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Fuel tanker leaks thousands of litres near Umguza river

A potentially devastating catastrophe was narrowly avoided on Saturday when a fuel tanker carrying 37,000 litres of petrol and diesel was involved in a road accident along the Bulawayo-Harare Highway, just after the Umguza River.The tanker…

Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:07hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter

MP chides Zimbabweans for failing to learn local languages

A Bulawayo opposition legislator has introduced a motion urging the government to equally promote all 16 official languages.Discent Bajila, representing Emakhandeni-Luveve for the Citizens Coalition for Change, expressed concern about the …

Published: 04 Jun 2024 at 14:00hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Dr Obert Mpofu descends on Umguza with a heavy might

Thousands gathered in Umguza as the people of Umguza converged to celebrate Africa Day while interacting with the ZANU PF National Secretary-General Dr. Obert Moses Mpofu. Dr. Obert Mpofu, the ZANU PF Secretary-General, made a significant …

Published: 28 May 2024 at 15:06hrs | 60 | by Mandla Ndlovu

New city takes shape in Umguza Rural District

A NEW city named Kings City with state-of-the-art facilities including shopping malls and gated townhouses is taking shape on the outskirts of Bulawayo in Umguza Rural District.The development of Kings City is a partnership between Umguza …

Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:29hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter

CCC's Prince Dubeko Sibanda outsmarts ZANU PF's Richard Moyo in Matebeleland North

Matabeleland North province has been known to be a ZANU PF stronghold and no go area for the opposition. Political dynamics have evolved, shaping the landscape and ideologies within a given region. Matabeleland North Province in Zimbabwe h…

Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 12:17hrs | 2 | by Richard Munkuli Binga

Umguza villagers tussle over land

A VILLAGE secretary at Bells Farm in Umguza, Matebeleland North province, and a member of the community are at each other's throat over "unlawful" resettlement of villagers in the area.The village secretary, Jethro Mkhwananzi, is accusing …

Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:50hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Umguza to get town status

GOVERNMENT has urged all rural district councils to work towards graduating to municipalities amid indications that some of them will be awarded town status soon, with Umguza getting the status by end of year.The remarks were made early th…

Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 09:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

10,000 stands for new suburb in Umguza

A major new suburb with 10 000 houses and flats is being developed in Umguza on the outskirts of Bulawayo where low-density and high-rise buildings will be constructed by developer Radar Properties in conformity with Government standards.T…

Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 09:08hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter

Hundreds benefit from free medical services

HUNDREDS of residents in Marondera last week benefited from a free medical outreach that was rolled out across the town by the Adam Molai Foundation in conjunction with the Health and Child Care ministry.Several Marondera residents have be…

Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

High Court blocks Umguza evictions

BULAWAYO High Court has ordered the Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development minister Anxious Masuka and the Agriculture and Rural Development Authority (Arda) to stop interfering with 68 Mkwati villagers in Seabrough, Um…

Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

July Moyo lifts suspension of Umguza councillors

LOCAL Government minister July Moyo has reversed the suspension of four Umguza Rural District Council (RDC) councillors after they took him to court.The ministry suspended David Moyo, Ernest Sibanda, Mary Shelton and Sisa Moyo in July afte…

Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Umguza CEO, councillors suspended

THE Government has once again suspended Umguza Rural District Council (RDC) chief executive officer, Mr Collen Moyo and five councillors including its chairperson, Councillor Alexandra Gasela.Mr Moyo was initially suspended by Government i…

Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:03hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Umguza villagers cry foul over dam

UMGUZA villagers are up in arms with authorities whom they accuse of failing to rebuild Mabhada Dam, 10 years after its wall collapsed.The collapse of the dam left thousands of people in three wards comprising of Mgiqwa and Mafanisa withou…

Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

War vets face eviction

SEVERAL war veterans resettled at Umvutcha Farm in Umguza, just outside Bulawayo, have been served with eviction notices after the son-inlaw of former owner Alister Micheal Fletcher successfully challenged the seizure of the farm by govern…

Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 08:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Fatal crash at Umguza bridge

ONE person died on the spot while six others were injured when a Toyota Sprinter they were travelling in burst its rear left tyre and collided head on with an Isuzu King Cab at the 11km peg along the Bulawayo-Gwanda road.  Bulawayo ac…

Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

+300 families' homes razed to the ground

MORE than 300 families who had illegally settled at Willsgrove Farm in Umguza District were left homeless after they were evicted from the property and their homes were demolished this week. The farm is owned by MacDonald Bricks which was …

Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Umguza's polluted water pose health risk - Residents

Residents of communities on the outskirts of Bulawayo have warned that their main source of water, Umguza River has become a serious health time bomb as the water is contaminated with sewerage discharge.The river draws water from various t…

Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter

BCC, Umguza end Rangemore row

THE Bulawayo City Council and Umguza Rural District Council (URDC) have signed a memorandum of understating (MoU) to work together in the development of the Rangemore area under which Mbundane and Emthunzi falls.Rangemore is within the 40k…

