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Geo Pomona buys 62 refuse trucks from China to clean up Harare

Geo Pomona Waste Management has acquired 62 brand-new refuse trucks from Sinotruk Qingdao Heavy Industry Co. Ltd in a major push to clean up Harare and improve waste collection in Zimbabwe's capital.Company partner Delish Nguwaya confirmed…

Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 21:12hrs | 4274 | by Staff reporter

BCC sinks US$600,000 on 4 refuse compactors

Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has invested over US$600,000 in the acquisition of four new refuse compactors to strengthen its refuse collection capacity and improve service delivery throughout the city. The investment brings the city's fleet…

Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:18hrs | 1412 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo fake doctor appeals against conviction

A man who masqueraded as a doctor in Bulawayo and operated at Mpilo Central Hospital while defrauding several people has launched an appeal against his conviction.Taurayi Prosper Vanhuvaone, who was found guilty of two counts of fraud, cla…

Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 17:52hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter

BCC commissions 4 refuse compactors

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) on Wednesday commissioned four new refuse compactors as part of efforts to improve waste collection and maintain cleanliness in the city.The new trucks bring the city's total number of refuse compactors to 1…

Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 17:50hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter

Kombi collides with refuse compactor in Zimbabwe

Several people sustained injuries in a traffic accident this morning at the busy intersection of Sam Nujoma Street and Robert Mugabe Road in Harare.The incident occurred when a speeding commuter omnibus, attempting to overtake a City of Ha…

Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 19:12hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo council to acquire more refuse trucks

Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is exploring the acquisition of five refuse trucks as part of its solid waste management masterplan. The goal is to restore standards in the city, which was once renowned as the cleanest in Zimbabwe.Despite faci…

Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 10:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

I refuse to be a delusional idiot

I lOVE our languages and culture because they teach us so much about life.One of the Shona language's wise adage says: "Totenda maruva tadya chakata," which literally means â€˜don't count your chickens before they are hatched'.It is quite …

Published: 14 Oct 2022 at 05:50hrs | 10 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Harare refuse collection left to the dogs

IT has emerged that the failure by the City of Harare to collect garbage from high-density suburbs has given rise to opportunists who are now collecting garbage from households for a fee.They are charging residents US$1 per 50kg bag of gar…

Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:33hrs | 7 | by Harare Residents Trust

Council battles to clear garbage backlog

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has unveiled a revised refuse collection schedule for the city's eastern and industrial areas as the local authority battles to clear heaps of garbage which have been piling up following a five-day strike by its…

Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 06:29hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Service station besieged for refusing to sell fuel

A fuel station owner in Gweru had to scurry for cover as motorists were baying for his blood for refusing to sell fuel barely an hour after a tanker offloaded at his filling station. In an incident witnessed by this publication last Friday…

Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Pokello refuses to be divorced

ZIMBABWEAN socialite Pokello Nare, 32, is challenging divorce proceedings by estranged Ghanaian husband Elikem Kumordzie, it has emerged.Kumordzie, 29, recently filed for divorce saying he had lost love and affection for Pokello, adding th…

Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 17:55hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter

'Banks have right to refuse opening accounts'

FINANCE deputy minister Terrence Mukupe has said banks have the right to refuse opening accounts for new clients as they are private enterprises.Responding to MDC-T legislator Bacilli Majaya in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Mukupe sa…

Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 05:33hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

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