SOUTHERN EDITOR BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has launched yet another operation targeting illegal vendors and other unauthorised activities in the city centre in a bid to restore order and cleanliness. This comes at a time the local authority has for an umpteenth time carried out operations to eliminate illegal operations in the city centre with…
RUTENDO NGARA FIVE men are in trouble for allegedly stealing 37 000 tonnes of crude oil which was supposed to be delivered to a Chitungwiza company, Wilmar Investments. Herbert Rusere, Tapfumaneyi Maponga, Tanaka Mokoena, Edward Wasekiwa and Taurai Dzirambe are facing theft of trust property charges. They were granted US$200 bail each by Harare provincial…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE man, Mike Mapinga, was yesterday remanded in custody after his pitbulls mauled a passerby to death in Bluffhill on Saturday night. Mapinga appeared before Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing culpable homicide charges. The State alleges that Mapinga left his dogs unattended, allowing them to scale over…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THREE Bulawayo men are in trouble after they were yesterday convicted of taking turns to sexually assault a woman in Emganwini Suburb. The trio, Blessing Zoza, Dennis Moyo, and Mathias Nkomo, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Dambudzo Malunga facing a charge of aggravated indecent assault. They pleaded not guilty to the charge,…
chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has issued permits to Save Valley Conservancy for “an elephant management exercise” that will result in the culling of 50 elephants. ZimParks spokesperson Tinashe Farawo confirmed the development yesterday. “The management quota is meant to address the growing elephant population in the region and will initially…
THE Bulawayo city fathers have called on residents to honour the city’s legacy, embrace its diversity and walk boldly in the spirit of their forebears. In his address yesterday to mark the Bulawayo Day, which is part of the ongoing broader Bulawayo Arts Festival, acting mayor Edwin Ndlovu described the day as a living heartbeat…
Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw CHITUNGWIZA municipality has partnered with the African Mayoral Leadership Initiative (Amali) to manage the town’s decades-long sewer challenges. Amali helps mayors across Africa to refine urban development through experienced experts, including former heads of government, ministers, and mayors. The city leaders also gain a deeper understanding of the essential tools required to…
Staff writer in BULAWAYO BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is working on developing a tourism and hospitality development plan to improve the services offered by the sector. In a statement yesterday, the BCC town clerk, Christopher Dube, said the city was also conducting research on tourism and hospitality services offered. “The city of Bulawayo is undertaking…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested one of the suspects linked to a series of armed robberies that rocked the city in March. Three other suspects, Learnmore Sibanda, and Farai Sibanda both from Cowdray Park, and a third suspect only known as Prosper, are still on the run. Bulawayo police spokesperson, Nomalanga…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw AN EPWORTH councillor, Nobody Makoni, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for duping two homeowners of US$550 after lying to them that he was able to assist in changing ownership of their properties. He appeared yesterday at the Harare Magistrates Court and was convicted of two counts…
