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Water barons exploit Bulawayo's deepening water crisis
Unscrupulous individuals in Bulawayo are taking advantage of the city's worsening water crisis by selling scarce water at high prices and charging extra fees for delivery to desperate residents unable...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:03hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
BCC launches major effort to clear clogged sewer pipes
In response to growing public concern over frequent sewer blockages, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has launched an extensive programme aimed at clearing the city's clogged sewer pipes, which have lo...Published: 22 Feb 2025 at 11:59hrs | 524 | 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
Mnangagwa shields Ruwa Local Board assets from seizure, sale
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has exercised his emergency powers to protect the assets of the Ruwa Local Board from sale and seizure, responding to a dire situation that threatens the well-being of the...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:51hrs | 240 | 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 | 201 | 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 | 13 | by Staff reporter
Power cuts, pipe bursts disrupt Bulawayo water supplies
REGULAR power cuts and pipe bursts are causing water shortages in Bulawayo amid calls by residents for authorities to find a lasting solution to the challenge.Bulawayo town clerk Christopher D...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 15:58hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe kills over 150
These days, Catherine Mangosho locks her 3-year-old grandson in the house for hours on end in an attempt to shield him from a deadly cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe.The virulent bacterial disease...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:45hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Gweru water crisis deepens
GWERU residents associations have called on government to intervene and address the dire water crisis in the city.Most parts of the Midlands capital have gone for two weeks without tap water....Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:10hrs | 9 | 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
Water crisis hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO residents have been hit by a water crisis with most suburbs going for days without running water following a burst pipeline connecting Ncema Water Treatment Works and Criterion Water Treatmen...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:49hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo runs dry, amid cholera fears
THE Bulawayo City Council has prolonged the disruption of water supplies to most city suburbs due to an electrical fault that happened at the Criterion water works.In a statement the City Coun...Published: 29 May 2023 at 19:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents in anti-council protest
BULAWAYO residents yesterday demonstrated against the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) outside the Large City Hall over poor service delivery and ever-rising water bills.The residents who were wavi...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Eastern Suburbs to go without water
The Bulawayo City Council will cut water supplies for suburbs supplied by the Tuli reservoir to fix a burst pipe that connects Ncema and Fernhill Pump Stations until further notice.In a statem...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fresh water woes for Bulawayo suburbs
The Bulawayo City Council said yesterday that suburbs supplied by the Tuli reservoir will be without water until it repairs a burst pipe connecting Ncema and Fernhill Pump Stations.In a statem...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Diarrhoea outbreak hits Bulawayo
A vicious diarrhoea outbreak has hit Bulawayo suburbs with more than 1 000 cases recorded so far.Cases in the latest outbreak were first recoded in the city’s Ward 17 in Pumula suburb ...Published: 04 Sep 2022 at 07:41hrs | 19 | by Staff Reporter
Pipe burst plunges Makokoba into water crisis
RESIDENTS in eight suburbs in Bulawayo have been plunged into a new water crisis following a pipe burst, which resulted in a big section of Masotsha Ndlovu Road near Amakhosi Cultural Centre caving in...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Thieves target city boreholes
BULAWAYO City councillors are concerned about the theft of solar panels and vandalism of the solar powered boreholes at a time when the city is facing acute water shortages.The local authority...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 10:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
48-hour water cuts in Bulawayo after mainline pipe burst
A MAJOR water pipeline burst in Esigodini has forced Bulawayo City Council to announce an emergency week-long 48-hour water shedding regime starting today, affecting all suburbs and surrounding areas ...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
BCC engages 2 companies to offer vacuum tanker services
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has contracted two companies - Nestanet (Pvt) Limited and Salt-Away (Pvt) Limited - to offer vacuum tanker services in various parts of the city.This was revealed b...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:19hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Warren Park family abandons house after sewer burst
SERIOUS sewer bursts in Warren Park 1 suburb of Harare have resulted in a family having to evacuate their home as raw sewage flowed over their premises, the neighbouring yards and a car park.M...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:12hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge runs dry
BEITBRIDGE town has gone for three days without water due to a burst pipe, forcing residents to resort to unhygienic sources of water.Town clerk Loud Ramakgapola told Southern Eye that the pip...Published: 04 Nov 2021 at 06:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Burst sewer crisis deepens
BULAWAYO residents have lamented the council's delays in responding to burst sewerage in their communities saying this could contribute to disease outbreaks.The city has recorded a serie...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Thousands face eviction from council farm
Harare City Council has secured a court order to evict thousands of families who were settled illegally on its Crowborough Farm's Lot 2 of Parkridge Estate by land barons.The matter has been w...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:16hrs | 3 | 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 | | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pumula East residents capitalise on burst pipe for potable water
PUMULA East residents in Bulawayo are capitalising on a burst pipe to get potable water while others are selling the precious liquid to people who are building.Ms Magred Matshatsha, (78), said...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 06:30hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Man severely assaulted, thrown into flowing sewage
