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Nkulumane at the centre of Bulawayo's sewer crisis

Nkulumane, one of Bulawayo's largest high-density suburbs, has emerged as the epicentre of the city's sanitation woes, accounting for nearly half of all sewer blockages reported daily.According to city officials, between 90 and 120 sewer c…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 08:15hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter

Tensions rise at Harare sewage plant

Tensions erupted yesterday at the City of Harare's Firle Sewage Plant after municipal workers clashed with management following the deaths of two colleagues, amid allegations of negligence over safety clothing and unresolved salary dispute…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:28hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter

Boy (4) drowns in sewage

Two separate drowning incidents claimed the lives of a young boy and an adult man in Manicaland Province on Tuesday, authorities have confirmed.In the first incident, four-year-old Takudzwa Mugwede, of Old West in Penhalonga, tragically dr…

Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:55hrs | | by Staff reporter

Glen View faces sewage crisis

Residents of Glen View 3 in Harare are facing a deepening public health crisis as raw sewage continues to overflow through the suburb's streets, creating fertile ground for outbreaks of cholera, typhoid, and dysentery.The blocked sewer sys…

Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 09:31hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter

Cowdray Park residents drowning in sewage

Residents of Section 1A in Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb say they are living in increasingly unbearable conditions as raw sewage floods their homes, a result of a crumbling drainage system that has left the area in a persistent health cri…

Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 13:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chitungwiza continues to battle with sewer challenges

Perennial sewer problems remain one of the most pressing challenges facing Chitungwiza Municipality, although the local authority has recorded some improvements in certain areas, Mayor Councillor Rosaria Mangoma has revealed.Speaking at th…

Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:45hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter

Cape Town discharges +40 megalitres of sewage into the Atlantic Ocean daily

Urban water bodies worldwide - including rivers, lakes, and oceans - are under significant threat from pollution. Large volumes of sewage discharged into the environment cause severe damage, while new chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds…

Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 12:41hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter

Residents cry out over escalating sewage crisis

Residents of Chitungwiza have voiced growing frustration and alarm over the local authority's continued failure to resolve the town's worsening sewage crisis, which they say poses a serious threat to public health and everyday life.Raw sew…

Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 09:21hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter

New Zimbabwe political party vows to resist Mnangagwa's 2030 agenda

A new political party, the Assemblies of Minorities (AM), has emerged in Zimbabwe, declaring its opposition to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's alleged attempts to extend his rule beyond 2028.The party, which claims to represent marginalised…

Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 12:59hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

PHOTOS: Pirate taxi knocks down woman, crashes into oncoming vehicle

Bulawayo residents have raised concerns over reckless driving by pirate taxi operators following an incident on Tuesday in the city's Central Business District (CBD), where a fleeing driver knocked down a pedestrian before crashing into an…

Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 12:54hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo tap water smells like sewage?

The City of Bulawayo has launched an investigation into suspected water contamination in Tshabalala following reports of foul-smelling tap water in the area. The incident, which was reported on Monday, 10 March 2025, has prompted swift act…

Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 12:52hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter

Sewer crisis at Zanu-PF MP's house

The urban residence of Zanu-PF Member of Parliament for Zaka South, Clemence Chiduwa, has become a symbol of deteriorating infrastructure as raw sewage continues to flood his Hillside property unchecked.Chiduwa, a former deputy minister of…

Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 18:01hrs | 1204 | by Staff reporter

Kadoma employees die after inhaling sewage gases

Two Kadoma City Council employees tragically lost their lives while attempting to clear a sewage blockage at Sir John Kennedy Primary School.Tafadzwa Guzo died at the scene, while his colleague Tinotenda Ngwenya was pronounced dead upon ar…

Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 08:56hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter

Cape Town may pump as much sewage into the sea as it likes

In a controversial move, Environment Minister Dion George has allowed the City of Cape Town to pump an unlimited volume of untreated sewage into the sea, following a suspension of discharge limits under the Coastal Waters Discharge Permits…

Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 12:43hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter

Used pads cause major sewer blockages in Bulawayo

Bulawayo residents are frequently frustrated by burst sewer pipes, often blaming the local authority for failing to maintain infrastructure. However, a recent revelation from the city's environmental management and engineering services dep…

Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 15:53hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter

Empty coffers hamper Barbourfields Stadium upgrade

Bulawayo Ward 2 Councillor Adrian Redani Moyo has highlighted the financial constraints facing the Bulawayo City Council, which have significantly delayed the upgrading of Barbourfields Stadium. In an interview on Wednesday, Moyo explained…

Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:43hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter

Raw sewage floods PWD centre in Bulawayo

A Bulawayo-based organization dedicated to supporting persons with disabilities (PWDs) is sounding the alarm over a health crisis at its premises, which have been inundated with raw sewage for weeks. The National Council of Disabled Person…

Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:31hrs | 1315 | by Staff reporter

Chitungwiza's Chibuku Breweries in hot soup for environmental violations

Chitungwiza's Chibuku Breweries has found itself at the center of controversy after reports surfaced of the company allowing liquid waste to flow into food processors, industrial areas, and Mapostori prayer sites. This flagrant violation o…

Published: 07 Jun 2024 at 06:28hrs | 28 | by George Tshuma

Council fences off Plumtree sewage ponds

PLUMTREE Town Council has finally fenced off the sewage ponds that claimed the life of a young boy while endangering the lives of other humans and domestic animals.The new development was revealed by town council chairperson Similo Ndlovu,…

Published: 19 Jan 2024 at 13:07hrs | 10 | 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 cholera and typhoid. Disgruntled resid…

Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 07:36hrs | 16 | 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 fix the roads and collect waste.In some high…

Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:33hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter

Harare now a huge sewerage pond?

The outbreak of typhoid in Harare last week torched a heated debate on social media with some observers blaming the city fathers for the scourge whilst others wanted to pin it on Government. As the typhoid debate ensued, new twists emerged…

Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 04:47hrs | 211 | by Charity Maodza

Resident now lives in raw sewage horror

10/12/2015, 2:31 AM - â€ª+263 73 *** ****â€¬: Resident in Makokoba now lives in raw sewage horror on their back yards for the past two months as the Bulawayo city council workers have decided to neglect their duties. We are now afraid of d…

Published: 14 Oct 2015 at 09:57hrs | | by concerned resident

'Microbial battery' to produce electricity from sewage water

WASHINGTON - U.S. researchers said Monday they have created a "microbial battery" that harnesses a special type of microbe to produce electricity by digesting the plant and animal waste dissolved in sewage.The invention, published in the j…

Published: 17 Sep 2013 at 03:16hrs | 384 | by Staff Reporter

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