Published: 22 Aug 2017 at 06:57hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Mthwakazi party targets Obert Mpofu's Constituency

Team Mthwakazi Republic Party National executive members on Wednesday took their campaign to Matabeleland North precisely UMguza constituency.The constituency is currently under Obert Mpofu ZANU PF. Mpofu has been benefiting from the reset…

Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 09:52hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Warthogs wreak havoc in Mat North

MANY villagers in Matabeleland North Province are now forced to guard their crops throughout the night to ward off warthogs that are invading their fields.Speaking in a telephone interview, Umguza District Administrator Mrs Gloria Round, s…

Published: 24 Apr 2017 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chigumbu Warikandwa should be shamboked to pulp for violating the rights of children!

We should start with you Chigumbu Warikandwa, you must be threshed to pulp for violating the rights of children and women. Your ideas have no room in our civilized society. It is for this reason that our government has put a stop on violen…

Published: 11 Mar 2017 at 14:52hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata

Mat North areas experience power interruptions on Monday and Wednesday

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company has announced that part of Matabeleland North will on Monday and Wednesday experience interruption of electricity supplies for the whole days as the utility is making all effor…

Published: 03 Oct 2016 at 08:35hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes

Boundary war between BCC and Umguza escalates

THE Bulawayo City Council has informed the Government that it has annexed areas which were under the Umguza Rural District Council to expand its boundaries heightening tensions between the two local authorities that have been fighting over…

Published: 06 Mar 2016 at 06:58hrs | 18 | by Vusumuzi Dube

Mice outbreak, cold weather affects crop production

AN outbreak of mice and the prevailing cold weather conditions in Umguza district are threatening thriving horticultural produce in the area denying farmers potential yields in the process. Speaking at Umguza district show held at Redwood …

Published: 20 Dec 2015 at 11:24hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Mphoko distanced himself from land wrangle

ZIMBABWE'S former ambassador to Botswana and South Africa, Phelekezela Mphoko, has distanced himself from the ongoing land wrangle with a local firm, Terridan Motors (Pvt) Ltd, saying he has no interest in the farm.In response to an urgent…

Published: 24 Oct 2014 at 05:30hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda

Dr Obert Mpofu mourns Chief Ndondo

UMGUZA legislator and Transport minister Obert Mpofu yesterday described Mbembesi Chief Neville Mkatshana Ndondo, who died on Monday, as a development-oriented traditional leader that would be greatly missed.Chief Ndondo, a former Zimbabwe…

Published: 03 Jul 2014 at 06:01hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter

Umguza water pollution becomes national crisis, 11 000 households affected

Umguza water pollution has earned a national crisis status where the inter-ministerial evaluation Cabinet committee on Water Pollution sits for two days every week in Harare to deliberate on the issue and engage polluters as government int…

Published: 16 Jun 2014 at 10:32hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter

Bulawayo, Umguza in boundary wars

Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and Umguza Rural District Council are deadlocked in metropolitan boundary wars, a situation that has left some rate paying residents in a quandary as they cannot access water and sanitary provisions.It is unders…

Published: 14 Jun 2014 at 14:44hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Environmental agency bans use of Umguza water

FARMERS dependent on Umguza River and water sources near the river have been ordered to stop producing vegetables while villagers' boreholes next to the river have been sealed after a discovery that the water contains high levels of metals…

Published: 01 Jun 2014 at 07:39hrs | 2 | by Kay Kaseke

Fishery and vegetable projects roll into Nyamandlovu

UMGUZA District is set to benefit from fishery and irrigation vegetable gardening projects which are being spearheaded by HOCIC a non governmental organisation.These projects are focusing on employment creation and income generation for su…

Published: 29 Aug 2013 at 13:48hrs | | by Business Reporter

Seven of nine road accident victims buried at Mandalay Farm

Seven of the nine people, who died in an accident along Bulawayo-Nyamandlovu Road in the Mimosa area on Sunday have been buried.The accident occurred when the driver of a Nissan UD truck, Mr Dumisani Sibanda, lost control of the vehicle be…

Published: 31 Jul 2013 at 22:01hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter

Hyenas wreaking havoc in Umguza District

Villagers from Ward 10 in Umguza District in Matabeleland North are reported to be living in fear of losing their livestock to the hyenas. According to villagers hyenas usually visit their community every year, but the rate at which they w…

Published: 09 Aug 2011 at 20:47hrs | | by Ndou Paul

BCC, Umguza in dispute over Mbundane suburb

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and Umguza Rural District Council (RDC) are in dispute after BCC acceded to an application by Mehluli Khumalo Land Developers for "voluntary incorporation" of Mbundane high-density suburb into the city.Mbund…

Published: 08 Jan 2011 at 05:49hrs | 22 | by Byo24NEWS

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