The Mayor of Bulawayo
@Davidcoltart
says he is not going to get a new Mayoral car in the next 5 years. He says the City has only 6 functional refuse collection trucks. 5 Ambulances and the city needs 30 and there are only 4 fire engines.
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Bulawayo Mayor
@DavidColtart
says councillors are elected to serve not to be served. He says there is no need to buy new mayoral vehicles when the city needs ambulances, refuse trucks and fire trucks.
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Don’t miss The Breakfast Club on Monday 9am:
@zenzele
interviews Lorren Khumalo former nanny to the Royal couple, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son, Archie
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#BREAKING
: Zimbabwean Comedian Clive Chigubu has passed away. He was battling cancer which had left him bedridden. According to his uncle, Chigubu passed on in the early hours of the morning.
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Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) aspiring Bulawayo Ward 4 councillor David Coltart has vowed to rid the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) of corruption and revert the city to its former glory should he be voted into office.
Coltart has also been touted as the city’s next mayor.
In
Shantiel Chiwara (25) of the CCC becomes the first Mayoress of Masvingo. She had 11 votes against Sharon marombedzi who got 2 votes. Daniel Mberikunashe is the deputy mayor.
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Nephew to ZimLive editor
@Mathuthu
, Tawanda Muchehiwa has been arraigned before Byo magistrate Shepherd Mjanja. Due to severe injuries he sustained from being beaten by alleged state agents, he was brought to court in an ambulance. No charges have been preferred against him yet.
A National University of Science and Technology (NUST) graduate in Applied Mathematics, Ray Meki Banda has authored a 288-page textbook for Advanced level Pure Mathematics.
Banda’s textbook, titled “A ‘level Pure Mathematics 1,” is awaiting approval from the Ministry of Primary
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@DavidColtart
says they will set up a toll free line, which will be manned by an independent person, for whistleblowers to report corruption.
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Bulawayo Mayor’s acceptance speech: His Worship, Cllr
@DavidColtart
says he aims at operating in a non-partisan environment so as to restore the city to its greatness.
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#Gwanda
-Ms Egnes Mpofu (102) yrs says she is casting her vote to ensure that her health facilities are well catered for by the government of her choice. She is currently casting her votes at Gwanda High School under Gwanda-Tshitaudze constituency.
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#ElectionsZW
His Worship David Coltart speaks about their main priorities as they assume office including cleaning up the city and reviewing of all historical contracts.
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#Bulawayo
- Aspiring Ward 4 Councillor for CCC David Coltart says illegalities have marred the run up to this election as there have been breaches of the Constitution and the Electoral Act.
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#ZimElection2023
Nelson Chamisa has been nominated, uncontested, as the presidential candidate for the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in the upcoming elections.
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#CCCWhiteCityRally
:
@nelsonchamisa
announces that
@DavidColtart
is the chosen candidate who will be the mayor for the city of Bulawayo should they get into office. Coltart says when he gets into office, he will use his experience as a lawyer to review the existing tenders to see
Bulawayo City Council has opened Phase One of the Egodini Bus Terminus today. Public transport operators are trickling in to ferry passengers. Phase One will also accommodate at least 400 vendors.
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As part of South Africa's Heritage Month celebrations,
@loyisomusic
, award-winning musician and station manager of Umhlobo Wenene FM, visited Mbembesi to experience the Zimbabwe Xhosa community's lifestyle.
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#Masvingo
: A car is stationed at house number 7411 Chiteza street, Rujeko B less than 300 metres from the Rujeko Ward 7 Masvingo Urban polling station. They also have a ZEC voters roll and are ticking names of those that have voted.
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#ElectionsZW
#ZimElection2023
Garden Park residents in Woodlands, this morning played their part in the Big Spring Cleaning Campaign and collected 81 bags of garbage in their area. A majority of the residents were elderly in their 80's using walking frames.
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@CityofBulawayo
@DavidColtart
Ndolwane villagers in Plumtree, who are based in the diaspora, have come together to construct Jowa dam as part of the efforts to eradicate water challenges in the area.
When complete, the dam will benefit villages such as Ndolwane, Temateme, and Madlambudzi. The villagers who
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is advocating for a ban on the use of flags, tents, clothes, banners, and scary artefacts by apostolic churches, stating that these practices are against the local culture of Bulawayo residents.
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Leslie Mhangwa of CCC has been duly elected National Assembly member for Chinhoyi Constituency Constituency Elections Officer, Mr Benard Chisepo has just announced.
