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Bulawayo mayor says there is significant progress at the Egodini Mall project
BULAWAYO mayor Solomon Mguni yesterday said there was significant progress at the Egodini Mall project, with the first phase already completed."There is a difference from what we saw last time...Published: 04 May 2022 at 07:01hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
Kombis to return to Egodini month-end, says BCC
THE Bulawayo City Council has expressed optimism that commuter omnibuses, which were removed from Egodini terminus in 2018 to facilitate construction of a mall, will soon return to their former bays b...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:13hrs | 964 | by Staff reporter
Marondera serial killer cases rise to 23
CHARGES against the Marondera serial rapist and killer have risen to 23 after Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda added three more counts of murder yesterday.Bright Zhantali (30) was remanded in cu...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:12hrs | 809 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe @42 where exactly did we go wrong?
It really pains me when I look at what my country has become today four decades into independence. We have regressed so much.I couldn't think that one day I would board a plane to a war torn c...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 12:40hrs | 701 | by Leonard Koni
3 up for electoral miscellaneous offences
A 35-year-old man has been fined $15 000 or risks spending a month in jail for chewing ballot papers he had been handed to cast his vote during the just-ended by-elections on March 26.Tendai A...Published: 04 Apr 2022 at 07:11hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
BCC engages 2 companies to offer vacuum tanker services
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has contracted two companies - Nestanet (Pvt) Limited and Salt-Away (Pvt) Limited - to offer vacuum tanker services in various parts of the city.This was revealed b...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:19hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Residents spend 8 years living with raw sewage
A health disaster is looming at Lobengula suburb in Bulawayo as residents have been forced to live with raw sewage for more than eight years.The residents have been forced to live with the unb...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 09:00hrs | 618 | by Stephen Jakes
Harare city a huge stink
RESIDENTS of Harare have blasted opposition parties in charge of the city for neglecting service delivery saying the country's capital deserves better.Presently, residents are exposed to disea...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 05:52hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Sakunda Holding's Rufaro lease take shape
SAKUNDA Holdings have started conducting feasibility studies on Rufaro Stadium with the energy giants yesterday visiting the facility together with officials from the City of Harare.The energy...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 05:30hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's hot air speeches
The leader of the newly formed Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC), Nelson Chamisa, continues to peddle lies and falsehoods at his rallies and people should take him seriously at their own peril. ...Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 05:42hrs | 468 | by Grace Chekai
Buying a housing stand
Around the world, most homeowners make use of mortgages and traditional financing to purchase homes and properties.However, for many years, this option has not been widely available to most Zi...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:28hrs | 276 | by Jonathan Thompson
Govt moves in to repair damage in urban councils
IT is clear as day light that urban councils have been failing to fulfil their mandate for a long time.The majority of towns and cities in the country have deteriorated in terms of infrastruct...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:26hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Call to rope children into ruling party structures
Zanu-PF Women's League secretary for Administration Senator Monica Mutsvangwa has urged party leaders to rope their children into the ruling party's structures to ensure continuity.Speaking du...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:17hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border modernisation on course
The Zimborders Consortium, which is implementing the US$300 million modernisation of the Beitbridge Border Post says it is well on course to complete civil works by end of November this year.T...Published: 28 Feb 2022 at 05:21hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni predicts overwhelming rigging in the by elections
FORMER Ntabazinduna traditional leader Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has predicted overwhelming rigging of the March 26 by-elections in favour of Zanu-PF saying the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and ...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:36hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
BCC hikes service charges by between 150% and 626%
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has increased its service charges by between 150% and 626% following approval of the local authority's 2022 budget by government.Residents have expressed concer...Published: 18 Feb 2022 at 05:37hrs | 683 | by Staff reporter
CCC takes aim at Zec
