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Roller meal shortages persist
Subsidised mealie-meal supplies have remained erratic across the country, with major supermarkets running out of the commodity, forcing most consumers to access it on the black market. The sho...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:22hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, police clash in Mazowe
ZANU-PF leaders in Mazowe on Saturday confronted the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Support Unit over some rogue officers who were illegally mining and issuing travel passes to residents staying at Ju...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:56hrs | 336 | by Staff rpeorter
Negligent kombi driver 'kills' tout
A 32-YEAR OLD Bindura commuter omnibus driver was arrested last week for negligently driving and not reporting a fatal road accident on 31 December last year.Jeremiah Shangai of Chiveso villag...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 11:16hrs | 3444 | by Paul Ndou
15 machete wielding gangsters raid gold mine
TWO men who were part of a 15 men gang armed with machetes, axes and logs have been arrested for allegedly raiding and stealing gold ore at a mine in Colleen Bawn. Mqhelisi Moyo (26) and Edmor...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 10:41hrs | 1374 | by Staff Reporter
Jelous siblings jailed for attacking father's girlfriend
TWO JEALOUS Bindura siblings who attacked their fathers' girlfriend before robbing her of her money were sentenced to 6 months imprisonment by a Bindura magistrate yesterday.Stephen Mashongedz...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 16:56hrs | 2819 | by Paul Ndou
Kazembe impressed by Bindura RG's office
Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe ambushed workers at the Registrar-General's office in Bindura after stopping over at the local passport office for a spot check and interaction with clients who w...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:12hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
Shocking corruption at Passport Office
FORGET the low-level graft often reported at some Government departments, something far more sinister - which is a threat to the country's security - is taking place at the Department of the Registrar...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:31hrs | 1861 | by Staff rpeorter
All-out war on machete gangs
Police have deployed one of their largest ever forces in recent history to different parts of the country as they intensify a crackdown on machete -wielding gangs that have been terrorising small-scal...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:29hrs | 394 | by Staff rpeorter
77 gold panners jailed 2 years
SEVENTY-SEVEN illegal gold miners arrested at Jumbo Mine in Mazowe and Shamva early this week were yesterday sentenced to two years each by a Bindura magistrate.The panners were nabbed during ...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:32hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Six vendors nabbed at Jumbo mine
Six vendors and two drug paddlers were arrested yesterday at Jumbo, Mazowe mine under the police operation "Chikorokoza Ngachipere"Police sources said the six vendors were charged for il...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 14:37hrs | 1556 | by Paul Ndou
Mnangagwa, maShurugwi and the coming anarchy
SOON after arriving in Zimbabwe, in September of last year, I had to visit a friend in Bindura, whom I needed to extend — as part of my enduring gratitude for his assistance during a research projec...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1736 | by Simukai Tinhu
Sons attack father's girlfriend
Two Bindura siblings were brought to court early this week for allegedly assaulting and robbing their father's girlfriend.Stephen and Tendai Mashongedza pleaded not guilty to the charges when ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:09hrs | 532 | by Staff rpeorter
'Zimbabwe passports backlog to be cleared in 3 months'
The backlog on passports will be cleared within the next three months following measures put in place by Government, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe, whose ministry runs th...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:00hrs | 1408 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest 124 artisanal miners at Mazowe mine
Over 124 artisanal miners were arrested at Mazowe mine, (Jumbo) yesterday following an operation to clear machete wielding illegal gold panners at the mine.The operation which started yesterda...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 09:17hrs | 3666 | by Paul Ndou
Mother jailed for dumping newborn on unknown vendor
A 33-YEAR-OLD Harare woman was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment yesterday by a Bindura magistrate for ill-treating her baby girl by leaving her with an unknown vendor at Bindura market.Chari...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 07:48hrs | 2435 | by Paul Ndou
Prophetess on the run after duping congregant
A self proclaimed Bindura prophetess from Grace In Abundance church is in serious trouble after she allegedly duped a congregant of his US$320 on the pretext that she was going to help him get a...Published: 13 Jan 2020 at 19:45hrs | 4016 | by Paul Ndou
