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Foreign vendors turn Bulawayo pavements into open-air toilets, bedrooms
The heart of Bulawayo's Central Business District is fast degenerating into a public health crisis as illegal vendors - many of them from outside the city - have turned pavements into makeshift homes,...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:06hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
BCC resumes sorghum production
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has resumed commercial sorghum farming at Aisleby Farm after a five-year hiatus, aiming to diversify income sources and reduce dependence on ratepayer funding. The init...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:54hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Severe Service Deterioration and Allegations of Corruption at Ruwa Local Board
The Ruwa Local Board/Council is experiencing a rapid and alarming decline in service delivery, raising serious concerns among residents. Essential municipal services, for which residents pay rates, ha...Published: 22 Mar 2025 at 20:49hrs | 719 | by Sam Wezhira
200 houses in Harare face demolition
Two hundred houses and properties, including two opulent mansions near the National Heroes Acre, were illegally built on land reserved for the Harare Drive expansion project and now face demolition, T...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 08:30hrs | 762 | by Staff reporter
BCC urged to leverage on its properties
Bulawayo residents have called on the local authority to leverage its numerous properties across the city to generate revenue, which could improve service delivery. Representatives from the Bulawayo U...Published: 25 Dec 2024 at 08:22hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF's Tonderai Mutasa sworn-in as Victoria Falls councillor
Zanu PF's Tonderai Mutasa was sworn-in as councillor for Ward 1 in Victoria Falls on Thursday after independent candidate Ephias Mambume was disqualified by the Electoral Court.Mambume's disqu...Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 15:01hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Councillors fume over US$7 allowance
SOME councillors are reportedly failing to attend committee meetings citing paltry monthly allowances of ZWL$113 000 that translates to less than US$7 at the prevailing interbank rate.This was...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bosso clubhouse water disconnecetd
HIGHLANDERS Football Club owes the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) over US$8 900 in unpaid rates resulting in the water supply being disconnected at the Highlanders clubhouse, a money-earning joint that i...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 06:01hrs | 16 | 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 | 13 | by Staff reporter
Property owners given ultimatum
HWANGE Local Board (HLB) has issued an ultimatum to property owners to pay their bills or risk their properties being attached.HLB spokesperson Dumisani Nsingo said the local authority was owe...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 06:59hrs | 2 | 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 | 15 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda council in land storm
THE Municipality of Gwanda (MOG) is in the eye of a storm after it irregularly parcelled out land originally designated for key public infrastructure despite written objections from residents who have...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Incessant rains compound pothole woes
THE rains that have been falling in recent days have worsened potholes in Bulawayo, turning driving in the city into a greater nightmare.A news crew drove through some of the roads around Bula...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 07:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Town Clerks, Mayors face Zimbabwe government wrath
THE Government says it is disappointed with poor service delivery obtaining in the country's towns and cities that does not signal a collective agenda steeped towards achieving an upper-middle income ...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zec engages CSOs, churches on peace roadmap
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is engaging civil society organisations (CSOs) and churches to ensure peaceful polls next year.Zec's Hurungwe district election officer Taona Pfunye rev...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
The changing landscape of Makokoba suburb
MAKOKOBA, the oldest township and the first black African suburb in the City of Queens and Kings was named after the actions of one Mr Fallon, the native commissioner at the time, who used to walk aro...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Water cuts a threat to Bulawayo fire services'
COUNCILLORS in Bulawayo fear that the ongoing water-rationing programme being implemented by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) could serious affect firefighting services and lead to loss of properties i...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Council sues 400 defaulters per month
NEARLY 400 people are sued monthly by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and some end up having their property auctioned by the Messenger of Court after failing to settle their debts. Last Friday...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC abandons Centenary Park
BULAWAYO residents have accused the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) of abandoning Centenary Park.Residents say the park is now an eyesore and a hotspot for criminal activities and a haven for drug...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC needs complete overhaul
WE all want and wish to see our beloved Bulawayo move up, but as far as I can see our city fathers are only in it for the money not for the people.If you need proof of this just go to the reve...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:07hrs | 2 | by Concerned Bulawayo resident
Chigubhu laid to rest
Anne Frank once said, "Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude ".In similar fashion and sentiment artists yesterday (Sunday) raised conc...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:02hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Public toilets must be free
TODAY let us turn our attention to public toilets in city centres which are now pay toilets when one wants to use them.Yesteryear these toilets were used by the public free of charge and...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:45hrs | | by Paul Makiwa
MDC led councils short-changing ratepayers
FOR a period stretching over 20 years, service delivery in cities, towns and even rural communities has collapsed, underpinned by unchecked plunder and theft by those voted into public office by the r...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
After hours shopping to evade parking fees
BULAWAYO residents are resorting to evening shopping at supermarkets located along Zone One parking bays to evade paying exorbitant parking fees being charged during the day.Paid parking is fr...Published: 01 Mar 2022 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
So, Zimbabwe govt promises, again, to reopen ZISCOSTEEL hahahaha!