OPPOSITION Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) yesterday threatened protests against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), accusing the election management body of attempting to rig March 26 by-el...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 05:39hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidate pledges Gokwe facelift
Zanu-PF candidate for Gokwe Central constituency, Daveson Masvisvi has promised to give the Midlands town a facelift, complete with cotton weaving plants to create jobs for the locals.Masvisvi...Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 05:37hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa vows to crush Chamisa
Zanu-PF leader, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has vowed not to relinquish power under any circumstances, claiming there was no way in which an opposition leader can rule Zimbabwe, a statement that set ...Published: 13 Feb 2022 at 20:43hrs | 552 | by Staff reporter
Figtree to be turned into a town
GOVERNMENT has set in motion the smart city concept that will see the development of Figtree as a tributary town to Bulawayo, as efforts to ease congestion in major cities gathers pace.Figtree...Published: 13 Feb 2022 at 20:42hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
Boot out incompetent opposition, says Mnangagwa
INEPT councillors and National Assembly members from the opposition have led to the decay in the capital over the past 20 years and must be booted out to improve service delivery, President Mnang...Published: 13 Feb 2022 at 20:39hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Title deeds for urban dwellers ready
THOUSANDS of urbanites will on Saturday be presented with title deeds as President Mnangagwa delivers on his promise to implement development that leaves no one and no place behind.The title d...Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 05:28hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF scoffs at Chamisa Chete Chete
THE ruling party Zanu-PF has scoffed at former MDC leader Mr Nelson Chamisa's newly formed party - the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), saying changing the name does not change the fact that they ...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:37hrs | 2484 | by Staff reporter
BCC checks progress at Egodini Mall
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) officials will today tour Egodini Mall amid concerns that the project has taken too long to complete.The mall is being constructed by South African property develop...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:35hrs | 756 | by Staff reporter
Smith was right when he predicted that Blacks, not necessarily ZANU PF, would destroy Zimbabwe!
I really get thoroughly disappointed with the direction in which our country has gone.In fact, disappointment is never the appropriate word - rather, anger and downright infuriation.Of...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 12:02hrs | 1679 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
DDF worker dies in croc attack
A BINGA District Development Fund (DDF) employee was attacked and killed by a crocodile while collecting fishing worms at the council sewage pond on Saturday morning.Matabeleland North police ...Published: 11 Jan 2022 at 18:38hrs | 925 | by Staff reporter
Man drowns girlfriend in sewage
A 37-year-old man from Bulawayo's Pumula South allegedly killed his 32-year-old girlfriend by drowning her in a sewage stream on New Year's Day over an undisclosed misunderstanding.The man, Jo...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:03hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
Local companies blamed for Egodini Mall delays
SOUTH African property developer, Terracotta Trading (Private) Limited company yesterday blamed Bulawayo companies for stalling progress in the construction of Egodini Mall.Company director Th...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:49hrs | 1333 | by Staff reporter
MDC led Harare approved 'illegal' settlements
HARARE has approved dozens of settlements across the metropolis that were initially deemed illegal, a development observers said would benefit politicians and land barons who grabbed the land without ...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:46hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
BCC discusses water, sanitation infrastructure, service delivery
BULAWAYO City Council will today host a service delivery and water indaba focusing on the recent diarrhoea outbreak, water, sanitation and infrastructure rehabilitation.The indaba is expected ...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:36hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Another diarrhoea outbreak hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO has recorded a fourth diarrhoea outbreak since last year with 157 cases having been reported so far in the high-density suburb of Tshabalala Extension.The last outbreak in the city wa...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Diarrhoea outbreak hits Bulawayo
TSHABALALA Extension in Bulawayo has been hit by diarrhoea, with over 500 families affected after they allegedly drank contaminated water.Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is struggling to provide p...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:38hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Court acquits ex-Harare town clerk Mahachi
FORMER Harare City town clerk Tendai Mahachi has been acquitted by the Supreme Court in a matter where he was accused of criminal abuse of office by corruptly awarding millions of United States dollar...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:37hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge cuts water supplies to Mnangagwa commissioned houses
