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Pair arrested on four counts of robbery
POLICE in Bulawayo arrested two men last week for four counts of robbery.Alois Ndoro (22) and Blessing Ngwenya (29) helped police with investigations leading to the recovery of some stolen ite...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 17:35hrs | 899 | by Staff reporter
Duo arrested over illegal drugs
TWO Bulawayo men have been arrested for possession of dangerous drugs following a tip-off from the public.Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Abednico Ncube yesterday confirmed ...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 21:44hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
BCC tables 144-hour water shedding plan
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) yesterday released a 144-hour weekly water shedding programme which will see most suburbs receiving water twice a week. The industry, city centre and mining are...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 06:41hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
Woman armed gangster arrested
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has arrested six suspected armed robbers, including a woman for committing a spate of crimes in Chiweshe while armed with a machete and a pistol. The six were arre...Published: 08 Feb 2021 at 05:44hrs | 3376 | by Staff reporter
Sibusiso B. Moyo, the man who read Mugabe the riot act
November 15, 2017 is not an ordinary day in Zimbabwe's political history. The day was characterised by action-packed events that culminated in the resignation of former president Mr Robert Mugabe....Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 18:33hrs | 2740 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's spokesperson warns people from Nkukumane
Zimbabwe's government spokesman Nick Mangwana on Tuesday said the effects of Cyclone Chalane are expected to be experienced in Bulawayo from around 2200hrs tonight.Sais Mangwana, "EFFECTS of #...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 17:17hrs | 5207 | by Staff reporter
Early rains bring smiles to Bulawayo
HEAVY rains experienced in parts of Matabeleland since Monday have temporarily eased water challenges in Bulawayo where some residents have harvested the resource for domestic use.Before the l...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:51hrs | 3098 | by Staff reporter
Nketa girl living her dream
THE South African film and television industry is a dog eat dog scene and only a few have ever been privileged to make it to the top.Prominent names in Mzansi seem to get all the top gigs, be ...Published: 23 Aug 2020 at 16:02hrs | 4308 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water crisis persists
THE dwindling water levels at the Bulawayo city's supply dams has crippled the pumping of both raw and clean water to the Criterion Raw Water and Tuli Clear Water reservoirs.This was said by t...Published: 29 Jul 2020 at 13:07hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Top female cop pesters junior's hubby for sex
SHE is a boss like no other!A top female police officer in Bulawayo is at the centre of an adultery storm after one of her subordinates sensationally accused her of ruining her 16-year marriag...Published: 06 Jun 2020 at 08:08hrs | 3758 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans turn to alternative foods
BULAWAYO residents have resorted to finding alternative foods to boost their diets as prices of basic commodities continue to increase beyond their reach. Profiteering businesses are taking advantage ...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 08:33hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
6-day water shedding in Bulawayo starts
BULAWAYO'S six-day weekly water shedding exercise starts today in most suburbs with restoration of supplies being staggered into two parts, each running for 12 hours. Council is battling to provide ad...Published: 18 May 2020 at 07:25hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
Pushcart operators back on Bulawayo streets
PUSHCART operators have returned to the streets of Bulawayo saying life had become unbearable without a source of livelihood, forcing them out of their homes in defiance of lockdown regulations. ...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 23:40hrs | 1608 | by Staff reporter
Zonal maize meal facility starts in Bulawayo
THE zonal maize meal distribution system introduced by the Grain Millers' Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) is set to commence today in Bulawayo and retailers who demand cash for the staple food face arr...Published: 15 Apr 2020 at 07:39hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
Hero status for Clark Mpofu
PIONEER liberation fighter Clark Mpofu has been declared a liberation war hero and his family would be provided with a State assisted burial.Mpofu succumbed to a heart attack on Saturday at Mp...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 15:26hrs | 943 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF recommends national hero status for Clark Mpofu
ONE of the pioneers of the country's liberation war Clark Mpofu has died and the Zanu-PF leadership in Bulawayo has recommended that he been declared a national hero. He was 81. Mpofu succumbe...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:22hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents go 4 days without water
