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Bulawayo councillors push to ban pit bulls
A growing chorus of Bulawayo city councillors is calling for an outright ban on aggressive dog breeds, particularly Pit Bulls, as dog attacks rise and concerns mount over the proliferation of stray an...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 19:11hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council flats 'a time bomb'
City officials in Bulawayo have expressed deep concern over the worsening service delivery and living conditions at Sidojiwe Flats, a colonial-era housing complex in the Belmont Industrial area that w...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:00hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors raise alarm over tough business registration rules
Bulawayo city councillors have voiced serious concern over the stringent registration requirements imposed by the local authority on small business operators, warning that the rigid system is fuelling...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 08:44hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's stray dog operation fails to launch due to police inaction
A citywide operation aimed at curbing the growing threat of stray dogs in Bulawayo has failed to get off the ground after the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) reportedly failed to cooperate, city offici...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 15:04hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo housing waiting list balloons
A Bulawayo councillor has proposed converting certain flats to homeownership in an effort to alleviate the city's growing housing backlog. The suggestion was made on Wednesday during a full council me...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 12:28hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Dog attacks on the rise in Bulawayo
Bulawayo is grappling with an alarming increase in dog bites, prompting the local council to implement stronger measures to address the issue and curb the rising number of incidents.According ...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 05:46hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors push for stricter enforcement of bylaws
Bulawayo councillors are calling for tighter enforcement of health regulations to curb the growing number of unhygienic food outlets operating in the city.Ward 28 Councillor Ntandoyenkosi Ndlo...Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 18:20hrs | 533 | by Staff reporter
BCC schools excel in Zimsec Grade 7 examinations
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) schools have once again demonstrated their educational excellence, recording an impressive 64.65% pass rate in the 2024 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Grade ...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:38hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man in court for defrauding Defence deputy minister
A 29-year-old man from Maglas Township in Zvishavane, Midlands Province, appeared before the Harare Magistrates Court on Thursday facing a fraud charge after allegedly defrauding Zimbabwe's Defence De...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 06:57hrs | 1402 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo housing stands unaffordable for many
The escalating demand for family housing in Bulawayo has driven housing stand prices beyond many people's reach, as the local authority struggles to provide enough land for the growing number of home ...Published: 02 Sep 2024 at 11:22hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
BCC, stakeholders clash over car park policy
The Bulawayo Car Park Association has urged the city council to review its policies on car parks to address inheritance issues following an owner's death. Chairperson Albert Sibanda highlighted this n...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 07:54hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's daytime sex work solicitation raises concerns
Bulawayo's downtown is witnessing a shift in the landscape of sex work, with sex workers establishing a noticeable daytime presence. This trend has raised concerns among residents and property owners,...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 11:46hrs | 1128 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF official arrested for forgery and fraud
A former Zanu PF councillor and unsuccessful parliamentary candidate has been apprehended for fraud, accused of forging land ownership documents in an attempt to claim mining rights at a farm near Gwe...Published: 18 May 2024 at 13:04hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
FUNDRAISER: Nkulumane MP Desire Moyo issues SOS after mother and son lose home to fire
In the wake of a devastating house fire that engulfed the residence of a mother and son, the Member of Parliament for Nkulumane Constituency, Honorable Desire Moyo, has issued a heartfelt plea for ass...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 18:11hrs | 28 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Poor service delivery irks Bulawayo residents
RESIDENTS in Bulawayo's ward 23 have approached their councillor over poor service delivery and exorbitant water bills which do not match what they are getting from council.Ward 23 councillor ...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:59hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele drama series set to premiere on Mzansi Magic
A NEW drama series, S'phiwo, that brings to life a story of destiny and bonds beyond the veil is set to premiere on January 8, 2024, airing on Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) at 8pm every Monday....Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:37hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Ministry stalls BCC recruitments