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Bongani Nkomo says as the youth of Bulawayo they are behind Nelson Chamisa.
He states that if Chamisa decides to form a new political party, the youths will fully support him.
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#Zvishavane
Rural: Received reports from Nyama Business Centre tent ward 6 where polls were temporarily halted after Zanu PF youths had set up a table under FAZ directive. The incident was confirmed by the presiding officer Tafadzwa Muronde. In the video, aspiring CCC MP Leopold
This woman at Msitheli school polling station in Mpopoma was told her name was not on the Voters roll but she was insisting she had registered and her name was appearing online. The election officer had to thoroughly search and eventually found it.
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#ByElectionsZW
Highlights of the Breakfast club: Former nanny to the Royal Couple Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son , Lorren Khumalo talks about what the future holds for her.
Watch the full interview: .
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#ArchieNanny
I want to apologise to the young people, this is not the Zimbabwe I fought for. We did not fight so that young people will run away to look for jobs in other countries, says War Veterans Chairperson Ethan Matibela.
#Zim44
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Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Jonasi secured 5th place on America's Got Talent. The rising star shared his unforgettable experience on the global stage, reflecting on his journey throughout the competition.
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#Shocking
: Victoria Falls residents have no voter registration centre in the city, people have to travel more than 100 kilometres to register in Hwange!!
🔵Having to travel long distances to
#RegisterToVoteZW
greatly affects voter registration turnout.
@ZECzim
@molokele
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#KingMzilikaziDay
: Bulawayo Mayor
@DavidColtart
emphasizes the significance of this day, highlighting the need for it to be acknowledged and celebrated within the city.
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Former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko’s son, Siqokoqela, has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for three counts of rape.
Siqokoqela was also slapped with a concurrent two months for contravening a court order.
Mphoko appeared before Bulawayo Regional Magistrate Elijah
Opposition Citizens’ Coalition for Change officials have slammed the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) for the anomalies found on the voter’s roll citing that they are likely to affect the electorate’s participation in the August polls.
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A woman from Mpofu village in Lupane, Matabeleland North, has reportedly been expelled from an irrigation scheme due to her alleged links with the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC).
Patricia Moyo’s (42) membership in the Bubi-Lupane irrigation scheme was terminated after her
The “Blue Movement” ( as official name is yet to be announced) is having its first meeting in Bulawayo at McDonald Hall in Mzilikazi. This movement is led by Nelson Chamisa
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Police in Bulawayo have arrested Bhekilizwe Nyathi from Nkayi who was found in possession of five stolen cattle. The cattle were slaughtered and packed at the back of a van being taken to an undisclosed location. Nyathi who was in the company of one other accomplice was
#FactCheckZW
: Mthuli Ncube did not build Cowdray Park hospital.
In a tweet, permanent secretary for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting, Nick Mangwana claimed that aspiring Member of Parliament for Cowdray Park Constituency, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube built Cowdray Park
JUST IN: The Supreme Court has overturned the High Court order that prevented the 12 CCC MP candidates from running in the August 23 election, allowing them to run.
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A Mathematics teacher from Emganwini suburb in Bulawayo, Ntandoyenkosi Maphosa, is appealing for financial assistance of US$4 784 to enable her to undergo spinal fusion surgery locally.
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A new poll conducted by Elite Research poll shows that Citizens Coalition for Change leader, Nelson Chamisa would win by a margin of between 8% and 9% – if the elections are free and fair.
The poll comprising 2000 registered voters found that if the elections were held, 47.6% of
We celebrate Yvonne Vera, one of Zimbabwe's best know writers. In 1994 she was awarded the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and Zimbabwe Publishers Literary award for her novel "Without a Name"
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A Bulawayo based journalist , Annastacia Ndlovu was assaulted by Zanu PF members while covering skirmishes between vendors and the ruling party at the Fifth Avenue market this morning.
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The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) says the government must stop making “idle threats” against its people and accusing them of carrying out subversive activities.
Instead, the government should address the issues that are causing citizens to voice
#Bulawayo
A Ward 8 resident did not cast her vote at Sobukhazi Secondary School polling station after realizing that her preferred candidate was not on the ballot paper. She was told to pick any candidate to vote for and she refused.
#ByElections2023
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#BREAKING
@PoliceZimbabwe
have a stopped a ZPRA veterans march in honour of their former Commander in Chief Joshua Nkomo. The march was expected to start from Masotsha Avenue and end at Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Statue.