A MAJORITY of Western Suburbs in Bulawayo have gone for four days without running water a time when global health experts are promoting strict hygiene to stop the Covid-19 outbreak. Council la...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 05:49hrs | 1241 | by Staff reporter
Woman in court for 'stealing' car, cash
A WOMAN from Bulawayo has appeared in court for allegedly stealing a motor vehicle and cash only to dump the car after crashing into a water drain. Aneludo Dube (25) of Sauerstown suburb stole...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 07:25hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Theft of vehicle lands woman in court
A Bulawayo woman is in trouble after she allegedly stole a vehicle from her visitor at her residence in Source-town.The woman allegedly stole the car and wallet containing US$360 and R 400....Published: 11 Dec 2019 at 07:31hrs | 3553 | by Stephen Jakes
More water woes for Bulawayo
The Bulawayo City Council has announced that residents in some suburbs will experience additional water shedding to the already running 96 hours per week due to a fault along a power line supplying el...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 18:41hrs | 1260 | by Staff Reporter
Zupco to ferry fans
A CARNIVAL atmosphere dominated by a sea of "black and white" clad Highlanders' supporters is expected to envelope Barbourfields Stadium when Bosso take on Ngezi Platinum Stars in the final of the Chi...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:45hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Man stabbed seven times in Suburbs
A MAN from Bulawayo is battling for life in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Mater Dei Hospital after he was allegedly stabbed seven times by two men last Saturday. The man was allegedly stabb...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:38hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
Son makes sexual advances on biological mother
WHAT would B-Metro be without bizarre or shocking real stories?A devastated woman shared shocking details of her 21-year-old son's sexual fantasies and odd feelings claiming he was supposedly ...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 12:57hrs | 2717 | by Staff reporter
BCC extends water shedding period to 72-hours
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has expanded its weekly water shedding programme from 48 to 72 hours as water levels continue to decline in the city's supply dams. Addressing the media yesterd...Published: 24 Oct 2019 at 07:49hrs | 1021 | by Staff Reporter
'Armed' sangoma raids client's family
AN inyanga-cum-prophet from Bulawayo allegedly armed himself with a gun and ganged up with two friends to raid his client's home in Mzilikazi suburb in a revenge mission after "not being paid for serv...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 07:13hrs | 1210 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers 'get away with over $17K USD'
EIGHT armed robbers allegedly raided a family in Bulawayo's Kumalo suburb and got away with more than US$17 000 among other valuables using their victim's car which they later abandoned. The i...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 05:54hrs | 2453 | by Staff Reporter
24 suburbs on 48hr water shutdown
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) yesterday effected a 48-hour water shutdown affecting 24 suburbs mostly in the western areas to stabilise water supply at one of its reservoirs that has fallen to critical ...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 05:52hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Public urged to report unruly cops
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has called on members of the public to report any law enforcers involved in criminal activities and acts of misconduct as it moves to rid the rot within the force....Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 12:22hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
BCC cuts water supplies in western suburbs
THE Bulawayo City Council will today cut water supply to 18 western suburbs that feed off the Magwegwe Resevoir for 48 hours until Sunday morning before the normal two day rotational water shedding sc...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 07:17hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Pirate taxi passengers beat up lone gunman
PASSENGERS in a pirate taxi from the Bulawayo city centre to Emganwini suburb yesterday savagely pummelled a lone gunman suspected to be behind a spate of armed robberies that have rocked the city in ...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:33hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
Cont plots Amakhosi 'exit' from Makokoba
SINCE its earliest days at Stanley Hall and Stanley Square, before it moved to 15506 Masotsha Ndlovu Avenue, Lady Stanley Street, Bulawayo, right at the edge of Bulawayo's oldest township, Amakhosi Cu...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 07:28hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Rapist prays for fainted victim
A MAN from Bulawayo raped a 45-year-old woman until she fainted, prayed for her and raped her again when she regained consciousness.Haston Phiri (37) of no fixed abode was sentenced to 15 year...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 22:55hrs | 1291 | by Staff reporter
11 buses for Dabengwa memorial service
BULAWAYO residents have been urged to give national hero Dr Dumiso Dabengwa a befitting send-off by turning up in their numbers for a memorial service to be held in his honour at White City Stadium to...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:27hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Looters caught on camera jailed