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is seriously understaffed and efforts to recruit professionals to fill vacant posts have hit a brick wall as the Local Government ministry has ignored the local authority's...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 19:01hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo gets new deputy mayor
BULAWAYO councillors on Tuesday elected Ward 8 Councillor Edwin Ndlovu the city's new Deputy Mayor replacing Donaldson Mabutho who was among the 12 councillors that were called by the Citizens Coaliti...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:29hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
COWDRAY PARK WATER CRISIS: Councillor Ntando Ndlovu intervenes
Councillor Ntando Ndlovu, representing Ward 28 in Cowdray Park, has taken swift action to address a severe water crisis that left residents without access to clean water for nearly two weeks. This cri...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 10:03hrs | 22 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Harare lawyer accused of fraud
Harare attorney Norman Mugiya has been brought before the court on charges of misappropriating money entrusted to him by a client, which was intended for payment to the High Court Sheriff to enforce a...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:07hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gets white Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2023
Zimbabwe has earned a spot at this year's Miss Universe competition, which will take place in El Salvador, Central America, in two months. Brooke Bruk Jackson, a 21-year-old beautician, was cr...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 07:55hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
BCC committee chairpersons elected
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC)-dominated Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has elected chairpersons and deputies of various committees to assist in service delivery programmes.The election of t...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 06:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF pays homage to Tagwirei
Zanu-PF held its last star rally at Tongogara growth point in Shurugwi yesterday, which many believe was meant to pay homage to the party's chief benefactor, controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwi...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:29hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga visits wife's hood
Acting President and Zanu-PF Second Secretary Dr Constantino Chiwenga has arrived at Dekezi High School in Insiza South Constituency to share President Mnangagwa's development message with the elector...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 18:08hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dishes cash, cars to ZPRA, Zanla stalwarts
THE Second Republic has rolled out brand new set of wheels to surviving members of the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) and Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (Zanla) High Command as...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:08hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa snub irks war veterans
Zapu ex-combatants have expressed frustration after the state failed to recognise Zodwa Dabengwa nee-Khumalo, the widow to the late liberation war stalwart, Dumiso Dabengwa, as a national heroine....Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:36hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa's widow laid to rest
MRS Zodwa Dabengwa, nee Khumalo, widow of the late national hero Dumiso Dabengwa, has been described as a courageous, kind and selfless woman, who steadfastly stood behind her husband as he fought for...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:29hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa's late wife granted State-assisted funeral
IN a poignant display of honour, the late Mrs Zodwa Dabengwa nee Khumalo, the widow of National Hero Cde Dumiso Dabengwa, has been granted a Atate-assisted funeral by the Government. Today, she will b...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 08:22hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
'Stop abusing Joshua Nkomo's name'
ZAPU leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo has called on the ruling Zanu-PF party and its proxies to stop abusing the late former Vice-President Joshua Nkomo's name through galas saying his father never participa...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 14:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
A Celebration of Life, Rest in Power Mrs Zodwa Dabengwa
When a person passes, we take stock. We look at what they achieved or lament at what they didn't achieve. We sum up the value of that persons life on the gap they leave in society. Depending on what y...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 09:14hrs | 16 | by Duke Maplanka (Zapu Europe Chairman)
CCC clears air on double candidacy
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party has cleared the air on the Bulawayo double candidacy debacle amid concerns that the anomaly was triggered by unapproved candidates whose nomina...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa's wife was a courageous woman
The Khumalo and Dabengwa families have described the late Zodwa Dabengwa, wife of the late national hero and former ZAPU leader Dr Dumiso Dabengwa, who died in the United Kingdom as a courageous woman...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 19:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Dumiso Dabengwa's widow dies
