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BCC to introduce new electronic parking system
BULAWAYO City Council, in partnership with Tendy Three Investments (TTI), has embarked on a project to introduce a new electronic parking system aimed at decongesting the city.The project will...Published: 22 hrs ago | 325 | by Staff reporter
BCC ensures Bulawayo residents engaged as parking marshals
BULAWAYO City Council has said measures will be put in place to ensure only city residents are employed by the company that will manage its US$2,2 million vehicle parking system. The council i...Published: 22 hrs ago | 189 | by Staff reporter
Cowdray Park residents cry foul over road project
COWDRAY Park residents have appealed to the Bulawayo City Council to prioritise the completion of the road linking the suburb and Hlalani Kuhle residential stands, as the rainy season is fast approach...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:27hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Parents, Teachers, Students outcry over chaotic situations in schools
Parents and teachers have expressed concerns over the education system in the country saying it has gone to the dogs.This was after the...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:00hrs | 211 | by Stephen Jakes
'It's all systems go for ZITF'
BULAWAYO City Council has said it is now ready for this year's Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), the country's premier international showcase, which begins on Tuesday next week.Deputy ...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:28hrs | 645 | by Staff reporter
BCC gets two water tenders donation
BULAWAYO City Council recently got a donation of two water fire tenders from Operation Florian Mission in Bulawayo which requested the local authority to fund the transportation of the equipment from ...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 10:22hrs | 809 | by Stephen Jakes
We are not abandoning Merry Chiwenga-Mubayiwa
To be a woman activist in Zimbabwe is totally different from being an activist in the comforts of Germany. I have come to terms with this fact. Women activism especially in our societies does not mean...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 14:56hrs | 5962 | by Nomazulu Thata
Pensioner's impounded vehicle released on humanitarian grounds
Bulawayo City Council has released on humanitarian grounds the pensioner Isaac Donald Donono's vehicle (ADL 4359) that was impounded due to failure to display a valid licence disc abandonment in the s...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 11:45hrs | 1835 | by Stephen Jakes
Breakdowns stall Bulawayo stands development
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) claims that development of new residential stands has been hampered by constant breakdown of its plant and machinery, with graders hardly working beyond two consecutive day...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:12hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
BCC crafts new fire by-laws to regulate fireworks
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has crafted new fire by-laws which will regulate the use of fireworks as well as the discarding of gas cylinders in the city.The council's intention was reveale...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:28hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Ngozi Mine smoke chokes Bulawayo suburb
THICK plumes of smoke billowing from a sprawling Bulawayo City Council (BCC) landfill site popularly known as Ngozi Mine in Richmond suburb are a daily sight. The hazardous smoke is now encroa...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:22hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
BCC gets parking system deadline
THE Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA) gave the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and Tendy Three private limited, 45 days to have signed the contract and begun work in the city's parking managem...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:57hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Dead body found in sewer manhole
POLICE in Bulawayo have appealed to members of the public to identify the body of a woman who was found dumped inside a sewer manhole at an open space between Pumula East and Pumula South last W...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:56hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter
BCC, CAAZ object to cemetery near airport
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has turned down an application by a local private company to establish a cemetery adjacent to the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport.The snub came after...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 19:45hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
New magistrates' courts for Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has availed land for the construction of magistrates' courts in Cowdray Park and Nkulumane suburbs. This follows an application by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC)...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 06:46hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo poor water quality sees increase in waterborne diseases
BULAWAYO is recording an increase in waterborne diseases as the local authourity grapples with inconsistences in the city's water quality despite its treatment chemicals meeting national standards. ...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Residents fume over raw sewage spilling into homes
RESIDENTS of Bulawayo's oldest and most populous suburb, Makokoba, are up in arms with the city council for failing to attend to burst sewer pipes which are now discharging raw sewage into their house...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:14hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
BCC seeks partners for Emganwini flats
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is set to construct residential flats in Emganwini and is inviting financially sound investors to partner the local authority in delivering homes to residents. Public priva...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:08hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
BCC, residents clash over bills
RESIDENTS are up in arms with the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) over high water bills for the month of July.Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) wrote to Bulawayo town clerk Christopher Dube...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 05:54hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
BCC defends high water bills
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has defended the astronomical water bills sent to ratepayers saying they were a true reflection of the high water usage which had gone beyond the stipulated daily consumpti...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 06:44hrs | 917 | by Staff reporter
BCC propose pre-sale of stands in foreign currency
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is proposing engaging the government to get approval to sale residential stands in foreign currency as well as introduce pre-selling of stands to avoid a situation where be...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 06:41hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
BCC struggles to fill vacant nursing posts
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is struggling to fill nursing posts as more health personnel leave the local authority for greener pastures.Council, government and private health institutions are ...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 06:41hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
BCC to prioritise Bulawayo firms in awarding contracts
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has come up with a policy that will see it giving priority to local companies in all major projects in a bid to boost local empowerment.The local authorit...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 07:50hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Astronomical water bills shock residents
MPOPOMA Residents in Bulawayo have decried high water bills ranging from $19 000 to $20 000, which they allege have been inflated to enable the city council to make up for income lost due to underesti...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:20hrs | 631 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo irons out new surveillance system
BULAWAYO City Council management is today expected to deliberate on the roll-out of the Cabinet-approved US$2 million Bulawayo Vehicle Parking Management System. A video surveillance system wi...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:13hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Kambarami haunts BCC
FORMER Bulawayo Deputy Mayor, Mr Tinashe Kambarami continues to haunt the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) after he recently filed court papers challenging his removal from the local authority.In J...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:32hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo parking system a massive surveillance project?