TWO Bulawayo men who looted goods worth more than $11 000 at a Nketa 9 supermarket during the January protests have been caged five years behind bars after they were positively identified through the ...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 15:21hrs | 672 | by Staff reporter
Residents dump looted goods in bush
SOME Bulawayo residents who looted groceries from shops in last week's riots have resorted to dumping them in bushes around the city as police investigations intensify. Police investigations h...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police recover looted goods, culprits in court
POLICE in Bulawayo recovered property and groceries worth thousands of dollars in Entumbane suburb that were looted by violent demonstrators. The recovered goods include stoves, refrigerators,...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:20hrs | 1457 | by Staff reporter
Man loses car while drinking beer
A MAN from Bulawayo lost his vehicle to a thief while drinking beer at a city sports bar. Mr Simon Kwanai (39) of Nketa 9 suburb parked his car, a Nissan Liberty registration number ACD 4453, ...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:13hrs | 1325 | by Staff reporter
A community-based initiative in Nketa 9, Bulawayo highlights International Human Rights Month
Children's right to play and the right to participate in public life are some of the overlooked human rights of our time. At a time when hard core political issues gain more attention from human...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 08:47hrs | 1115 | by Agencies
Form 3 pupil dies in Bulawayo gang violence
A FORM Three pupil at Founders High School in Bulawayo died during suspected teenage gang violence after an alcohol binge and his assailants dumped his body in a bushy area near Nketa High School in N...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 04:39hrs | 2106 | by Staff reporter
Copper cables thieves sentenced to 20 years
TWO men have been sentenced to 20 years in jail for stealing Zesa cables worth $1 925 from a power line in Figtree.Mbekezeli Phiri (39) and Cabangani Ncube (34) were caught by security guards ...Published: 19 May 2018 at 14:55hrs | 552 | by Staff reporter
Man demands $600 he gave to lover
BREAKING his heart wasn't enough!This aptly applies to a Bulawayo woman who is now being hounded by her ex-lover into returning $600 that he generously gave her to boost her business.N...Published: 11 May 2018 at 07:10hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
$3 000 worth of property lost in fire
PROPERTY worth about $3 000 was destroyed when a fire broke out at a house in Nketa 9 suburb on Monday evening. No-one was injured in the inferno.Bulawayo chief fire officer, Richard Peterson ...Published: 09 May 2018 at 07:11hrs | 654 | by Staff reporter
Meet the soldier who read Mugabe the riot act
November 15, 2017 is not an ordinary day in Zimbabwe's political history. The day was characterised by action-packed events that culminated in the resignation of former president Mr Robert Mugabe....Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 11:54hrs | 2888 | by Staff reporter
Man bashes Ex-wife for 'infecting him with HIV'
A 35-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo flew into a rage and assaulted his 21-year-old ex-wife, accusing her of infecting him with HIV.A court heard that Tosh Munyambizi from Nketa 9 suburb struck his...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 07:31hrs | 2783 | by Staff Reporter
Tsvangirai had a secret wife - Reports
The late MDC-T leader, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, secretly paid lobola for a Bulawayo woman, Nobuhle Marylin Ndiweni (36), last year while he was officially married to Ms Elizabeth Macheka, it has emerged....Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 09:12hrs | 3913 | by Staff Reporter
Man rapes niece (4)
A 35-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly raping his four-year-old niece in Nketa 9 suburb.The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the minor, allegedly ra...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 06:36hrs | | by Staf reporter
Bulawayo flash floods leave trail of destruction
FLASH floods left scores of Bulawayo residents counting their losses, with the city's Fire Brigade saying it was overwhelmed by distress calls following heavy rains that pounded the city on Sunday....Published: 20 Feb 2018 at 08:02hrs | 2062 | by Staff reporter
Nketa 9 residents block neighbour's eviction
A BULAWAYO Messenger of Court was yesterday forced to make a hasty retreat after Nketa 9 residents blocked him from evicting a 72-year-old woman, Evelyn Phiri, from a disputed property.The hou...Published: 10 Jan 2018 at 05:29hrs | 2127 | by Staff reporter
Goblins torment a Nketa family in Bulawayo
A Nketa family is having sleepless nights amid accusations that one of the family members allegedly hired some goblins which are now tormenting the family especially at night.House number 5951...Published: 14 Nov 2017 at 19:08hrs | 2666 | by Staff reporter
6 'illegal money changers' charged under new law
SIX suspected illegal money changers in Bulawayo have become the first to be charged under a new law that criminalises buying and selling forex.The law was gazetted on Thursday.Maritha...Published: 30 Sep 2017 at 07:00hrs | 2373 | by Staff reporter
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