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Bulawayo seeks US$500m for water pipes upgrades
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) requires about half a billion United States dollars to rehabilitate, upgrade or replace the city's ageing water reticulation infrastructure and do away with frequent pipe b...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:52hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
'Lockdown cripples councils'
BULAWAYO city councillors have bemoaned the crippling of service delivery by the COVID-19-induced lockdown restrictions, forcing it to go on auto-pilot.The lockdown has also affected the holdi...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:43hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Sewerage crisis in Makokoba
RESIDENTS of Makokoba suburb in Bulawayo are sitting on a health time-bomb as effluent continues to flow from burst pipes into their homes, leaving them prone to water-borne diseases such as cholera a...Published: 04 Feb 2021 at 05:56hrs | 1040 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors frets over recurrent sewer pipe bursts
BULAWAYO councillors have appealed for central government intervention into the recurrent sewer pipe bursts which have been blamed on lack of adequate water to flush the sludge.Debating the is...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:22hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Increase in sewer pipe bursts cause for concern in Bulawayo
Bulawayo City Councillors have expressed some worries over the increase in number of sewer pipes burst at the time when the local authority faces fuel challenges which have crippled its service delive...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 10:14hrs | 782 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo City Council scales up water shedding
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) water crisis has worsened with the local authority revising weekly water shedding hours from 72 hours to 92 hours. Last month the council increased weekly water...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 03:59hrs | 718 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City release toilet flashing timetable?
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has encouraged residents to simultaneously flush their toilets twice a day in the morning (6-6.30AM) and evening (8-8.30PM) as a way of cleaning its sewer and reticulat...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:33hrs | 777 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo gets US$34 million for service delivery
GOVERNMENT has allocated US$34 million and ZWL$18 million to the City of Bulawayo to improve service delivery.This was revealed by Bulawayo Metropolitan Affairs minister Judith Ncube while add...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 09:45hrs | 2685 | by Staff reporter
African Religion and Governance in a changing world. Where thou goest native Africa!
It is my humble intention to speak to this paper in response to my learned brother Kenyan Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba's presentation to The All-Africa Religious Liberty 3rd Congress in...Published: 22 Sep 2019 at 15:00hrs | 949 | by Reginald Nyathi
Furniture, diapers dumped in Bulawayo sewers
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has implored residents to stop dumping solid waste including broken down television sets, furniture and diapers in sewer manholes which is causing blockages and sewer p...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:29hrs | 601 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo, Gweru on high cholera alert
BULAWAYO and Gweru city councils have scaled up the fight against waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid, following the onset of the rainy season.Bulawayo town clerk Christopher Dube ...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:13hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo ratepayers urged to participate in consultative meetings
THE MDC Alliance and Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association have challenged ratepayers to take part in consultative meetings for the local authority's 2019 budget that will run next week for their...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:05hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Cholera death toll hits 30
THE number of people who have died of cholera has risen from 28 to 30 as Government, Harare City Council, the police and other stakeholders continue to make concerted efforts to curb the spread of the...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:37hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
BCC blames residents for frequent pipe bursts
THE Bulawayo City Council has blamed residents for causing regular sewer pipe bursts by dumping solid waste in toilets and manholes.Speaking during a tour of the city's sewer system maintenanc...Published: 12 Mar 2018 at 05:49hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Sidojiwe residents: A neglected community
"As you can see for yourself, almost every girl between the ages of 13 and 18 is pregnant or has a baby. It is because these children have nothing else to do with their time. There are no family plann...Published: 15 May 2017 at 07:01hrs | 646 | by Staff reporter
New $60,000 Mercedes-Benz ML for the mayor?
BULAWAYO City Council's decision to buy a new vehicle for Mayor Martin Moyo at a cost of $60,000 has infuriated ratepayers who argue that the proposed purchase is not a priority amid deteriorating se...Published: 17 Apr 2014 at 06:21hrs | 3074 | by Patrick Chitumba
BCC suspends water-shedding programme
THE Bulawayo City Council has suspended its proposed water-shedding programme before implementation.The council said it had suspended water-shedding, which was supposed to start yesterday, fol...Published: 07 Dec 2010 at 08:12hrs | 681 | by Temba Dube
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