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Byo waste pickers demand recognition
Maphosa said the waste pickers requested that they be consulted on issues to do with waste removal and given facilities to operate from.
By Patricia Sibanda
Sep. 2, 2022
Zim's tattooist rolling with SA's top artists
The wheel spinner started his career about 10 years ago and moved to South Africa in search of greener pastures.
By Patricia Sibanda
Sep. 5, 2022
Byo singer elated at playing on African music charts
Sibanda told NewsDay Life & Style that the song talks about real life situations where some people earn a living through crime.
By Patricia Sibanda
Sep. 6, 2022
Parents petition Byo school over ‘unsanctioned’ fees top-up
In an interview, a parent who asked to remain anonymous said they were not happy with the way management was running the school.
By Patricia Sibanda
Sep. 16, 2022
Cycling to reduce pollution: BCC
To quicken the cycling culture’s revival, council has committed to revamp the cycling tracks on old and new roads.
By Patricia Sibanda
Oct. 14, 2022
Rights groups fret over wat-er privatisation
Zinwa is currently rolling out prepaid water meters.
By Patricia Sibanda
Oct. 15, 2022
BCC demands US$ top-ups for 2016 stands
In December 2018, council approved the sale of housing stands in US dollars, a move widely rejected by residents as anti-pro poor.
By Patricia Sibanda
Oct. 16, 2022
Lubimbi villagers relocation set for next year
Moyo said the relocation exercise would affect an estimated 2 500 villagers, and would cost more than US$2 million.
By Patricia Sibanda
Oct. 18, 2022
Chinese miners assault employees in Hwange.
Zhong Jian companies have been accused of assaulting their employees for demanding more pay.
By Patricia Sibanda
Sep. 21, 2022
BCC debtors baloon to $19bn
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) says it is owed $19 billion by ratepayers.
By Patricia Sibanda
Oct. 21, 2022
Insiza teachers resort to raw dam water
Teachers at Sidzibe Primary School in Insiza ward 5 are drinking raw water from a nearby dam
By Patricia Sibanda
Oct. 28, 2022
Council warned over briefcase companies
BPRA secretary for administration Thembelani Dube expressed concern at the poor workmanship by contracted private companies.
By Patricia Sibanda
Oct. 29, 2022
Human rights group welcomes delayed relocation of Lubimbi villagers
Matabeleland North minister of State Richard Moyo recently said government had postponed the relocation exercise to next year.
By Patricia Sibanda and Mpumelelo Moyo
Oct. 31, 2022
Govt offers land to women, PWDs
Last year, government announced plans to distribute land to the disabled.
By Patricia Sibanda
Nov. 12, 2022
Plumtree Town Council to fence sewer ponds
Residents have been piling pressure on the council to fence the sewer ponds after a child drowned last year.
By Patricia Sibanda
Nov. 13, 2022
Pumula South stands dispute escalates
Bulawayo deputy mayor Mlandu Ncube said the beneficiaries were still in talks with the council.
By Patricia Sibanda
Nov. 14, 2022
Opposition leader attacks cops over drug dealers
Bulawayo acting police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele said they had not received reports on drug peddling.
By Patricia Sibanda
Nov. 14, 2022
BCC to hold second round of polio vaccinations
Addressing delegates, Bulawayo deputy mayor Mlandu Ncube said the equipment would also help in conducting polio programmes.
By Patricia Sibanda
Nov. 21, 2022
Abafana BakaMzilikazi frontman inherits foundation
I have seen it fit to continue doing good on behalf of the late Wendy Mbongolwane-Dube, who had committed to assist underprivileged and academically gifted pupils in rural areas.
By Patricia Sibanda
Nov. 22, 2022
Zesa blames vandalism, hailstorms for power outages
The electricity problems in Bulawayo came as the country was recently informed about depleted water levels at Kariba Dam.
By Patricia Sibanda
Nov. 30, 2022
ZNA member killed over woman
Observations were that the body was found lying on the ground facing upwards inside the yard. The deceased was half naked, wearing a blue boxer short only.
By Patricia Sibanda
Dec. 1, 2022
Mpilo turns away cancer patients
Acting provincial medical director Marphios Siamuchembu revealed yesterday that cancer patients were being sent back home because the cancer machine broke down last year.
By Patricia Sibanda and Nizbert Moyo
Dec. 13, 2022
BCC acts on mosquito menace
Latest BCC minutes state that there has been alarming breeding of mosquitos in high-density suburbs.
By Silas Nkala and Patricia Sibanda
Dec. 14, 2022
Women, girls bear brunt of power outages: MIHR
Maphosa urged families to remove the responsibility of sourcing firewood from females.
By Patricia Sibanda
Dec. 16, 2022
Gokwe solar boreholes 85% complete
Nyandoro said residents from one ward were already drawing water from one of the boreholes.
By Patricia Sibanda
Dec. 16, 2022
Brain drain hits Bulawayo fire department
The revelations were made on Friday last week during a donation of fire and emergency services equipment by Operation Florian.
By Patricia Sibanda
Dec. 19, 2022
‘BCC should engage ZRP to handle the violent street vendors’
Informal traders and municipal police have occasionally had running battles that have sometimes turned violent.
By Patricia Sibanda
Jan. 4, 2023
No developments on Lubimbi villagers relocation site: Moyo
This is not the first time that Lubimbi villagers are being relocated to pave the way for a government project.
By Patricia Sibanda
Jan. 6, 2023
Illegal food outlets a health concern
“The food outlets mushrooming in the city, most of them are illegal and very dirty, hence the need for the council to pay attention to them,” Moyo said.
By Patricia Sibanda
Jan. 7, 2023
Bulawayo City fathers disown borehole water
As the water crisis continues, water borne diseases, particularly diarrhoea, have become endemic in the city.
By Patricia Sibanda
Jan. 8, 2023