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Normal to above-normal rainfall still expected in ZImbabwe
Zimbabwe's Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has reaffirmed its forecast for normal to above-normal rainfall during this year's summer cropping season, despite reports suggesting a potential we...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:03hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
UK-based miner identifies potential gold in Matebeleland North
United Kingdom-based miner Ariana Resources Plc has announced promising developments at its Dokwe Gold project located in the Tsholotsho District, approximately 110 kilometers west of Bulawayo, Zimbab...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 07:03hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Another big project for Bambazonke
The Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) has announced plans to establish special economic zones (SEZs) around major airports in the country, beginning with the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airpo...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 16:52hrs | 3345 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council stops Egodini Terminus construction
The Bulawayo City Council has taken decisive action to address the growing lawlessness caused by kombi operators and vendors, temporarily halting the construction of Phases 1B and 2 at the Egodini Ter...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:46hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
South Africa is getting more roadblocks
Some provinces and the national Department of Transport have launched or plan to launch stricter policing campaigns targeting cars with specific defects to improve the safety of South Africa's roads....Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 16:17hrs | 1671 | by Staff reporter
BBC to axe iconic investigative show HardTalk
The BBC is reportedly set to cancel its long-running investigative journalism program HardTalk, bringing an end to nearly three decades of hard-hitting interviews that held global leaders, politicians...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 18:14hrs | 1229 | by Staff reporter
Doji Candle: Understanding Its Role in Trading
The Doji candle stands out as one of the most intriguing candlestick patterns used by traders, offering a window into the market's state of uncertainty. It frequently appears during moments when buyer...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 13:17hrs | 324 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo water crisis deepens
Bulawayo residents are grappling with a severe water crisis as the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) announced the extension of the water-shedding schedule from 120 hours to 130 hours per week, effective to...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:42hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Cracking the code on forex trading: How does it really work?
Engaging in forex trading presents an opportunity for South Africans to participate in the international financial scene and potentially make profits by leveraging currency fluctuations. There is grow...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 23:12hrs | 523 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe aims to become a key blueberry supplier
Zimbabwe is celebrating its recent achievement of gaining access for avocado exports to China, but the country's agricultural sector is witnessing growth in other areas as well, particularly in the bl...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 08:27hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Churches to intensify Highways carnage cleansing
In the wake of road carnage, indigenous churches have promised to intensify spiritual prayer cleansing ceremonies meant to arrest the scourge including ed...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 22:42hrs | 358 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Mashonaland's new city takes shape
The Government of Zimbabwe has commenced servicing land in Mt Hampden, where the new commercial and administrative capital will be established. This follows the recent repossession of 47 farms coverin...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:18hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
When dark babies are not good enough
For Ms Ntokozo Gumbo, after successfully achieving her desired complexion following years of investing in skin care to lighten her skin tone, she was disappointed when she gave birth to a baby heavily...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:10hrs | 354 | by Andile Tshuma
Chitungwiza space barons clash with indigenous churches
Several indigenous churches in Chitungwiza on Tuesday clashed with space barons who have illegally parcelled out land that is earmarked for church stands and buffer zones respectively.Speaking...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 16:26hrs | 319 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Girls as young as 10-years-old are having babies in SA
Shocking statistics revealed recently that over 4,000 girls in the Eastern Cape have given birth in the past four months.The Eastern Department of Health (DOH) said 97 of these girls were aged...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 21:06hrs | 707 | by Staff reporter
BCC under fire for not reviewing colonial era by-laws
The Bulawayo City Council is facing scrutiny over outdated by-laws that date back to before Zimbabwe's independence and are now seen as misaligned with modern urban needs. Concerns have been raised ab...Published: 11 Aug 2024 at 18:38hrs | 1134 | by Staff reporter
Virtual Reality Casinos Could Be Global Entertainment Zones for People of All Nationalities
One of the best things about the internet has been the way it has broken down borders and created a global society. The online world allows people from all nationalities, from the UK to Zimbabwe, to o...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 16:10hrs | 108 | by Staff Reporter
Tongue twisting Sizinda Township slang!