Matemadanda gives a stern warning to the Mashurugwi
The National Political Commissair of ZANU PF who is the deputy minister of defence in charge of War Veterans cde Victor Matemadanda has issued a very strong warning to the Mashurugwi. Briefing journal...Published: 13 Jan 2020 at 18:39hrs | 3967 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
PHOTOS: Artisanal miners nabbed with a loaded pistol
A syndicate of five artisanal miners were arrested yesterday at Jumbo mine, Mazowe after they were found in possession of a loaded pistol.Sources familiar with the incident allege the miners w...Published: 11 Jan 2020 at 08:27hrs | 5061 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Machete weilding gangs will not be tolerated - Kazembe
Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Kazembe Kazembe has assured the nation that machete weilding gangs will not be tolerated.Speaking to Bulawayo24.com soon after the arrest of a 14...Published: 11 Jan 2020 at 08:20hrs | 1858 | by Paul Ndou
Police release names of 14 machete-weilding gold panners nabbed in Mashonaland Central
Police in Mashonaland Central have released names of the 14 machete weilding gold panners arrested in Mazowe.The 14 are Timothy Chinhava (29),Focus Juru,Francis Mugweni (24),Norman Masava(20),...Published: 09 Jan 2020 at 15:13hrs | 6614 | by Paul Ndou
Farming inputs delayed
Several farmers who have signed up for the agro-yield schemes being facilitated by a local bank are yet to receive fertilisers resulting in long queues at the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) Bindura depot...Published: 09 Jan 2020 at 07:12hrs | 1529 | by Stephen Jakes
70-year-old bashes wife over vegetables
A 70-YEAR-OLD Chiweshe man was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment yesterday by Concession magistrate Ruth Moyo for severely assaulting his wife and breaking her hand after she cooked vegetables on Ch...Published: 07 Jan 2020 at 11:55hrs | 3566 | by Simbarashe Sithole
PHOTO: Police recover stolen property on Christmas Day
Police in Bindura recovered stolen property in Serengeto,Shamva on Christmas Day.They have since appealed to people around Bindura to com...Published: 05 Jan 2020 at 09:52hrs | 3554 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Terror war in my country reliving the Mashurugwi menace
STORIES ADOPTED FROM REAL OEOPLE Having talked about the Mashurugwi carnage in our country and the inaction of our police , many people emailed me accusing me of being sensational. I stumbled upon the...Published: 04 Jan 2020 at 15:06hrs | 1354 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa lacks Capital appeal to match generational consensus
The wider gap between the Government and citizens is detrimental. Objectivity becomes subjectivity if validated into a balanced message. Leaders must accept constructive criticism if they are to buy i...Published: 02 Jan 2020 at 15:36hrs | 3369 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Machete-wielding gang of 12 arrested in Mashonaland Central
A GANG of 12 machete-wielding suspects linked to 16 armed robberies and two murders in Bindura and Shamva has been arrested on charges of armed robbery. One of the suspects was on bail in a ca...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 15:04hrs | 3937 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe descends into chaos and surges to a civil war without notice. The Mashurugwi Militia
A police officer was killed and another officer was seriously injured by the Mashurugwi machete wielding gold panners. The Mashurugwi are identified with their dirty outfits covered in mud and a...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 14:06hrs | 9474 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Man rapes minor on Boxing Day
A 42-YEAR-OLD Guruve man was arraigned before a Bindura magistrate for allegedly raping his three year old niece on Boxing day.Graham Choruchichi of Chingorogodza village, Guruve was not asked...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 08:33hrs | 1449 | by Tarisai Mudahindo
Mnangagwa snubs Mash-Central again
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa reportedly cancelled his Mashonaland Central visit for the third time this year after he was scheduled to commission Pembi Br...Published: 31 Dec 2019 at 12:28hrs | 9776 | by TArisai Mudahondo
Fuel supplies normalising
Long fuel queues have disappeared in most parts of the country, with many service stations now having supplies and this is expected to continue as Government seeks a permanent solution, The Herald rep...Published: 31 Dec 2019 at 09:25hrs | 1365 | by Staff Reporter
Chipfumo cleans up Muridzo's mess
BINDURA - SOUNDS of motherland boss Progress Chipfumo reportedly cleaned up the mess that Andy Muridzo created when he botched Nyasha Muwomba popular Bhanyaz's birthday bash at Club1160 in Bindura on ...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 18:18hrs | 2013 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Music promoter throws colourful birthday party
BINDURA - Music promoter Nyasha Muwomba popularly known as Doctor Bhanyaz turned 38 years on Saturday.Bhanyaz held a colourful birthday party at his giant Club 1160 which was attended by score...Published: 22 Dec 2019 at 07:40hrs | 487 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Chiwenga breathes fire!
