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Veterinary Services Department loses US$80 000 to corruption
A Bindura Veterinary Department employee is alleging that the Chief Director Dr. Josphat Nyika is involved in corrupt activities which made the department lose about US$80 000.The Human Resour...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 07:19hrs | 34 | by Lloyd Rabaya
2019-2020 Merit Awards to be held next year
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has said 2019 and 2020 Secretary's Merit Awards are going to be held next year after being disturbed by COVID-19. The matter came to light yeste...Published: 18 Nov 2021 at 07:28hrs | 14 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Storm ravages Madziwa
An estimated 30 buildings in Mashonaland Central were damaged by storm including classroom blocks at Bradley Primary school, high school and part of Nyagurungo clinic where 16 asbestos sheets were blo...Published: 18 Nov 2021 at 07:26hrs | 10 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Miner dies in a deep shaft
A 16-YEAR-OLD Chiweshe boy slipped into 75 meter deep disused shaft, and died while illegally prospecting for gold yesterday. Leer...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 17:58hrs | 10 | by Lloyd Rabaya/Simbarashe Sithole
Mwonzora's MDC to take over Bindura Showground
The Douglas Mwonzora MDC led Bindura town council is allegedly in a bid to take over Bindura showground and create commercial stands which they will sell based on partisan nepotism. Showground...Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 19:33hrs | | by Lloyd Rabaya
Road accident injures two
Two men were injured this evening when the driver failed to negotiate a curve at Mazowe Citrus farm along the Harare-Bindura highway.According to witnesses, the two were heading towards Bindur...Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 18:59hrs | 10 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Man rapes 11-year-old daughter, threatens to kill her
A 36-YEAR-OLD Bindura divorcee was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Friday by Bindura Magistrate Esteri Chivasa for raping his 11-YEAR-OLD daughter in October last year. Prosecutor Gossy Mud...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:35hrs | 12 | by Lloyd Rabaya/ Simbarashe Sithole
VID Mushikashika war in Bindura
Nine people were allegedly injured today when the vehicle they were travelling in was involved in an accident after a high-speed chase by the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) along the Bindura-Sham...Published: 03 Nov 2021 at 16:41hrs | 2 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Two more drowning cases in Mashonaland Central
Two more drowning cases occurred in Mashonaland Central over the weekend after the drowning of eight prophets in Rushinga. On the ...Published: 01 Nov 2021 at 21:34hrs | 3 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Kombi driver bashes female cop
A 21-YEAR-OLD Kombi driver in Bindura allegedly resisted arrest, and assaulted a female police officer after he was under arrested for illegally ope...Published: 01 Nov 2021 at 20:00hrs | 7 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Man assaults wife after coming from beer drink
A 39-YEAR-OLD Bindura man appeared before Bindura Magistrate Joyline Madhege for assaulting his wife after she had asked why he came back home late. ...Published: 01 Nov 2021 at 17:05hrs | 7 | by Lloyd Rabaya
DCC Chair brutally assaults minor over a school girl
A 17-year old Madziwa boy was allegedly brutally assaulted by ZANU PF Shamva Distirict Coodinating Chairman over a school girl (form 3) last Wednesday....Published: 22 Oct 2021 at 17:08hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Rabaya/Simbarashe Sithole
Journalists being paid to write anti-Zimbabwe stories - ZANU PF MP
RUSHINGA legislator Tendai Nyabani claimed that journalists are reportedly being paid to write stories that tarnish the image of the country.While addressing the house of assembly on Wednesday...Published: 22 Oct 2021 at 12:45hrs | | by Desmond Nleya/Lloyd Rabaya
Mafios chases ZANU PF supporters out of his farm
Residents at former ZANU PF Mashonaland Central chairman Dickson Mafios Insingiza farm, Bindura yesterday raised a red flag over their illegal eviction from the farm compound on alleged political grou...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 14:05hrs | | by Lloyd Rabaya/Simbarashe Sithole
Cops who bashed Zanu-PF supporters remanded in custody
Members of Zimbabwe Republic Police at Bindura rural who allegedly went on rampage and assaulted ZANU PF supporters were remanded in custody t...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 21:15hrs | 13 | by Lloyd Rabaya/Simbarashe Sithole
NetOne to install 345 base stations
NetOne has promised the installation of above 300 base stations across Zimbabwe through the National Mobile Broad Band Expansion Project (NMBB3) to ...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 19:34hrs | 5 | by Lloyd Rabaya in Guruve
Environment Ministry to identify more potential tourist attractions
Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and hospitality industry has said they are going to identify more potential tourism products in Mashonaland Central to increase the Province's GDP and create ...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 10:23hrs | 27 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Fortune Chasi shines
