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Bulawayo's deteriorating roads and malfunctioning traffic lights
Bulawayo city councillors have expressed deep concern over the worsening state of roads and malfunctioning traffic lights, warning that the deteriorating infrastructure poses serious risks to motorist...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 14:31hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
Minister Mhona confirms that 200km stretch of Victoria Falls highway is dilapidated
The long-awaited rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway has commenced, with a 200km stretch of severely damaged road set for complete reconstruction.Transport Minister Felix Mho...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 15:55hrs | 1929 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo reveals road rehabilitation plan
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has requested authorization to utilize part of its allocation from the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) for the procurement of tools, plant, and equipment...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 06:52hrs | 1876 | by Staff reporter
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 | 2856 | by Staff reporter
Mining companies initiate major overhaul for Cross Dete-Binga road
The Cross Dete-Binga Road is set for a major rehabilitation this month, following a partnership between the Government and two mining companies in Matabeleland North province. This development aims to...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:16hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
Zinara allocates measly ZiG62 million to Bulawayo
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has allocated a substantial budget of nearly ZiG62 million to the City of Bulawayo for its 2025 road rehabilitation programme.According to th...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 13:19hrs | 1783 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Mayor rules out quick fix for City's deteriorating roads
Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart has acknowledged that the city's worsening road network crisis will not be resolved anytime soon due to a severe financial shortfall. The municipality requires approximate...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 06:38hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
BCC spends only US$700,000 on roads per year
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has revealed that it allocates approximately US$700,000 annually to road rehabilitation programs, relying on private sector contractors to supplement its efforts due to...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:34hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Focus on road, rail rehabilitation to boost Zimbabwe economy
The Government of Zimbabwe has expressed its commitment to rehabilitating the country's roads, with a particular focus on the strategic Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road. The Government aims to ...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Major roads in Harare closed for rehabilitation
MAJOR roads in Harare have been closed for massive rehabilitation ahead of the 44th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government Summit scheduled to be held in Harare in...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:25hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zinara tightens screws on road contractors
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has tightened its screws on companies contracted by the government to rehabilitate national roads after some companies were blamed for substandard wo...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 15:13hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Luveve Road rehab nears completion
REHABILITATION works along Bulawayo's Luveve Road are progressing well with the local authority saying they are now 85 percent towards completion with over US$700 000 having been used to date....Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 08:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo targets private companies for tar-making plant
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has resolved to allow management to negotiate with possible private partners to purchase a batching plant to rehabilitate roads amid concerns that the network has deter...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 14:34hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Calls for urgent repair of Victoria Falls, Tsholotsho, Nkayi roads grow louder
MATEBELELAND North Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister, Richard Moyo, has urged the Treasury and the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development to speed up the rehabilitation of the ...Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:32hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
ZWL$12b windfall for Bulawayo roads
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is set to receive a ZWL$12 billion windfall from the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) for road rehabilitation.According to latest council minutes, Zi...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:38hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council proposes US$263 million budget
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday proposed a standstill US$263 million gender-responsive budget for next year while prioritising service delivery and predicting a stable economic environment in 20...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:37hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Small progress on Beitbridge, Bulawayo -Victoria Falls road
SMALL progress has been recorded in the rehabilitation of the Beitbridge-Bulawayo- Victoria Falls Road with the contractor expected to complete about 20km of newly surfaced road within the next two we...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 06:45hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
25km Beitbridge-Bulawayo Road rehabilitation excites motorists
THE ongoing rehabilitation of badly damaged sections of the Bulawayo- Beitbridge Road has ignited excitement among motorists who had to endure the difficulties of navigating one of the country's busie...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 06:56hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Only 5km of reconstructed Victoria Falls Highway section open to motorists
BITUMEN World, the company contracted by Government to rehabilitate the Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road has completed the reconstruction of a 5km section of the highway near Hwange and opened ...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:32hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road rehab complete in 1 year
THE rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Highway is progressing well and the contractor, Bitumen World Private Limited, has assured stakeholders that maintenance works would likely be complet...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 06:52hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's bid to lure rural voters intensifies
THE Zanu-PF government plans to construct new roads that lead to polling stations in rural areas which are traditionally its strongholds in what could be a gimmick to win votes for the governing party...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 16:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fixes roads to polling stations in rural strongholds
Zimbabwe's government says it has launched a blitz to grade roads and grant easy access to polling stations by voters in Zanu PF's stronghold rural areas ahead of high stakes elections due 23 August t...Published: 30 Jun 2023 at 14:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
BCC clarifies Roadworks notice
The Bulawayo City Council has said while noble, the efforts by the public to patch and repair roads, such should be done above board and involve the local authority.This seems to be a major cl...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Luveve Road works test Bulawayo engineers
BULAWAYO City Council's (BCC) civil engineering expertise is being put to test in the rehabilitation of Luveve Road near Renkini as the scope of works have significantly changed due to underground wat...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Highway pothole patching begins
