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“Restore Bulawayo To Its Former Glory,” Linda Masarira.

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Labour Economists and Afrikan Democrats (LEAD) join Zimbabweans to celebrate Bulawayo, one of the oldest city in  Zimbabwe.

Today is Bulawayo Day, we celebrate the city being declared a town 127 years ago. Bulawayo Day is a day set aside to celebrate and promote everything about Bulawayo. We celebrate the diversity of local cultural expressions and heritage.

Historically, Bulawayo was the principal industrial centre of Zimbabwe, with industries that produced motor vehicles and spares, construction materials, electronic products, textiles, furniture and food products. As we celebrate Bulawayo today, we need to introspect and have sincerity to restore Bulawayo to its former glory.

Bulawayo is also the hub of Zimbabwe’s rail network and headquarters the National Railways of Zimbabwe. In the 90’s it was every child’s dream to be employed by the NRZ and all that can happen again if our government makes a serious effort to rehabilitate the rail network.

We appreciate the undeniably exceptional arts industry in Bulawayo and arguably the home of the best entertainment in Zimbabwe. We implore the Ministry of Youths, Sports, Arts and Culture to inject more funds in Bulawayo so as to promote and capacitate the raw talent in the city of Kings and Queens.

Investment opportunities have been limited in Bulawayo and it is time we all have a motto to #LookBulawayo and to resuscitate the economy by promoting domestic tourism and making Bulawayo a Special Economic Zone.

As we celebrate Bulawayo Day, let us all remember that Bulawayo lives matter and ensure that all people in Bulawayo have equity in accessing opportunities to wealth creation and entrepreneurship to sustain livelihoods.

Happy Bulawayo Day!

#SingabambanaSiyanqoba #MasiyephambiliBulawayo #LookBulawayo #LetLoveLEAD

LINDA MASARIRA

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Abel Mavura is a journalist, editor, and writer whose work explores the intersections of cities, migration, and social justice. He tells stories about how people move, survive, and remake urban life under conditions of precarity, drawing on close field engagement and lived experience. Trained as a journalist at the Christian College of Southern Africa, Abel’s early work was rooted in media practice and community storytelling. Over time, his focus expanded into research and critical inquiry, allowing his writing to move fluidly between reportage, analysis, and long-form reflection. He is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris and is currently pursuing research at the University of Cambridge, where his work builds on earlier research into migration and informal housing. Abel is the author of three books, and his writing has appeared across platforms ranging from grassroots and community radio to international and policy-facing spaces. His work is grounded in clarity, ethical storytelling, and a commitment to centring voices often left out of mainstream narratives.

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