 2013 at 03:21hrs | | by Staff Reporter
The ANC's neocolonialist rhetoric will not eradicate poverty
Africans are now sick and tired of liberation political parties, who can only boast about the past.I read last week that a prominent female ANC leader in South Africa has accused the DA of be...Published: 30 Jan 2013 at 05:23hrs | 1 | by Vince Musewe
Tar surfacing (Tara yemusana)
We do praise South Africa a lot for their state of the art infrastructure, especially roads but many do not know that Zimbabweans have over the years played a big part in the development of such. ...Published: 11 Aug 2012 at 08:46hrs | 2 | by Justice Maphosa
Zimbabwe's transport sector critical to economic recovery
The Inclusive Government headed by President Robert Mugabe recognizes that transport infrastructure is a pivotal vehicle to economic growth. It plays a cardinal role in socio-economic development thro...Published: 02 Sep 2011 at 06:50hrs | 2 | by Hilton Munendoro
Zimbabwe's transport sector critical to economic recovery
The Inclusive Government headed by President Robert Mugabe recognizes that transport infrastructure is a pivotal vehicle to economic growth. It plays a cardinal role in socio-economic development thr...Published: 02 Sep 2011 at 06:49hrs | 2 | by Hilton Munendoro
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