BCC issues urgent flood awareness as heavy rains wreak havoc in Bulawayo

Zimpapers Writer THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has issued an urgent public safety warning following heavy rains that battered the city from early Monday morning, leaving several residential areas, schools…

Maswanhishe named Most Promising Talents at AFCON 2025

Fungai Muderere Zimpapers Sports Hub WARRIORS forward Tawanda Maswanhise has been named among the Most Promising Talents at AFCON 2025 that concluded on Sunday night with Senegal lifting the converted…

Elderly man in court over charger dispute assault

  Kimberley Chitambara A 68-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man has appeared in court for allegedly assaulting his 62-year-old co-tenant following a dispute over a cellphone charger. Danisa Ncube of Vundu Flats in…

Wakambi Co-Learning Centre issues call to Bulawayo’s literary voices for innovative 2026 programme

Mbulelo Mpofu, Zimpapers Arts and Entertainment Hub THE Wakambi Co-Learning Centre (WCS), a dynamic new intellectual hub based at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) grounds, is actively seeking established…

Manager dumps Sikhosana Buhlungu….. “its difficult to handle him”

Langalakhe Mabena, Zimpapers Arts and Entertainment Hub It never rains but pours for Nkayi-based Folklore musician Sikhosana Buhlungu, after his musical manager Velempini Ndlovu has dumped him, barely five months…

Teen commits suicide after failing O’levels

  Bongani Ndlovu, Deputy Echo Editor A 16-year-old girl from Nguboyenja suburb in Bulawayo committed suicide by drinking poison after discovering that she had failed her 2025 O-Level examinations. The…

WOMAN TRAPPED WITH HUBBY AND PAL: Rescue teams work around the clock as mine collapses in Filabusi

B-Metro Reporter FILABUSI was rocked by horror scenes after a mine shaft collapsed at Hebenia Mine, leaving three people buried underground. The incident occurred on 17 January. Two men were…

WATCH: Rains bring relief as Hillside Dam sees increased inflows

  Bongani Ndlovu, Deputy Echo Editor Heavy rains across Bulawayo have brought much-needed relief to Hillside Dam, with water levels rising as streams feed into the reservoir. A video shared…

Sidojiwe flats families affected as heavy rains damage roofs

Bongani Ndlovu, Deputy Echo Editor Several families at Sidojiwe Flats in Bulawayo were affected after strong winds accompanying heavy rains blew off roofs at the complex on the top floor…

WATCH: Primary school flooded as heavy rains pound Bulawayo

Bongani Ndlovu, Deputy Echo Editor INzwananzi Primary School in Gwabalanda has been flooded following heavy rains that pounded the city from Monday morning, raising the possibility of the suspension of…