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Ajax redefines future of smart protection for homes and businesses
In a time where security is of utmost importance, the Safeguard Security Group is continuing to provide Zimbabwe with unparalleled security products and services that can meet the challenge to curtail...Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 16:01hrs | 162 | by Agencies
Water leaks haunt City of Gweru
The Gweru City Council has temporarily shut down water pumps at Gwenoro Dam to attend to persistent water leaks that continue to undermine service delivery in the Midlands capital.In a stateme...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:31hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo tap water smells like sewage?
The City of Bulawayo has launched an investigation into suspected water contamination in Tshabalala following reports of foul-smelling tap water in the area. The incident, which was reported on Monday...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 12:52hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Water leak exacerbates Bulawayo's crisis
Bulawayo residents are enduring a challenging 170-hour water-shedding schedule as drought conditions worsened by El Niño continue to strain the city's water resources. With dam levels dwindling, resi...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:49hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
HCC workers exploit desperate toilet-seeking Hararians
Harare City Council workers have been exploiting a scheme to charge citizens for the use of public toilets, which are meant to be free, pocketing the money from desperate users. An investigation by Tr...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:08hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
BCC forges ahead with Khami Dam water plan
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is set to release results of a pre-feasibility study on wastewater reuse as part of efforts to address the city’s severe water crisis. The council considers recycling...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 09:25hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
50% of treated Bulawayo water goes to waste!
The Sunday NewsWITH Bulawayo grappling with one of its worst water crises in recent years, there are indications that the city council is losing almost half of its treated water before it reac...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:42hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe flyovers a ticking time bomb
RESIDENTS in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, are suing the government over some defective flyovers.The residents, through their association, Harare Residents Trust (HRT) are seeking a High Cou...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 10:23hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Minister Mhona dragged to court
TRANSPORT minister Felix Mhona has been taken to the High Court over defective flyovers in the capital that are posing a risk to residents and motorists.In the court application, Harare reside...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 06:17hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Residents sue govt over defective flyovers
HARARE residents are suing Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona, over some defective flyovers, which are posing a serious safety risk to inhabitants of the capital city....Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 20:49hrs | 6 | by Stephen Jakes
WATCH: Water leaks from Hospital roof
A video clip of water seen leaking from the ceiling of the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals has caused a stir on social media.The water was seen leaking from the ceiling, almost flooding the pl...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 22:25hrs | 1 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
BCC smart city project on
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) will this year expedite the implementation of its smart city programme which it hopes to complete by 2024.This strategy, which was boosted by the visit of BCC o...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 19:40hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Council agonises over water leaks
THE Bulawayo City Council has accused Zesa workers of damaging water pipes in the process of repairing underground electricity cables resulting in several leakages.Sikhululekile Moyo, chairper...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Emganwini residents still living in fear
EMGANWINI residents are living in fear over the growing number of people suffering from diarrhoea in the suburb.They blame Bulawayo City Council's water for the diarrhoea outbreak, but tests a...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:04hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
2 drums a day water limit for Bulawayans
THE Bulawayo City Council has with immediate effect suspended water connections to vacant, incomplete stands and some areas outside the city in a bid to save water as the local authority fears high co...Published: 16 May 2021 at 09:47hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council to blame for water crisis
WATER at Bulawayo's remaining three supply dams can last the city for 11 months without council implementing the water shedding programme but lack of investment in a bulk water delivery system has con...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
50% of Gweru council managers unqualified
AT least 47% of top and middle managers at Gweru City Council are not qualified for their positions, a service level benchmarking (SLB) peer review committee report revealed last Friday."We no...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 07:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
AG vindicates Chiwenga, nails Mnangagwa
ATTORNEY General Prince Machaya Thursday looked to have exonerated Vice President Constantino Chiwenga while indirectly implicating President Emmerson Mnangagwa as having played a part in army deploym...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 08:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa thrown under the bus at the Motlanthe commission
Zimbabwe's Attorney-General and the government's principal legal adviser, Prince Machaya, yesterday threw President Emmerson Mnangagwa under the bus when he told the commission of inquiry into the Aug...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 05:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC deals with 542 burst water pipes out of 1015 reported
Bulawayo City Council in August dealt with 542 reports of water pipes burst out of the 1015 reported cases.This is revealed in the council's latest minutes."In the month of August 2018...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 08:57hrs | 3 | by Stephen Jakes
BCC approves request for borrowing powers
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has approved a request by its finance and development committee to seek $174 million borrowing powers from the Local Government ministry to undertake various capital pr...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 11:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gweru loses 57% treated water
GWERU City Council is losing at least 57% of its treated water through burst pipes and leakages, with most of its equipment having outlived its lifespan, a service level benchmarking peer review repor...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 07:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Water related pipe leaks escalate to 1315 in 2017 - BCC
