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Bulawayo police urge public to value human life
Police in Bulawayo have issued a heartfelt plea to the public to respect and value human life, following a rise in violent incidents that have led to the tragic loss of two lives. Authorities are urgi...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 08:07hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
2 Bulawayo cop killers shot dead
Two suspects were shot dead while three others were arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a police officer attending a crime scene in Tshabalala suburb, Bulawayo.The deceased suspe...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:03hrs | 465 | by Staff reported
Veteran journalist loses $20,000 in mysterious fire
Bulawayo-based veteran journalist and National University of Science and Technology lecturer Methuseli Moyo has suffered a devastating financial loss after a mysterious fire burned $20,000 in cash at ...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 16:41hrs | 1633 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man strangled by hitchhiker in shocking carjacking incident
A 50-year-old Bulawayo man met a gruesome death on Tuesday after being strangled with his car's seat belt by a hitchhiker in a chilling incident along Randun Road in Upper Rangemore, Bulawayo....Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 07:26hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Bus crash survivors speak
What was meant to be a joyful journey home after Christmas shopping turned into a nightmare for Ms. Sibonokuhle Nkomo, a 36-year-old mother from Pumula South, Bulawayo. She narrowly survived a horrifi...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 06:51hrs | 878 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's dumbest criminals arrested
In a crime that could easily top the list of Zimbabwe's "Dumbest Criminals," three Bulawayo men have been convicted for stealing 2,900 litres of diesel from Econet Wireless base stations and then sett...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 14:20hrs | 2998 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo thief steals property worth US$1 million in 7 month
A 24-year-old man from Bulawayo has appeared in court facing 43 counts of theft committed between August 2023 and March 2024, with the stolen property valued at approximately US$1 million.Laga...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 14:20hrs | 2712 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF chair riled by policemen
Zanu-PF provincial chairperson for Bulawayo, Jabulani Sibanda, last week reprimanded police officers for failing to show respect during the national anthem at the groundbreaking ceremony for the civil...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 08:01hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
Rangemore Homeseekers, Developer Clash Over Delays
Homeseekers who acquired residential stands at Lot G, Upper Rangemore in Bulawayo, have accused the land developer of abandoning the project after collecting money for servicing the land.The g...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 11:37hrs | 165 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimta housing scheme for Matebeleland teachers
Forty-one teachers from the Matebeleland region are set to benefit from a new housing scheme launched by the Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (Zimta) as part of its non-monetary incentives for members....Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:10hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
3 pedestrians killed in hit, run accidents
Three pedestrians were killed in hit-and-run incidents last weekend, prompting police manhunts for the responsible drivers. By law, drivers involved in accidents must stop and assist, and failing to d...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 08:08hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Criminals invade Bulawayo's Rangemore
RESIDENTS of Rangemore in Bulawayo have raised alarm over rising crime in the community.Speaking during a recent meeting between residents and the Zimbabwe Republic Police at Rangemore's Shiri...Published: 20 May 2024 at 08:16hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Egodini finally re-opens
BULAWAYO'S Egodini Terminus finally opened its gates yesterday following the completion of the upgrade works on the taxi rank under Phase One of the multi-million-dollar construction project that shou...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:36hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
8-year wait over as Egodini finally reopens
EGODINI Bus Terminus will tomorrow reopen ending an eight-year closure for its rehabilitation after the South Africa-based contractor, Terracotta Trading Private Limited, completed the first phase of ...Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 17:34hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Man found dead after allegedly attempting to burn ex-lover's home in Bulawayo
A 43-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo's Nkulumane suburb allegedly committed suicide after trying to burn his ex-lover's home.Thabo Dube was found dead in a bushy area in Upper Rangemore.Bul...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Man torches girlfriend's home, commits suicide
A 43-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo's Nkulumane suburb committed suicide after he tried to burn his ex-lover's home following a misunderstanding.Thabo Dube was found dead in a bushy area in Upper ...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 04:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland farmers welcome cloud seeding, heavy rains loom
FARMERS have welcomed the Government's cloud-seeding programme to induce more rains saying the intervention is critical as they are desperate to boost production amid an El Nino season that is charact...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:33hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Mbundane suburb neglected
Residents of Mbundane suburb in Bulawayo are still experiencing a rural lifestyle more than 18 years after the suburb was founded.Mbundane area is located in Lower Rangemore and falls under Um...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 10:02hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
5 hour power outage for Emganwini
Suburbs of Emganwini, Mbundane, Rangemore and the surrounding areas in Bulawayo will not have electricity for nearly five hours on Friday (tomorrow).According to a notice by the Zimbabwe Elect...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 16:19hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Man dies in inferno
AN unidentified man died when a makeshift shelter he was sleeping in caught fire at Rangemore squatter camp in Bulawayo.The incident happened last week but the victim, Solomon Moyo's remains w...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Residents go eight years without tap water
RESIDENTS in Mbundane suburb in Bulawayo have not been able to access clean tap water for the past eight years, forcing them to rely on unsafe sources.Mbundane is located in Lower Rangemore an...Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 11:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Serial killer on death row loses appeal at Supreme Court
THE Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the death sentence by a Bulawayo serial killer Birthwell Sibanda who killed three people and robbed them of their cellphones and money.Dubbed ...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mpopoma's famous personalities
BULAWAYO city, just like other towns and cities in Zimbabwe, had residential areas allocated according to race before Independence. Europeans, Africans, referred to at that time as "natives," Indians ...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo serial robber, murderer arrested
BULAWAYO police have arrested a serial armed robber and murderer who committed crimes in the city during the period December 2021 to November 22, 2022 resulting in victims losing property worth US$59 ...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gold buyer robbed of US$350 000
