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'Bulawayo water is safe'
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has claimed that the city's water is safe for human consumption despite recent concerns by Lobengula West residents that the water was contaminated.City health expe...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:36hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Reckless throwing of rubbish worry BCC
Bulawayo deputy mayor ward councillor Mlandu Ncube has urged Bulawayo citizens to adopt cleanliness as the culture that will attract tourists and transform the city.Ncube said this during the ...Published: 18 Oct 2021 at 11:21hrs | 589 | by Stephen Jakes
Sewage oozes out of taps, residents abandon houses
A HEALTH hazard is looming in Bulawayo's Lobengula West suburb as sewage is oozing out of some houses' taps and toilets, with the local authority allegedly taking over a month to address the situation...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:00hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Council mulls closing four clinics
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is considering closing four of its clinics as the staffing situation within its health services department continues to deteriorate.Last year, the local authori...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 08:59hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council to pipe pre-paid gas to homes
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) will now install pre-paid gas meters in new residential areas under a piped gas reticulation system, as the local authority seeks alternative revenue streams as demand for ...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:21hrs | 1562 | by Staff reporter
BCC announces revised 200% budget increase
THE Bulawayo City Council yesterday announced a $23 billion 2022 budget, down from the initially proposed $24 billion budget, while rate increases have been revised downwards to 200% from 216%....Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:21hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
Residents resist BCC tariff hikes
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday bowed to pressure from residents and slightly slashed its proposed 2022 budget by $900 million, with the tariff regime going down by 16 percent.During las...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
BCC climbs down on rates hike
BULAWAYO City Council has been forced to reduce the proposed increase in rates for the 2022 budget from 216% to 200%.This was revealed yesterday by mayor Solomon Mguni, who described the move ...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:25hrs | 625 | by Staff reporter
BCC expresses concern over road rehab
BULAWAYO City Council has expressed dismay over its exclusion by central government in on-going road rehabilitation works and fears poor workmanship because of lack of supervision by city engineers....Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 06:01hrs | 815 | by Staff reporter
Sand poachers degrade Bulawayo
RAMPANT sand poaching and chopping down of trees is causing environmental degradation in and around Bulawayo amid revelations that the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) only has five rangers instead of 74 n...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:53hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
7 Bulawayo church buildings face demolition
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has warned that it will demolish seven church structures built without council approval.Council by-laws stipulate that no construction should take place without...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:31hrs | 1136 | by Staff reporter
Mosquitoes give Bulawayo residents sleepless nights
HOVERING seamlessly at ear level with a persistent and incommodious whine, mosquitoes leave you with bites that subsequently lead to itchy and puffy welts.With their slender segmented body, a ...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:28hrs | 1642 | by Staff reporter
Ndolwane Super Sounds star snubs Roil BAA
Martin "The Big Boss" Sibanda of Ndolwane Super Sounds has snubbed the Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards and will not appear at the event because he has other plans.The nominees were announced on Frid...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:28hrs | 1150 | by Staff reporter
Resounding send-off for Amen Mpofu
FAMILY, friends and former colleagues of the late former Bulawayo deputy Mayor, Alderman Amen Mpofu on Tuesday thronged the city council chambers to bid him farewell during an emotion-filled special c...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:28hrs | 1127 | by Staff reporter
Midwives shortage hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO is facing a critical shortage of midwives at council-run clinics which has seen maternity centres operate with just half of the needed staff, putting pregnant women and unborn babies at risk....Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:27hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
BCC struggles to undertake, finish planned projects
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has been struggling to undertake or finish projects that are listed under the ward retention fund (WRF).City fathers are blaming this on the unstable economic envir...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:04hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
BCC commits $43,7m to refurbishments
BULAWAYO City Council has utilised only $43,7 million out of the $63,5 million devolution funds that the city was allocated from 2019 to 2021.This was revealed in the 2021 budget review statem...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:42hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council sued over air pollution
THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has taken Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to court for failing to properly manage its sanitary landfill site popularly known as Ngozi Mine in Richmond suburb resu...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:51hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Proposed BCC budget for 2022: $12 000 a month for rates in Bulawayo
THE proposed 2022 budget by the City of Bulawayo will see residents in some places paying as much as $12 000 for rates only, before factoring in water charges as the local authority targets to introdu...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:14hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Old shop licence fees cost BCC $29 million
THE Bulawayo City Council lost $29 million revenue due to charging old fees on shop licences.The council also overshot its 2021 budget by $71,5 million on town planning, environment management...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:05hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
High-water consumption alarms council
BULAWAYO City Council has expressed concern over the high-water consumption by residents which exceeds the daily limit set by the local authority.Council removed punitive water restrictions bu...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:55hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents face 216% rates hike
BULAWAYO rate payers are expected to pay an average of 216 percent more in tariffs as the local authority has proposed a $24 billion budget for the coming year.The budget consists of a $16,8 b...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:53hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
BCC projects $24,7bn budget for 2022
BULAWAYO City Council has proposed a $24,7 billion budget for 2022, which will hike tariffs by over 216%.This was revealed by BCC financial director Kempton Ndimande yesterday while presenting...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:20hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
BCC road rehabilitation programme behind schedule
BULAWAYO City Council's (BCC) road re-gravelling programme is behind schedule by two months due to constant breakdown of its ageing plant machinery, a council report on on-going roadworks in the city ...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:48hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
Bureaux de change operator opens shop in western suburbs
WHILE many financial service businesses are concentrated in the Central Business District, Swift Global Forex Bureaux de Change has decided to be different.The entity has become the first comp...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:34hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
BCC launches new water supply strategy
