SOUTHERN EDITOR THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is ad- dressing a suspected case of water contamination in Tshabalala high density sub- urb after reports of smelly water coming from taps. This comes amid fears of a repeat of the 2020 waterborne disease outbreak in Luveve suburb, where 13 lives were lost. In a statement yesterday,…

SOUTHERN EDITOR THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines has raised alarm over alleged mismanagement of the Bubi Milling Centre, a gold processing facility launched in 2018 to support small-scale miners in the area. With an investment of US$3,5 million, the centre was established following a petition by the Bubi Small Scale Miners Association seeking government…

SOUTHERN EDITOR INFORMAL traders have called for dialogue to find a lasting solution to the long-running battles between illegal vendors and authorities. This comes after the government on Wednesday issued a 48-hour ultimatum to all local authorities to clear night vendors from the streets, citing littering and disruptions of other formal businesses in central business…

BULAWAYO residents will have to wait a little longer before the current brutal water rationing is eased. This is despite the city having recently recorded substantial water inflows into its supply dams this rainy season — which have now reached just above 50 percent of their capacity. This good news has prompted the local authority…

AUTHORITIES, through the ministry of Industry, have re-established the Commercial and Industrial Premises Rent Boards for the Southern and Northern regions to address rising disputes and ensure fair rent determination for business properties. This development comes after the absence of these boards had left many business owners, particularly small to medium enterprises (SMEs), at the…

SOUTHERN EDITOR THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is set to receive US$100 000 as part of the second round of the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Youth Climate Action Fund (YCAF), as the city targets planting 3 000 trees this year. The latest grant will enable people aged between 15 and 24 to develop, design, and implement urgent…

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has intensified its emergency disease surveillance mechanisms to detect infectious diseases. According to the latest disease surveillance report presented to the council, the city remains on high alert for several high-risk diseases, including cholera, mpox (monkeypox), typhoid, measles, and rabies, among others. “Regarding disease surveillance, the province rolled out intensified…