THREE Victoria Falls men have been arrested after they severely assaulted their neighbour until he lost consciousness before dumping his body in a nearby drain filled with sewage. Mr Khaliphan...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 07:12hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Residents take council to task over outdated pipes
RESIDENTS in Gwanda have called on the municipality to urgently take action on the outdated asbestos cement (AC) pipes which have been bursting frequently causing serious water challenges in the minin...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
3 jailed for assault
THREE Victoria Falls men have been arrested after they severely assaulted their neighbour until he lost consciousness before dumping his body in a nearby drain filled with sewage.Mr Khaliphani...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 15:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gweru to maintain water cuts
WATER-SHEDDING is set to continue in Gweru despite the city receiving incessant heavy-rains that have seen most of its supply dams spilling.This was revealed last week by Gweru mayor Josiah Ma...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Lockdown cripples councils'
BULAWAYO city councillors have bemoaned the crippling of service delivery by the COVID-19-induced lockdown restrictions, forcing it to go on auto-pilot.The lockdown has also affected the holdi...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Sewerage crisis in Makokoba
RESIDENTS of Makokoba suburb in Bulawayo are sitting on a health time-bomb as effluent continues to flow from burst pipes into their homes, leaving them prone to water-borne diseases such as cholera a...Published: 04 Feb 2021 at 05:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pumula East goes dry for six months
RESIDENTS in Pumula East have gone for almost six months without water after the suburb was struck off the city's water restoration schedule.Bulawayo City Council (BCC) imposed a water sheddin...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 18:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo slum dwellers survive on sewer water
OVER 2 000 squatters at Bulawayo's three slums have resorted to fetching domestic water from sewage ponds and open pits oblivious of the health implications, NewsDay Weekender has learnt.A sur...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Water crisis ravages Bulawayo
Women carry the burden of collecting water for households...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 07:48hrs | 3 | by Brezhnev Malaba
Kambuzuma residents swimming in sewerage
AT a community meeting facilitated by Combined Harare Residents Association in (CHRA) Kambuzuma last week, it emerged that res-idents are living with raw sewage due to the failure by the City of Harar...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 05:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors frets over recurrent sewer pipe bursts
BULAWAYO councillors have appealed for central government intervention into the recurrent sewer pipe bursts which have been blamed on lack of adequate water to flush the sludge.Debating the is...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New Harare Mayor decries archaic billing system
In a veiled admission of failure, Harare's new Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume said the capital was behind in terms of development and was riddled with corruption.The MDC has been in charge of H...Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge runs dry
BEITBRIDGE town has run dry following a major breakdown at the border town's water pumping station, Water Department officials said yesterday.The breakdown affected supplies to an estimated 60...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC led council wants 1000% rates hike
THE Bulawayo City Council is considering coming up with a second supplementary budget to increase rates by up to 1 000 percent arguing the city is in a crisis as it is failing to provide services. ...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Desperation and panic grips Bulawayo residents
DESPERATION and panic have hit Bulawayo as most suburbs have gone without water for eight days following major refurbishment works at the city's reservoirs with residents accusing council of poor plan...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hundreds ill after drinking sewage-contaminated water
MORE than 200 residents including school children in Empumalanga's DRC suburb in Hwange were on Thursday and Friday taken ill following a diarrhoea outbreak suspected to have been caused by a sewage l...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mbare flats residents feel short-changed
MBARE residents from Matapi flats feel short-changed by Harare City Council's purported refurbishments as the city fathers only painted the outside while leaving the inside unattended to.The r...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 16:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Firm launches smart metering technology
A BULAWAYO-based company, Brainswork, has introduced new water conservation smart metering technology. The water saving technology enables municipalities, individual households, institutions a...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 22:25hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Harare, Chinese firm negotiate $350m deal
The Harare City Council is negotiating a deal with a Chinese firm, China Gezhoba Group International Engineering, to replace or upgrade the city's existing water mains, connections, fittings and other...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Back to 2008 - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 6th October 2018
How time flies. Here we are again with hyperinflation, emptying shelves and no real money: just as predicted when Zanu PF cast off the constraints of coalition government 5 years ago and started feedi...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 14:22hrs | 1 | by Zimbabwe Vigil
Burombo flats in Makokoba a health time bomb- MP Toffa
MDC legislator Jasemine Toffa has insinuated that Buromboi Flats in Bulawayo are a serious healthy time bomb considering the fact that the house over 1000 people."I would like to first of all ...Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 07:27hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
African academic economists are a dangerous threat to Africa's future
It is sad, indeed dispiriting to read Professor Ayittey's article "Africa's Reform Conundrum and Zimbabwe's Tragedy", published in "The Zimbabwean" of 21st September 2018.You may think that to...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 10:39hrs | | by David Barber & Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Govt, council should stop blame-game on cholera'
GOVERNMENT and local authorities have been urged to ensure provision of basic water and sanitation infrastructure in order to effectively deal with the cholera and typhoid outbreaks, the former which ...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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