The Beitbridge municipality has cut water supplies to the government houses commissioned by President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week, citing lack of specific occupants.Mnangagwa commissioned 28 ...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Warren Park family abandons house after sewer burst
SERIOUS sewer bursts in Warren Park 1 suburb of Harare have resulted in a family having to evacuate their home as raw sewage flowed over their premises, the neighbouring yards and a car park.M...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:12hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo reels as ageing sewer system breaks down
IF anyone had told Sithuthukile Moyo that as an adult, she would be heading into the bushes when nature calls, she would have laughed it off as a bad joke.But nowadays, that is not an uncommon...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 05:57hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Obadiah Musindo takes Chamisa head on
Zanu-PF-aligned cleric Obadiah Musindo has challenged MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to address the rot caused by his opposition councillors in urban areas before taking his campaign to the rural ...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:37hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter
Beitbridge runs dry
BEITBRIDGE town has gone for three days without water due to a burst pipe, forcing residents to resort to unhygienic sources of water.Town clerk Loud Ramakgapola told Southern Eye that the pip...Published: 04 Nov 2021 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Burst sewer crisis deepens
BULAWAYO residents have lamented the council's delays in responding to burst sewerage in their communities saying this could contribute to disease outbreaks.The city has recorded a serie...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:39hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo water is safe'
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has claimed that the city's water is safe for human consumption despite recent concerns by Lobengula West residents that the water was contaminated.City health expe...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sewage oozes out of taps, residents abandon houses
A HEALTH hazard is looming in Bulawayo's Lobengula West suburb as sewage is oozing out of some houses' taps and toilets, with the local authority allegedly taking over a month to address the situation...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Councils should respond to sewer bursts within 24hrs'
THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has said local authorities are obliged to respond to sewer bursts within 24 hours.This was revealed by Ema Harare provincial manager Robson Mavondo du...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC commits $43,7m to refurbishments
BULAWAYO City Council has utilised only $43,7 million out of the $63,5 million devolution funds that the city was allocated from 2019 to 2021.This was revealed in the 2021 budget review statem...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt fails to service stands for MPs, senators
GOVERNMENT has been failing to allocate stands to MPs because it has failed to service the identified land to ensure it has amenities such as sewage and water reticulation.This was disclosed b...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC projects $24,7bn budget for 2022
BULAWAYO City Council has proposed a $24,7 billion budget for 2022, which will hike tariffs by over 216%.This was revealed by BCC financial director Kempton Ndimande yesterday while presenting...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:20hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Makokoba sewage crisis overwhelms council
BUlAWAYO has a catchy tagline of aspiring a smart, transformative city by 2024.With just under three years to the set date, plummeting service delivery levels in virtually all townships might ...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 19:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinese worse colonizers than the British, as savagely exploiting our country out of existence
I am a ZISCOSTEEL product. Born and bred in the iron and steel making small town of Redcliff.As with most towns and cities in Zimbabwe - Redcliff was built entirely by companies that opened th...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 19:38hrs | 24 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chidavaenzi captures Mugabe's legacy in latest book
Title: Chasing The Wind ISBN: 978-0-7974-79594-6In November 2017, a "powerful wind" orchestrated by the military chased Zimbabwe's long-time ruler, the...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:45hrs | 2 | by Fungayi Sox
Africa: A complex trajectory and legacy of military coups
FOR their spectacular nature, coups always appear like new phenomena when actually they are an old military and political issue that dates back to the genesis of humanity.It is like that in th...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 19:49hrs | 6 | by William Jethro Mpofu
We are not abandoning Merry Chiwenga-Mubayiwa
To be a woman activist in Zimbabwe is totally different from being an activist in the comforts of Germany. I have come to terms with this fact. Women activism especially in our societies does not mean...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 14:56hrs | 6 | by Nomazulu Thata
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