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BCC consider 2 000-metre drilling rigs to exploit aquifer under the city
Bulawayo is exploring the use of deep drilling rigs to access water from aquifers beneath the city as a solution to its ongoing water shortages. Despite being situated atop a significant aquifer, the ...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 10:06hrs | 971 | by Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Smuggled vehicle dumped along riverbank
Police in Plumtree have recovered a smuggled black unregistered Honda Fit vehicle that was abandoned along a riverbank in the Madabe area, Plumtree.In a notice on X, police said the vehicle wa...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 18:55hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Rains leave trail of destruction
TORRENTIAL rains accompanied by strong winds left a trail of destruction in Dete, Hwange District in Matebeleland North and Masvingo where several homes had their roofs blown off and other property da...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 05:53hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Land barons ride on Zanu-PF campaign
SUSPECTED Zanu-PF-linked land barons have invaded large tracts of land in Harare and Chitungwiza, where they are doling out residential stands to desperate home-seekers as a vote-buying gimmick ahead ...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
MPs scrimmage for US$40 000 loan shows how we all are dependent on the dictator's benevolence
"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to the...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 10:49hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Boy (13) fights crocodile
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy from Checheche bravely fought a giant crocodile with bare hands after it had attacked him while he was crossing Save River with his friends recently.Danmore Gwenzi escaped fr...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Illegal mining destroys Insiza district
Illegal gold mining activities in Filabusi, Insiza district, are becoming a threat to infrastructure and the environment, which could affect the socio-economic development of the area.Land deg...Published: 14 Jul 2022 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda residents apprehend robbers
GWANDA residents teamed up and apprehended two armed robbers who had robbed a resident of R2 500 and a power bank last week.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Inspector Loveness...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa satisfied with Lake Gwayi Shangani project progress
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday toured Lake Gwayi-Shangani site and expressed satisfaction on progress made in the construction of the giant water project.He proved his commitment to hard work b...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Doves burial scandal: New details emerge
DOVES Funeral Services allegedly stuffed blankets and plastic bags inside the coffin meant to have carried the remains of the late Maxwell Chimwamurombe, in the latest twist to the burial saga of the ...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Crossing the Limpopo River
NKANYEZI Dube is a 25-year-old young woman from Lubhangwe in the Matobo District of Matabeleland South. She attended Lubhangwe primary and secondary schools. She did not qualify to proceed to universi...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:56hrs | 1 | by Pathisa Nyathi
Bulawayo cracks whip on stream-bank farmers
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has warned against stream-bank cultivation and said it would slash crops planted on prohibited land in line with the city's by-laws.Stream-bank cultivation and ...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:36hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mental health patient's decapitated body found 15 years later
IN an incident that has left villagers in Mutoko shell-shocked, the remains of a woman who had mental health problems, who went missing for almost 15 years, were recently recovered from a shallow grav...Published: 24 Nov 2021 at 09:52hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Limpopo riverbank settlers face eviction
GOVERNMENT said it would remove illegal settlers who have camped along the banks of the Limpopo River in a bid to deal with smuggling syndicates and illegal cross-border activities.Police Depu...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, land baron mend fences
SUSPECTED land baron Wellington Peyama, who has been accused of fanning divisions in the ruling Zanu-PF party, has claimed that he has resolved his differences with the party leadership in Mashonaland...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 05:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Youths urged to venture into mining
UMZINGWANE legislator Levi Mayihlome has urged youths in the district to venture into gold mining instead of crying foul when outsiders seize opportunities.The district is rich in gold deposit...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 05:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF disowns housing co-operatives
THE ruling Zanu-PF party yesterday said it was supportive of government and Harare City Council's proposed demolition of illegal structures, including those under co-operatives led by party members....Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF must not politic amid disaster
WHILE touring houses affected by flash floods in Chitungwiza last week, Local Government minister July Moyo said government was in the process of scouting for alternative land to resettle people who b...Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Mutiusinazita
Govt to act on Chitungwiza flooding, says July Moyo
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo, and National Housing minister Daniel Garwe on Saturday toured areas affected by floods in Chitungwiza after heavy rains pounded the area the day before.Gui...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 05:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt to resettle wetlands inhabitants
