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Storm over public toilets commercialisation
HUMAN rights watchdog, Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR), has criticised government's plans to commercialise public toilets as a measure to promote sanitisation and hygiene.The Lo...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:32hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
Construction of Bulawayo mayor's house goes to tender
THE Bulawayo City Council will soon invite tenders for the construction of the mayoral mansion after the completion of the drawing of the bill of quantities.According to the latest council rep...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:26hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council shuts down public toilets
BULAWAYO City Council has been forced to shut down public toilets in the central business district and surrounding suburbs fearing an outbreak of water-borne diseases as the city grapples with its wor...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:10hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to fly from Harare to Lupane to commission just a clinic
PUPU Clinic in Lupane District is now complete and ready for commissioning by President Mnangagwa, with authorities now set to deploy the medical personnel next week. Funded by the Government ...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:06hrs | 816 | 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 | 166 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water crisis worsens
BULAWAYO is sitting on a health time bomb as the city's water woes continue to mount with most suburbs going for weeks without running tap water, forcing residents to resort to unhygienic water source...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 03:06hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Businessman offered land to build public toilets in Mzilikazi
Bulawayo City Council has officially handed over a piece of land to Terrence Hill, a businessman and owner of Sizalabo Butchery (Madamara) to construct a public toilets at Madamara area, i...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 21:51hrs | 350 | by Stephen Jakes
Abortion pills sold like sweets on the streets of Bulawayo
ARE you aware of what your children are doing online?A thriving business for abortion pills is booming in the streets of Bulawayo and the rest of Zimbabwe as the illegal drugs are easily acces...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 07:34hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo landlords renting out verandas and toilets raises concerns
In Old Lobengula, Bulawayo, reports indicate that some property owners are resorting to renting out their verandas and toilets to desperate individuals seeking housing, raising concerns about the pote...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 09:23hrs | 965 | by Stephen Jakes
Rats eat man's savings
A 20-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man who had allegedly been saving money in tins at his home, went berserk when he opened his "banks" to find scraps as rats had eaten the money while some of it had been corrode...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 15:25hrs | 2063 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF is evicting resettled blacks, Operation Mavhotera Papi mark 2023 in all but name
"HUNDREDS of farmers and villagers in Mashonaland West province are facing eviction from the land they occupied on the strength of offer letters issued by politicians and lands officers during the cha...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 19:17hrs | 1500 | by Wilbert Mukori
Knight Frank creates cholera super spreader time bomb in Bulawayo's Pioneer House
A building in Bulawayo has become a potential cholera super spreader after going for more than 10 days without water.Managed by renowned property manager, Knight Frank, Pioneer House which belongs to ...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 12:07hrs | 886 | by Simba Jemwa
Zimbabwe restores duty on imported basic commodities
THE Government has restored the payment of import duty on selected basic goods, which fall away from the customs traveller's rebate.A traveller's rebate is a duty-free allowance, which is granted ...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 18:32hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
Inadequate toilets leave Plumtree stinking
PLUMTREE residents have bemoaned inadequate ablution and sanitation facilities in the town centre especially at the vendors trading points, amid fears of possible outbreaks of waterborne diseases....Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 13:50hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
What Of The Logo?
Five months ago, I wrote an article criticizing the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) for using ...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 19:29hrs | 1198 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
'Caf never said destroy Rufaro'
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume has dismissed reports suggesting that the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has recommended the demolition of Rufaro Stadium to meet the required international standard...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 19:35hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Newly deployed teacher raped on schools' opening day
A NEWLY deployed teacher at a school in Zhombe, Kwekwe District, was waylaid on her way to a blair toilet by a sexpest who went on to rape her.Kwekwe District Schools Inspector Mr Herbert Mazi...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 04:50hrs | 956 | by Staff reporter
More boys dropping out of school in Matebeleland South
MORE boys in Matebeleland South are dropping out of school compared to girls at both primary and lower secondary school levels, a Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) report has revealed....Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 04:49hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Juvenile sexually exploited for US$1
A 20-YEAR-OLD Harare woman has been arrested for allegedly luring a minor for the purpose of unlawful sexual conduct after she ran away from home.Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje remanded Vimbai Ka...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 20:47hrs | 778 | by Staff reporter
Cholera outbreak hits Hwange
Hwange has been hit by a cholera outbreak which has resulted in the Hwange Local Board shutting down all unlicensed food outlets and those operating from undesignated areas with immediate effect....Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 09:59hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Residents calls for speed rehabilitation of Iminyela ablution facility
Bulawayo residents have called for the local authority to speed up the rehabilitation of Iminyela ablution system to accommodate the current populat...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 07:17hrs | 212 | by Stephen Jakes
Rights group chides Zec over polling station toilets
THE Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has revealed that there was a massive shortage of mobile toilets during the December 2023 by-elections which, according to a survey, negatively affec...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:28hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Over 700 houses collapse due to heavy rains in Zimbabwe
Since the onset of the rainy season, over 700 houses in Epworth have crumbled, leaving hundreds homeless and in desperate need of assistance due to the relentless December rainfall.Despite a d...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:22hrs | 612 | by Staff reporter
Harare battles acute public toilets shortage
Harare faces further risks of cholera infection with the shortage of public toilets in the city centre as the majority are closed or inaccessible.The city has public toilets dotted around the ...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:12hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo life expectancy at 63 years'
THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) has revealed that the life expectancy for Bulawayo province stood at 62,6 years compared to the national life expectancy of 64,7 years.ZimStat...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 17:50hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Vendors relieve themselves in the open in Bulawayo CBD
