Tag Archives: Bulawayo
Bulawayo’s Water Crisis Driving Away Investors and Residents, Council Report Warns
7 November 2025 | Stephen Jakes | Bulawayo24news BULAWAYO – A new council report has revealed that Bulawayo’s persistent water shortages are forcing businesses and residents to relocate, raising alarm over the city’s economic future and infrastructure neglect. The report from the Future Water Supplies and Water Action Committee highlights growing concern among city councillors, […]
WATCH: Coltart decries Bulawayo’s poor marketing, courts airlines to boost connectivity
10 October, 2025 | Nqobile Bhebhe | Heraldonline City of Bulawayo Mayor, Councillor David Coltart, has said the city is “terribly under-marketed” across key economic sectors, saying efforts are underway to attract more airlines and improve connectivity. Speaking on Thursday evening, Councillor Coltart said he has been engaging several regional carriers to open new routes […]
Bulawayo unveils lucrative investment opportunities
1 August 2025 | Michael Tome | Heraldonline BULAWAYO City Council showcased a wide array of lucrative investment opportunities within the metropolitan province and its surrounding areas during the inaugural Khumbul’ekhaya Investment Conference (KIC), held in Harare on Wednesday. The conference aimed to attract potential investors — particularly those from the city’s designated “diaspora community”, […]
Coltart leads delegation to Japan for clean city initiative
15 July, 2025 | Nqobile Bhebhe, Zimpapers Business Hub | heraldonline BULAWAYO Mayor, Councillor David Coltart, is leading a high-level council delegation to Osaka, Japan, to participate in the Japan Clean City Initiative (JCCI) and the Mayoral Alliance Expo 2025. Mayor Coltart is also attending the Zimbabwe-Japan Business Forum, which is being headlined by President […]
Coltart urges Rotarians to fight moral decay in Zimbabwe
3 July, 2025 | heraldonline Bulawayo mayor David Coltart has called on members of the Rotary Club in Zimbabwe to become a moral compass for the nation, urging them to uphold truth, peace and ethical leadership in the face of national decay and a weakened justice system. Speaking at the Rotary Club of Bulawayo presidential […]
BCC secures US$200k for vendors relocation
Raymond Jaravaza | 17 June 2025 | Heraldonline BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has secured US$200 000 funding from the Government of Switzerland to develop Bhaktas Market, located along Lobengula Street and Second Avenue. The project is aimed at providing a permanent solution to decongest the city centre by relocating hundreds of illegal vendors operating on […]
Bulawayo receives cleaning equipment donation from Altcom
9 June 2025 | Trish Mukwazo and Nomalisa Gumpo | Herald Online BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) today received 50 bins and 30 brooms from Altcom as part of the company’s corporate social responsibility programme to help maintain a clean city. The handover ceremony at City Hall was attended by Mayor Councillor David Coltart, council officials, […]
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 […]