The Government will soon begin scouting for alternative land for people settled on wetlands and other undesignated areas to prevent possible disasters, especially in the wake of floods that affected C...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Swept away car sighted, 6 feared dead
Six people, including the driver, are feared dead after a Toyota Hilux double cab vehicle was swept off a flooded bridge on Gweru River along the Gweru-Matobo Road yesterday morning. The autho...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's 'brother' implicated as foreign firms defy govt ban on river bank mining
FOREIGN-LINKED companies - particularly from China and Belarus - are deploying heavy machinery to river banks to mine for gold under the guise that they are desilting the watercourses, it has emerged....Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 08:21hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zapu celebrates own heroes
ZAPU and ex-combatants of its Zipra military wing during the liberation struggle, celebrated the just-ended Heroes' Day by honouring their fallen and unsung heroes interred at Lady Stanley Cemetery in...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rest in Peace Isaac 'Bra Ike' Lesiba Maphoto. A tribute shared by ZAPU
EULOGY BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA AT THE FUNERAL OF COMRADE LESIBE ISAAC ‘IKE' MAPHOTOPOLOKWANE, LIMPOPO PROVINCE 21 JULY 2019Programme DirectorMembers of the Maphoto familyMin...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 19:54hrs | | by CR17
Zimbabwe govt licenses companies for riverbank mining
THE Government has licensed 11 companies to partner the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) to embark on riverbank mining as it forges ahead to increase production of the yellow metal....Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Turning a curse into a blessing: Lessons for Zimbabwe and African countries
The idea that natural resource wealth can support sustainable economic development is widely accepted. Natural resources are, in a way, a stock of natural capital and natural resource availability is ...Published: 06 Dec 2017 at 10:41hrs | | by Courage Mlambo, PhD (Economics)
Implications of the floods disaster in Tsholotsho village
UPDATE ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FLOODS DISASTER IN WARD 6 OF TSHOLOTSHO NORTH CONSTITUENCY: BY HONOURABLE PROF. JONATHAN MOYO, MP 1. BackgroundOn ...Published: 23 Feb 2017 at 12:17hrs | 7 | by Jonathan Moyo
More rains predicted
THE Meteorological Service Department (MSD) has predicted more rain and thunderstorms in the next 10 days, although the downgraded Cyclone Dineo phenomenon has left the country.Last week, ...Published: 23 Feb 2017 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Floods hit Chipinge TM Supermarket
A TM Supermarket outlet in Chipinge was on Sunday hit by heavy floods as rains continue to pound most parts of the country.Pictures seen by Bulawayo24.com show a ...Published: 30 Jan 2017 at 18:35hrs | 2 | by Alice Dube
Zipra: The Wankie campaign
Once agreement had been reached, preparation for the campaign began. A joint political and military High Command was formed. Tambo and James Chikerema, the head of ZAPU in exile, directed the politica...Published: 16 May 2016 at 14:17hrs | 3 | by facebook
Woman flees python into crocodile jaws
CONFRONTED by a huge python while out herding goats along a riverbank, a 27-year-old Chivi woman leapt into a river hoping to wade across to safety. Terrified Tsitsi Gwanangara had no way of k...Published: 18 Mar 2016 at 05:43hrs | 2 | by Walter Mswazie
Abusive man kills wife, buries body on riverbank
32-YEAR-OLD Chrispen Tiyayo, of Sungai Village, Masvingo, allegedly killed his 19-year-old South African wife, Mashudu Chishikau, and secretly buried her body on a riverbank.He was jailed for ...Published: 11 Oct 2014 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Couple secretly buries baby in a riverbank
A 31-YEAR-OLD woman and her 25-year-old lover buried the body of their stillborn baby in a riverbank, in a bid to protect themselves from being bewitched by their neighbours.Simorden Sibanda a...Published: 14 Sep 2014 at 06:15hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Black Uselessness; Don't look beyond your nose Mr Manheru
It is appalling for a staunch defender of Robert Mugabe to see the failings of Barack Obama in creating dignity for Black spices of humanity. Nathaniel Manheru is an intelligent but heavily astigmati...Published: 25 Aug 2014 at 09:01hrs | | by Ryton Dzimiri
Chinese miners leave trail of destruction in Mat South
ALTHOUGH the Environment, Water and Climate ministry has ordered the cessation of alluvial mining operations by Chinese companies in Matabeleland South following massive land degradation along major r...Published: 15 Dec 2013 at 05:11hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Kasukuwere orders Chinese firms to stop mining
ENVIRONMENT, Water and Climate minister Saviour Kasukuwere has ordered the cessation of alluvial mining operations by two Chinese companies in Matabeleland South province following massive land degrad...Published: 12 Dec 2013 at 02:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Travel to Zimbabwe
Once one of Africa's most beautiful destinations, Zimbabwe has been off the mainstream tourism radar for years.Robert Mugabe's three decades of rule, while ostensibly democratic, have been ...Published: 20 Aug 2013 at 19:30hrs | 1 | by Rebecca L. Weber, for CNN
Zimbabwe, it's a resource war we dare not lose
I have just been reading C G Tracey's "All for Nothing?", itself a weeping autobiography by one of Rhodesia's leading farmers and, especially after UDI, one of Rhodesia's leading sanctions-busters. Th...Published: 21 Apr 2012 at 13:26hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Australian floods spark evacuations
Brisbane - Authorities urged thousands of people to leave the outskirts of Australia's third-largest city, Brisbane, on Tuesday as floodwaters raced eastwards after a surging 2m wall o...Published: 11 Jan 2011 at 16:32hrs | | by AFP
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