The Mazowe community hailed the former Energy Minister and Mazowe South legislator Fortune Chasi for fostering infrastructural development. Among others, Chasi assisted the community in ...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 10:20hrs | 14 | by Lloyd Rabaya/Simbarashe Sithole
NAC engages Chiefs
The National Aids Council (NAC) has today engaged Chiefs across Mashonaland Central province on a sensitization program to fight further HIV/AIDS infectio...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 07:23hrs | 3 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Missing juvenile found dead
A 12-year old girl from Shamva who went missing on July 28 was found dead on a mountain last Thursday. The body of Alana Topo was ...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 17:30hrs | 10 | by Lloyd Rabaya/ Simbarashe Sithole
Council planner dishes out 30 residential stands to ZANU PF youths
Mazowe Rural District Council (MRDC) planner Wiseman Kadungure has been accusing of working in cahoots with ZANU PF councilor Dominic Chimumba in illegally parceling out residential stands to the part...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 19:19hrs | 3 | by Paul Ndou and Lloyd Rabaya
Locals breath fire over exported timber
The Rushinga community has blasted its traditional leadership, Forestry Commission and Rural District Council for corruptly awarding an obscure company kn...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 10:32hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Rabaya/Simbarashe Sithole
Top cop's corruption exposed
Criminal Investigations Department Officer in Charge Mvurwi has been accused of massive corruption by his juniors, Bulawayo24.com has learnt.Inspector Shakeman Dzongera is not at peace with hi...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 14:17hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Teacher rapes student at ZRP high
A Science teacher at ZRP high school in Harare was arrested on Monday after he allegedly raped a 15-year old student in a Science laboratory....Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 18:17hrs | 15 | by Lloyd Rabaya/Simbarashe Sithole
Africa's first black-owned car manufacturing company hits market
South-Africa based Mureza Auto Co is launching Africa's first black-owned car model with a batch of 100 vehicles being rolled out next week. The car model, which will be suitable for any Afric...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 13:50hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Passion Java Records escalating
Passion Java Records is on the rise as it is working with various renowned musicians under its label. Today, urban groove crooner Rockford Josphat, affectionately known as Roki is also releasi...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 17:47hrs | 2 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Drama as ZANU PF MPs clash at PCC meeting
There was drama at Kazembe Kazembe's Mashonaland Central Provincial Coodinating Committee (PCC) chaired meeting today after Rushinga Member of Parliament Tendai Nyabani exposed Shamva North Osca...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 18:54hrs | 3 | by Lloyd Rabaya in Bindura
ZYC engages young journalists
Zimbabwe Youth Council (ZYC) has engaged the Young Journalists Association (YOJA) today in Harare in a bid to increase it's visibility.Speaking at the engagement meeting YOJA Spokesperson Leop...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 19:08hrs | 3 | by Lloyd Rabaya in Harare
Illegal miner dies in a mine shaft
A 45-year old Bindura man was trapped to death in a 15 metre deep mine shaft while illegally prospecting for gold on Saturday.Mashonaland Central Police Spokesperson Inspector Milton Mundembe ...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 09:56hrs | 6 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Kazembe uses field days for campaigns
Desperate ZANU PF Mashonaland Central province party chairperson Kazembe Kazembe has been accused of using field days to mobilize his support for the looming provincial elections.Kazembe who h...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 13:38hrs | | by Lloyd Rabaya
Bogus CIO nabbed
A 31-year-old Bindura woman appeared before Bindura Magistrate Jessylene Madhaga yesterday facing impersonation charges after duping two women. The state alleged that sometime in April, the ac...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 12:56hrs | 7 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Ministry of Tourism to work with ZSG
Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality promised to work with the Zimbabwe Sunshine Group (ZSG) as their mandate tallies with the government's Vision 2030 initiative. This ca...Published: 31 May 2021 at 19:36hrs | 15 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Lawyer escorts client to prison
Guruve based lawyer Nancy Mabhoyi failed to spare a jail term to her client Takura Gora (39) who was slapped with a six-year jail term today on four counts of burglary by Guruve resident magistrate Ru...Published: 31 May 2021 at 19:32hrs | 3 | by Lloyd Rabaya in Guruve
Africa Green Expo on waste management
The Africa Green Expo and Energy Conference stakeholders had the opportunity to embark on waste transfer tours in Harare recently to view and assess the success stories being championed by local youth...Published: 30 May 2021 at 13:37hrs | | by Lloyd Rabaya
Notorious buglar jailed
