Tag Archives: David Coltart
Council debates fines hike
6 December 2025 | Bulawayo24news Bulawayo City Council has been forced to confront two pressing challenges – severe vehicle shortages affecting service delivery and escalating illegal dumping – with councillors calling for urgent reforms to both procurement systems and penalty structures. The matters took centre stage during Wednesday’s full council meeting, where councillors expressed frustration […]
Byo councillors travel to Masvingo for Strategic Planning workshop…ignore Mayor Coltart’s pleas for local venue
4 December 2025 | Nqobile Bhebhe | Heraldonline THE City of Bulawayo has selected Masvingo a province far away from the city as the venue for its crucial 2026–2030 Strategic Planning Workshop, after failing to secure a suitable facility in Gweru, a council report shows. The workshop, scheduled for 8-14 December comes at a critical […]
Chronicle Editorial | City Hall showdown signals a governance breakdown
25 November 2025 | The Chronicle BULAWAYO’S corridors of power have become a stage for political theatre, with Mayor David Coltart and his deputy, Edwin Ndlovu, locked in a feud that feels less like governance and more like a slow-motion implosion. Beneath the drama lies a sobering truth: the city’s leadership model is cracking under […]
Cartels fuelling Bulawayo chaos
23 November 2025 | Nqobani Ndlovu | The Standard The chaos engulfing the Bulawayo City Council has been linked to manoeuvres by what has been described as Harare-based cartels that are angling for multi-million tenders for various projects under the jurisdiction of the local authority. On Friday, Bulawayo mayor David Coltart revealed that the fight over town […]
Watch| The CITE View| Glass Block Dam- Will it end the Bulawayo water crisis? – Sen. David Coltart
12 November 2025
Bulawayo churches lead clean-up drive
8 November 2025 | Bulawayo24news Churches in Bulawayo have joined forces with the City Council and the Office of the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, among other stakeholders, in a major clean-up campaign targeting a section of 6th Avenue. The exercise was part of the National Clean-Up Day programme, which takes place […]
Bulawayo City Council champions breast cancer and mental health awareness
By Nokuxola Mbangeni | Nov. 4, 2025 | Southern Eye Bulawayo City Council (BCC) leaders and residents gathered in the city last week to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month and World Mental Health Day 2025, amid calls for citizens to be conscious of the deadly disease’s existence and take precautionary measures. The event, held to promote […]
Mnangagwa’s third term bid sparks violence and deepens political divisions in Zimbabwe
31 October 2025 | Peter Fabricius | Daily Maverick The ruling party’s decision to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s second term in office is inflaming tensions in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s bid for an unconstitutional third term turned violent this week. A hall in Harare was torched hours before his opponents were to meet there to launch […]
Outrage as over 40 African leaders condemn Tanzania’s Samia over Tundu Lissu’s detention
28 October 2025 | Luci Mumbi | The Eastleigh Voice (Kenya) More than 40 African and international leaders, activists, and defenders of democracy have demanded the immediate release of Tanzania’s opposition leaders, Tundu Lissu and John Heche, expressing deep concern over their detention and disappearance. Under the Platform for African Democrats (PAD), the group accused […]
Bulawayo City Council requires US$14,5m to fix sewer, water challenges
25 October, 2025 | Silas Nkala | Newsday BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) requires about US$14,5 million to tackle infrastructure-related problems which include water and sewer systems, among other issues, Mayor David Coltart has said. He made the remarks during the Matabeleland Water Indaba, a key platform in the city’s quest to find solutions to the […]