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Residents raise alarm over hazardous emissions from Ngozi Mine landfill
Residents of Cowdray Park in Bulawayo have raised alarms over the ongoing emissions from the nearby Ngozi Mine landfill, with many accusing the local authority of failing to find a lasting solution to...Published: 11 May 2025 at 12:58hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Gweru mayor blames sewer blockages on dumped pets, utensils
Gweru Mayor Martin Chivhoko has blamed costly sewer blockages on residents who improperly dispose of waste, including dead pets, sanitary products, and kitchen utensils, in sewer manholes.Spea...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 15:08hrs | 70 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, elected officials renege on election pledge
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa together with hundreds of elected officials have reneged on their pledge to enhance the provision of basic amenities to the public, a few months after they were voted into...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
War against Bulawayo's litterbugs
A non-governmental organisation, Sisonke Working Together Trust Bulawayo together with the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) are waging a war against litterbugs to control pollution in the city....Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo diarrhoea cases decrease
BULAWAYO recorded a decrease in diarrhoea cases despite a worsening water crisis which has seen some residents enduring more than a week with dry taps.Due to the erratic power supply, Bulawayo...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Harare infrastructure now 20 years behind maintenance, says mayor
Harare mayor Jacob Mafume says the city's infrastructure is now 20 years behind its rehabilitation schedule and regrets the authority's endless financial woes that have made it impossible to undertake...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Abandoned stands headache for council
THE Bulawayo City Council has bemoaned loss of revenue due to residents who abandon their stands after acquiring them, which makes it difficult for the local authority to recover money for rates...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:54hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
MDC mayoral fights hold city to ransom
MDC-Alliance has simply turned Harare into a circus. Mayoral fights pitting councillors Jacob Mafume and Musarurwa Mutizwa, both claiming to be in charge of the city, have further exposed the shortcom...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ema exposes BCC
THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has exposed Bulawayo City Council's continued failure to timeously repair burst sewer pipes and collect waste in residential areas, a development which may tr...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 05:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Harare council misses targets
Harare City leadership has failed to deliver on its targets in their first year in office in terms of providing essential services like water and sanitation, eradicating undesignated dumping sit...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ministers lead Makokoba clean up
Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Minister Judith Ncube was joined by her counterpart Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi and the Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce Raj Modi in cleanin...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 09:50hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mvundlana homestead in Tsholotsho home attracts many admirers
Motorists are finding it difficult to ignore an eye catching design of a Mvundlana homestead as one approaches Tsholotsho business centre.Designed with scrap metals, one could mistake the uniq...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 19:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Passing the Microsoft MCSA Windows 2012 Certification Exams with PrepAway Exam Dumps & Practice Test Questions
Anyone can have the interest to earn a Microsoft certification, but not everyone can take the risk and go through the challenging process of gaining one. By all means, the challenging part being refer...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 11:48hrs | 105 | by Staff Reporter
Govt injects $6,7m for sewer rehabilitations in towns
THE Minister of Local Government and Public works and National Housing July Moyo has said government has injected $6,7 million for the rehabilitation of sewer systems in town s so as to have a long te...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:24hrs | | by Sterphen Jakes
ZCTU honours 2006 torture victims
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has honoured its members who were brutally tortured by police on September 13 2006 after spearheading countrywide protests against social injustices by for...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Employment creation top priority
Twelve aspiring candidates from various constituencies in Mutare identified unemployment as the major challenge affecting residents. The residents convened to engage aspiring Members of Parliament and...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 12:13hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
A new day dawns
ZIMBABWE is caught up in election fever, especially the national leadership.However, it's not the outcome of these elections that concerns me - it's what will happen after the elections. The p...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Eddie Cross
Service delivery key to human, economic development
Whoever wins the 2018 elections whether its MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa, or Zanu-PF's Emmerson Mnangagwa or another candidate must grapple with critical questions around service...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 07:20hrs | | by Dumisani O Nkomo
Diaper disposal a headache for stakeholders
ILLEGAL dumping sites have become common in Harare and other parts of the country, with the reckless disposal of diapers causing a major headache.Among those rubbish being dumped by residents ...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Garbage collectors harassing residents
The Bulawayo City Council's contracted refuse collectors are giving residents in the high density suburbs anxious moments as they are reportedly harassing those who miss the garbage collecting vehicle...Published: 03 May 2017 at 09:25hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Harare boreholes unsafe'
The Zimbabwe National Water Authority has begun countrywide borehole water testing, with preliminary indications confirming contamination in some Harare suburbs.In February 2017, Zimlabs e...Published: 02 Apr 2017 at 12:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Call to be aware of water borne diseases
The incessant rains have positively brought relief to the nation as bumper harvests are being expected from this year's rainy season. However, in some parts of the country particularly Matebeleland So...Published: 01 Mar 2017 at 16:12hrs | | by Tatenda Gono
Mugabe blamed for teenage boys turning scavengers: Pictures
Sprouting illegal dumpsites in most residential areas in Bulawayo have turned into prime scavenging zones for some people.Today Bulawayo24.com spotted two teenage boys digging up trash in one ...Published: 02 Jan 2017 at 10:56hrs | 1 | by Alice Dube
Councillors irked by poor food packaging and dirty in the city
Bulawayo Councillors have expressed concerns over the poor packaging by some restaurants in the city.According to council latest minutes Councillor Gideon Mangena was concerned about food pack...Published: 05 Feb 2016 at 08:34hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Raw sewage flowing into houses
Residents of Mupurwa and Gaudya streets in Harare's Mufakose high density suburbs are sitting on a health time bomb as a serious sewer blockage at the intersection of the two roads has resulted in raw...Published: 05 Feb 2013 at 10:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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