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Roles of Provincial Councils, Ministers spelt out
Implementation of devolution enjoins central Government to release funds for provincial budgets to ensure that areas lagging behind in terms of development are prioritised, Local Government, Public Wo...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:35hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mwonzora trading blows in an unpredictable, bruising fight
WITH just five months to go to a crucial congress, MDC leader Nelson Chamisa and his main internal rival, secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora, are trading blows in an unpredictable, bruising fight to w...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:30hrs | 14494 | by Staff reporter
Army builds bridge in Filabusi
THE Zimbabwe National Army has brought relief to Mapholisa villagers in Filabusi after building a bridge that links them to a school, clinic and other essential services.Speaking at the offici...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:44hrs | 982 | by Staff reporter
Sino-Hydro, ZPC cornered over employment opportunities
HWANGE district administrator Simon Muleya yesterday convened an urgent crisis meeting with Sino-Hydro and Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) management, chiefs and Zanu-PF officials to discuss employment m...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:13hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Pair kills, burn motorist
TWO people, one of them a 16-year-old boy, allegedly killed a motorist and burnt his body after he offered them a lift in Plumtree. The two suspects are from Binga and met their alleged victim...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:54hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to launch Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Legacy Foundation
ACTING President, Dr Constantino Chiwenga, will today lead proceedings during the launch of the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Legacy Foundation, a key tourism heritage project and a major highlight of this yea...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:45hrs | 1515 | by Staff reporter
No fuel crisis, says Mangudya
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya has assured the nation that there is no fuel crisis as the central bank allocated enough foreign currency to suppliers. Dr Mangudya, wh...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:29hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Senior CIO operative buried
THE senior officer in the President's Department and former freedom fighter Austin Peter Moyo who died in a road accident last week was laid to rest at the Bulawayo Provincial Heroes Acre in Nkulumane...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 09:01hrs | 953 | by Staff reporter
Villagers receive 1 000 goats
The Killer Zivhu Foundation has donated 1 000 goats to Lupinyu villagers under chief Mvuthu in an effort to eradicate poverty in the area.The ceremony was attended by scores of villagers who w...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 11:48hrs | 815 | by Staff reporter
Work on Kwekwe - Nkayi road begins
Construction and rehabilitation work on the Kwekwe-Nkayi Road has begun, with engineers already on site. Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Dr Jorum Gumbo said the project was ...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 06:10hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
Human skull eats cattle
PRESCRIPTION gone bad!A Binga man tired of being poor consulted a sangoma that advised him to bury a human skull in his kraal to change his fortunes. More than 20 years later, the skull has br...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:32hrs | 710 | by Staff reporter
Diasporan donates soccer kit, health equipment to Nkayi residents
A CANADA-BASED philanthropist has donated medical equipment and soccer kits to several clinics and schools in one of the country's most impoverished districts, Nkayi.Born and raised in Lutsha ...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:20hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
A journey well completed
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, THE PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ZIMBABWE DEFENCE FORCES, CDE E.D. MNANGAGWA AT THE BURIAL OF THE LATE NATIONAL HEROINE THOKOZIL...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:47hrs | 205 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Mathuthu gets hero's send-off
THOUSANDS of people yesterday thronged the National Heroes' Acre in Harare to pay their last respects to national heroine Thokozile Angela Mathuthu. Mathuthu died last week after battling cancer. ...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:46hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa hung out to dry as Presidential aspirants decline to support his challenge
MDC Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa has been left to fight a lone battle after a majority of presidential candidates that contested in this year's elections declined to file papers at the Constituti...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 06:31hrs | 1063 | by Staff reporter
Man tracks down, kills wife's lover
A-23-YEAR-OLD man from Inyathi in Matabeleland North surrendered himself to the police after he had allegedly killed a man who was bedding his wife.Kudzai Ncube of Hamilton Farm, ward 12, spea...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 19:33hrs | 4149 | by Staff reporter
