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The shortage of water in Bulawayo, which has gripped the city for the past four months, has turned political. The mayor, Japhet Ndabeni-Ncube, has accused the Bulawayo United Residents Association…

Executive Mayor Japhet Ndabeni-Ncube has called on private developers to take their contracts seriously, saying the council spent a lot of time vetting them before awarding them contracts only to…

The Bulawayo City Council has blasted two government ministries, its parent ministry and that of Water Resources, for sitting on council proposals while at the same time accusing the local…

If it were a riddle, it would go something like this. "When does a person suddenly become seven people without using any magic wand?" The answer would be: "When one…

Though property prices in Bulawayo have firmed over the past year, the country's second largest city continues to play second fiddle to the capital. The price of a four-bedroomed house…

The Bulawayo City Council has repossessed three stands from the Matabeleland Development Foundation, an organisation that is meant to spearhead development in the region, because it has failed to develop…

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, which is now owed more than US$200 million by exporters, has published a list of the top 1 000 defaulters and has given them one…

Zimbabwe's Finance Minister, Herbert Murerwa, heaved a sigh of relief after going through his mid-term review last week. He was booed by both members of the opposition Movement for Democratic…

A housing developer who accused Bulawayo council officials of being corrupt after the municipality had turned down his application for a $7.8 billion housing project that was to be funded…

The Bulawayo City Council, which is owed nearly $230 billion by the government and residents, is holding consultative meetings to prepare its 2006 budget. The meetings, being held with residents…