BULAWAYO Provincial Affairs minister Judith Ncube, has slammed people in the second city for their complacency which is fuelling Covid-19 new infections and deaths in the region. This comes as Bulawayo currently has at least 912 active Covid-19 cases with a number of hospitals in the city now running out of beds. However, the huge amount…
AN 18-YEAR-old Bulawayo man, who allegedly raped his niece, 13, at Fairbridge Police Camp claiming to be fulfilling her late father’s wishes, has appeared in court. The man, whose name cannot be revealed to protect the victim, appeared yesterday before Bulawayo regional magistrate Elisha Singano, who remanded him to July 9. Prosecutors told the court…
NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) former employees have won a case of unfair labour practice in which their former employer had reportedly…
HWANGE Local Board (HLB) says it is well on course to meet its timelines for the resuscitation of road infrastructure in its…
A CHINESE mining company, Afrochine Smelting (Private) Limited, has appealed to the government for protection after locals and civil society organisations have…
COPS in Bulawayo have arrested two security guards for allegedly impersonating police officers, as similar cases continue to rise in the country. …
EMBATTLED Victoria Falls town clerk Ronnie Dube is back in office after a commission of inquiry set to investigate gross misconduct and abuse of office charges against him cleared him of any wrongdoing. The findings presented during Thursday’s special full council meeting absolved Dube before ordering his reinstatement with immediate effect. “Following the full special…
A BULAWAYO man of fixed abode, who strangled his 81-year-old ex-employer to death in Upper Rangemore, has been convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years in jail by the High Court. Iphithule Moyo was found guilty of killing Naomi Titsha during a salary dispute that occurred in May last year. Bulawayo High Court judge,…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC)’s probe into allegations the council has ghost contract workers has drawn blanks. The staff audit was commissioned after suspicions of fraudulent activities in the municipality. “As part of our audit and consultation services, we have completed the audit of the city’s contract employees’ verification of existence. Based on analytics performed…
ORGANISERS of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) say they will periodically review the Covid-19 situation in the country to ensure the event set for next month is conducted in a safe environment. This comes as Zimbabwe has witnessed an increase in the number of new infections and deaths, with authorities recently imposing stricter measures…