A REGISTERED gold buyer from Bulawayo lost US$350 000 in cash to two armed robbers who told him they were selling 50g of gold before pulling out a firearm and ransacking his house.National pol...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Murder, armed robbery suspect dies in police custody after wife meal'
A 44-year-old suspect linked to murder and several armed robbery incidents in Bulawayo died of suspected food poisoning while in police custody hours after his wife had reportedly brought him some foo...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 05:07hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
It never rains for Zimbabwe Saints
IT never rains but pours for Zimbabwe Saints.The club has been relegated from the Zifa Southern Region league to Division Two.Plans to fight for a quick return to Premier Soccer League...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 05:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
200 000 graves cemetery for Bulawayo
BULAWAYO is set to have a 200 000-capacity cemetery which is expected to address the burial space shortage which has been haunting the city in recent years.The project is being implemented as ...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:00hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest 112 gold panners in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC), in conjunction with the police, the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) and the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority have since January this year ar...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to incorporate neighbouring areas
THE Bulawayo City Council is set to take advantage of the ongoing delimitation exercise to finalise boundary changes that will see the city incorporating areas that fall under Umguza Rural District Co...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:09hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo, Matabeleland in 7-hour blackout
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (Zetdc) Western region yesterday disrupted electricity supplies to some parts of Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and South affecting operati...Published: 04 May 2022 at 20:34hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Prominent Bulawayo pastor dies
PROMINENT pastor Apostle Morgan Nyathi who was popular for his sermons in the 1990s was buried on Wednesday at Umvutcha cemetery following his death last week.He was 64.Apostle Nyathi ...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents up for murder of theft suspect
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested five residents accused of murdering a house breaker after taking turns to assault him with sticks, resulting in his death at Mpilo hospital.Bulawayo police spo...Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZETDC to switch off Bulawayo, Mat North and South for 7 hours
RESIDENTS in some parts of Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and South provinces will this Friday go seven hours without electricity as the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to expand city centre, avail 7000 housing stands
BULAWAYO is set to expand its Central Business District (CBD) which will see it stretch up to Masotsha Ndlovu Avenue and also avail additional housing stands around the city as it seeks to expand beyo...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:55hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Escape of 3 prisoners probed
THREE inmates that were serving a combined 30 years in prison escaped from police cells in Bulawayo after being brought in for indications to answer for other crimes.Pardon Makuni (19), Menard...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:53hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zacc okeys Bulawayo mayor's $165 per month rent
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has cleared Bulawayo mayor, Councillor Solomon Mguni and the Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube, of any wrongdoing regarding corruption allegations that were level...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:03hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
BCC in U-turn over mayor's mansion
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday made a U-turn and claimed that the local authority had no funds to finance the construction of a mayoral mansion.This came after they had reportedly initi...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo vaccination centres overwhelmed
COVID-19 vaccination centres in Bulawayo are overwhelmed as scores of residents continue to flock to local clinics to get inoculated under the ongoing mass vaccination programme which started on Monda...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Petrol attendant shot as violent crime wave sweeps Bulawayo
A petrol attendant was shot in the chest on Friday after armed robbers targeted a Flo garage in Bulawayo's Tshabalala suburb – the latest in a series of violent robberies in Zimbabwe's second city....Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Machete gang terrorises Mabuthweni, Njube residents
GANG of robbers wielding machetes and axes is terrorising Bulawayo residents at their homes and shopping centres.Some of the affected suburbs are Njube, Rangemore and Mabuthweni where women ha...Published: 17 May 2021 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mayor's relocation angers Bulawayo residents
BULAWAYO residents have lambasted a council resolution to relocate Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni from his Nkulumane house to a council property in Burnside, describing it as an insult to the people w...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Residents fume as mayor relocates
BULAWAYO United Residents Association (Bura) has rapped the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) for allocating a double-storey mansion to mayor Solomon Mguni in North End suburb.Mguni, who currently r...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Council bosses graft investigation drags on
A PROBE into alleged corrupt practices at the Bulawayo City Council is still underway, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) claimed as it tried to dispel talk that the investigations have be...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 08:16hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Man killed in Nkulumane hit and run accident
A Bulawayo man was found dead in Nkulumane suburb and police suspect that his life was claimed in a hit and run accident.The man has not yet been identified.Bulawayo provincial spokesp...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 17:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt probes land deals in Bulawayo
THE Government probe team that was recently in Bulawayo, was among other things, tasked with investigating whether Bulawayo City Council officials or councillors were taking bribes in the sale of coun...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zacc uncovers rot in BCC land allocation and sales
MORE arrests over corruption are imminent at Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and other local authorities following a series of investigations on land allocation and sales by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption C...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 06:21hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Ex-merchandiser rises to become Deputy Mayor
BULAWAYO'S newly elected Deputy Mayor councillor Mlandu Ncube believes his passion for service delivery has seen him rising from being a merchandiser at a local supermarket to the top council post. ...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zacc prepares to arrest BCC officials
GOVERNMENT has unearthed a massive scam under which MDC-Alliance-led councils are allegedly fundraising for their party through illegal sale of State land to the detriment of service delivery. ...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 06:42hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents hail Zacc probe
BULAWAYO residents have hailed the move by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) to investigate reports of alleged land scams involving city fathers, saying this would help bring sanity at th...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 06:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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