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City housing crisis deepens

The Bulawayo City Council housing waiting list has ballooned to over 160 000 as of December 2025, up from over 158 000 recorded in November last year.

By Silas Nkala 8h ago

Health time bomb: Foul water stirs panic in Byo

Residents in several high-density suburbs in Bulawayo have raised serious concerns over the quality of tap water, citing muddy colour, foul smell and suspected links to stomach ailments

By Sharon Sibindi 8h ago

Health time bomb: Foul water stirs panic in Byo

Byo’s housing crisis demands urgent, inclusive solutions

Bulawayo’s housing crisis has reached alarming proportions, with the city council’s waiting list swelling to more than 161 000 applicants as of December 2025.

By Southern Eye 8h ago

Byo’s housing crisis demands urgent, inclusive solutions

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Uproar as Cabinet approves ED term extension

“Zanu PF is governing on a contested mandate following the disputed 2023 elections. Even then, it failed to garner a two-thirds majority.

By Sydney Kawadza and Miriam Mangwaya 15h ago

Uproar as Cabinet approves ED term extension

A defining moment for Zimbabwe

The clause which states that the two terms will not apply retrospectively was carefully inserted as a sweetener, knowing full well that time will come to pass.

By Newsday 15h ago

Government approves Mutare’s ZiG2,5b budget

Town clerk Blessing Chafesuka announced the approval at a Press conference yesterday, describing the process as one of the most consultative in the city’s history.

By Clayton Masekesa 15h ago

Government approves Mutare’s ZiG2,5b budget

Heritage Village opens doors to cultural immersion

In a statement on Monday, Instak chief executive officer Ambassador Kwame Muzawazi said the hub’s mission went beyond entertainment.

By Gracious Daniel 15h ago

Heritage Village opens doors to cultural immersion

Alarming rise in child abuse sparks calls for urgent action

Violence against children in Zimbabwe has reached alarming levels, prompting urgent calls for action, the global humanitarian organisation dedicated to child welfare, Save the Children, has said.

By Natasha Ncube Feb. 10, 2026

Alarming rise in child abuse sparks calls for urgent action

Stillness, the sound beneath the noise

What is silence, really? How do we define it? Is it merely the absence of noise or is it something far more intricate, an internal discipline rather than an external condition?

By Rutendo Kureya Feb. 10, 2026