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Mesi roped into anti-drug campaign
SUNGURA musician Paradzai Mesi is part of an initiative by a local organisation, Zimbabwe Network for Economic and Social Transformation (Zinest) to help fight the scourge of drug abuse, especially am...Published: 4 hrs ago | 118 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents reject new budget
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) will have to go back to the drawing board after stakeholders, including residents and vendors, rejected its plans to hike rates by a whopping 57 percent.This comes ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:24hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
Government urges bakers to defer bread price hike
GOVERNMENT yesterday called on the Bakers' Association of Zimbabwe to reconsider its position to hike the price of bread and allow for consultations to take place first before any increase is effected...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:00hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
Boy (13) missing after running away from home
POLICE in Bulawayo are looking for a 13-year-old boy from Nkulumane suburb who is suspected to have run away from home last month leaving his family traumatised.Qiniso Ndiweni, a pupil at Mand...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 18:06hrs | 726 | by Staff reporter
Killer shebeen queen kept in jail
A BULAWAYO shebeen queen who allegedly stabbed and killed a man from Zvishavane in Pumula East suburb has appeared in court for routine remand.Sithembiso Mzizi (54) allegedly smashed a beer bo...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 07:57hrs | 1355 | by Staff reporter
Laptop thieves locked for 15 months
TWO thieves from Bulawayo have been sentenced to 15 months in prison while a third was ordered to perform community service after they used a duplicate key to unlock a door and stole a laptop from a h...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 07:57hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
Vendors reject BCC proposal to hike fees
INFORMAL traders and transport operators in Bulawayo yesterday rejected a proposal by the Bulawayo City Council to raise vending licence and other council fees by 56 percent, saying they can only affo...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:50hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers choke baby
FIVE robbers armed with a pistol and iron bars allegedly pretended to be police officers, handcuffed a woman who was breastfeeding and put her in leg irons before choking her baby while demanding cash...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:45hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa a threat to MDC Alliance's democracy
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has been rebuked by the MDC party elders who have accused him of undemocratic tendencies since the time he imposed himself as leader after the death of that party le...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 06:42hrs | 1994 | by Prosperity Mzila
MDC led council wants 100% rates hike
THE Bulawayo City Council yesterday proposed to increase rates by more than 100 percent, which residents rejected saying they are already struggling to pay their bills. The residents als...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 06:41hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Council commissions Luveve, Mpopoma swimming pools
THE Bulawayo City Council used Ward Retention Funds to refurbish the Mpopoma and Luveve Swimming Pools that were commissioned.Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni told a gathering at Mpopoma Swimmin...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 09:59hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
MDC against IMF's support for Zimbabwe
The proposed IMF Staff Monitored Program is an entry point for full support of the regime and it ignores the factors arresting the Zimbabwean economy. Zimbabwe has had a stolen election; ...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 15:56hrs | 1504 | by Jacob Mafume
Eating soil, a pregnancy craving that can kill . . .