Don’t miss The Breakfast Club on Monday 9am:
@zenzele
interviews Lorren Khumalo former nanny to the Royal couple, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son, Archie
#Asakhe
Energy Minister
@fortunechasi
says the cooling towers should be painted in traditional Ndebele art and Bulawayo artists should be hired for this task.
#Asakhe
@byopra
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has claimed that his government would address economic hardships and the continued increase in basic commodities should they be voted into power.
Chamisa said his government would come up with policies that would ensure
Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has endorsed aspiring councillor for Bulawayo’s Ward 4, David Coltart, to be the next mayor of the city if the party wins the upcoming election.
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#Bulawayo
: This young man says he wanted to vote in the morning at Cowdray Park but heard that his candidate Pashor Raphael Sibanda was not on the ballot paper.
He warns that such issues may lead to “bloodshed in the country, which is not a right thing for Zimbabwe or for young
Speaking on restoring the rule of law, Bulawayo Mayor Sen. David Coltart says they will find a way to accommodate vendors that are operating in undesignated areas within the CBD.
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Bulawayo Mayor
@DavidColtart
is today attending a public meeting in Johannesburg hosted by the Joshua Nkomo Foundation SA.
This is part of the three day visit with the Bulawayo diaspora community aimed at encouraging their participation in the city’s development.
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Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)’s aspiring candidate for Cowdray Park constituency, Pashor Raphael Sibanda, says he is unfazed by the developmental projects being implemented by Zanu PF candidate, Professor Mthuli Ncube.
"“This Zanu-PF candidate has been there for the past
#BREAKING
: Zimbabwean playwright filmmaker and creative theatre director Cont Mhlanga has died.
According to the National Arts Council of Zim Board, Mhlanga was admitted in hospital 10 days ago, while his situation seemed to stabilize it took a different turn in the last 3 days
A woman from Lobengula West suburb in Bulawayo is appealing for US$40 000 to take her 14-year-old daughter to India for reconstructive surgery on her lower jaw after she was diagnosed with Sarcoma, a bone cancer.
Those willing to help can contact +263 772 775 185, which is
Bulawayo Mayor’s acceptance speech: His Worship, Cllr
@DavidColtart
says he aims at operating in a non-partisan environment so as to restore the city to its greatness.
#Asakhe
Chief Khulumani Mathema of Gwanda today convened a meeting for aspiring candidates in Gwanda North Constituency to interface with the electorate and present their manifestos.
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Jeremy Brickhill who served together with the late Dr Dumiso Dabengwa in Zapu is also here with one of his sons, Dumiso, whom he named after the late national hero.
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Christian Brothers College (CBC) Old Boys Association has donated 2000 litres of fuel to Mpilo Hospital, United Bulawayo Hospitals, Royal Women's Clinic, Thorngrove Hospital and Mater Dei Hospital to assist in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in Bulawayo.
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Mayor Sen
@DavidColtart
says we need to work collectively to rid the city of litter. He says everyone has a mandate to clean their homes, communities and workspaces. “It does not take any money to keep our surroundings clean,” says Coltart.
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Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) councillor for Bulawayo’s Emganwini suburb (Ward 26), Mpumelelo Moyo will host a barbecue (braai) outing for all the mothers in his jurisdiction on Mother’s Day this Sunday
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Former Zimbabwean deputy prime minister and academic, Professor Arthur Mutambara, says Nelson Chamisa must empower his party leadership and give them official positions so that they effectively execute their duties.
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“The justice system is what has to work for the people of Zimbabwe. We cannot talk about building this county if the justice system is not intact,” Robert Chapman
@DrivenChapman
DUZ leader.
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Nkayi South Member of Parliament (MP), Stars Mathe, refused to use the English language during a question and answer session between legislators and ministers in Parliament, maintaining she preferred to speak in her native language isiNdebele instead.
'Whatever it takes, I am leaving': More Zimbabweans making the trek after disputed election
“I have never been so certain about leaving Zimbabwe as l am now. I am a civil servant and my salary is barely enough to look after my family.
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UZA vice president Frank Mhlanga is one of the MP candidates who was barred from contesting in the 23 August election.
He says "It could have been better if we were told there were no elections in Bulawayo, then we wouldn't have wasted our time."
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Bulawayo Mayor, Councillor David Coltart, has called for the speedy rehabilitation of the Nyamandlovu Aquifer, which is currently operating at 10 percent capacity, to improve the supply of water around the city.
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After learning that the recalled Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Members of Parliament had decided to reclaim their seats, ZAPU decided not to field any candidates for the five vacant parliamentary seats in Bulawayo.
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