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has expressed concern over the increasing practice of open defecation by vendors in the central business district (CBD) particularly in the streets and sanitary lanes....Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 09:45hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
23 schools in hot soup
GOVERNMENT has charged more 23 schools countrywide for turning away learners for fees, demanding fees in United States dollars and conducting extra lessons, among others.The 23 schools were Pa...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:54hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
158 Bulawayo buildings declared unsafe
The Bulawayo City Council has condemned 158 buildings in the city, which it says are unfit for occupation and pose danger to inhabitants and passers-by.This was revealed in the latest council ...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:38hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe lay down new cholera rules for schools
Schools must observe laid-down cholera protocols to ensure safe opening this Tuesday, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has directed.Speaking during a clean-up campaign at Warren...Published: 06 Jan 2024 at 08:41hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Allow artists to perform without censorship
Winky D born Wallace Chirumiko popularly known as 'The Big Man or Gaffa' deserves that respect amongst his peers. We have freedom of expression in the country so people should be allowed to air their ...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 20:09hrs | 886 | by Leonard Koni
'Foreign' vendors turn Bulawayo streets into toilets
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has accused vendors of practising open defecation on central business district (CBD) streets and sanitary lanes.According to the latest full council minutes release...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:59hrs | 683 | by Staff reporter
SA ramps up screening at its borders over outbreak of cholera
The National Department of Health said the outbreak of cholera in neighbouring countries has led to the government intensifying screening efforts at South Africa's borders.One of the countries...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:56hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's Cowdray Park projects in limbo after Zanu-PF bags seat
After witnessing a flurry of rare development projects in the run-up to the August elections, residents of Bulawayo's sprawling high-density suburb of Cowdray Park are now facing the reality of the re...Published: 01 Jan 2024 at 08:02hrs | 2024 | by Staff reporter
CCC councillor remembers the elderly
Mvurwi ward four councillor Thulani "Fire President" Ndlovu Citizen Coalition of Change (CCC) has remembered the elderly who clean public toilets in the smart town of Mvurwi.Ndlovu is known fo...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 18:10hrs | 721 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Jacob Mafume's plan is to stabilise Harare
NEWSDAY reporter Sharon Buwerimwe (ND) caught up with recently re-elected Harare mayor Jacob Mafume (JM) for an interview to discuss his plans after bouncing back into office.The mayoral post ...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:33hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean town bans public gatherings over cholera
THE GOVERNMENT has banned gatherings in parts of Beitbridge after cases of cholera were detected in some parts of the district.All burials will be supervised in those areas where public activi...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 13:39hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council to ease water shedding over Christmas
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has assured residents of the availability of water during Christmas as they continue monitoring levels at their reservoirs.The city is on a 120-hour water shedd...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:08hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
BCC raises red flag over Egodini vending stalls fraudsters
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has raised a red flag over fraudsters who are reportedly swindling vendors purporting to be responsible for the allocation of vending bays at Egodini Mall ahead of its reop...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 17:49hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Govt, stakeholders urged to accelerate water and sanitation programmes
GOVERNMENT and stakeholders have been implored to accelerate change in tackling the worsening sanitation crisis in the country to arrest the outbreak of cholera and other waterborne diseases.T...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 16:17hrs | 86 | by Stephen Jakes
Apostolic Faith Church congregants flood Bulawayo
THOUSANDS of congregants from two Apostolic Faith Churches are gathered at two venues in Bulawayo for their annual conferences.The churches were once one congregation before splitting into two...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:04hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's urban majority have no access to basic water
Most households in urban centres have no access to basic water and only 48,4% having that access amid fears this will result in outbreak of diseases.Latest Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Co...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 11:03hrs | 178 | by Stephen Jakes
Cholera is wreaking havoc in Harare's poor suburbs
TWO men struggle to push a rusty wheelchair over quarry stones into one of the tents at a clinic in Kuwadzana phase 4, one of Harare's densely populated suburbs.In the wheelchair is an elderly...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:35hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Man loses car during all-night sex romp at lovers house
A MAN from Njube suburb in Bulawayo was left heartbroken and counting his losses after thieves allegedly stole his car while he was at his lover's house in Mzilikazi suburb for an all-night sex romp....Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 05:48hrs | 2440 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo on high alert for cholera
WHILE Bulawayo has not recorded any cholera cases in the past four months, local health officials are on alert, urging residents to practise good hygiene and desist from shaking hands at public gather...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:30hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe National Army gifts eyesight to grannies
GOGO Ellen Nyoni (78) from Chakamanga Village in Shurugwi in the Midlands Province was all smiles and could not contain her excitement after her sight was restored. Sitting with fellow cataract patien...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:04hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt bans CBD vendors over cholera
Government has banned vendors from operating in the central business districts (CBDs) of major cities in response to the cholera outbreak.Information minister Jenfan Muswere told journalists d...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 05:05hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soldiers cause stir in Gweru
HUNDREDS of soldiers have camped at a military base in Guinea Fowl, Gweru, stretching social amenities in the area where there are limited ablution facilities and erratic water supplies at a time ther...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 21:26hrs | 1317 | by Staff reporter
Kombi operators push for touts removal
Commuter omnibus operators are calling for the immediate removal of touts at ranks while council officials take over blaming touts for the prevailing chaos often leading to overcharging and harassment...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 05:45hrs | 713 | by Staff reporter
Cowdray Park has gone dry for more than two weeks
For over two weeks, a significant portion of Cowdray Park in Bulawayo has been without water, exposing more than 1,000 residents to the risk of waterborne diseases. This situation has raised concerns ...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:24hrs | 349 | by Staff reporter
'Sekusile terminus, a disaster waiting to happen'
Residents of Ward 23 have expressed serious concerns about the Sekusile Bus Terminus and Shopping Centre in Nkulumane, describing it as a potential disaster waiting to happen due to uncollected waste ...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 17:03hrs | 647 | by Staff reporter
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