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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, ...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:45hrs | 83 | 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
BCC blames water crisis for sewer blockages
Residents of Nkulumane 5 in Bulawayo are facing severe health risks due to blocked toilets, which have resulted in raw sewage flowing into their homes. Despite numerous reports to the Bulawayo City Co...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:20hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo water crisis to increase sewer pipe bursts'
CITY of Bulawayo director of engineering services, Eng Sikhumbuzo Ncube, has said the continuing water supply challenges facing the city could trigger a serious challenge of sewer pipe bursts as the s...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC defends Coltart, Mabutho election
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in Bulawayo has come to the defense of the newly elected mayor, David Coltart, and his deputy, Donaldson Mabutho, stating that they were chosen based on their t...Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mpopoma residents decry broken sewage
RESIDENTS in ward 9 Mpopoma Bulawayo have pleaded with the Bulawayo City Council to attend to broken down sewer system in the area to avoid a possible outbreak of waterborne diseases. "The sew...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:05hrs | 10 | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Government to solve Cowdray Park sewer problems
THE Government has set aside over $45 million targeted at improving the country's water and sewer infrastructure, a move which will see 90 percent of all urban dwellers having access to safe drinking ...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Government to solve Cowdray Park sewer problems
THE Government has set aside over $45 million targeted at improving the country's water and sewer infrastructure, a move which will see 90 percent of all urban dwellers having access to safe drinking ...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 08:09hrs | 14 | by Staff Reporter
Burombo Flats unfit for human habitation
THE Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Obadiah Moyo, has condemned the Burombo flats in Bulawayo's Nguboyenja suburb as unfit for human habitation and a health time bomb. Dr Moyo implored c...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 09:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Council records progress through RRA
THE Bulawayo City Council has recorded tremendous progress in its various projects following the launch of the 100 days Rapid Results Approach (RRA) last month.On September 19, 2017, the counc...Published: 09 Dec 2017 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Development and democracy has been killed in Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans are no longer confident of themselves when they are on the international arena. I write this article with a heavy heart considering how Zanu Pf Government has ran down all state institutio...Published: 17 Jul 2017 at 15:39hrs | 1 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Mugabe's donation to AU is a misplaced priority
The current Government is struggling to address the needs of the public service, salaries are delaying, children are facing hunger, Harare cbd is flooded with vendors and most of them have resolved to...Published: 05 Jul 2017 at 16:08hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Bulawayo Council secures $32m funding
THE Bulawayo City Council has secured over $32 million from the African Development Bank for the rehabilitation of its water and sewer infrastructure, it has been learnt.Spelling out the local...Published: 03 Jan 2016 at 10:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
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