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Strides Models Zimbabwe to reopen

Strides Models Zimbabwe to reopen

Strides Models Zimbabwe, a modelling agency run by former beauty queen Sipho Mazibuko is set to reopen shop after a long absence from the modelling scene. Mazibuko, in a press statement said they would commence grooming lessons on May 21. “I have been in a ... Read More »

Declare schools ‘political free zones’- PTUZ

Declare schools ‘political free zones’- PTUZ

The Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has implored the government to ensure that politicians desist from using school premises as political campaign bases ahead of the upcoming election. Speaking at the commemoration of the Global Campaign for Education in Bulawayo, PTUZ vice president, Nomalanga ... Read More »

Council to hold special meeting for late Alderman Mpofu

Council to hold special meeting for late Alderman Mpofu

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) will on Sunday hold a special meeting in council chambers to pay tribute to the late Alderman Mika Parira Mpofu. Mpofu succumbed to diabetes at his Romney Park home on Wednesday. In a statement, council said there would also be ... Read More »

Bulawayo City Council seeks government assistance on squatter camps

Bulawayo City Council seeks government assistance on squatter camps

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has admitted that eradicating squatter camps is too complex for it to be tackled by the local authority alone, amid a reported increase in the number of displaced persons in the city. According to the latest council report, the local ... Read More »

Bill Gates to fund school of excellence in Mat South

Bill Gates to fund school of excellence in Mat South

A school of excellence is on the cards to cater for three Matabeleland South districts and American business magnate, Bill Gates is reportedly cited as one of the key funders of the institution. In an interview today, Mangwe Rural District Council chief executive officer, Nketa ... Read More »

IYASA partners with international artists in talent search

IYASA partners with international artists in talent search

Inkululeko Yabatsha School of Arts (IYASA) a leading arts institution based in Bulawayo is set to embark on a massive talent identification programme in Zimbabwe and Africa in a move meant to create local and international platforms for fresh talent. The programme titled, “Stepping into ... Read More »

Mobile phone data redraws bus routes in Africa

Mobile phone data redraws bus routes in Africa

Researchers at IBM have redrawn the bus routes of Ivory Coast’s largest city using mobile phone data. The research was completed as part of the Data for Development competition run by Orange which released 2.5 billion call records from five million mobile phone users in ... Read More »

Robbers pounce on Kirsty Coventry

ZIMBABWE swimming icon Kirsty Coventry was attacked and robbed by unknown assailants at Harare International Airport after landing on her way from South Africa on Saturday.Coventry, who was accompanied by family members, including her fiancé Tyrone Seaward when the attack took place, said she escaped ... Read More »

Local companies contributing to unemployment- Bulawayo Mayor

Local companies contributing to unemployment- Bulawayo Mayor

Bulawayo Mayor Thaba Moyo on Tuesday took a swipe at companies trading in the city but hire workers from other regions saying such practices are worsening unemployment. Speaking during a reception for trade fair delegates, Moyo said such behavior is by local firms is ‘self ... Read More »

ZITF exhibition space uptake increases

ZITF exhibition space uptake increases

The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Company has sold 95 percent of the exhibition space, a percentage higher than total space sold during the same period last year. The annual trade exhibition which is in its 54th year kicks off next week in Bulawayo under ... Read More »