Bulawayo City Council in 2017 during November 2017 received a total of reports on water related jobs and attended to 1315 reports.This is revealed in the latest council minutes amid indication...Published: 05 Jan 2018 at 07:40hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Council records progress through RRA
THE Bulawayo City Council has recorded tremendous progress in its various projects following the launch of the 100 days Rapid Results Approach (RRA) last month.On September 19, 2017, the counc...Published: 09 Dec 2017 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC to hand over 1,000 stands
THE Bulawayo City Council will in the next few weeks hand over more than 1 000 stands in different suburbs in the city which were serviced under the Rapid Results Approach (RRA) programme launched in ...Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 10:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
City council to hand over 1 000 stands in Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo City Council will in the next few weeks hand over more than 1 000 stands in different suburbs in the city which were serviced under the Rapid Results Approach (RRA) programme launched in ...Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Gweru moves to plug water leaks
GWERU City Council has acquired two vehicles to improve its reaction time to reports of leakages and burst water pipes as the local authority moves to curb water losses in the city.Acc...Published: 18 Apr 2017 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Council accused of not attending to water leaks
Harare Residents Trust has accused the Harare City Council for failing to attend to water leaks leading to serious water problems."The water crisis is worsening by the day, not because t...Published: 27 Oct 2016 at 07:15hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Kasukuwere claim probe unearthed absurdity at Gweru council
Local Government Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has claimed that the investigations by the committee at the Gweru Council established a lot of absurdity which exposed that the water account was was not r...Published: 16 Jun 2016 at 07:27hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Harare Residents Trust urge council to cut down water leakages
Harare Residents Trust has challenged the Harare City Council to alleviate the problem of water leakages which is rocking the city along the water supply network.The trust said the City ...Published: 20 May 2016 at 06:36hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
26 leaks detected along Mtshabezi Pumping line
A total of 26 water leaks have been detected along the Mtshabezi pumping line and pumping from Mtshabezi for the month totaled 18,384cubic meters and a total pumping from Mtsha...Published: 08 Apr 2016 at 06:53hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Council attends to 601 water leaks
Bulawayo City Council has reported attended to 601 water leaks in the city amid indication about 815 reports of water related jobs were made in January alone."In the month of January 2016, the...Published: 08 Mar 2016 at 05:58hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
504 water leaks repaired in Bulawayo in December
Bulawayo city council has reported that in December last year it received 875 reports of water related jobs and repaired 5034 water leaks in the city.Latest council minutes states that the Act...Published: 05 Feb 2016 at 05:36hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo faces consistent water leaks due to aged pipes - Council report
A council report has indicated that Bulawayio is continuing to face serious and increase in the water pipes leaks and bursting due to aged piping which needs replacement.The Director of Engine...Published: 09 Nov 2015 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Government to blame for Gwanda water woes - Council
Municipality of Gwanda councillors have exonerated the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) of any blame on the on going water problems the town is facing instead throwing the blame at the govern...Published: 22 Feb 2015 at 12:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Iminyela residents queue for toilets, TB spreading fast here
MABUTHWENI and Iminyela residents in Bulawayo have dismissed as cheap politicking the governments' urban renewal plans that will see it demolish colonial era dwellings and build decent houses....Published: 13 Jul 2014 at 06:32hrs | 18 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo battles to seal off water leaks
SOME western suburbs of Bulawayo were without water yesterday due to leaks at Magwegwe Reservoir and a burst pipe along Hyde Park Road. The affected suburbs include Pumula, Magwegwe, Pelandaba...Published: 18 Jun 2014 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Sifundiso Ndlovu
Chronicle exposes City brothel along Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Street
The state media reports that Marvel Court building is probably the dirtiest in the City of Kings and Queens, Bulawayo. Council condemned the dilapidated three-storey structure last year for ...Published: 08 Mar 2014 at 05:01hrs | 1 | by Pamela Shumba
Harare water delivery system upgrade begins
The China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), which was contracted to upgrade Harare's water delivery system, says the project begins this week with engineers working out a detailed implementati...Published: 15 Sep 2013 at 14:26hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Fukushima nuclear plant operator to seek foreign advice on toxic water
Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, said it would invite foreign decommissioning experts to advise it on how to deal with highly radioactive water leaking fr...Published: 27 Aug 2013 at 05:03hrs | 10 | by Reuters
Gweru City Council introduces tight water rationing
GWERU City Council has introduced a tight water rationing and restriction regime following the fast dwindling of water supplies at its main supply dam, Gwenoro.A report released by the council...Published: 04 Mar 2013 at 22:09hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Gweru City Council shuts water supplies
THE Gweru City Council, which is battling to provide constant water supplies to residents, has shut down one of its water pumping systems to attend to serious water leakages at the main water supply d...Published: 01 May 2012 at 03:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Makokoba houses flooded as water pipes burst
MAKOKOBA residents spent the early hours of yesterday on their feet after their houses were flooded by water gushing from a burst main water pipe in the area.The pipe burst occurred in one of ...Published: 13 Jan 2012 at 17:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
2011 budget, Bulawayo residents adopts priority areas set last year
The residents of Bulawayo have adopted priority areas set in last year's budget for the city's 2011 budget which has a total revenue provision of US$ 102,952,085 and a capital budget ofUS$ 74,8 milli...Published: 30 Aug 2011 at 21:26hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Japan detects high radiation in seawater
Officials in Japan have detected high levels of radioactive iodine-131 in seawater, its highest reading yet at a concentration of 4,385 times the legal limit.Pressure has been mounting for Jap...Published: 31 Mar 2011 at 17:27hrs | 2 | by Byo24News
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