LOCAL language dialects are often devised or formulated within specific areas or zones, and thereby that particular dialect becomes indigent to the area of creation.The early 1950s saw the eme...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:12hrs | 584 | by Clifford Kalibo
Street kids terrorise pedestrians in CBD
The Harare central business district has been plagued by a group of street children, aged between 10 and 20, who are involved in snatching wigs, jewelry, cell phones, purses, and other valuables from ...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:18hrs | 7 | by Staff reportyer
Zanu-PF aims to register 500,000 members in Harare
Zanu-PF's Harare Province is aiming to register more than 500,000 members. This restructuring effort emphasizes the importance of people registering in their respective cells to become bona fide suppo...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 15:03hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
US presence in the SADC region spooks African countries
The recent statements by General Michael Langley, Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), claiming that the US approach in Africa is "African-led but US-enabled," have heightened anxi...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Apostolic church holds highways anti-accident intercessory prayer crusades
The Kuera Apostolic Church under Arch-Bishop Honest Mupepe has this Wednesday embarked on an anti-accidents intercessory spiritual prayer crusade against road carnage along major roads, with the inaug...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 18:17hrs | 48 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Rutenga
Pressure-reducing valves upgrade delays Bulawayo
The progress in upgrading pressure-reducing valves (PRVs) to smart PRVs under the Bulawayo Water and Sewage Services Improvement Project (BWSSIP) has been sluggish, affecting the project funded by the...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Event security essential to foil robberies and protect guests
Event security has always been important but never more so than at the present time when thefts and robberies have become so common. Targets at events may be the gate takings at the event or the cash ...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 21:28hrs | 4 | by Agencies
Of course, Chamisa acted 'without democratic oversight'. Herd refuse to accept it out of blind personality cult
"Ncube pointed to Chamisa's consolidation of power, describing him as having reduced the party into a one-man show where he held multiple roles including president, spokesperson, secretary general, an...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 21:03hrs | 6 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mutapa Fund facilitates US$431m loan for NRZ
The Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF) is facilitating a US$431 million loan from Afreximbank to support the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) in its infrastructural rehabilitation efforts. This developme...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 09:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans must stop blaming SADC for rigged elections and, at long last, own up to our own foolishness
"Zimbabwe is one of those countries that has benefited immensely from this "see no evil, hear no evil and say no evil" policy maintained by SADC," argued Tendai Mbofana in his recent article in Bulawa...Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 22:09hrs | 4 | by Wilbert Mukori
Gwanda town runs out of expansion land
Gwanda Municipality in Matabeleland South is embarking on a land acquisition drive to support the town's expansion and facilitate various development projects, aiming to enhance service delivery. This...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
48 drug dens destroyed yet granary bases remain untouchable
Cabinet received good news that 48 DRUG DENS had been DESTROYED these being:Manicaland -25Harare -10Mash Central - 6Mat North - 3 Mash West - 2Midlands&...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 05:48hrs | 4 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Mnangagwa's reckless statement to Putin positions Zimbabwe as a security threat
THE southern Africa region has, by and large, been regarded as a peaceful place.Save for a few conflict zones - such as Mozambique, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo - we have avoide...Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 07:50hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Clash over grazing land in Bulilima
In the face of the El Nino-induced drought, the grazing land conflict in Bulilima, specifically in the Bambadzi ward of Matabeleland South, underscores a pressing issue affecting pastoral communities....Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
After 9 months of Chamisa faking news of SADC resolving disputed 2023 elections; he finally admits he was lying
Chamisa's long anticipated update on what SADC is doing to end the disputed Zimbabwe elections confirmed what we already knew - i.e that SADC is doing nothing.Chamisa confirmed the following s...Published: 27 May 2024 at 19:48hrs | 7 | by Wilbert Mukori
Rejuvenating the Real Estate Market in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe: Strategies for Development and Competitiveness
Chief Real Estate Officer, Integrated Properties Zimbabwe, a nation with a storied history and a vibrant yet tumultuous economy, faces multifaceted chal...Published: 19 May 2024 at 20:58hrs | 30 | by Dr Bekithemba Mpofu
