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13/01/2014

Residents Planning To Buy Own Commuter Omnibuses
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Residents in Cowdray Park are reportedly planning to procure a fleet of commuter omnibuses to ply the route accusing operators of fleecing them.

According to Southern Eye, residents have already raised $4 000 for the project to buy buses.

Collet Ndhlovu, the councillor for the area, said the idea to buy their own vehicles was inspired by poor treatment residents received at the hands of public transporters.

"We are buying kombis for the community and we are asking residents to contribute $60 per head towards the project," he said.

"The vision came after the residents got fed up with the treatment they are getting from current kombi owners plying the route especially the drivers and conductors.

"The fares charged per trip cannot be justified and residents feel cheated."

Ndhlovu said a company called Cowdray Park Taxi Association would be formed and board members will be elected in March.

"We had planned to close contributions last Saturday, but due to an outcry from scores of residents who said they were not aware of the project, we asked for an extension till the end of February to make contributions," Ndhlovu said.

According to the councillor, there is no fixed fare for Cowdray Park as commuter omnibuses are charging between R6 to $1 depending on traffic volumes.


Residents have suggested that the commuter train that plies the City-Luveve route proceeds to Cowdray Park to ease the transport problem.

Last year, residents resorted to barring commuter omnibuses that increased fares to R7 instead of R5 per trip from operating in the suburb.

07/10/2013

Cowdray Park Residents Ban Kombis
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COWDRAY Park residents have resolved to bar kombis that hiked fares to R7 from operating in the suburb with effect from tomorrow morning.
At a meeting today, residents agreed to
barricade the road at the railway crossing
(esiporweni) near Emakhandeni at 6am today to block all kombis charging R7 from entering the suburb. Ward 28 councillor Collet Ndhlovu said a taskforce made up of residents' leaders had been assigned to lead blocking of kombis.
Speaking on behalf of residents, Mr Nevison
Chigondo said residents were determined to
fight till the end.
"We are totally trying to put kombis off our
roads if they continue abusing commuters.
Despite all the efforts, they are still charging R7 and as we speak we have got three buses from Zupco although they are only commuting in the morning," he said.
In separate interviews yesterday,
representatives of the Bulawayo Public
Transporters Association (Bupta) and
Professional Drivers Association (PDA) said
there was a need for proper engagement
because blocking the kombis will only worsen
the transport problems for the suburb.
"Residents can say they want to ban kombis but they would not have solved the problem
because whoever they bring in would face the
same hiccups," said Mr Albert Ncube, the
secretary general of Bupta.
"We have suggested that the councilor for the
area should gather people and call operators to explain their position at the same time listening to people's concerns."
Mr Ncube distanced his association from the
fares hike, which he blamed on unregistered
kombis.
He said the unregistered kombis were not under any association and were charging w***y nilly according to expenses they incur on spares and fuel.
There are two main associations in Bulawayo,
Bupta and Tshova Mubaiwa.
Mr Ncube said operators cannot be said to be
overcharging because even the R5 was not
gazzetted as there has not been any fare
gazetted by the Government since dollarisation.
He said as an association they had not officially
increased fares.
"We recently advised the leaders of that route to
engage the councilor and operators but the
problem is that there are many cars that are not
under Bupta and law does not allow anyone to
be forced to join an association.
"Truly speaking Cowdray Park is too far and
that R5 is not viable.

