Posts by Charles Rukuni

An application by Bulawayo textile giant Merspin to bar 42 employees it fired last year from entering its premises or contacting any of its staff was thrown out by the…

The Bulawayo City Council, which is now owed more than $116 billion by residents and government departments, is facing a dilemma about how to recover its money. A number of…

Almost all private housing developers in Bulawayo are breaching terms of their agreements of sale with the Bulawayo City Council in one way or the other, according to the latest…

The fuel shortage that has rocked Bulawayo over the past two weeks could put a damper on Zimbabwe's prime shop-window, the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), scheduled to open on…

President Robert Mugabe, far from discrediting his former propaganda chief, may have inadvertently handed Jonathan Moyo the Tsholotsho seat when he told people in the area that the former information…

The Bulawayo City Council has set its sights on increasing the housing stock during the year. At least 150 new units are set to be built this year, while about…

It will be a tough fight. But while the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is not likely to spring a surprise victory in the March 31 elections, it should…

The Bulawayo City Council's quest to provide affordable housing to its residents continues to be dogged by poor workmanship. The council, which had awarded contracts to seven individual builders to…

Construction has kicked off with a bang in Bulawayo, with the city council approving building plans worth $3.3 billion in January. The figure almost equalled total plans approved in 2003,…

To some people, the reintroduction of the senate, which was abolished after the Unity Accord to create a single chamber, is an unnecessary expense that the country can hardly afford…