The smell of soil after light rains is divine. I like to think of it as the smell of nature, pure and fresh. Many women experience iron deficiency during pregnancy and subsequently develop a craving f...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:12hrs | 788 | by Andile Tshuma
Parliament hopeful jailed for conning residents
A GWANDA Central parliamentary candidate for the Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity (ZIPP) in last year's elections has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for conning residents of about RTGS $800....Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:11hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes, strangles woman
A MAN from Zvishavane allegedly grabbed a female drinking mate while they were walking back home, raped and strangled her before throwing her body into a sewage stream.This was reaveled to Zvi...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:51hrs | 1258 | by Staff reporter
Price of bread goes up
THE price of bread has gone up to RTGS$2,30 from RTGS$2 with millers saying the increase is not associated with the cost of flour as the price of the product has remained constant. Yesterday, ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:40hrs | 1000 | by Staff reporter
Zesa blames faults for incessant blackouts
POWER cuts that are being experienced countrywide have raised the ire of consumers as many areas are going for hours without power almost on a daily basis. A number of Bulawayo suburbs have be...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:38hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo woman raped & murdered
AN unknown woman from Bulawayo was allegedly raped and killed in a bushy pathway between Richmond and Mzilikazi suburbs. A passerby called police after stumbling on the body on Tuesday afterno...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 07:14hrs | 1559 | by Staff reporter
19 points kid appeals for financial assistance to study at UZ
AN 18-YEAR-OLD former Nkulumane High School pupil who scored 19 points in the recently released Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) Advanced Level Examinations is appealing for financial ass...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 19:29hrs | 4060 | 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 | 472 | by Staff reporter
Council health facilities now accept medical aid
Gweru City Council has started accepting medical aid cards from various scheme in a move that is expected to ''improve residents'' access to health care. Addressing a full council meeting rece...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:46hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for escaping police custody
A 29-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo has appeared in court for escaping from Bulawayo Central Police Station.Lewis Moyo (28) from North End suburb pleaded guilty to an escaping from lawful custody ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 18:45hrs | 1362 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Lamborghini brings Harare to a standstill
A MYSTERIOUS Harare man last week landed a Lamborghini Avedantor S worth about R7.48m in neighbouring South Africa.The owner of the big brother of the Lamborghini family is still not known, al...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 15:13hrs | 28166 | by Staff reporter
Cowdray Park mall project hit by inflation
Sai Enterprises says it is reviewing its capital budget for the $12 million shopping complex in Bulawayo due to cost escalations.The multi-million-dollar complex, being set up in Bulawayo's Co...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:33hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
Zec commissioner wins legal battle against Bulawayo widow
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) commissioner Dr Qhubani Moyo has won a legal battle against a Bulawayo widow with whom he was locked in a protracted house ownership wrangle for the past 18 years. ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:30hrs | 1836 | by Staff reporter
Teenage armed robber killed over loot sharing
A TEENAGER from Old Pumula suburb in Bulawayo who was stabbed to death in an incident that left his friend hospitalised, was part of a syndicate of armed robbers who turned on each other after rowing ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:27hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders fan dies, 5 others injured in car crash
A HIGHLANDERS Football Club supporter coming from watching the Bosso and Caps United match at Barbourfields Stadium died on the spot while five other people were injured after the vehicles they were t...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:26hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors push for exclusive forex suburb
BULAWAYO councillors are reportedly pushing for the establishment of an exclusive suburb in the city where stands will be sold in hard currency while rates and rentals will also be strictly in forex....Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 14:07hrs | 945 | by Staff reporter
Woman burnt by husband
A 32-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo woman suffered serious facial burns when she was allegedly doused with paraffin and methylated spirit before being set alight by her husband when he discovered that she wa...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 14:05hrs | 2182 | by Staff reporter
Machete terror gangs spreading mayhem in Mnangagwa's home province
Murder and violence are spreading in the mineral-rich Midlands - President Emmerson Mnangagwa's home province - as armed militias reportedly sponsored by politicians wreak havoc with impunity....Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 09:02hrs | 1911 | by Staff reporter
Woman, mum, jump from fire-gutted first floor flat
A woman from Sizinda suburb in Bulawayo threw her six-month-old baby and jumped together with her mother from their first floor room when it caught fire at Sizinda Flats yesterday morning. The...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 07:55hrs | 670 | by Staff reporter
ZCLDN engages George Stark High students on illicit drug use
The Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network today held a drug awareness campaign at George Stark High School in Mbare, Harare.George Stark High is a co-education learning centre with enrolme...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 22:27hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Cobra causes stir in Nkulumane suburb
A THREE-METRE-LONG cobra caused a stir in Nkulumane 12 suburb in Bulawayo after it slithered into houses near a bushy area on the outskirts of the residential area.Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife ...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 06:39hrs | 2353 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says put politics aside for Cyclone Idai victims' sake
MUTARE President Mnangagwa says Zimbabweans from different persuasions should set aside their differences and assist fellow citizens who were affected by Cyclone Idai which has left 268 people dead so...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:47hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
Top cop arrested for guns theft
A SENIOR police officer in charge of Bulawayo province's armoury has been arrested for allegedly stealing seven different types of guns from the armoury in a case that has exposed illegal dealing in f...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:46hrs | 942 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo to name streets after war vets
Masvingo City Council and the Infrastructural Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) intend to honour liberation war luminaries from the province by naming streets in the new suburb of Clipsham Views aft...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:43hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Kombi crisis hits Harare
COMMUTERS were left stranded on Monday night as transport blues hit the capital due to fuel shortages.Commuters had to part with at least $3 to $5 for a one way trip in the wake of fuel shorta...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 15:37hrs | 3224 | by Staff reporter
'HIV+' woman (27) in court for 'bedding' teen
A 27-YEAR-OLD woman from Bulawayo who is suspected to be HIV positive has appeared in court for allegedly luring a 16- year-old boy into indulging sex with her. The woman from Emganwini suburb...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:23hrs | 965 | by Staff reporter
BCC scraps 72-hour water shedding programme
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday suspended its weekly 72 hour water shedding programme that was introduced earlier this year, but may reintroduce it if the daily water consumption does not go dow...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:22hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Cops raid Pumula, 81 arrests recorded
A MAJOR police operation in Bulawayo's Pumula suburb targeting shebeens and drug peddlers has resulted in the arrest of one murder suspect and 80 others for various offences. The crackdown fol...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:22hrs | 798 | by Staff reporter
Govt renovates Matapi Flats
Residents of Matapi flats in Mbare have expressed their profound gratitude to government and the City of Harare for the work being done in renovating the flats and making the place habitable.A...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 17:12hrs | 4559 | by Staff reporter
How Chamisa and Mwonzora handed Zanu-PF Bulawayo by-election win
Nelson Chamisa blamed the party's shock defeat in a council by-election in Bulawayo on an "invisible hand" which he vowed to "cut off".The MDC lost the ward 28 by-election in the suburb of Cow...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:27hrs | 4345 | by ZimLive
Stabbings leave 2 dead, one battles for life in hospital
TWO people from Old Pumula suburb in Bulawayo died within a 300 metre radius in two separate incidents of knife crime yesterday while a teenager is battling for life in hospital after being stabbed. ...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:01hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa unleashes his boys?
Violence reared its ugly head once again within MDC-Alliance after supporters clashed over the weekend during their district congresses held countrywide. Several supporters were arrested while...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 07:58hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military's humane face
HIS camouflage uniform discharges a heavy stench of sweat, while his dusty face, dirty hands and dry mouth betray what he has been through lately. Yet he continues to toil in the sun, offloading packs...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 22:13hrs | 1936 | by Staff reporter
'Rapist robber' seeks bail pending trial
A BULAWAYO man who allegedly raped his neighbour who is twice his age until she passed out and robbed her of a handbag containing money and a cellphone, has approached the High Court seeking bail pend...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 06:37hrs | 671 | by Staff reporter
'Mum killer's' third bail bid rejected
THE High Court has dismissed a third application for bail pending trial by a Bulawayo teenager who allegedly killed his mother and kept the body in the house for two days after she failed to repay 50 ...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 06:36hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi goes berserk, attacks former wife with an axe
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi yesterday allegedly attacked his estranged former wife using an axe to break doors and threatened to shoot her in a dispute over property.The enraged VP raided sena...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 10:11hrs | 16781 | by Staff reporter
Councillors scramble for heavily discounted stands
COUNCILLORS in Bulawayo have started getting land with most of them identifying residential stands in some of the city's affluent suburbs, Sunday News can exclusively reveal.The scheme meant t...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 22:59hrs | 902 | by Staff reporter
Tungamirayi, Zvinavashe, Zvobgo honoured in new street names
Josiah Tungamirai, V. Musungwa and E.J.M Zvobgo are among the street names that residents in the developing suburb of Clipsham Views will see if current naming proposals by City of Masvingo's health, ...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 21:33hrs | 728 | by Staff reporter
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