Residents tackle water privatisation push
The residents associations were united in calling on the government and local authorities to implement sustainable financing for water infrastructure.
By Innocent Magondo
Oct. 1, 2025
Controversy over water privatisation in Zim: Voices from the ground
As the city grapples with the looming threat of water privatisation, residents find themselves at a crossroads, caught between government promises and the harsh realities of daily life
By Tonderayi Matonho
Jul. 31, 2025
Residents urge funeral parlours to help BCC improve cemeteries
Bulawayo United Residents Association chairperson Winos Dube said the council should work to maintain the cemeteries.
By Peter Dube
Jun. 21, 2025
Residents lament drug peddling in CBD
Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association provincial secretary for administration Thabani Ndlovu, said the CBD was now a dangerous place.
By Peter Dube
Dec. 29, 2024
Byo schools turn away students over unpaid fees
Primary and Secondary Education ministry spokesperson, Taungana Ndoro said no child should be sent away over non-payment of fees.
By Bongile Moyo and Peter Dube
Jun. 7, 2024
SOS to help homeless Pumula family
Acting chief fire officer Mahlangano Moyo said the department had engaged several stakeholders to assist the family.
By Margaret Lubinda
May. 24, 2024
‘Fix street lights in suburbs’
Acting BCC spokesperson Bongiwe Ngwenya recently revealed that 258 out of 429 tower lights in the city were not functioning.
By Patricia Sibanda
Apr. 3, 2024
Outcry over BCC gold mine lease charges
Council has also resolved to suspend billing on various mining claims.
By Nizbert Moyo
Mar. 27, 2024
BCC turns to boreholes, as water crisis deepens
Representing the council, ward 3 councillor, Mxolisi Mahlangu said the local authority wants to make sure that all boreholes that are not working are fixed.
By Patricia Sibanda
Mar. 22, 2024

Treasury delays suffocate roads contractors, cripple projects... bankruptcy, lawsuits, asset seizures threaten small firms
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By Melody Chikono and Freeman Makopa
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Zanu PF conference to endorse Mnangagwa’s extended tenure... party apparatchiks ignore simmering divisions
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By Julia Ndlela
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Another whitewash: Govt keeps commission report under wraps
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By Julia Ndlela
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