Most times, it is extremely difficult to tell whether the Zimbabwe government sees us as pure idiots - or, it is they who are the fools!Surely, how can anyone explain the elusive logic behind ...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 19:29hrs | 10 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Heavy rains leave trail of destruction in Bulawayo
Strong winds coupled with heavy downpours uprooted trees that fell on houses and damaged roofs in Bulawayo's Makokoba high-density suburb last week.Some of the affected residents told NewsDay ...Published: 09 Feb 2022 at 05:28hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Vote out corrupt councillors, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has urged the electorate to use the forthcoming elections to vote out corrupt councillors as they are derailing national development, especially in urban areas.He was speak...Published: 04 Dec 2021 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Residents resist BCC tariff hikes
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday bowed to pressure from residents and slightly slashed its proposed 2022 budget by $900 million, with the tariff regime going down by 16 percent.During las...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents face 216% rates hike
BULAWAYO rate payers are expected to pay an average of 216 percent more in tariffs as the local authority has proposed a $24 billion budget for the coming year.The budget consists of a $16,8 b...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Cowdray Park garbage lies uncollected for 2 years
COWDRAY Park residents in Bulawayo have raised concern over non-collection of garbage for over two years, leading to the proliferation of undesignated dumpsites that are posing a health hazard to resi...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:54hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Why Bulawayo service delivery is collapsing
LONG-TOUTED as the best-run local authority in the country, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is failing to offer efficient services as seen by collapsing water and sewer infrastructure, failureto f...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:33hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
BCC threatens to repossess industrial, commercial stands
THE Bulawayo City Council will soon be moving in to repossess industrial and commercial stands from individuals and companies that have gone for years without paying their rates and rentals.Th...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa moves to dissolve 'opposition-run' councils
President Emmerson Mnangagwa seems to be living in the past after he blasted poorly-run local authorities during his Independence Day speech, saying they were causing misery to people by failing to pr...Published: 01 May 2021 at 20:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents should only pay for services provided
IN an article https://www.herald.co.zw/ councils-shoulder-blame-for-poor-service-delivery/ on November 15, 2019, Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe president and Gweru mayor Josiah Makombe was quo...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:38hrs | 2 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
'Recalls hurting service delivery'
MARONDERA residents have blamed the recall of some MDC Alliance councillors for poor service delivery.This was revealed during a Zimbabwe Union of Journalists-organised discussion at Mbuya Neh...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 05:00hrs | 1 | by Gwizhikiti
Mafume exposes MDC Alliance's poor leadership pedigree
Last week, social media was on fire when the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Mr Nick Mangwana revealed that despite getting three times less in ...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Nobleman Runyanga
BCC: What went wrong?
"BULAWAYO'S success story is not something from outer space but a result of the constructive approach taken by councillors and the existence of a harmonious relationship between them and their elector...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 06:56hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
BCC disconnects govt departments
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is disconnecting water supplies to government departments over outstanding bills running into several millions of dollars.Recently, the local authority switched off...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 06:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
ZOU lecturers paid $5 per exam script, cry foul
PART-TIME lecturers at the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) said they had gone for over nine months without receiving their allowances and had also not been paid for services rendered in marking this ye...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Health catastrophe looms in Zimbabwe cities
MILLIONS of Zimbabweans are staring a health catastrophe in the face owing to a shambolic management of sewer systems by urban local authorities, an investigative audit by Auditor-General Mildred Chir...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC accuses Zanu PF of hampering service delivery
THE MDC-dominated local authorities have blamed the Zanu PF-led government's lack of clarity and apparent discord in its fiscal policies for hampering service delivery in the country.MDC deput...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Town Clerk says water disconnections legit
BULAWAYO Deputy Mayor, Councillor Tinashe Kambarami, has once again clashed with the Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube after announcing over the weekend that council should not cut water supplies to defa...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare law firm in soup over trust funds
Top Harare lawyer Jacqueline Sande has landed in trouble for failing to repay trust funds after her firm failed to purchase a house on behalf of client.The client, Simbarashe Kwenda (41), who ...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 07:44hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council to repossess 2 000 stands
THE Bulawayo City Council has resolved to advertise with the intention to repossess and auction more than 2 000 properties including residential stands that have gone for between five to 50 years with...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents stop paying bills after water disconnections were outlawed
BULAWAYO City Council says payments for water bills have dropped sharply since the High Court blocked local authorities from disconnecting water over non-payment.The Court ruled last year that...Published: 01 May 2019 at 09:00hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
MDC run council insists on rates hike
THE Bulawayo City Council has said it is critical to hike rates to avoid suspending some services and forgoing other capital projects. Presenting the 2019 proposed supplementary budget to the ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Support local motor industry: Govt urged
Automobile manufacturer Quest motors has urged government departments and local authorities to put a stop to the importation of its vehicles and procure locally to support the local motor industry....Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 06:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF seeks to address Bulawayo challenges
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has assigned Zanu-PF national secretary for administration Dr Obert Mpofu to address challenges in Bulawayo province. Dr Mpofu said some party members in the provi...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 22:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls residents block labour imports from Harare
THERE was chaos in Victoria Falls on Monday night when residents opposed the employment of 29 people who had been bused by a construction company from Harare. Masimba Construction Company and ...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 06:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF activists attack MDC councillor
MDC Alliance's Harare ward 1 councillor, Tendai Katsaria, was reportedly attacked by suspected Zanu PF activists in Hopley area on Monday.Katsaria, who sustained head injuries, claimed he was ...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
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