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga has threatened to weed out land barons saying they have allegedly invaded and hijacked cooperatives in Zimbabwe.Speaking at the International day of coopera...Published: 20 Dec 2019 at 13:32hrs | 29320 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Ex-soldier convicted of insulting mother in-law
A 27-YEAR-OLD former soldier was yesterday fined $200 by a Bindura magistrate for shouting obscenities at his mother in-law during a binge.Robert Jack of Foothill farm, Bindura was convicted a...Published: 19 Dec 2019 at 05:20hrs | 1696 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches Sakubva Urban Renewal Project
President Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned the Sakubva Urban Renewal Project - an initiative aimed at modernising the old and run-down suburb and turning Mutare into a Smart City in line with Governme...Published: 19 Dec 2019 at 04:55hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland Central records an increase in rape cases
POLICE in Mashonaland Central province have recorded a spike in rape cases this year compared to last year.Officially opening a Victim Friendly Unit (VFU) training workshop in Bindura last wee...Published: 17 Dec 2019 at 12:18hrs | 683 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Handcuffed thief drowns at police station
A SUSPECTED Bindura copper cable thief tried to escape from police custody with his hands cuffed and reportedly drowned in a sewage pond next to the police station on Monday.Mashonaland Centra...Published: 14 Dec 2019 at 08:07hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
Perrance Shiri, Kazembe Kazembe in tribal storm
A RETIRED colonel and Zipra war veteran has accused the Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement, Retired Air Marshal Perrance Shiri of taking a farm he has occupied for 17 years on triba...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 20:02hrs | 2923 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe name U-19 Cricket World Cup squad
DION Myers will captain the Zimbabwe team at the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup to be held in South Africa from January 17 to February 9, 2020. This officially marks Zimbabwe's return to the ...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 06:47hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Presidential security aide on robbery spree
AN ARMED member of the Presidential Guard has been arrested for committing a spate of robberies in the Masasa mining area in Mazowe last month.The matter came to light at the Bindura Magistrat...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 06:41hrs | 3348 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa plots final push
THE opposition MDC is ganging up with citizens, civic society, churches and labour to launch a spirited campaign to remove President Emmerson Mnangagwa from power through an initiative they say will b...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:44hrs | 3484 | by Staff reporter
Man abducts cop
A BINDURA man was last week convicted of resisting arrest and kidnapping a police officer at a roadblock before assaulting other police officers who intervened to rescue their colleague.Godfre...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:29hrs | 1051 | by Staff reporter
Bindura University student up for stock theft
A Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE) Student was arraigned before a Concession magistrate last Friday for allegedly stealing four cattle and 2 tonnes of maize all valued at ZWL$31 500....Published: 02 Dec 2019 at 09:42hrs | 1511 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Honda Fit overturns, kills two
TWO people died while three others were injured on Monday when a Honda fit they were travelling in veered off the road before overturning two times after a rear tyre burst at the 51 kilometre peg alon...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 10:31hrs | 3744 | by Simbarashe Sithole
War veterans, minister clash over land
War veterans in Mashonaland Central province have accused Provincial Affairs minister Monica Mavhunga of allegedly grabbing land from stalwarts of the liberation struggle and re-allocating it to peopl...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:44hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
War veterans, minister clash over land
War veterans in Mashonaland Central province have accused Provincial Affairs minister Monica Mavhunga of allegedly grabbing land from stalwarts of the liberation struggle and re-allocating it to peopl...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 06:41hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
Teacher bashed in love triangle
TWO Bindura men were arraigned before Bindura magistrate Maria Msika yesterday for allegedly assaulting and unleashing a vicious dog on Maravanyika primary school teacher whom they accused of snatchin...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 17:26hrs | 2797 | by Simbarashe Sithole
6 armed robbers jailed 5 years, another shot dead
SIX armed robbers, who pounced on a Bindura family and robbed them of their valuables, were yesterday sentenced to seven years in prison by Bindura magistrate Noel Mupeiwa.Jerry Mhere (27), La...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:30hrs | 1078 | by newsday comment
'Mnangagwa should clear name on Gukurahundi before grabbing Bulawayo roads'
OPPOSITION Zapu has scolded President Emmerson Mnangagwa for rushing to name a street in Bulawayo after himself before he has found time to come clean on his role in the 1980s Gukurahundi atrocities o...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 06:40hrs | 1138 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa snubs Tsvangirai
Government yesterday resolved to rename a number of streets and buildings in Harare, Bulawayo and several other cities and towns in the country after President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the late former a...Published: 22 Nov 2019 at 18:06hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
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