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Bulawayo council worried about mushrooming shrines
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is increasingly concerned about the rise of apostolic sects conducting open-air worship in bushes, prompting a blitz to remove these illegal shrines. The Mthwakazi Repu...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 07:19hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo runs dry as council repairs infrastructure
The Bulawayo City Council has temporarily disconnected water supply to several suburbs for maintenance work at the Tuli, 6J, and Rifle Range reservoirs. This maintenance began yesterday and is expecte...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 08:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man impregnates brother's wife and threatens to axe him to death
It's not the stab in the back that kills you.It's when you turn around and see who's holding the knife!The script reads so for Patson Ncube from Bulawayo's Selborne Park suburb who was...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:51hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Students complex opens doors in Bulawayo
THE US$17 million student accommodation complex in Bulawayo that is expected to house more than 1 000 students is ready for occupation with the Government saying it will ensure the project is replicat...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 09:06hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter
Woman loses underwear to rival
IN a typical "the man is mine" fight, which turned nasty, a woman from Selborne Park suburb in Bulawayo is living in perpetual fear after her underwear was allegedly stolen by her boyfriend’s allege...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:55hrs | 2 | 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
Bulawayo Eastern Suburbs to go without water
The Bulawayo City Council will cut water supplies for suburbs supplied by the Tuli reservoir to fix a burst pipe that connects Ncema and Fernhill Pump Stations until further notice.In a statem...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fresh water woes for Bulawayo suburbs
The Bulawayo City Council said yesterday that suburbs supplied by the Tuli reservoir will be without water until it repairs a burst pipe connecting Ncema and Fernhill Pump Stations.In a statem...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gated communities give Bulawayo new face
FORGET about buying a housing stand, townhouses are the in-thing particularly for property developers building homes in Bulawayo's eastern suburbs.Modern classic standardised houses are being ...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Council names streets after departed eminent leaders
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has named some streets in the city's new suburbs for easy identification of properties.The street names were given in line with the council resolution of 1990....Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man sleeps with mum and sisters for riches
THE relationship between mother and son can be an unbreakable bond and the love between the two is incomparable, but it has its limits.However, one man has crossed the line that separates a no...Published: 06 May 2022 at 19:32hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's student accommodation complex to be complete by August
THE Bulawayo student accommodation being constructed by the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe near the National University of Science and Technology will be completed and commissioned in Aug...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa Junior celebrates Easter Sunday at Mutumwa's church
MR Emmerson Mnangagwa Jnr celebrated Easter Sunday at Prophet Emmanuel Mutumwa's Johane Masowe Chishanhu Selborne Park suburb church in Bulawayo on Sunday.Mr Mnangagwa is in Bulawayo for the I...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF can garner 5 million votes with support from women, church'
THE ruling party Zanu-PF can reach its targeted five million votes in next year's harmonised elections with the vital support of women and the church, Zanu-PF Politburo member Monica Mutsvangwa said y...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man shares bedroom with bees for 32 years
A Lupane man (name supplied) who paid an inyanga to give him juju to make him rich regrets the day he stepped into the diviner's yard after the object of magical powers turned into bees that have been...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 10:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pipe leak leaves parts of Bulawayo dry
SOME areas of Bulawayo are likely to go for over two weeks without water after a pipeline to the booster pump that supplies water to some suburbs developed a leak since March 1."The City of Bu...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pump breakdown leaves Bulawayo dry
THE breakdown of water pumps which supply the Tuli 6J and Rifle Range reservoirs has left parts of Bulawayo and the outlying areas dry since Saturday.This was revealed by town clerk Christophe...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
4-day water cuts for Bulawayo
A number of low-density suburbs in Bulawayo will go for four days without water supplies, with the local authority reporting that it will be carrying out routine checks on the pipeline supplying the s...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:02hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
BCC decommissions Athlone cemetery
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has decommissioned Athlone cemetery after it ran out of burial space.Town clerk Christopher Dube confirmed the development in a notice to residents yesterday, addin...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
48-hour water shedding for Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo City Council has introduced a two-day water shedding schedule for the entire city as power cuts continue to affect its water works.In a statement, the city's Town Clerk, Mr Christ...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 05:40hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
R1,2m heist victim turns to madzibaba to nab robbers
THE arrest of a 32-year-old man suspected to be part of a gang that recently robbed a Beitbridge businessman of R1,2 million and US$3 500, reportedly came after the businessman allegedly consulted a l...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:34hrs | 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 | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo mayoral mansion divides Chamisa's MDC
"The State House was never built for Mugabe (late President Robert) and Mnangagwa (President Emmerson)," Bulawayo mayor Solomon Mguni said, as he sought to justify why the council should also build a ...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 21:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba Mutumwa withdraws cars pledge to Bosso
APOSTOLIC faith leader Madzibaba Emmanuel Mutumwa has distanced himself from Highlanders Football Club saying his association with the club caused "rifts within the Highlanders institution" and attack...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents face dry week
BULAWAYO City Council has shut down water supply to most parts of the city to pave way for the refurbishment of the cracked Ncema Clear Water Reservoir which feeds into the Tuli Reservoir.Coun...Published: 22 Jun 2021 at 17:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents on shoot to kill
