About Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, after the capital Harare, with a population in 2009 of 1,500,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km south-west of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland. The capital of Matabeleland North is now Lupane, as Bulawayo is a stand-alone province.
It is a relaxed, elegant city with tree-lined boulevards and an air of shabby gentility. However, it's worth a day or two -- you can find good shopping and a worthwhile movie theater -- if passing through. It means to slaughter. This is the place where Mzilikazi had his first capital and used to slaughter his enemies.
Bulawayo News & Events
Move over MDCs, here cometh ZAPU
ZAPU revivalists at the weekend forged ahead with their controversial congress despite a pending High Court application seeking to stop them from using the name and logo of the late vice president Joshua Nkomoa s liberation party.
No food aid in Matabeleland South due to Zanu PF violenceThe Governora s office in Matabeleland South has reportedly said that 300,000 villagers in four districts urgently need food supplies, but they are getting no assistance from donors.
Gukurahundi artist faces 20 years in jailOwen Maseko, the artist from Bulawayo whose exhibition was banned by the Board of Censors last Friday and who is now facing criminal charges, has said his work actually promotes national healing, but the government is afraid of the subject matter.
Zimbabwe Launches US$8m Appeal for Constitution RevisionThe Zimbabwean government officially appealed Wednesday for some US$8.2 million needed for finalization of consultations for its constitution revision exercise.
Zim artist faces censorship trialZim central bank to retrench 85% Zimbabwe's bankrupt central bank is to retrench 85% of its bloated staff complement to help it function as a reliable national bank, Finance Minister Tendai Biti says.