GOVERNMENT has started rehabilitating the Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway starting with badly damaged sections that will be resurfaced. Bitumen World, which is already on site,...Published: 10 May 2023 at 05:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Harare fails to account for Zinara funds
Harare City Council has failed to acquit funds that have been allocated to it by the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) resulting in the local authority failing to access new disbursements...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 10:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Harare fails to account for Zinara funds
Harare City Council has failed to acquit funds that have been allocated to it by the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) resulting in the local authority failing to access new disbursements...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 10:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC starts repairing Luveve Road
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has started rehabilitating some sections of Luveve Road that are now impassable due to potholes that have been worsened by the rains.The local authourity needs US$9...Published: 12 Jan 2023 at 07:35hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
BCC embarks on Luveve road rehab
The flow of traffic along Luveve road in Bulawayo will be disrupted for the next three months as the local authority embarks on major rehabilitation works.The rehabilitation works will target ...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 15:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Harare - Chirundu Road upgrade set to start No Bulawayo - Beitbridge
The Government will appoint at least six contractors to work on the rehabilitation and upgrading of the Harare-Chirundu highway beginning January as the Second Republic ups the ante in the development...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents warned of 'pain' ahead
The City of Bulawayo has warned residents to anticipate "pain" in 2023 as economic instability continues to hamper service delivery by the local authority.Presenting the US$158 million budget ...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC warns of reduced service delivery
THE Bulawayo City Council has proposed a standstill 2023 budget with no rates increase although residents' bills will continue being pegged in foreign currency.In July the local authority star...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo gets paltry US$14m out of required US$700m for roads rehabilitation
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has received US$14,1million aimed at rehabilitating 38km of the road network in the city, but needs over US$700million for an overhaul of the entire system.Roads in...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Major road rehab projects begin in Bulawayo
A massive rehabilitation of critical roads is set to begin in Bulawayo under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme Phase 2 (ERRP2), as the Government presses ahead with efforts to improve roads ...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'$338 million for Bulawayo roads not enough'
BULAWAYO councillors are concerned that the $338 million government allocation for road rehabilitation in the city was not enough.The councillors say Bulawayo roads have become deplorabl...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
$17bn war chest for 2022 road works
More than 2 000 urban and rural roads stretching over 10 000km will undergo reconstruction under the ongoing Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP2) this year.Government has set asid...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt terminates six road contracts
GOVERNMENT has terminated contracts for six local contractors who have failed to deliver under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme phase two (ERRP...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 00:50hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
Rehabilitation of Binga-Cross Dete and Binga-Siabuwa commences
GOVERNMENT has started rehabilitating Binga-Cross Dete and Binga-Siabuwa roads under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2).On the 150km Binga-Cross Dete road, works involve potho...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 20:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
BCC gets $300m for roads rehab
BULAWAYO City Council says it has been allocated over $300 million for this year's road rehabilitation works by the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara).Town clerk Christopher Dube m...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 05:45hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
$800 million boost as BCC resumes suspended road works
Bulawayo City Council is resuming road rehabilitation works which were suspended at the beginning of the year, after Government allocated the city nearly $800 million towards road maintenance....Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 05:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Major strides in road rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of roads under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP2) is set to gain momentum as an additional $6 billion from last year, which will add to this year's budget, will be re...Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 08:48hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Roads get facelift for Chiwenga visit
THE more things change, the more they remain the same!In typical late former president Robert Mugabe's administration fashion, roads from Masvingo City to Renco Mine via Nemanwa growth point, ...Published: 06 Feb 2022 at 06:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firm makes graders
A BULAWAYO company is manufacturing graders that will help in import substitution as Government rolls out the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme Phase 2 (ERRP2).The company is seeking Gov...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:01hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Govt splashes $30 billion on Harare-Beitbridge road
THE Government has spent more than $30 billion on funding the reconstruction of over 260km of the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge highway, while an additional $1,3 billion has been directed towards the reh...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:14hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Great strides made in road rehab project
The Government has spent more than $30 billion on funding the reconstruction of over 260km of the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway, while an additional $1,3 billion has been directed towards the reh...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:11hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter
Roads take up 30% of devolution funds
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has revealed that 30% of the $600 million it received from the government under the devolution programme have been used for the maintenance of the city's road network....Published: 02 Nov 2021 at 18:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Local labour for Bulawayo roads rehab
BULAWAYO roads are undergoing a major facelift after Government and the Bulawayo City Council yesterday started a citywide road rehabilitation programme to improve the city's road network.The ...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Phase Two Matebeleland North roads rehab intensified
GOVERNMENT allocated more than $700 million to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development for rehabilitation of a 3 000km road network under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (...Published: 18 Oct 2021 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Council embarks on water drain system cleaning
BULAWAYO has embarked on storm water drain cleaning in the suburbs ahead of the rainy season to prevent the recurrence of flooding caused by blockages.Floods have often affected suburbs such a...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
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