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Panashe Mpofu, a woman from Bulawayo, was recently let out of prison. She had been put there for two years because she disciplined some teenagers, including her own kid, for having a Vuzu party when they should've been in school. It all happened in the Luveve suburb. Ms. Mpofu caught the...

The Bulawayo City Council needs money that people owe them. They turned off water at 59 schools because these schools hadn't paid their bills. This means about three out of ten schools in Bulawayo lost their water supply. The council has many people who owe them money. By September 2024...

The Bulawayo City Council, or BCC for short, is bringing back an old rule from 17 years ago. This rule says that if someone has been renting a shop from the council for more than 10 years, the council can take the shop back. The council wants to do this instead of making a new rule. The reason...

The recent council meetings in Bulawayo have revealed significant tensions regarding leadership and governance. The situation centers on Deputy Mayor Ndlovu, who faces bribery charges but remains technically in office. This has created procedural and ethical challenges for council operations...

Two leaders in Bulawayo can go back to work even though they face charges about taking money wrongly. These leaders are Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu and Finance chair Mpumelelo Moyo. The Local Government Ministry first told them to stop working. Then they changed their minds. Mayor David Coltart...

The government has told two Bulawayo city leaders to stop working while they face court charges. Edwin Ndlovu, the Deputy Mayor, and Mpumelelo Moyo, who runs the Finance Committee, are accused of taking bribes. They got into trouble over $20,000 that was supposed to go to city council members...

The illegal fuel trade has returned to Bulawayo's streets. Dealers sell smuggled petrol and diesel from South Africa and Botswana. These sellers claim their fuel works better than legal blended fuel. The Zimbabwe government made a rule in August. All fuel must mix with ethanol before anyone can...

A Zimbabwean court has granted bail to two Bulawayo city officials accused of bribery. The High Court set bail at US$100 for Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu and Councillor Mpumelelo Moyo. Justice Ngoni Nduna set strict bail terms. The officials must stay at their listed homes and give up their...

The city bosses in Bulawayo dropped a bombshell - they're planning to tear down 17 houses! These homes sit right in the flood-prone Hlalani Kuhle area of Cowdray Park, where water keeps causing chaos. But wait - the homeowners are fuming mad! They say nobody told them about their houses getting...

There's some shady stuff going down in Bulawayo, and it's got the land developers all riled up. They say they've been putting up with corrupt city councillors who want a piece of the action. These councillors have been demanding bribes that can be as much as 10 percent of the value of the...

In a shocking incident that occurred on Saturday morning, Everton Sithole, a 62-year-old homeless man from Bulawayo, narrowly escaped death after being hit by a moving train while he was sleeping on the railway tracks under the Luveve Flyover. The older man sustained injuries to his head and...

Two top Bulawayo City officials are in hot water over bribery claims. The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu and Finance Committee Chair Mpumelelo Moyo. The officials got into trouble after they asked for money from a business that wanted to build in the...

The Bulawayo City Council took action on Sunday night. They seized several vehicles in the city's western suburbs, including Emganwini, Nketa, and Nkulumane cars. The vehicles were not parked in the right spots overnight. Some were outside car parks, and others were at shopping centers and gas...

The rainy season has caused problems for residents in Bulawayo. Heavy downpours have damaged homes and vehicles in the last three days. The Bulawayo Fire Brigade has identified 14 areas in 10 suburbs likely to flood and chosen safe places for residents to go in an emergency. The Fire Brigade is...

Cal_Vin (Mgcini Nhliziyo) will be performing live on the 30th of August this year at National Gallery in Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) from 5:30 pm. The admission for this Zim hip-hop music event is "FREE ENTRY", and Cal_Vin's music fans are expected to come through in numbers and show support for the...

The Bulawayo Arts Awards 2019 has been set to take place on the 29th of June and the red carpet event runs from 4 pm to 6 pm. Admission ticket prices are: VVIP tickets = $15 USD VIP tickets = $10 USD General tickets = $5 USD

The following is a list of nominees for Bulawayo Arts Awards 2019 which is scheduled to be held on the 29th of June later this year. ⭐ Outstanding Alternative Act Nominees: Jeys Marabini Hwabaraty Zinja Zinyamluma Gazelimnyama ⭐ Outstanding Choral Group Nominees: Bulawayo Choristers...

Just after Zim President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rally at White City Stadium in Bulawayo, there was an assassination attempt in the form of a bomb explosion that went off when the top ZANU-PF delegates were getting off the podium. It has been confirmed that President Mnangagwa is still alive and...