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Cowdray Park sewage crisis exposes Bulawayo infrastructure strain

Residents of Section One in Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, are battling a worsening sewage crisis as recurring blockages continue to force raw effluent into homes and yards, raising serious public health concerns.The situation has left families l…

Published: 24 Apr 2026 at 10:26hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter

Harare municipal workers demand bribes for sewer bursts

The sanitation crisis in Harare is worsening amid allegations that some municipal workers are demanding bribes to attend to burst sewage pipes, as the city grapples with deteriorating infrastructure and rising public health risks.Residents…

Published: 20 Apr 2026 at 12:25hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter

Jacuzzi for the boss, Hunger for the children: Inside Binga's luxury council scandal

In a district where hunger forces thousands of children out of school and most households lack even basic sanitation, a luxury four-bedroom house complete with a jacuzzi is nearing completion on the shores of Lake Kariba - built at public …

Published: 23 Feb 2026 at 16:19hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare city to deal with problematic sewer line

Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume says the city council will redesign and redirect sewer lines at the corner of Kaguvi Street and Abercorn Street in a bid to permanently resolve recurring sewer blockages at the site.Posting on his Facebook page, M…

Published: 23 Feb 2026 at 16:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

Sewer stench becomes Bulawayo's new normal

For residents in Cowdray Park, Njube, and other suburbs, the stench of sewage, buzzing flies, and bubbling waste has become a daily reality, as the city's ageing sewer system collapses under pressure.Water supply, which flows only twice a …

Published: 16 Jan 2026 at 21:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Health threat as BCC lets burst sewer flow into Nketa house

17:39, 15 Jan - â€ª+263 7* *** ****â€¬: The Bulawayo city council has failed to attend to a burst sewer which has been flowing since Mid December at our house in Nketa 9. I have exhausted all communications channels. The sewer has now spil…

Published: 15 Jan 2015 at 17:13hrs | | by Concerned Nketa 9 Resident

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Cowdray Park sewage crisis exposes Bulawayo infrastructure strain

Harare municipal workers demand bribes for sewer bursts

Jacuzzi for the boss, Hunger for the children: Inside Binga's luxury council scandal

Harare city to deal with problematic sewer line

Sewer stench becomes Bulawayo's new normal

Health threat as BCC lets burst sewer flow into Nketa house

Hit‑and‑run victim goes two months unidentified

Mugabe son faces 2 years in SA jail

Hichilema and Lungu's corpse mystery

Man attempts suicide over ‘headman post'

Zimbabwe tobacco sales top US$400m as prices firm

Bulawayo water supplies set to improve

Chinese miners bolt into Zimbabwe mountains

Mugabe son paid shooting victim R400k, court told

NSSA warns consultants over fraudulent declarations

Tagwirei unveils govt land purchase incentives

Anti‑sanctions boss Zharare remanded in custody

Chief orders sangoma to reverse 'mistaken curse'

Zimbabwean woman awaits surgery after husband's shooting spree

Pulpit war explodes at Methodist Church

Zimbabwean journalist drawn into Zambia espionage trial

Zimbabwe banks push back against RBZ tight policy

Harare residents turn to boreholes as water crisis deepens

Police raise alarm over rape cases among relatives

Hospitals fall silent as nurses' strike exposes deep crisis

Fuel stations in Harare shun ZiG payments

Chivayo's ZITF appearance alongside Mnangagwa, Boko sparks outrage

Bulawayo supply dams face cyanide contamination threat

Zimbabweans hold power to account online

EU, Germany back Zimbabwe's US$2.37bn aquaculture drive

Benjani throws away his crayons

Chiwenga promises policy stability, economic reform

Chitungwiza road upgrade underway

Chatunga, cousin face D-Day

11 arrested, equipment seized in illegal gold mining crackdown

Japanese tourist hospitalised in Zimbabwe elephant attack

Government caps council delegations to 2026 ZITF

Wanted man still on the run

Prophet Magaya rape trial set for May 15

MDC reports abductions

MDC challenges police ban on anti-CAB3 protest

School head, wife in the dock

Mthuli Ncube to maintain tight policies to sustain low inflation

Zimbabwe moves to crack down on proxy mining deals

Cowdray Park sewage crisis exposes Bulawayo infrastructure strain

War veteran's 15-year bid for Nkomo School stalled by land dispute

MP's night club loses US$3,8K

ZCTU implores govt to review US$150 minimum wage

Zimbabwe, Botswana agree to scrap passports in phased approach

Harare yet to audit its books since 2022

Anti-immigrant march in SA sparks xenophobic attack fears

2 jailed for assaulting eviction officers

Chibaya withdraw CAB3 urgent challenge

Zimbabwe moves to gag digital media and AI content

Warrant issued for businesswoman

Businesswoman granted protection order against husband

Bulawayo engineer develops app to make public transport safer and more efficient

Mugabe son faces 2 years in SA jail

Chinese miners bolt into Zimbabwe mountains

Pulpit war explodes at Methodist Church

Man attempts suicide over ‘headman post'

Mugabe son paid shooting victim R400k, court told

Hichilema and Lungu's corpse mystery

Chief orders sangoma to reverse 'mistaken curse'

Hit‑and‑run victim goes two months unidentified

Zimbabwe banks push back against RBZ tight policy

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