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Isiziba Youth Centre set for major facelift

According to latest council minutes, director housing and community services, Dictor Khumalo, the centre will remain a property of the city.

By Masiyephambili 37m ago

Isiziba Youth Centre set for major facelift

Bulawayo’s water crisis sparks urgent calls for action

The mayor detailed a multi-tiered strategy which includes a US$14.5 million infrastructure overhaul as well as the privately sector-led construction of the Glass Block Bopoma Dam.

By Silas Nkala 45m ago

Bulawayo’s water crisis sparks urgent calls for action

BCC warns of flash floods

Bulawayo city centre has become synonymous with the dumpsites in various sanitary lanes and other places, mostly blamed on vending.

By Silas Nkala 3h ago

BCC grapples with non-revenue water loss

Bulawayo City Council is overwhelmed by non-revenue water loss at a time when the city is grappling with the challenge of providing adequate water to consumers

By Silas Nkala Nov. 12, 2025

BCC grapples with non-revenue water loss

Bulawayo targets investment, smart growth under new corporate strategy

Moyo said the city’s corporate strategy ran until 2025, after which a new plan for 2026-30 will take effect.

By Nokuxola Mbangeni Nov. 11, 2025

Bulawayo targets investment, smart growth under new corporate strategy

Gogo Chihoro’s healing sessions continue to inspire many

With clients now coming as far as Botswana and Namibia all coming to witness what many call “the gift of true ancestral power.”

By Staff Reporter Nov. 9, 2025

Gogo Chihoro’s healing sessions continue to inspire many

Poverty reduction: A mirage in a desert of broken promises

President Emmerson Mnangagwa this week told the World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Qatar, that Zimbabwe has nearly halved poverty since 1995.

By Newsday Nov. 7, 2025

Poverty reduction: A mirage in a desert of broken promises

Government owes BCC schools ZiG29m

Under Beam, the government pays tuition fees for underprivileged students, including orphans.

By Silas Nkala Nov. 7, 2025

Fire guts Bulawayo Polytechnic

Bulawayo chief fire officer Mhlangano Moyo said the fire was believed to had been triggered by overheated flammable substances such as paraffin and cobra wax used in laboratory experiments

By Langelihle Nyathi Nov. 7, 2025