Will Zimbabwe's 'Dead City of Kings' Come Back to Life?

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has a tough task ahead in rebuilding the economy. Breathing new life into Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's City of Kings, once the nation's industrial hub, is how economic revival and growth will be assessed and measured.

Bulawayo (file photo).

  • Zimbabwe:   Bulawayo Eyes Low, Medium Density Stands

    The Herald, 6 February 2018

    The City of Bulawayo intends to develop massive low and medium density residential stands in Woodvile and Paddonhurst respectively, according to a tender notice published last… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Bulawayo's Pleas to Mnangagwa

    Zimbabwe Standard, 3 December 2017

    The Bullawayo business community has urged the new government led by Emmerson Mnangagwa to come up with deliberate policies that will ensure that the city returns to its former… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Govt Must Treat Bulawayo As a Special Case - Opposition

    New Zimbabwe, 28 November 2017

    President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his new government must prioritise the resuscitation of Bulawayo industries which collapsed during the era of ousted long-time leader, Robert… Read more »

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