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Bulawayo

[boo-luh-wey-yoh, -wah-]

noun

  1. a city in SW Zimbabwe: mining center.



Bulawayo

/ ˌʊəˈɱɪəʊ /

noun

  1. a city in SW Zimbabwe founded (1893) on the site of the kraal of Lobengula, the last Matabele king; the country's main industrial centre. Pop: 693 000 (2005 est)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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"I came from a small town called Bulawayo, and I was used to being able to be barefoot and quite independent," she tells the BBC.

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In Harare and the country's second biggest city Bulawayo, both opposition strongholds, a significant number of polling stations opened hours late, forcing voters to wait for most of the day.

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A court decision disqualified all 12 CCC candidates in Bulawayo, the second-largest city, from standing in the election, even after the electoral agency said they had registered properly.

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They face Zimbabwe on Tuesday, with their final game against the Dutch, also in Bulawayo, taking place on Thursday.

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She says her business is registered and tax compliant, but Bulawayo City Council has told her shop licences are not valid in a flat, and she can't afford to relocate.

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