POLICE in Bulawayo have singled out the city’s sprawling, high density suburb of Cowdray Park as the hot spot for criminal activities. Speaking to journalists at the Bulawayo Media Centre last Friday, acting Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele said while crime was prevalent everywhere in the city, Cowdray Park recorded cases almost on a…
FORMER Zapu spokesperson Mso Ndlovu says leadership failures have been the former liberation movement’s biggest undoing in its fight for political relevance since its revival in 2008. In a speech on Sunday as part of celebrating Zapu’s 62nd anniversary, Ndlovu, who last month resigned from his position, but remained in the party’s national executive, said…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it is facing a difficult situation because it must balance the council’s foreign currency expenditures with the usage of the Zimbabwe dollar, which most residents use to settle bills. This comes at a time when there have been increased calls for the government to fully dollarise as most people…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC)’s water crisis is set to worsen after authorities yesterday confirmed that the local authority will this week transition from the current 72 hours weekly water shedding regime to 120 hours, as water levels at the city’s supply dams continue to dwindle. This comes at a time residents have, for the…
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart says his engagements with the business community in South Africa recently have shown him that investors are eager to invest in Zimbabwe. This comes after Coltart, as part of an initiative to boost investment prospects for the city, travelled to South Africa last week and met a business community composed primarily…
DETHRONED Zanu PF Bulilima Member of Parliament Dingumuzi Phuti has filed an urgent application at the Bulawayo High Court seeking a rescission of judgment nullifying his August 23 election victory. This was after losing Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate Bekezela Maplanka petitioned the court, citing several electoral irregularities. Justice David Mangota handed down a…
THE Bulawayo High Court has directed the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to re-run the Bulilima National Assembly constituency election following a plethora of electoral irregularities. This comes after losing Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate Belezela Maplanka launched a petition in September with the High Court seeking to overturn Zanu PF candidate Dingimuzi Phuti’s victory…
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) says it has cleared its over $5 billion debt owed to pensioners which had ballooned over the past decade. According to the State-owned rail company, the arrears had accumulated over the years due to “meticulous computation of monthly pensions, considering the pensioners’ career details, salary structures and applicable increments”….
LEADING hospitality group, African Sun Limited (ASL), has given a timely boost of US$21 000 to the Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching Unit (Vfapu)…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has offered the city’s mayor, Solomon Mguni, a Toyota Hilux double cab as part of his exit package as his five-year term in office nears the end ahead of this year’s general elections. This was revealed in the latest council report, indicating that the mayoral pool vehicle has been placed…