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday began implementing a new water supply strategy aimed at easing water shortages.In a notice to residents yesterday, town clerk Christopher Dube said the ci...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:17hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners invade several Bulawayo suburbs
GOLD panners have invaded several suburbs in Bulawayo causing environmental degradation and raising security concerns.Some of the suburbs affected by these illegal gold miners include Mahatshu...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:07hrs | 552 | by Staff reporter
Private firms to repair Bulawayo bus shelters
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has begun scouting for companies interested in repairing and maintaining the city's bus stops in order to protect the commuting public from harsh weather conditions....Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:18hrs | 1276 | by Staff reporter
BCC to hold WhatsApp budget consultations
BULAWAYO City Council will for the second year running hold WhatsApp-based budget consultation meetings and also present the 2022 budget projections via the social networking platform.Last yea...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 10:13hrs | 177 | by Staff Reporter
Byo Arts Festival fails to pay artists
Bulawayo artists who performed at the arts festival that was held in June have bemoaned that they are byet to get paid for their services.The second edition of the festival was held in Bulaway...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 09:53hrs | 254 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo residents object to virtual budget review
THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has objected to plans by the local authority to conduct a joint virtual 2021 budget review and 2022 budget presentation, arguing the processes wer...Published: 25 Sep 2021 at 06:06hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
BCC to introduce new electronic parking system
BULAWAYO City Council, in partnership with Tendy Three Investments (TTI), has embarked on a project to introduce a new electronic parking system aimed at decongesting the city.The project will...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:14hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
BCC ensures Bulawayo residents engaged as parking marshals
BULAWAYO City Council has said measures will be put in place to ensure only city residents are employed by the company that will manage its US$2,2 million vehicle parking system. The council i...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:11hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Cowdray Park residents cry foul over road project
COWDRAY Park residents have appealed to the Bulawayo City Council to prioritise the completion of the road linking the suburb and Hlalani Kuhle residential stands, as the rainy season is fast approach...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:27hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Parents, Teachers, Students outcry over chaotic situations in schools
Parents and teachers have expressed concerns over the education system in the country saying it has gone to the dogs.This was after the...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:00hrs | 218 | by Stephen Jakes
'It's all systems go for ZITF'
BULAWAYO City Council has said it is now ready for this year's Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), the country's premier international showcase, which begins on Tuesday next week.Deputy ...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:28hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter
BCC gets two water tenders donation
BULAWAYO City Council recently got a donation of two water fire tenders from Operation Florian Mission in Bulawayo which requested the local authority to fund the transportation of the equipment from ...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 10:22hrs | 812 | by Stephen Jakes
We are not abandoning Merry Chiwenga-Mubayiwa
To be a woman activist in Zimbabwe is totally different from being an activist in the comforts of Germany. I have come to terms with this fact. Women activism especially in our societies does not mean...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 14:56hrs | 6115 | by Nomazulu Thata
Pensioner's impounded vehicle released on humanitarian grounds
Bulawayo City Council has released on humanitarian grounds the pensioner Isaac Donald Donono's vehicle (ADL 4359) that was impounded due to failure to display a valid licence disc abandonment in the s...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 11:45hrs | 1838 | by Stephen Jakes
Breakdowns stall Bulawayo stands development
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) claims that development of new residential stands has been hampered by constant breakdown of its plant and machinery, with graders hardly working beyond two consecutive day...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:12hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
BCC crafts new fire by-laws to regulate fireworks
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has crafted new fire by-laws which will regulate the use of fireworks as well as the discarding of gas cylinders in the city.The council's intention was reveale...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:28hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Ngozi Mine smoke chokes Bulawayo suburb
THICK plumes of smoke billowing from a sprawling Bulawayo City Council (BCC) landfill site popularly known as Ngozi Mine in Richmond suburb are a daily sight. The hazardous smoke is now encroa...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:22hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
BCC gets parking system deadline
THE Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA) gave the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and Tendy Three private limited, 45 days to have signed the contract and begun work in the city's parking managem...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:57hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Dead body found in sewer manhole
POLICE in Bulawayo have appealed to members of the public to identify the body of a woman who was found dumped inside a sewer manhole at an open space between Pumula East and Pumula South last W...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:56hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter
BCC, CAAZ object to cemetery near airport
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has turned down an application by a local private company to establish a cemetery adjacent to the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport.The snub came after...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 19:45hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
New magistrates' courts for Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has availed land for the construction of magistrates' courts in Cowdray Park and Nkulumane suburbs. This follows an application by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC)...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 06:46hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo poor water quality sees increase in waterborne diseases
BULAWAYO is recording an increase in waterborne diseases as the local authourity grapples with inconsistences in the city's water quality despite its treatment chemicals meeting national standards. ...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Residents fume over raw sewage spilling into homes
RESIDENTS of Bulawayo's oldest and most populous suburb, Makokoba, are up in arms with the city council for failing to attend to burst sewer pipes which are now discharging raw sewage into their house...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:14hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
BCC seeks partners for Emganwini flats
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is set to construct residential flats in Emganwini and is inviting financially sound investors to partner the local authority in delivering homes to residents. Public priva...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:08hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
BCC, residents clash over bills
RESIDENTS are up in arms with the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) over high water bills for the month of July.Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) wrote to Bulawayo town clerk Christopher Dube...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 05:54hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
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