BULAWAYO City Council has suspended water supply to Western Suburbs supplied by the Magwegwe Reservoir and other areas until Sunday due to scheduled maintenance. The affected areas include Cowdray Park, Gwabalanda, Maplanka, Emakhandeni, Entumbane, Pelandaba West (Hawkflight), Magwegwe, Lobengula, Lobengula West, Mabutweni, Matshobane, Njube, Luveve, Mpopoma, Magwegwe North, and Magwegwe West. Other areas impacted are Kelvin Industrial Sites, Tshabalala, and Sizinda. Rehabilitation work is set to begin on Saturday, with water service expected to resume…

Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders to be shielded from daily electricity cuts in Zimbabwe in August 2024 Zimbabweans are facing daily power cuts, but regional leaders attending the SADC summit in Harare next month will be shielded from these blackouts. The government has instructed power utility ZESA to ensure uninterrupted power supply at the event venues. Additionally, roads to be used by VIPs have been refurbished and lined with palm trees to hide the…

TM Pick n Pay Zimbabwe’s Managing Director, Malcolm Mycroft, faces allegations of racism, externalisation of funds, and unfair salary practices, negatively affecting local employees. Reports indicate that Mycroft and fellow South African executive Walter Stephens receive significantly higher salaries than local staff. Mycroft allegedly approved a US$45,000 monthly salary and a US$150,000 annual bonus for himself, while Stephens earns US$20,000 monthly. In stark contrast, the lowest-paid worker receives the equivalent of US$230 in local currency….

Alphabet Chikozho, the Chikozho bus operator, shot himself dead at a layby on the Zvishavane-Masvingo highway. On Wednesday afternoon Chikozho, 60, is suspected to have taken his own life by shooting himself. The tragic news was confirmed by Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko, a spokesperson for the Midlands provincial police. Chikozho, who ran the popular Chikozho Bus Services, also owned a fleet of haulage trucks and several retail shops in and around Zvishavane. Inspector Mahoko reported that…

VICTORIA Falls still on Unesco’s World Heritage list. Victoria Falls, a major tourist destination in Southern Africa, will remain on the World Heritage list, despite calls from some conservationists to classify it as “World Heritage in Danger.” This decision was made at the 46th Session of the World Heritage Committee in New Delhi, India. Zimbabwe and Zambia have been tasked with creating a revised Joint Integrated Management Plan (JIMP) to address concerns about infrastructure developments…

BULAWAYO needs US$14 million to avert a major water crisis Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart has highlighted the city’s severe water crisis and urgently called for US$14 million to upgrade the Mtshabezi and Insiza pipelines. During a visit to Umzingwane Dam and Ncema pump stations, Coltart described the situation as catastrophic. Umzingwane Dam is nearly dry at 2% capacity and has been decommissioned, while Inyankuni Dam is at 22% and faces a similar fate without significant…

ARTUZ Teachers union president Obert Masaraure fired from his teaching job Firebrand unionist and human rights campaigner Obert Masaraure has summarily been dismissed from his job as a schoolteacher. The Amalgamated Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) president revealed his dismissal in a Tuesday post on X. “Today I received a summary dismissal from my teaching post. The letter dated 30 March was pregnant with lies, but because no one accorded me right to be heard…

AIRZIM ‘Mazarura’ to resume direct flights to London AirZim was banned in 2022 from European airspace because of noise and safety concerns. Plans are underway to resume direct flights from Zimbabwe to the United Kingdom, a move aimed at boosting trade and to capitalise on the country’s centrality in the Sadc region, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona has said. With thousands of Zimbabweans going to Europe via South Africa, Kenya, Dubai or Ethiopia,…

President Mnangagwa must return Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (Zipra) assets. ZIPRA war veterans have criticized the government for retaining their properties, arguing that returning these assets should be a priority in addressing the Gukurahundi atrocities. Joakim Moyo, the deputy spokesperson for the veterans, emphasized that resolving property issues should precede the Gukurahundi hearings. He stated that the properties were acquired to support Zipra veterans under the principle of black empowerment, not charity. Moyo also criticized…

TWO Chinese nationals deported for abusing mine worker in Zimbabwe at Makanga mine.in Bindura. Two Chinese nationals have been deported for abusing a mine worker at Makanga Mine in Bindura. This action followed the circulation of a video showing the worker tied up and hanging from a loader bucket. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Mr. Nick Mangwana, confirmed the deportation on his X handle. A video showing an alleged…