Bulawayo by Ronald Moyo

The city of Kings, skies and kontuthuziyathunqa, these are some of the common names that have been given to our city Bulawayo. These names capture the royal heritage, the beautiful climate and the hustle and bustle of the city’s industrial sector. The city has undoubtedly got potential to grow to be the heaven on earth that its founders dreamed it will become and 2013 is set to be the year that this dream becomes a reality.

The year has begun on a high note with the heavens opening up and pouring its ever vibrant people with the rains that they were praying and fasting for throughout 2012. Our city’s cultural beliefs once again proving to us that they are the keys to wisdom after our elders told us leap years are dry years in 2012. Immediately on new year’s day precipitation was the background noise in the ears of many people in the city of kings. A sound of hope as the porous soil fills with water and our vegetation becomes ever more greener motivating the utopian feeling that 2013 is the year of growth.

Yes we may have our pitfalls here and there such as water cuts to compensate for the once shrinking water supplies but as valuable as water is to life even more so is the value of the creativity and intelligence flowing in the minds of the city youth, a resource Bulawayo cannot do without. 2013 is the year this resource will embrace its capacity to fuel the city to become an epicenter of innovation and drive it to success.

From mere observation, the everyday layman can see that this city will not remain stagnant in 2013. As will be captured by this site throughout the year, we will witness the people of Bulawayo spearheading their development, the youth becoming more actively involved in the growth of the economy, promotion of culture, reaping the fruits of their education and hard work with inspiring literary works and an overall appreciation of the royalty that is Bulawayo.

The city is a brew of various ethnicities that ingredient its unique taste of lifestyle, arts and culture. This site will be the dish from which you can experience the taste of Bulawayo from this year, 2013 and beyond.

ENDS