A bus full of Zimbabwean passengers almost died in a huge crash in South Africa. The cross-border coach smashed into a tanker truck and a car near Makhado town on the N1 highway. A local transport department spokesperson said the bus driver got badly hurt and went to the hospital. Everyone else on the bus walked away without injury and found another ride to their destination. The crash shut down the road, with officials warning drivers about rainy, foggy conditions and telling them to use their lights and slow down.
They advised major delays for anyone going between Louis Trichardt and Musina because of huge traffic backups. An alternate route was suggested using the R523 road. This wreck follows another deadly bus accident near...
The government set up a bunch of ambulances at accident hotspots for the holidays. They positioned twenty-seven advanced units at major highway danger zones, with more standard ambulances on standby nationwide. A dedicated free emergency line is active at 591. Officials revealed the plan during a recent road safety campaign launch. They are also working on a new post-crash system after the cabinet approved a Road Accident Fund Bill earlier this year. This proposed fund, paid for partly by insurance fees, aims to get victims medical help within the first critical hour and cover immediate costs.
The transport ministry confirmed the deployments, thanking partners like ICZ and noting Discovery Ambulances can also be reached at 911. The...
Farmers are being told to plant hard and mix up their crops with all this rain. Government officials are pushing to use the good wet season for a huge harvest. Whether people say the current La Nina pattern means normal or even above average rainfall, which is the second year in a row for these conditions. Last year's similar weather already led to a surplus of maize and traditional grains.
Current planting numbers are way up from last season. Officials report over fifteen million Pfumvudza plots prepared nationally, which is a big increase. By mid December, farmers had planted over one point four million hectares of maize, along with several hundred thousand hectares of sorghum, pearl millet, soybeans, and sunflowers. Tobacco planting...
The biggest stock on the local exchange might jump ship. Econet Wireless plans a voluntary delisting from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, which would pull its roughly seventeen billion ZiG market value off the board. The company cited its shares trading at a major discount compared to similar African firms as the key reason. Under the proposal, its infrastructure assets would become a separate entity called Econet InfraCo, listed on the US dollar Victoria Falls exchange instead.
Analysts call this a potential disaster for the main bourse. Econet is a core holding for pension funds and a huge source of daily trading activity, often accounting for most of the market's liquidity alongside Delta. Its exit would sharply reduce the exchange's...
The party's Women's League got a three-million-dollar fund this year for projects. Their administrative secretary discussed the group's role and plans. She stated the league acts as the core support structure, handling recruitment and local organizing to strengthen community presence. Their central task involves mobilizing members and maintaining engagement across the party.
Regarding the funding, she confirmed it operates as a revolving finance pool intended for any woman in the country seeking empowerment. Specific initiatives include establishing ten provincial hatcheries, along with promoting chicken and pig farming, sewing projects, and agriculture. Beyond money, she noted they provide business training through workshops on...
That house music thing is rolling back into Bulawayo. The Garden of House event is hitting again, set for a Christmas Eve party. The crew running it, Bulawayo Exclusive Events, says buzz is growing for this regular fixture. They are calling it an All White Party this time to match the holiday vibe, claiming the color theme is about joy and people coming together.
They locked in some bigger names for the decks. South African acts Argento Dust and Lebza The Villain are confirmed to play. More artists will be announced later, supposedly to keep it a surprise. Besides the music and production upgrades, the organizers are doing a charity piece. They plan a donation drive to help the Sandra Jones Centre. Their whole pitch is that this is for...
Bulawayo businesses need to link up directly with the giant new steel plant at Manhize. The call comes from a senior official who stated the city must become a core part of this modern steel value chain to regain its former industrial strength. The one point five billion dollar Dinson Iron and Steel Company facility, now operational in the Midlands, is described as a top-tier global producer. Its output is meant to revive Bulawayo's many shuttered factories, making the city a key player in the national economic recovery.
High-level talks have already started to secure special funding. This budget would upgrade local manufacturing infrastructure to meet international standards, fix water systems, and repair railway lines and roads. The...
The #53 Nkayi Festival is firing up again for an eight-day run. This second edition aims to push local music, develop talent, and open doors for artists across Nkayi District. The event was created by musicians themselves, including Intombi Yabelungu, Precious Diana Indlovukazi, Collen Moyo, and Bheki Fuzane. It will travel around to different communities from Christmas Eve through New Year's Eve.
The schedule has shown moving to a new spot each day. It starts at Nyathi, then goes to Good Wood, Gonye Shopping Centre, Nyaje, Gwelutshena, Nkayi Centre, Tohwe, and finally wraps at Mpumelelo. The lineup is packed with acts from various styles. Gospel musician Collen Moyo and Maskandi artist Intombi Yabelungu will perform. Other names...
The government is throwing a massive pile of cash at two huge dam projects next year. They have earmarked four hundred million in ZiG currency to finish Lake Gwayi-Shangani and Kunzvi Dam, aiming to solve major water shortages in Bulawayo and Harare. Kunzvi Dam, currently sixty-five percent complete, gets about one hundred thirty million ZiG for its final push. The larger share, around two hundred seventy three million ZiG, is for Gwayi-Shangani Dam, which is over seventy two percent done. This follows a year where over one hundred one million US dollars was pumped into both sites on a presidential order for monthly funding.
Work at Kunzvi will focus on digging out the main dam basin, building homes for relocated families, and piling...
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