Independent candidates ride on Chamisa's coattails
INDEPENDENT candidates for Mount Pleasant and Harare East constituencies in the capital are rallying voters to support former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa by voting them i...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 06:05hrs | 1 | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Luxury estate to launch in May
WESTPROP Holdings chief executive Ken Sharpe has revealed that the company will launch the highly-anticipated US$100 million mixed use Hills Luxury Lifestyle Estate in May this year."It is wit...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC MP raps Zanu-PF over partisan food distribution
BINGA South Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator, Fanuel Cumanzala, has accused Zanu-PF officials of hijacking the yet to be launched food aid distribution programme to ensure only its party...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
No property worth US$250 000 in Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has declared that there is no single property within the city that meets the threshold for the recently introduced wealth tax, at least according to their records....Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
The history of the liberation struggle is incomplete without mentioning Sipolilo (Guruve) Battles
Sipolilo was the entry point for freedom fighters in Rhodesia from Zambia and Mozambique during the liberation struggle. ZANLA and ZIPRA freedom fighters infiltrated in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) through the...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 15:04hrs | 21 | by Givestar Kamuzonde
Enjoy the zen whilst I bring you tea, the stewardess seemed to say
Between the sardine-packed spaces, noise and all, its not easy to fall asleep on long-haul flights. Hiatus from shuteye can play havoc with one's sycardian rhythm (body clock), causing the debutant ai...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 11:12hrs | | by Tondo Murisa
Zimbabwe records jump in investment proposals
Zimbabwe saw a massive growth in the value of proposed investments in the fourth quarter of 2023 despite approving fewer new investor licenses, according to the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Age...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Egodini finally re-opens
BULAWAYO'S Egodini Terminus finally opened its gates yesterday following the completion of the upgrade works on the taxi rank under Phase One of the multi-million-dollar construction project that shou...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Residents raise concern over councillors' stands
In the face of worsening basic service delivery in many local authorities, including Bulawayo, ratepayers have raised concerns about certain privileges granted to serving councillors. Specific...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cowdray Park and town zones most burst pipes
Bulawayo City Council identified Cowdray Park and Town zones as the areas with the most burst water pipes in November 2023.This is contained in the Water branch report attached in the latest F...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 16:24hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Countries dependent on external inputs are colonised
COUNTRIES whose environments are not ideal for food production, but have resources like minerals and oil can afford to use those resources to import food and living a healthy life. Such countries are ...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:44hrs | 9 | by Charles Dhewa
Prospect Lithium urged to manufacture batteries in Zimbabwe
Mining giant Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe needs to move to manufacture lithium batteries locally and export them to boost Zimbabwe's economy, Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for M...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:37hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Foreign' vendors turn Bulawayo streets into toilets
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has accused vendors of practising open defecation on central business district (CBD) streets and sanitary lanes.According to the latest full council minutes release...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:59hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF thrives on dividing nation
Ever since the party was formed on August 8, 1963, its modus operandi has always been the same: Dividing the people of Zimbabwe. In fact, Zanu-PF's existence and survival have been premised on fomenti...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:00hrs | 9 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Insiza: The land of gold and glory
INSIZA is a district in Matabeleland South Province and its capital, Filabusi, is 100km south of Bulawayo, along the Mbalabala/Zvishavane Road. The district boasts of a diverse landscape, with gentle ...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:21hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF at the forefront of dividing Zimbabweans!
There has, arguably, been no greater force of division in modern-day Zimbabwe than the ruling ZANU PF. Ever since the party was formed on 8th August 1963, its modus operandi has always been th...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 22:22hrs | 12 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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