MRS Zodwa Dabengwa, the widow of the liberation stalwart and national hero Dumiso Dabengwa has died.Mrs Dabengwa succumbed to cancer yesterday in the United Kingdom.Chronicle could not...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 20:48hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
LEAKED: Full list of CCC Bulawayo MPs and Councillors unveiled
Following the successful completion of the candidate selection process in Bulawayo, the leaked recommendations from the Citizens movement provided to us by a Harare senior leader based on the candidat...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 09:35hrs | 20 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwean glitterati and Nigerian husband wanted for drug trafficking
THEIR marriage ceremony at The Nest, an upmarket and exclusive venue in Harare, was dubbed wedding-of-the-year in Zimbabwe last year.It was attended by the who-is-who in the local social scene...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 15:25hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa leaps to defence of Ginimbi's ex
Zimbabwe has long struggled with the problem of drug and substance abuse with experts noting that a deepening economic crisis and the attendant poverty and despair have resulted in increasing numbers ...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe
This opinion-editorial piece was written by Japhet Ncube, a Zimbabwean-born former editor of South African daily, The Star, in November 2017 during the coup which ousted the late former president Robe...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:10hrs | 21 | by Japhet Mathanda Ncube
D'Banj visits Mnangagwa
NIGERIAN music star D'Banj who is still being investigated over fraudulent activities visited Zimbabwe where he met President Emerson Mnangagwa at the State House during the week.D'Banj's visi...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 13:02hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's politics of salving troubled consciences
Politics and poetryWilliam Butler Yeats, I think it was he who said out of our arguments with others we make politics, but out of arguments with ourselves we make poetry!We can forgive...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:10hrs | 6 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
Zanu-PF survives on donations
Zanu-PF has been mainly surviving on donations, with little contributions from membership fees and subscriptions as well as government grants and investments, a central committee report presented at t...Published: 06 Nov 2022 at 12:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF mobilisation drive in top gear
THE reintroduction of District Co-ordinating Committees (DCCs) in Zanu-PF structures has injected renewed impetus into the ruling party's mobilisation activities, with the party now on a strong footin...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents demand US$-indexed bills
BULAWAYO residents want the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to issue United States dollar (US$)-indexed bills to ratepayers.Residents feel that the current bills are unclear about US$ charges, rai...Published: 23 Aug 2022 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Female killer gets away with community service
A 20-YEAR-OLD woman from Ntabazinduna outside Bulawayo who fatally stabbed a teenager with a kitchen knife accusing her of snatching her younger sister's husband has been sentenced to three years in j...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Goblins 'besiege' school
CHURCHES and village leaders have been called for a cleansing ritual following alleged incidences of goblins sexually harassing teachers and students at Majiji Primary School in Bubi District, Matabel...Published: 20 Jun 2022 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba Foundation tourney launched
GIANTS Dynamos and Highlanders' youth teams are set to headline the inaugural Marvelous Nakamba Foundation (MNF) Under-17 Invitational tournament which kicks off in Bulawayo next weekend.The y...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 07:25hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
Man waves organ at women in church
A man from Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly exposing his privates to two women who were at a church in North End suburb.Gabriel Tshalibe, whose age and address were not given, was arre...Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:26hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Connie Ferguson excited about Zimbabwe visit
South African multi-talented actress and businesswoman Connie Ferguson says she is excited to visit Zimbabwe next Thursday.Ferguson is coming to Zimbabwe for a three day visit courtesy of Nedb...Published: 01 May 2022 at 14:27hrs | 10 | by Nkosinathi Ncube
Connie Ferguson set for Harare visit
SOUTH AFRICAN television queen, Connie Ferguson, is set to visit Harare early next month.The trip which is being organised by Zimbabwean socialite and businesswoman, Zodwa Mkandla is slated fo...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police, ZHRC must contribute to electoral system
Civil society Organisations (CSOs) have suggested that the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) and the Parliament of Zimbabwe should play a role in the democratic e...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 21:08hrs | 10 | by Stephen Jakes
Philip Chiyangwa takes on Mnangagwa
Zanu-PF's Zvimba South legislator and businessman Philip Chiyangwa is challenging the compulsory acquisition of his land in Warren Park, Harare, where the State wants to set up a museum for African li...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:35hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
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