Alpha gets reprieve, but . . .

Alpha Construction, whose contract to build 532 houses in Cowdray Park had been terminated by the Bulawayo City Council following its failure to fulfil the deal, has been given a…

Two new supermarkets for Bulawayo

TM, one of Zimbabwe's biggest supermarket chains, has been granted permission to build two upmarket shops in Bulawayo. One supermarket will be in the sprawling high-density suburb of Cowdray Park…

Tough wage negotiations expected

This year's collective bargaining exercise is likely to be one of the toughest because workers are likely to use government-imposed wages for domestic workers as a threshold, a labour expert…

Bulawayo mayoral elections on

The Bulawayo mayoral elections are now on and nominations will close on Thursday next week, July 21. Though the elections had been originally scheduled for August 13, they were postponed…

Bulawayo condemns murambatsvina

The Bulawayo City Council, which last week barred three government ministers from attending its private briefing with United Nations special envoy Anna Tibaijuka, has roundly condemned Operation Murambatsvina, saying the…

Bulawayo introduces water cuts

The Bulawayo City Council is to introduce water rationing from tomorrow. Individually metered houses in the high density suburbs as well as individually metered flats will be entitled to 450…