CABINET has approved Bulawayo City Council (BCC)'s planned installation of a vehicle surveillance system.The system will be installed by the city's implementing partner, Tendy Three which won ...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 13:51hrs | 1054 | by Staff reporter
BCC hires private firms to clear sewage pipes
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has engaged private companies to help clear sewage lines as the city battles to contain an increase in sewage pipe bursts owing to ageing infrastructure.Sewage has ...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo contentious car parking system approved
CABINET has approved a proposed US$2 million Bulawayo Vehicle City Management System which is expected to result in the local authority collecting more in parking fees. The initiative will also see a ...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 06:38hrs | 736 | by Staff reporter
BCC in U-turn over mayor's mansion
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday made a U-turn and claimed that the local authority had no funds to finance the construction of a mayoral mansion.This came after they had reportedly initi...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 06:33hrs | 740 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to demolish churches
THE Bulawayo City Council is set to demolish several churches in the city for failing to abide by the local authority's building standards.According to the city council's latest report, about ...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 12:55hrs | 4086 | by Staff reporter
Informal sector keeps Bulawayo running
THE informal sector in Bulawayo has contributed more than $13 million to council coffers through licence fees and rentals during the first six months of the year, Southern Eye has learnt.The l...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 08:48hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Home wedding venues banned
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has barred homeowners from turning their properties in the city into weddings and functions venues amid revelations that only 21 of such venues are legally registered w...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:20hrs | 657 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents exposed to diarrhoeal diseases
BULAWAYO residents are exposed to diarrhoeal diseases as the city council is struggling to provide bacteriologically satisfactory water.In 2020, a killer diarrhoea outbreak claimed 13 lives an...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 07:09hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
BCC pampers Mayor with $25m Selbourne Park mansion
THE MDC-T dominated Bulawayo City Council has approved the construction of a $25 million luxurious mansion for the city's mayor Solomon Mguni at Selbourne Park, in a development whic...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 07:00hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
BCC condemns 51 city buildings
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has condemned 51 city buildings, saying they posed a danger to inhabitants and passers-by.This was revealed in the latest BCC report of the engineering services com...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 08:02hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Medical equipment boost for Pelandaba Clinic
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC)-owned Pelandaba Clinic yesterday received US$12 000 worth of medical equipment from the Korean International Co-operation Agency (KOICA) Alumni Association of Zimbabwe (KAA...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 08:01hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo changes roads repair plan
GOVERNMENT recently withdrew the Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers (IGFT) 2021 funds allocation for devolution for Bulawayo to rehabilitate roads, Bulawayo City Council (BCC) documents show.M...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:51hrs | 726 | by Staff reporter
Dirty water fury in Bulawayo's Emganwini
DIRTY and smelly water coming from taps in Bulawayo's Emganwini suburb has residents worried that another diarrhoeal disease outbreak may hit the area. Two months ago, the high-density suburb ...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:40hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 decimates BCC workforce
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has resolved to retest its workers who are in isolation in order to increase the number of workers reporting for duty and reduce the burden on its depleted staff....Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:27hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Scores turn up for ZDF Covid-19 vaccination outreach programme
Over 200 Emgwanwini and Cowdray Park residents, Tuesday, received their Covid-19 jabs during a Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) community outreach Covid-19 vaccination programme.The community out...Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 20:50hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo suspends burials as grave-digging machine breaks down
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has suspended burials at the Athlone West cemetery due to a breakdown of a grave-digging machine.Council sources told New Zimbabwe.com that following the breakd...Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 08:05hrs | 953 | by Staff reporter
BCC workers demand bribe to fix burst sewer pipe
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) employees have been implicated in a scandal where they allegedly demanded US$35 bribe from the Anglican Church in Luveve to repair a burst sewer line.The issue emer...Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 07:20hrs | 552 | by Staff reporter
Raw sewage flows into 50 Old Magwegwe houses
More than 50 households in Old Magwegwe suburb in Bulawayo are sitting on a health time-bomb as raw sewage from burst pipes continues to flow into their homes thereby exposing them to diseases such as...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 07:36hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
BCC suspends burials at Athlone after excavator breaks down
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has suspended burials at Athlone cemetery after the excavator used digging graves broke down, sources have said.Athlone cemetery is situated just after Northend...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 19:17hrs | 740 | by Staff reporter
Council inspects houses and fines offenders
BULAWAYO City Council has been carrying out strict house inspections over time and this time slapping offenders with heavy duty penalties espe...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 12:57hrs | 1759 | by Stephen Jakes
Minister directs BCC to avail more vending space
GOVERNMENT has directed the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to avail more designated vending spaces for informal traders and avoid engaging in "fruitless" cat-and-mouse games. Speaking during a to...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:12hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo roads benefit from Mnangagwa programme
THERE is significant progress on some of Bulawayo's major feeder roads, which are being rehabilitated under the ongoing Government-funded US$400 million Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:11hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 hits BCC, stalls service delivery
COVID-19 has hit hard the Bulawayo City Council (BCC), stalling efforts to clear sewer blockages and pipe bursts in the city.The development was confirmed by town clerk Christopher Dube on Sat...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:41hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
BCC sets up mobile vaccination team
BULAWAYO City Council has set up a mobile team to service areas that have no clinics in an effort to reach out to all eligible for vaccination.BCC health services director Edwin Sibanda told S...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 08:12hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
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