20/03/2013

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22/02/2013

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10/02/2013

A 26-YEAR-OLD maid from Bulawayo's high-
density suburb of Cowdray Park allegedly
wrapped a 10-month-old baby with a blanket,
shoved it into a drawer and callously left it to
suffocate as she went to the sitting room to watch
movies last Friday.
After a while the maid, Violet Moyo, in an effort
to cover her tracks, went back to the bedroom
where she had allegedly left the baby (Ethan
Mthabisi Phiri) to die, retrieved the body from the
drawer and placed it between the headboard and
bed. She then raised alarm with neighbours that
she had found baby Ethan dead.
According to neighbours, who fear that the
incident could be another case of Satanism in
Cowdray Park, Moyo bolted out of the house in a
full-blown psychotic state, shouting loudly and
screaming that baby Ethan had died.
The incident happened on 1 February during the
day when baby Ethan's parents, Mr Charles Phiri
and Mrs Thabiso Phiri were at work.
Baby Ethan was laid to rest on 4 February. He
was the first-born child of Mr and Mrs Phiri.
Bulawayo Metropolitan Province police
spokesperson, Inspector Mandlenkosi Moyo, said
they were investigating the death of baby Ethan.
"We are investigating a case whereby an infant
died in Cowdray Park. A 26-year-old woman who
was minding the infant is assisting us with
investigations,'' said Inspector Moyo.
According to sources Moyo admitted in a
recorded confession that she had killed the baby.
She said the night before she killed baby Ethan,
she had had a nightmare in which she was
chasing babies. She added that the morning after
the night-of-the-strange-dream an evil spirit came
upon her and compelled her to smother Ethan by
enfolding him with a blanket.
Mr Phiri, Ethan's father, said he and his wife
were still in shock and disbelief that their baby
was gone.
"I am bitter as I speak and my wife has not been
herself, she is crying everyday. How could that
woman be so heartless, we entrusted her with our
child's life and she betrayed us? We are still
confused and all we hope for now is justice. She
must be punished for what she did,'' said a tearful
Mr Phiri.
The Phiri family spokesperson, Mr Leslie Phiri
(brother to Mr Charles Phiri), said the family was
still distressed by the grisly murder of baby Ethan
"whose life was full of promise''.
"We are devastated and appalled by the way the
baby died. It's not a case of negligence as stated
by the girl but this is gruesome. There is no
shadow of doubt that this girl is either demon
possessed or a satanic agent.
"Our prayer is that justice prevails. Cowdray Park
has become a hot spot for satanic agents and we
call upon prophets, pastors and bishops of God
and all those that know they are led by the spirit
of God to exorcise that area before other people
are killed," said Mr Phiri.
Mr Phiri dismissed speculation that Moyo had
confessed under duress and said she had decided
to come clean about what happened of her own
free will. According to Mr Phiri, Moyo showed no
remorse, was dry-eyed and calm as she narrated
the gory incident.
"She just confessed voluntarily, first to her
guardians and then we went to where she was
now staying and she narrated the story to us. She
says she doesn't know what spirit came upon her.
To me it's a clear case of Satanism. She has some
nerve, she didn't seem disturbed by what
happened, ulesibindi unkazana lowana," Mr Phiri
said.

A 26-YEAR-OLD maid from Bulawayo's high-density suburb of Cowdray Park allegedly wrapped a 10-month-old baby with a blanket, shoved it into a drawer and callously left it to suffocate as she went to the sitting room to watch movies last Friday.

31/01/2013

THERE was pandemonium in Cowdray Park
suburb, Bulawayo, on Friday when residents
assaulted two men suspected to be satanists
after catching them scattering sweets at
Tategulu Primary School.
The men are suspected to be the same people
who dumped sweets at the school gate last year,
resulting in pupils who ate the sweets falling ill.
Residents noticed the two at 9 am scattering
sweets at the school and outside the school gate.
Speaking to Chronicle yesterday, residents said
they beat up the two men because they feared it
was the satanists’ way of recruiting their
children into a satanic cult.
“Who on earth can just go scattering sweets
secretly? If there is nothing wrong with the
sweets they could have gone to the school
authorities and asked to distribute them to the
pupils. The police must keep the two men in jail
until they reveal who they are working for,” said
a resident.
Another resident said they feared for their
children’s lives, as it was the second time such
sweets had been scattered at the school. “I have
no doubt that the satanists are out to kill our
children. Why is it that sweets keep on being
scattered at Tategulu Primary School? Last year
the same sweets were scattered. The packaging
of the sweets is not of a familiar brand in the
country. The police must have the sweets tested
to see what they contain because they could
contain drugs,” said Mr Gareth Xaba.
Contacted for comment, Cowdray Park
councillor Collet Ndhlovu confirmed the
incident and said the two men were handed over
to the police.
“Last year sometime in October someone
scattered a 50kg bag of sweets at the school
gate. We did not know who scattered them so
residents took it upon themselves to monitor
activities happening around the school. The two
were found near Tategulu Primary School
throwing the sweets into the school yard, near
the fence and along the way to the school. When
opened, the sweets melt to powder and are said
to have a bitter taste. A 10kg bag of the sweets
had been scattered,” he said.
Clr Ndhlovu urged parents to warn children
against picking up or taking sweets from
strangers.
“These people seem to be targeting children, as
it is unlikely for adults to just pick up sweets on
the streets. Our fear is that maybe they want to
kill all the children at the school,” he said.
Contacted for comment, Bulawayo police
spokesperson Inspector Mandlenkosi Moyo, said
the police had not received a report concerning
the incident. “We officially do not have a report
of such an incident,” said Insp Moyo.
There was commotion in the suburb last year
when a 16-year-old confessed to being part of a
satanic cult, which she claimed had killed about
60 people in Cowdray Park and eaten their flesh.
Numerous prayers have been held in the suburb
to cleanse it of suspected Satanism.

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