Spear in throat kills man 'bedding' neighbour's wife
A-23-YEAR-OLD man from Inyathi in Matabeleland North province who allegedly killed another man he accused of bedding his wife, has surrendered himself to the police.Kudzai Ncube of Hamilton Fa...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 07:41hrs | 779 | by Staff reporter
Court ultimatum for Zanu-PF official
THE Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional for Binga Rural District Council chief executive officer, Joshua Muzamba to occupy the position while he is a member of the Zanu-PF Central Comm...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:17hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter
Woman bashed over 'extra-marital affair'
AN elderly man from Binga who beat up his 67-year-old wife after suspecting that she was cheating on him has been fined $50 for physical abuse.Efart Ngwenya (73) pleaded guilty to the charge b...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 07:17hrs | 1095 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to have a new mayor
BULAWAYO will have a new mayor after Alderman Martin Moyo lost the local authority elections last week.Ald Moyo was forced to contest as an independent for Ward Three after he failed to secure...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:38hrs | 1229 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs elect members for Senate seats
CHIEFS from all parts of the country yesterday elected 16 of their members who will take seats in the Senate alongside 80 other Senators.At least two chiefs were elected from each province and...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:32hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Zanu-PF retains two-thirds majority
Zanu-PF has retained its two-thirds majority in the National Assembly following the announcement of the latest batch of results from 55 constituencies announced today. The party now has 144 se...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 16:21hrs | 1832 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF still in the lead, wins 110 seats out of 153 announced
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has announced a further 50 National Assembly results, bringing the total so far to 153.Of the 153 Zanu PF has won 110 seats while the MDC Alliance got 4...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 06:27hrs | 3220 | by Staff Reporter
Brutish and Ferocious 'Crocodile' your time is up to vacate Munhumutapa Building
With less than 5 days before Zimbabweans cast their votes for the make or break presidential elections on July 30, it is important especially for those in the rural areas to punish Emmerson Munangagwa...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 12:55hrs | 1697 | by Knowledge Hakata
Binga man jailed 30 years for raping disabled daughter
A BINGA man has been sentenced to a 30-year jail term for raping his disabled teenage daughter following advice from a traditional healer, who claimed that the dastardly act would make him wealthy....Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 08:20hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter
Sanitary wear cry out in Binga
Women in Siachilaba Community Village in Binga have raised concern over Sanitary Wear (Pads) saying its expensive and they have resorted to using worn out clothes as sanitary wear which they reuse....Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 00:27hrs | 615 | by Virginia Zifesho
Teacher runs amok, tries to kill wife, children
A TEACHER ran amok, attempted to kill his wife and two children, before attacking other teachers during a misunderstanding over transfer issues at a school in Binga.The teacher allegedly crash...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 06:53hrs | 838 | by Staff reporter
Hippo attack, drown women in Zambezi river
TWO women from Binga drowned in the Zambezi River after their boat capsized during a hippopotamus attack while they were fishing.Gladys Munkombwe (43) of Kadika Village and Mufutuli Mudenda (2...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 06:37hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens to fire Charamba
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday told Binga villagers that they would soon receive ZBC television and radio signals, 38 years after independence.Addressing hundreds of Zanu-PF supporters...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 11:45hrs | 5075 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's promises to people from Matebeleland
Extract of promises President Mnangagwa made to the people of Matebeleland while addressing his rally at Somuhlolo Stadium in Lupane."We are also dualising the road from Kazungula to Victoria ...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 16:15hrs | 4417 | by Staff reporter
'I lied about rape'
A BINGA pupil who had dragged a primary school teacher to court for rape has confessed that she was seeking revenge after he made her pregnant and denied responsibility.The Mpinami Primary Sch...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 08:12hrs | 2328 | by Staff reporter
Teacher acquitted of rape
A PRIMARY school teacher in Binga who had a sexual relationship with a Form Four pupil has been acquitted of rape.Johane Muchimba (39) is a teacher at Mpinami Primary and resides at Manjolo Bu...Published: 08 Jul 2018 at 16:25hrs | 1998 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to give unemployed teachers, nurses jobs?
