Monthly Archives: January 2025
Chinese company hired to undo damage by illegal miners was mining at night.
27 JAN 2025 ZimLive BULAWAYO – A Chinese company duped the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) after entering a partnership to close open pits left by artisanal miners in Umzingwane River, only to be found carrying out riverbed mining. EMA terminated the partnership with the company called Friends of the Environment, but it is not clear […]
BULAWAYO MAYOR DAVID COLTART SAYS MATOBO WOMEN DESIGNERS WILL DESIGN THE MAYORAL GOWN
JANUARY 20, 2025 Breezefm The Mayor of Bulawayo has announced that Matobo women artists will design his gown, as the council aims to replace the traditional mayoral gown, which he describes as a “colonial relic.” Speaking at the official opening ceremony of the Matobo Goes Fashion exhibition on Friday meant to showcase the designs of […]
Power outages worsen Bulawayo’s water crisis
Patricia Sibanda | Jan. 19, 2025 The Southern Eye Frequent power cuts running into several hours per day are damaging water pumps at Bulawayo’s supply dams and worsening acute shortages of the commodity blamed on the 2024 El Nino-induced drought that ravaged the country, mayor David Coltart (pictured) has warned. The Zimbabwe Power Company is failing […]
Bulawayo sewer ponds condemned
Patricia Sibanda | Jan. 15, 2025 | Newsday Zimbabwe BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has said all sewage ponds in the city have collapsed resulting in an increase in pipe bursts. “We have got a major problem with sewage. We have eight sewage ponds in the city and none of them is working. Hence that is our […]
‘Gold panners obstructing water inflows to Mzingwane Dam’
14 Jan 2025 Bulawayo24 News Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart has raised concerns over illegal gold mining activities, which he says are hindering rainwater from flowing into Mzingwane Dam and preventing the water body from aiding in addressing the city’s water challenges. Coltart made these remarks on Sunday during his state of the city address at Nkulumane […]
Byo Mayor David Coltart Speaks On Mozambique Political Crisis
Published on ZimEye A close friend of mine who is a businessman in Mozambique has sent me his assessment of the situation prevailing in Mozambique. “Mozambique is one of the best kept secrets of Africa because of illiteracy, the language Português and its resources. Because of this there is little understanding of what is actually […]
Some Hard Lessons for the DA from Robert Mugabe’s GNU
Published on the Brenthurst Foundation Now that the dust has settled over the GNU and it has begun to settle on a reasonably functional governance path, South Africa is breathing a sigh of relief. Had the ANC chosen to form a ‘doomsday’ alliance with the MK Party or the EFF – or both – we […]
Postponement of Elections Unconstitutional, Undemocratic – Coltart
12 January 2025 ZimEye Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart has strongly criticized President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s proposal to extend his term beyond 2028, calling the move unconstitutional and undemocratic. In a statement issued last week, Coltart stated, “For the sake of personal clarity – I do not agree that the elections scheduled for 2028 should be postponed. […]