EDITORIAL COMMENT: Residents fighting losing battle

RESIDENTS in major towns and cities seem to be fighting a losing battle against local authorities in as far as the installation of pre-paid water meters is concerned. Bulawayo residents, led…

BUILD-ing castles in the air

Analysis Limukani Ncube IF there was anyone still doubting that once upon a time, there was a cabal within Zanu-PF plotting to unseat President Mugabe, that was settled last week.…

Looking into the genesis of the land issue

Feature Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu The British South Africa Company’s (BSAC’) invasion of King Lobengula’s effective administrative territory had two immediate objectives, the first of which was the occupation of the…

Hubby beats spouse, mother-in-law

Adelaide Moyo Victoria Falls Correspondent IN a fit of rage, a man from Inyathi pummeled his wife with a hoe handle and broke her arm because he suspected she was cheating…

‘Cheating’ wife steals property

Tatenda Gapare Sunday News Reporter A WOMAN from Tshabalala in Bulawayo is the talk of the suburb after she reportedly eloped to her Nkulumane boyfriend, in the process getting away with…

Man impregnates daughter-in-law

Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent In a bizarre incident, a 52-year-old Gokwe man was recently humiliated after he was trapped and caught pants down with his son’s wife, Chief Nemangwe has…

BCC sues defaulting firms

Richard Muponde Sunday News Correspondent BULAWAYO City Council has issued summons worth over $130 000 to defaulting businesses, some of which have not paid a single cent to the local…

40 Byo buildings condemned

Vusumuzi Dube Municipal Reporter THE Bulawayo City Council has condemned 40 buildings in the city centre, issuing owners with notices to rectify the identified defects in compliance with council by-laws. Responding…

Kombi operators risk ban

Vusumuzi Dube Municipal Reporter COMMUTER omnibus operators risk losing their operating certificates if they continue to resist joining two companies that have been set up by the Bulawayo City Council, amid…

Jnr council blames schools for vuzu parties

Tatenda Gapare Sunday News Reporter THE Bulawayo Junior Council has taken a swipe at schools, blaming them for the prevalence of vuzu parties, saying the phenomenon only came about after schools…

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