POLICE in Bulawayo are today expected to hold a crunch meeting with local business to strategise on how to deal with the increase in armed robberies in the city, while residents have called for a shoo...Published: 31 May 2021 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC struggles to provide water to residents
BULAWAYO residents are going for weeks without water supplies despite the local authority saying they have enough quantities in their supply dams to last until the next rainy season without the need f...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Affluent suburb residents not paying bills
BUSINESS and residents living in affluent suburbs like Burnside and Hillside are among those who have accumulated the highest unpaid bills to the Bulawayo City Council. The city is owed more t...Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC to take action on illegal cropping
Bulawayo City Council has said it will destroy, without compensation, crops grown in unauthorised places. In a statement, Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube said the practice is against the Protec...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo fails to service 2 000 pre-sale stands
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is failing to service more than 2 000 pre-sale residential stands that were bought more than two years ago. The local authority in 2012 introduced a scheme to ...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC hikes stands prices by 50%
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has hiked by 50% the cost of residential stands to hedge against inflation and lifted the suspension it had imposed on prospective homeowners buying stands using RTGS d...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
48-hour water cuts are back in Bulawayo
Reporters THE Bulawayo City Council has with immediate effect re-introduced a 48-hour water shedding schedule in all suburbs amid revelations the city is among areas that will be hit by severe water s...Published: 03 May 2019 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council crafts toilets policy
THE Bulawayo City Council is crafting a policy to deal with residents who construct or occupy houses and churches without ablution services. This comes at a time councillors have raised ...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council defends selling stands in US$
THE Bulawayo City Council has defended the sale of residential stands in low density areas in foreign currency, saying the pricing was on a cost recovery basis at no profit. The city council s...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bride-to-be captured in car romp with taxi driver
IT'S over!While preparing for her white wedding Sikhanyiso Tshuma was busy cheating on her husband-to-be Milton Furira.Her cheating game came to a halt when a local prophet found her l...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Businessman loses $18 000, R15 000, gun to robbers
THE Bulawayo businessman who was robbed of US$18 000, R15 000 and a pistol when robbers broke into his house in Selborne Park and attacked him with knives, iron bars and an axe has recounted the unfor...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman plays loud music to taunt hubby
HOW to deal with an annoying wife!This is a question which is apparently boggling the mind of a Bulawayo man following his revelations that his wife was relentlessly taunting him by loudly pla...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 12:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
PPC's general manager dies in car crash
PRETORIA Portland Cement (PPC) Colleen Bawn general manager Allan Tshabangu has died after being involved in a car crash near Inyathi in Bubi District Matabeleland North.The accident is said t...Published: 09 May 2018 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Construction of Nust flats in new twist
The Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ)'s bid to construct a block of flats to accommodate students from the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) in Selborne Park and Ma...Published: 02 May 2018 at 11:49hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Bravo bus aborts Joburg trip after crash
A JOHANNESBURG-bound Bravo Tours bus aborted its journey to South Africa following a collision with a Mazda B1600 pick-up truck in Bulawayo yesterday.The accident occurred near the Selborne Pa...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold Baron's wealth laid bare in suit
A suspected gold baron in Bulawayo, Kudakwashe Kurai Muzira, is entangled in a nasty divorce wrangle with his wife which has allegedly exposed his vast wealth such as properties in Bulawayo's affluent...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 06:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
BCC rejects Zimre plans to build hostels for Nust students
THE Bulawayo City Council has shot down Zimre's plans to build hostels for National University Science and Technology (Nust) students in Selborne Park suburb saying the land is earmarked for town hous...Published: 10 Oct 2017 at 01:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimre's Bulawayo $10m projects to begin soon
ZIMRE Property Investments Limited has set aside about $20 million for the development of its construction projects in Bulawayo and Victoria Falls that are expected to begin soon.The projects ...Published: 23 Aug 2017 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Humiliated' organ sucker $10,000 lawsuit: Man responds
SLAP back!A Bulawayo man facing a failure to marry lawsuit has responded to the summons in spectacular fashion.Luke Muparadzi of Selborne Park who was initially referred to as Lake Mus...Published: 28 Apr 2017 at 10:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman dumped after 'MONTHS of sipping lover's organ', sues
IN what sounds more like a far-fetched soap opera plot than real life, a heartbroken Bulawayo woman sued her ex-lover for $10 000 as compensation for reneging on a promise to marry her and&n...Published: 13 Feb 2017 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to spash $120 000 on mayoral house
BULAWAYO City Council has revived more than a decade old idea of constructing a mayoral house and funds will be set aside during the 2018 city budget, Bulawayo24.com can reveal.The curre...Published: 01 Feb 2017 at 14:45hrs | | by Mary Charamba
Residents to lose stands in BCC repossession
A number of Bulawayo residents stand a risk of losing their residential stands following a council move to repossess undeveloped properties.The affected are applicants who were allocated r...Published: 08 Apr 2016 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman learns of lover's polgamy in court
A BULAWAYO polygamist has been dragged to the maintenance court by his girlfriend who is demanding $200 in child support. Tonderai Mandava said he could not afford the money that Sindisiwe Sib...Published: 18 Jan 2016 at 05:22hrs | | by Noleen Makhurane
Former Miss Zimbabwe splash love on facebook
FORMER Miss Zimbabwe Lorraine Maphala-Phiri and businessman husband Sonny Phiri seem to have patched up their differences as evidenced by their Facebook posts suggesting that their rough-sailing relat...Published: 01 Mar 2015 at 11:54hrs | 1 | by Mbongeni Msimanga
Man kills self after gleaning wife's romantic messages with neighbour
BULAWAYO - THE decomposing body of a Sizinda man was on Thursday after a suspected suicide by poisoning hours after he was shown steamy messages exchanged between his wife and a neighbour on Octob...Published: 21 Oct 2014 at 09:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
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