Search / Thorngrove
Bulawayo reaches full capacity for Starlink
The Bulawayo City Centre and its surrounding areas have hit full capacity for Starlink devices, following a similar situation in Harare just two weeks prior, according to an update on Starlink's offic...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 14:31hrs | 3667 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo drug hotspot suburbs named
Police in Bulawayo are set to launch a crackdown on drug barons in several identified hotspots, including Hillside, Famona, Bradfield, Nkulumane, Thorngrove, Pumula South, Makokoba, and Hope Fountain....Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 07:56hrs | 701 | by Staff reporter
Service providers stop trading in Zimdollars
A MAJORITY of service providers and shops in the country were yesterday rejecting payments in local currency arguing that they were migrating to the new Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency in a development t...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Construction of Bulawayo mayor's house goes to tender
THE Bulawayo City Council will soon invite tenders for the construction of the mayoral mansion after the completion of the drawing of the bill of quantities.According to the latest council rep...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:26hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo in cholera scare
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC)'s health department said the city had recorded four cholera cases since January 30 as the waterborne disease keeps spreading across the country.This was revealed du...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Mayor to hold Christmas visits to hospitals
BULAWAYO MAYOR Senator David Coltart will be holding Christmas Visits to the Hospitals and a Mayor's Christmas Cheer fund lunch with Sandra Jones on Monday, 18 December 2023The council in a no...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 21:40hrs | 13 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo's first female ambulance driver retires after 35 years
Sibusiso Mdlongwa, who is believed to be the first female ambulance driver in Zimbabwe, has retired after dedicating 35 years to Bulawayo. Her remarkable journey began in 1988 when she started working...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers seize US$122,000 from cash-in-transit security in Zimbabwe
Two armed robbers pounced on a cash-in transit security company in Bulawayo's Thorngrove suburb where they seized US$122,598 cash.According to police, the suspects were armed with a pistol whi...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 18:14hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to address Cowdry Park Star Rally
ALL roads lead to Bulawayo today where President Mnangagwa will address a star rally in Cowdray Park suburb to drum up support for the ruling party Zanu- PF ahead of the harmonised general elections l...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 06:49hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Man of God sexually starves wife
Wonai Moyo from Thorngrove suburb in Bulawayo has accused her husband of sexually starving her as he spent night time reading the Bible and praying.She said when she demands her conjugal right...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 18:38hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube rallies Zanu-PF members to mobilise more voters for Mnangagwa
ZANU-PF Politburo member and former Cabinet Minister, Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube, has rallied party members in Bulawayo province to mobilise more voters for President Mnangagwa and the ruling party ...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Public toilets shortage blamed for filthy Bulawayo alleys
THE shortage of public toilets in the Bulawayo Central Business District (CBD) has been blamed for filthy alleyways as people are forced to relieve themselves anywhere leading to the spread of disease...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:41hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidates warned
AHEAD of the sitting of the nomination court tomorrow, aspiring Zanu-PF candidates have been strongly urged to respect the electorate and not assume that victory will be given to them on a silver plat...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo cholera patient discharged from hospital
A nineteen-year-old high school learner in Bulawayo who tested positive for Cholera has been treated and discharged from hospital while contact tracing is ongoing.The learner who became the ci...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 17:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo records first Cholera case
BULAWAYO has recorded its first cholera case after a pupil from Mzilikazi High School was confirmed to have contracted the waterborne disease.Zimbabwe recorded its first cholera case in Februa...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 16:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo family in nasty fight over house
A BULAWAYO family is embroiled in a nasty legal fight with their aunt over a house in Thorngrove suburb.A messenger of court was last week sent to evict Mr Hadon Granger and his three siblings...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firms shed 32 000 jobs
THE number of workers in the Bulawayo industrial area have massively declined from 40 112 that were employed in 1989 to 8 000 employed now, a 2022 survey by the local authority has revealed.It...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 17:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo hit by water crisis
RESIDENTS in Bulawayo have been hit by a serious water crisis with most suburbs going for weeks without running water amid fears of a disease outbreak.The city is enduring a prolonged water-sh...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mpopoma's famous personalities
BULAWAYO city, just like other towns and cities in Zimbabwe, had residential areas allocated according to race before Independence. Europeans, Africans, referred to at that time as "natives," Indians ...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$1,5m biscuit plant opens in Bulawayo
AGRO-PROCESSING factory, Flynote Investments Private Limited, has channelled more than US$1,5 million towards the establishment of new biscuit and stockfeed manufacturing units.Flynote Investm...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa fault knocks suburbs off grid
SEVERAL western suburbs in Bulawayo have gone for four days without power supplies, which is suspected to be a result of a technical fault at sub-stations.Affected suburbs include Njube, Pumul...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube backs budding artistes, describes arts sector as potential employer if capacitated
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Sibonokuhle Sitsha is a young aspiring musician looking to make her name in the industry.But for all intents and purposes, this could very well be a dream that may not be attain...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwean who dressed Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana
ALMOST half of Bulawayo has been plunged into darkness, with residential areas the most affected, after heavy rains that were accompanied by thunder and lightning damaged three substations.The...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 19:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Qoki Zindlovukazi constructs 200 townhouses
QOKI Zindlovukazi is building more than 200 townhouses in Bulawayo that will accommodate its founders, who are diaspora-based Zimbabwean women, once they retire from their jobs overseas.The co...Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Watson Khupe dies
A SENATOR representing people with disabilities (PWDs) Watson Khupe has died.He was 59. Sen Khupe died at Mater Dei Hospital on Saturday where he was admitted over an undisclosed illness....Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 06:10hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Inflated BCC bills spark outrage
