Monthly Archives: May 2025
BCC battle illegal environmental activities
21 May 2025 Bulawayo24 News The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has intensified efforts to clamp down on illegal gold mining, sand poaching, and firewood theft-activities that are wreaking havoc on the environment and jeopardising the city’s already strained water supply. Rampant illegal mining, particularly within and around critical catchment areas such as Umzingwane, has been […]
We’re Heading to Bulawayo! The Street Child Cricket World Cup 2027 is coming to Zimbabwe.
May 19, 2025 : Street Child United We’re thrilled to share some truly game-changing news: the next Street Child Cricket World Cup (SCCWC) is heading to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe in 2027! With the full support of Mayor David Coltart and the incredible leadership team at the City of Bulawayo, we’ll be bringing our global movement for […]
‘We are a passionately multiracial team’: Zimbabwe return to England transformed
Monday, 19 May 2025 By Andy Bull: The Guardian Twenty-two years is a long time, even in a sport that measures its games in days and its history in centuries. The last time England played a Test match against Zimbabwe, in 2003, Rob Key was in the middle order instead of the managing director’s job, […]
Zimbabwe’s unsung hero on cricket’s role in reuniting his nation
By Mike Atherton | Chief Cricket Correspondent | Sunday May 18 2025 | The Times Having stayed the course in his country despite five attempts on his life, David Coltart is rejoicing in the rebirth of the sport after years of turmoil. When Andy Flower and Henry Olonga made the brave decision to take a […]
Switzerland pledges $200k to renovate Byo’s Bhaktas market
11 May 2025: The Zimbabwean Switzerland has pledged a US$200,000 donation to support the development of Bhakta’s Market in Bulawayo, providing a major boost to the city’s efforts to formalise and modernise its trading spaces The funding, announced by the Mayor David Coltart during the Bulawayo City Council’s full meeting on Wednesday, is part of […]