Category Archives: Blog
Bulawayo councillors slam inaction amid worsening water crisis
07 Jun 2025 | Bulawayo 24news City councillors have voiced mounting concern over Bulawayo’s deepening water crisis, accusing the municipal committee responsible for managing future supplies of failing to provide practical solutions to the ongoing shortage that has left residents in many suburbs without water for over two weeks. During a full council meeting on […]
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 […]
We should curb personality politics to move Zimbabwe forward
11 May 2025 | TAKUDZWA DHAMBU | Dailynews ZIMBABWEANS need to ditch their fixation with personality politics and also promote discourse that addresses critical national issues to move the country forward. So says former Cabinet minister and opposition stalwart, David Coltart, who adds that it is crucial that all politicians fight for national development despite […]
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 […]
BCC flags govt’s failure to clear BEAM fees
By Patricia Sibanda | Apr. 30, 2025 Southern Eye THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has expressed concern over government’s failure to clear Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) school fees arrears than have been outstanding for more than three years. According to minutes from a council meeting held at council chambers last month, ward 25 councillor Aleck Ndlovu […]
Bulawayo capitalises on ZITF to market city opportunities
28 Apr 2025 | Bulawayo 24news Bulawayo Mayor, Councillor David Coltart, has praised the 65th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) for providing a valuable platform to market the city’s abundant investment opportunities. Clr Coltart said the event allowed him to engage directly with visiting delegations, highlighting the vast potential for investment in […]
Government greenlights Bulawayo’s 2025 budget
By: Mbulelo S Mpofu | April 25, 2025 | The Chronicle GOVERNMENT has finally approved Bulawayo City Council’s (BCC) 2025 budget following protracted disagreements between the local authority and key stakeholders over proposed tariffs and lack of consultations. In a letter addressed to BCC Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry […]