Bulawayo shutdown update

In Pumula South and Old Pumula schools, clinics and shops are closed.Residents are blocking any commuter omnibus seen loading passengers.  Residents have since barricaded the road...

Apostolic faith church treasurer steals burial society funds

A BULAWAYO woman stole more than $15, 000 from a church burial society fund and squandered it on luxuries.Mavis Shonai of Pumula North suburb allegedly converted $10, 847 and R57, 599 belo...

Troubled Bulawayo firms unlikely to open anytime soon

SOME troubled Bulawayo firms are unlikely to open anytime soon due to the prevailing difficult economic environment, 'The Standard' reported on Sunday.Some companies in Bulawayo sent workers h...

Tashas owner in messy divorce

BULAWAYO businessman Javann Ncube - owner of Ocean Park trading as Tashas Supermarkets - is in a messy divorce wrangle with his estranged wife with the couple accusing each other of cheating.N...

Angry residents besiege Mayor's home

THERE was pandemonium in Bulawayo's Nkulumane 5 suburb yesterday when an angry mob of about 50 residents stormed the Mayor, Councillor Thaba Moyo's home accusing him of abusing his office to force the...

Tashas closes four branches as competition stiffens

TASHAS, one of Bulawayo's largest emerging supermarket chains, has closed four of its branches as competition in the retail sector stiffens.The supermarket closed three branches in the western...

Bulawayo supermarkets out of Easter eggs

MAJOR supermarkets in Bulawayo are without Easter eggs and there is no activity in the city to suggest that Easter, a major holiday on the Christian calendar, begins tomorrow.The holiday will end...