Bulawayo City Council

Bulawayo City Council

By amlambo
May 8, 2020
Lift lockdown in phases
Corona Virus News
The government of Zimbabwe should consider lifting the lockdown in phases, while monitoring the behavior and responses of the population, medical experts have expressed. ...
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By amlambo
February 11, 2019
National News
BULAWAYO City Council has suspended the sale of housing stands, citing currency distortions in the country less than two months after residents rejected its bid to sell stands in hard currency. ...
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By amlambo
May 15, 2013
National News
BULAWAYO City Council has ordered the immediate eviction of tenants from a block of flats in the CBD, with the local authority describing the building as being in a bad state of disrepair. ...
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By amlambo
May 15, 2013
National News
WATER shortages and the Bulawayo City Council’s rationing programme are increasingly becoming a bitter pill for Cowdray Park residents who go for days without water. ...
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By amlambo
May 15, 2013
News
A BULAWAYO City Council pre-paid water meter pilot project in Cowdray Park has hit a snag due to delays in the completion of a water ring main pipeline that connects the suburb. ...
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By amlambo
May 14, 2013
National News
WHILE the move by the Bulawayo City Council to transfer ownership of Mabutweni houses to sitting tenants has been greeted with joy by some residents of the suburb, others are crying foul. ...
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By amlambo
May 13, 2013
National News
SCORES of residents from Emganwini Millennium Housing Scheme last week stormed the Nketa housing office protesting against Bulawayo City Council’s failure to give them title deeds. ...
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By amlambo
May 13, 2013
National News
BULAWAYO City Council is conducting joint operations with the police to weed out gold panners and sand poachers causing siltation at Lower Ncema Dam. ...
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By amlambo
May 9, 2013
National News
BULAWAYO city council has expressed concern at “road trenching” by several companies laying cables in the central business district, saying they did not meet the municipality’s standards. ...
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By amlambo
April 30, 2013
National News Politics
Zanu PF yesterday admitted it was powerless to stop the Bulawayo City Council from giving PM Morgan Tsvangirai the Freedom of the City civic honour. ...
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By amlambo
April 23, 2013
National News
Bulawayo City Council has temporarily suspended water-shedding in the city to facilitate smooth service delivery during the week-long ZITF, which kicks off today. ...
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By amlambo
April 23, 2013
National News
BULAWAYO City Council’s fire department yesterday said the fire that gutted an Emganwini house was caused by fuel that was being taken from drums. ...
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By amlambo
March 27, 2013
National News
THE High Court has barred two special interest councillors appointed by Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo from attending Bulawayo City Council meetings. ...
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By amlambo
March 11, 2013
National News
BULAWAYO City Council is planning to set up car wash sites in order to regulate the service and cash-in on the business. ...
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By amlambo
March 9, 2013
News
BULAWAYO City Council has turned down a request by Star Brite organisers, Events R Us to use the Large City Hall to stage their auditions free of charge. ...
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By amlambo
March 7, 2013
National News
Bulawayo City Council is on a collusion course with governor Cain Mathema’s office following a recommendation that the government must pay for electricity usage at the Large City Hall during this year’s Independence Celebrations. ...
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By amlambo
February 13, 2013
National News
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has rescinded its earlier decision to repossess its farm from Umguza Black Empowerment Mining Company after the latter threatened to sue for breach ...
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By amlambo
February 11, 2013
National News
PRIME MINISTER Morgan Tsvangirai has been sucked into a wrangle between Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo over the appointment of Fidelis Fengu as a special interest councillor for people with disabilities. ...
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By amlambo
February 11, 2013
National News
THE Bulawayo chapter of AAG says it has engaged NSSA, Zesa and Bulawayo City Council to consider applying a moratorium for ailing firms with huge utility bills in a bid to allow them to get back on their feet. ...
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By amlambo
February 11, 2013
National News
Bulawayo City Council is reportedly saddled with a $71 million debt which includes unpaid salaries and money owed to several service providers since November last year. ...
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By amlambo
February 1, 2013
Columnists Opinion & Editorials
The recent spat between Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo and the Bulawayo City Council exposes once again the arrogant and heavy hand with which the minister rules local authorities. ...
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By amlambo
January 31, 2013
News Politics
BULAWAYO deputy mayor Amen Mpofu has accused Zanu PF politburo member Saviour Kasukuwere of making “cheap and childish political statements” after the minister blamed the MDC-T-led council for allegedly running down the city. ...
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By amlambo
January 31, 2013
National News
The Bulawayo City Council on Tuesday held another interdenominational day of prayer for more rains after a similar one three months ago. ...
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By amlambo
January 29, 2013
News
BULAWAYO mayor Thaba Moyo has challenged Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo to publicise a report that contains his findings over a recent probe he conducted against the local authority. ...
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By amlambo
January 25, 2013
News
Two Bulawayo City Council (BCC) fire brigade vehicles were involved in an accident, which reportedly resulted in two firefighters being injured during a mock fire exercise at the Tower Block building on Wednesday. ...
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By amlambo
January 24, 2013
News
LIVES could have been lost if a mock fire drill at Bulawayo City Council’s Tower Block yesterday had been real as the occupants of the building dragged their feet when told to vacate the building. ...
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By amlambo
January 24, 2013
News
BULAWAYO will continue singing the blues as the city’s supply dams have so far received paltry inflows despite the heavy downpours recorded since last week. ...
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By amlambo
January 24, 2013
News
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has been accused of not fully disclosing polluted points to Environment Management Authority (EMA) officials making monitoring difficult. ...
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By amlambo
January 15, 2013
News
THE Bulawayo City Council has revealed that traffic light controllers in the country’s second largest city are obsolete, making them difficult to repair. ...
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By amlambo
January 10, 2013
News
THE Bulawayo City Council has advised the public to be on high alert following reports that a lone crocodile has been spotted at the local authority’s waterworks at Khami Dam. ...
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