BULAWAYO City Council's decision to index charges in foreign currency and convert these at the prevailing official exchange rate has sparked outrage with residents saying they have received shocking b...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 21:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Joshua Nkomo's legacy lives on'
TODAY marks 23 years since the late veteran nationalist and Vice President, Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo died, and the nation still cherishes his lifetime legacy of selfless sacrifice, peace, unit...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$37 million project stabilises Bulawayo water supply
MASSIVE waterworks initiated by Government and its partners have resulted in the installation of new pumping equipment, rehabilitation of water and sewer treatment plants in Bulawayo, with the Lake Gw...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate jailed 3 years for abuse of office
BULAWAYO magistrate Stephen Ndlovu has been jailed three years for criminal abuse of office.Ndlovu (48) of Thorngrove in Bulawayo unlawfully issued a court order to release an exhibit held by ...Published: 20 Jun 2022 at 06:41hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Esigodini villagers nab cattle rustlers
ESIGODINI villagers recently ambushed four cattle rustlers and effected a citizen's arrest on one of them, while his three accomplices fled.The rustler was arrested after being found in posses...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
33% drop in Bulawayo diarrhoea cases
THE City of Bulawayo has recorded a 33% decrease in diarrhoea cases from 148 in March to 97 in April this year.Latest Bulawayo City Council minutes state that although the city is still experi...Published: 06 Jun 2022 at 09:34hrs | 16 | by Staff Reporter
BCC ropes in private players on roads
LACK of plant and equipment has forced the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to contract private companies to re-gravel city roads.The local authority has only one functional grader and was in sixes...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Magistrate in court for abuse of power
BULAWAYO magistrate Stephen Ndlovu (47) was at the receiving end of the law on Monday when he was arraigned before the courts facing abuse of office charges.Ndlovu of Thorngrove in Bulawayo re...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
More nurses for Bulawayo
MORE than 45 nurses last year left Bulawayo City Council-owned clinics, a situation that has greatly affected the local authority's health delivery services.This has seen the local authority's...Published: 13 Feb 2022 at 16:20hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
BCC gives property owners ultimatum
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has given owners of neglected or dilapidated commercial and industrial properties one month to make necessary payments before the properties are disposed of in terms of the...Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC threatens to repossess 88 commercial, industrial stands
BULAWAYO City Council has threatened to repossess 88 commercial and industrial stands after the owners failed to pay bills, or to develop them.In a notice yesterday, town clerk Christopher Dub...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo seeks to redevelop industrial areas
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has embarked on a door-to-door traffic survey to review its local development plan for industrial areas in the city as part of its expansion drive.This was revealed...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:57hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Shortage of PPE hits Ekuphumuleni
AN acute shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) and adult diapers has hit Ekuphumuleni Old People's Home in Bulawayo amid reports that inmates are being neglected by their families.Ek...Published: 23 Dec 2021 at 05:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Covid-19 hospitalisation rises
THE number of Covid-19 hospitalised patients countrywide has started rising with statistics indicating that there were 260 in hospital on Friday up from only 17 cases a fortnight ago.Bulawayo'...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:01hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Qoki brings smiles to hundreds of households in Matebeleland
THE past few weeks have seen Qoki Zindlovukazi trending following a revelation that the group of Zimbabwean women in the diaspora are millionaires after investing so much in immovable property....Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:20hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
23 Bulawayo schools hit by Covid-19
A TOTAL of 23 learning institutions in Bulawayo have recorded Covid-19 cases since schools opened in September but officials said most have recovered and the situation was under control.Accord...Published: 24 Oct 2021 at 09:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Council mulls closing four clinics
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is considering closing four of its clinics as the staffing situation within its health services department continues to deteriorate.Last year, the local authori...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 08:59hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Bureaux de change operator opens shop in western suburbs
WHILE many financial service businesses are concentrated in the Central Business District, Swift Global Forex Bureaux de Change has decided to be different.The entity has become the first comp...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Where are the white players in Zimbabwe football?
COULD it be a true representation of the country's demographics, could it have something to do with negative perception especially on the financial side, could it be deep rooted segregation or i...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 19:42hrs | 13 | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Ekusileni Medical Centre opens for severe COVID-19 cases
BULAWAYO'S Ekusileni Medical Centre, the brainchild of the late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo, has begun admitting severe COVID-19 cases.The facility was reopened last month, with two patients, ...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo businessman dies of Covid-19
PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman, Mr Ashton "Ashy's" Mpofu has succumbed to Covid-19 related complications.He died early yesterday morning at Mater Dei hospital, his family confirmed. Mr Mpofu w...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ekusileni Medical Centre now admitting patients
EKUSILENI Medical Centre has opened its doors to the public with two Covid-19 patients having been admitted on Tuesday.In an interview, the acting chief executive officer of Ekusileni Hospital...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 18:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ekusileni assessment results not yet out
EKUSILENI Medical Centre, the brainchild of the late VicePresident Joshua Nkomo, still awaits results for the assessment that was recently done by the Health Professions Authority of Zimbabwe (HPAZ) t...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ekusileni Medical Centre opening to be decided today
THE decision on the opening of Ekusileni Medical Centre will be made today when an inspection team from the Health Professions Authority (HPA) presents a report on its findings following an assessment...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Health experts inspect Ekusileni Hospital
EKUSILENI Medical Centre, the brainchild of the late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo, was set to undergo final inspection yesterday by medical and health regulatory bodies to ascertain its preparedness fo...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Load More Stories