A notorious Bindura burglar who terrorised most mining town suburbs was finally sentenced to 3 years six months behind bars yesterday at Bindura magistrat...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 07:47hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole | Lloyd Rabaya
Boy (13) kills self over washing powder
A 13-year-old Mushumbi Pools boy drank poison and died after a misunderstanding with his 21-year-old sister over washing powder. M...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 17:22hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Rabaya/Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF MP in power struggle
Mazowe Central Member of Parliament Sydney Chidamba is reportedly mobilising village heads in his constituency to fight his ward 10 councillor John Mudzonga (ZANU PF) over a boundary between ward 10 a...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 14:01hrs | 2 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Kazembe's power struggle exposed
ZANU PF Mashonaland Central provincial chairperson Kazembe Kazembe's power struggle to retain the chairmanship ahead of the looming election has been exposed.Kazembe who is slowly losing grass...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 10:31hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Man assaults cheating wife, burns bedroom, kills self
A man from Madziwa district in Mashonaland Central, Max Chauke died after consuming a poisonous substance after accusing his wife of cheating.Mashonaland Central Police Acting spokesperson Ass...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 10:15hrs | 3 | by Lloyd Rabaya/Simbarashe Sithole
WATCH: Musanhi champions water crisis resolution
Residents of Bindura, yesterday received tap water for the first time after spending more than a year without the precious liquid.Bindura North Legislator Kenneth Musanhi who has been pushing ...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 09:55hrs | 12 | by Simbarashe Sithole/Lloyd Rabaya
Man bashes colleague with braai stand
A Bindura man was assaulted using a braai stand and a stone when he had gone to collect his debt.The matter came to light when Blessing Chabowoka (41) stood before Bindura Magistrate Morebless...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 13:17hrs | 4 | by Lloyd Rabaya/Simbarashe Sithole
Man rapes own grandmother
In a bizarre incident, a 26-year-old Guruve man allegedly broke into his grandmother's bedroom, jumped on her and raped her until she became unconscious.The matter came to light at Bindura mag...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 19:13hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole/Lloyd Rabaya
Gold ore thief nabbed
A 24-year old Bindura man from Okello 18 Mine in Shamva was arraigned before a Bindura magistrate yesterday after allegedly stealing 100 kilograms of gold ore.Aaron Nyamunda pleaded not guilty...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 15:22hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Biker in head-on collision with car, dies on the spot
A 33-year-old Concession man who was riding a motorcycle died on the spot after a head-on collision with a car being driven by a Chinhoyi white man along Mazowe-Nyabira road.Mashonaland Centra...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 10:18hrs | | by Lloyd Rabaya/Simbarashe Sithole
Drowning cases mushrooming in Mash Central
Three people drowned in Mashonaland Central this week, with two of them being minors, Bulawayo24.com has learnt.Mashonaland Central Police Acting Spokesperson Assistant Inspector Naison Dhliwa...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 20:46hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole/Lloyd Rabaya
Car seller robs customer at gunpoint
A car buyer was robbed at gunpoint by a Norton man who purported to be selling his vehicle.The matter came to light yesterday where Vengai Vhare (41) was remanded in custody to April 7 by Bind...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 12:24hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole/ Lloyd Rabaya
Unrepentant female fraudster caged
An unrepentant Bindura fraudster Mary Matseka (35) has been sentenced to 7 years in jail by a Bindura magistrate for five counts of fraud....Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 20:56hrs | 11 | by Simbarashe Sithole/Lloyd Rabaya
Zanu-PF MP, Chief defy lockdown
Muzarabani South legislator Tapera Saizi and traditional leader Chief Chiweshe Mukore-kore (Matthew Minyonga) on Sunday defied lockdown by conducting a Zanu-PF meeting with over 60 village heads....Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 10:52hrs | 1 | by Shelton Muchena/Lloyd Rabaya
Two illegal miners jailed two years
Two illegal miners from Desmond farm, Bindura were jailed two years each by Bindura Provincial Magistrate Tinashe Ndokera yesterday for illegally prospecting for gold.Author Mukanya (21) and S...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 09:19hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole/Lloyd Rabaya
Man loses car to a passenger
A 32-year-old Bulawayo man lost his Honda Fit to a man he had offered a lift from Colbro Flea Market to his home area in Emganwini.Sources close to Investigations alleged that on January 27 th...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 19:04hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole / Lloyd Rabaya
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