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Rains cause flooding in Harare CBD
Heavy rains in Harare on Thursday have highlighted the city's ongoing drainage problems, rendering several areas of the Central Business District (CBD) impassable. Blocked drains led to extensive floo...Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 16:52hrs | 1504 | by Staff reporter
BCC to engage resident associations in mitigating La Niña Effects
Bulawayo councillors have urged the City Council to engage residents in adopting mitigation measures against the effects of La Niña.La Niña refers to the periodic cooling of ocean surface te...Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 19:38hrs | 350 | by Stephen Jakes
Mbare fire evidence disappears
Investigations into the cause of the devastating fire that engulfed Mbare Musika last week have reportedly stalled as vendors rushed to clean up and reclaim the affected space, NewsDay has learned. Th...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 13:26hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe permits resettled farmers to sell land
Zimbabwe's government announced a major shift to its land policy on Tuesday, allowing beneficiaries of its land reforms to sell or transfer their farms - but only to "indigenous Zimbabweans."M...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 19:46hrs | 6143 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Water Crisis: Boreholes will cause more harm than good
This morning, as I watched a news report on the ongoing so-called ‘Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme', my heart was troubled. Just how sustainable is the drilling of boreholes all over t...Published: 23 Sep 2024 at 18:29hrs | 2363 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bulawayo city fathers urged to fix drainage system before rainy season
Residents of Bulawayo's suburbs have expressed growing concerns over the state of the city's drainage system, urging the Bulawayo City Council to address the issue before the onset of the 2024-2025 ra...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:32hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Ntabazinduna poised to become a smart city
The Umguza Rural District Council (RDC) is transforming the Ntabazinduna area into a smart city, with the industrial corridor along the Ntabazinduna Road turn-off from the Bulawayo-Harare Road already...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:30hrs | 1082 | by Staff reporter
African children are wood, and water collectors for the whites: nothing has changed!
I wish I lived in another planet and certainly not planet Earth because this one has painful contradictions. Africa, especially, a continent that was ravaged by slavery for centuries. The white popula...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 16:48hrs | 645 | by Nomazulu Thata
Bulawayo declares consumption of borehole water unsafe and illegal
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has issued a stern warning against consuming water from council-owned boreholes, citing safety concerns and legal implications. Despite widespread water shortages promp...Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:25hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Japan gives Zimbabwe US$ 17.4m for road upgrade
Last Friday, Japan and Zimbabwe finalized an agreement for the improvement of the North-South Corridor Phase 2 road.Funded by Japan, the construction between Makuti and Hell's Gate (Mana Pools...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:12hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
17 houses to be demolished in Cowdray Park
SEVENTEEN houses in Cowdray Park will be demolished to make way for the construction of a proposed storm water drain.The drain, according to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) will alleviate pere...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 16:38hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Luveve Road rehab nears completion
REHABILITATION works along Bulawayo's Luveve Road are progressing well with the local authority saying they are now 85 percent towards completion with over US$700 000 having been used to date....Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 08:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt orders illegal settlers off State land
FOLLOWING the recent up-tick in illegal settlements on agricultural land and pastures across rural and urban areas, Government has ordered the concerned culprits to promptly vacate the areas or face t...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt spent 45 million on Mbudzi Interchange, completion by mid-year
The government has so far spent US$45 million as part of the projected US$88 million total expenditure on Mbudzi Interchange Project facility whilst completion is expected by the 31st of July 2024, Mi...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 07:57hrs | 7 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa revs up Harare's clean-up drive with 52 tractors
A Government facilitated arrangement aimed at spurring the clean-up operation dubbed "Operation Chenesa Harare", will see a batch of 52 tractors being loaned to the city council by Biston Agro Machine...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Harare govt should decentralise services
GOVERNMENT should reconsider its decision to nationalise electricity generation and vehicle licensing which has resulted in poor service delivery in rural and urban councils, a councillor has said....Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Caf never said destroy Rufaro'
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume has dismissed reports suggesting that the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has recommended the demolition of Rufaro Stadium to meet the required international standard...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 19:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Collapsed drainage system worries Bulawayo residents
BULAWAYO ward one residents have expressed concerns over the collapse of the drainage system during this rain season and national outbreak of the Cholera ...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 08:13hrs | 3 | by Stephen Jakes
Mayor Mafume lashes Zinara
The City of Harare (CoH) is experiencing growing dissatisfaction with what they perceive as an unjust funding system implemented by the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA).The local...Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 04:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Cowdray Park residents face flooding due to Mthuli Ncube's shoddy road construction project
Cowdray Park's Ward 6 residents face flooding due to shoddy road construction rushed through by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube before the 2023 elections, a local councillor revealed.Speaking at...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 06:41hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt abandons flood victims
GOVERNMENT has availed accommodation for only 27 families in Budiriro, Harare that were affected by floods two years ago, leaving victims of the current flash floods stranded.Tens of families ...Published: 01 Jan 2024 at 08:13hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Rains sweep away bridges, roads
INCESSANT rains being experienced across the country have left a trail of destruction with reports of bridges and school infrastructure being swept away by the heavy storms.In Harare, the city...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:23hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
City of Harare warns of flooding
THE City of Harare yesterday advised residents residing in low-lying areas to vacate their homes to avoid being swept away by torrential rains.Rains have been pounding the city and other areas...Published: 29 Dec 2023 at 07:06hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
59 households in Harare affected by flash floods