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said Government has plans to ensure that unemployed teachers and nurses in the country end up getting jobs. Speaking during a well attended Zanu-P...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:08hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Deploy Tonga-speaking teachers to Gokwe
CHIEF Siyamchembo of Gokwe North has appealed to Government to deploy Tonga-speaking teachers in his area amid revelations that pupils were performing badly due to a serious shortage teacher-pupil lan...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 15:41hrs | 1337 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa still not safe'
Unless President Emmerson Mnangagwa deals with those who are out to destroy him his life will remain under constant threat, social and political analysts contend.The recent bomb attack in Bula...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 14:01hrs | 1995 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to address Matebeleland North rallies
VICE Presidents, Kembo Mohadi and General Constatino Chiwenga (Retired), are scheduled to address Zanu-PF rallies in Matebeleland North this week as the country inches towards elections on July 30....Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 06:53hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa councillors defect to Khupe
MDC-T leader, Thokozani Khupe, has claimed that MDC Alliance council candidates in Hwange area had dumped their presidential candidate, Nelson Chamisa, and were now campaigning for her.Khupe's...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 10:34hrs | 2658 | by Staff reporter
John Tallach High sex party, Ministry sends team to probe
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has sent a team to John Tallach High school to investigate an incident in which 10 pupils are alleged to have held a sex party at the headmaster's resid...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 07:04hrs | 1104 | by Staff reporter
'Central locking' reduces STIs'
GOKWE North and Binga has lower levels of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) because of their cultural beliefs; National AIDS Council of Zimbabwe has revealed.Speaking at a workshop held i...Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 17:07hrs | 3207 | by Staff reporter
Political novices spoiling the 2018 electoral broth
The presidential nomination court witnessed a record 23 presidential candidates successfully filing their papers ahead of Zimbabwe's 2018 harmonised elections. Indeed, this was good for democracy as a...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 17:07hrs | 1715 | by Elijah Chihota
Mujuru's PRC pledges to implement devolution of power
OPPOSITION People's Rainbow Coalition (PRC) vice-president Samuel Sipepa Nkomo says once voted into power his party will ensure that devolution of power is implemented from ward level so that there wa...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 07:09hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Strong anti-Ndebele sentiment in MDC-T
MDC Alliance partners have blasted the coalition's leader Mr Nelson Chamisa as a deceptive politician who does not respect agreements after he dribbled them and fielded candidates in constituencies re...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 06:51hrs | 1183 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa wary of MDC name confusion
MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa concluded the first round of rallies in Matabeleland North Province over the weekend where he expressed fears that the party name and symbols wrangle might cause se...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 15:33hrs | 1742 | by Staff reporter
19 MDC Alliance supporters injured
NINETEEN MDC Alliance supporters were seriously injured after a truck they were travelling in overturned in Binga as they were coming from a rally addressed by their leader, Advocate Nelson Chamisa, a...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 07:10hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Pregnancy storm after teens' incest
AN 18-year-old Form Two pupil in Binga who had an incestuous relationship with his 13-year-old cousin has appeared in court after the girl fell pregnant.Their parents are brothers in Chabumbul...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 07:07hrs | 1156 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in freak accident
MDC Alliance presidential candidate Mr Nelson Chamisa yesterday escaped unhurt after a poorly constructed stage collapsed while he was introducing his party's candidates at a rally in Hwange. ...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 07:07hrs | 1995 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to scrap bond notes
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday promised to scrap bond notes and replace them with real money if he wins next month's elections.Addressing hundreds of supporters at a Binga ...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 20:57hrs | 2127 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance rifts continue to widen
The rift within the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC Alliance) continues to widen following Advocate Nelson Chamisa's decision to unilaterally field candidates in the areas reserved for th...Published: 16 Jun 2018 at 22:00hrs | 2222 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland releases candidates names
MATABELELAND North and South have released names of candidates who successfully submitted nomination papers for the 2018 harmonised elections.In Matabeleland North, a total of 156 National Ass...Published: 16 Jun 2018 at 21:47hrs | 640 | by Staff reporter
Cop rapes vendor
A POLICE officer stationed at Binga Police Station has been arrested for allegedly raping a vendor during her sleep.Constable Onismo Kabone (42), under the Minerals and Border Control Unit, al...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 07:09hrs | 639 | by Staff reporter
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