Fifty-nine households in Harare's Budiriro 5B Extension and the paddocks area of Kuwadzana have been affected by flash flooding along the Marimba River caused by the ongoing rains, with the river drai...Published: 29 Dec 2023 at 06:59hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Potholes re-emerge in wake of recent rains
HEAVY rains being recorded across the country have caused more extensive damage to some major roads in Bulawayo, which are now riddled with potholes making driving a nightmare in the city. Apa...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:30hrs | 8 | 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 | 7 | by Staff reporter
Wet spell to persist in Zimbabwe
The Meteorological Services Department has advised the public that the current wet spell is expected to persist across the country until tomorrow.In an advisory, the department said heavy fall...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 13:00hrs | 8 | 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 | 6 | 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 | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Cholera cases rise in Zimbabwe
The number of cholera cases in Zimbabwe continues to rise, with over 5,000 reported cases and 120 suspected deaths, despite the government's efforts to control the outbreak.According to the la...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rains expose Bulawayo's street drainage
The heavy rains that fell over Bulawayo on Saturday laid bare the city's inadequate storm drainage system. This deficiency was particularly evident as roads became waterlogged, exacerbated by unregula...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Yadah FC constructs Swansea Stadium lookalike
AT a time when there is a crisis of football stadia in the country, local premiership side Yadah Football Club has embarked on an audacious project to replicate the Swansea Stadium with a 40 000-seate...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:28hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
CCC aspiring councillor warned against nepotism
Entumbane residents have implored the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) aspiring councillor Kalazani Ndlovu to avoid nepotism in the expanded public works program if she wins in the August 23 electi...Published: 10 Aug 2023 at 20:20hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mutare invests US$200k to meet ZIFA standards
MUTARE - City of Mutare, the industrial and administrative capital of the province of Manicaland in Zimbabwe has from its internal coffers invested 200 thousand United States Dollars into the massive ...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 08:30hrs | 21 | by Maxwell Teedzai for Table Salt News
Police share horror details of Diva Mafunga crash
Deceased veteran gospel musician Davies ‘Diva' Mafunga crashed his head on some roadside rocks after being thrown out of a vehicle he was using to tow another car, police revealed Wednesday....Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 20:21hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's bid to lure rural voters intensifies
THE Zanu-PF government plans to construct new roads that lead to polling stations in rural areas which are traditionally its strongholds in what could be a gimmick to win votes for the governing party...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 16:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fixes roads to polling stations in rural strongholds
Zimbabwe's government says it has launched a blitz to grade roads and grant easy access to polling stations by voters in Zanu PF's stronghold rural areas ahead of high stakes elections due 23 August t...Published: 30 Jun 2023 at 14:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Incomplete Luveve Road riles councillors
BULAWAYO councillors have expressed concern over Luveve Road rehabilitation project which has taken long to be completed.Their concerns were revealed in the latest council minutes.Coun...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 07:39hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
Luveve Road to close for 10 hours
THE Bulawayo City Council has announced a 10-hour night road closure of Luveve Road from Waverley Street to Ngcebetsha Road/Nguboyenja Road commencing on Wednesday June 7, at 8.30PM and ending on Thur...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 16:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare - Beitbridge highway nears completion
THE rehabilitation of the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge highway is near completion with 435km now open to traffic, as the start of work on the upgrade of the 342km Harare-Chirundu Highway has also reache...Published: 31 May 2023 at 06:58hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo receives machine to clear sewer blockages
Welthungerhilfe (WHH), in collaboration with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), has donated a jetting machine to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) as part of the city's efforts to im...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Luveve Road works test Bulawayo engineers
BULAWAYO City Council's (BCC) civil engineering expertise is being put to test in the rehabilitation of Luveve Road near Renkini as the scope of works have significantly changed due to underground wat...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
New milestones in road rehab
REHABILITATION of the Harare-Chirundu highway will begin in May, while over 39 000 kilometres of road network have been spruced up under the Emergency Roads Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP 2), as Gov...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 08:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
BCC clears storm drains, trenches
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is excavating trenches to prevent flooding and downstream erosion.Deputy Mayor Mlandu Ncube said they were recruiting locals for the exercise."We are workin...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 16:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt enlists contractors for roads rehab
Government is enlisting contractors to attend to sections of highways and roads in residential areas that were damaged by heavy rains in the past four months In a statement yesterday, the Mini...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
A dunderhead leader believes what he can't do is impossible for everyone else to accomplish!
Those who follow my articles are now all too familiar with how I regard with utter disdain those who make excuses for failing to fulfill their mandates.Quite frankly, I seriously doubt if ther...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 10:33hrs | 7 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Serial killer on death row loses appeal at Supreme Court
THE Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the death sentence by a Bulawayo serial killer Birthwell Sibanda who killed three people and robbed them of their cellphones and money.Dubbed ...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Residents fume over substandard NBS houses
RESIDENTS of Gillingham Estate in Harare's Dzivarasekwa high-density suburb have threatened court action against the National Buildings Society (NBS) after they were sold substandard housing units....Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
12 injured in kombi crash
A COMMUTER omnibus veered off the road on Friday evening in Magwegwe West suburb in Bulawayo and passengers were seriously injured.The accident occurred around 5pm after the vehicle's brakes a...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chivhu bypass complete
National and international traffic no longer has to inch through Chivhu town centre, and the residents no longer have to fear for their lives every time they cross their main street, with the new 2,6k...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
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