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More than $5 billion required for Zimbabwe roads rehabilitation
THE Government requires more than $5 billion to rehabilitate the country's entire road network with more than $250 million having been availed to the department of roads as work on re-establishing tra...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 08:14hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa hands over radio receivers
INFORMATION, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has called on Zimbabweans to use information as a tool to foster unity and development than abuse it to denigrate each other...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:34hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Charm money turns into problem snake
A BINGA man who was troubled by a snake with supernatural powers that he got from an inyanga heaved a sigh of relief when it was killed by a local prophet.Zaman Mwembe (35) and his wife Cation...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:26hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland people excluded in developmental projects
Matebeleland chiefs have written a petition to President Emmerson Mnangagwa bemoaning their alleged economic marginalisation which they said should be corrected under the new dispensation.In t...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 13:50hrs | 777 | by Staff reporter
MP charged with insulting Mnangagwa, release on $200 bail
BINGA South legislator Gabbuza Joel Gabuza (MDC Alliance) has appeared before a Hwange magistrate charged with undermining the authority of, or insulting, President Emmerson Mnangagwa after he alleged...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:58hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Detectives arrested with 4 tonnes of fertiliser
TWO police officers stationed at Binga Criminal Investigations Department were recently arrested at Cross Dete in Matabeleland North after they were found in possession of nearly four tonnes of fertil...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:54hrs | 1296 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele Chiefs' letter to President Emmerson Mnangagwa - Fulltext
From the Office of.... CHIEF VEZI MADUNA MAFU OF AVOCA FILABUSI COMMUNAL LANDS 9 October 2018 The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe His Excellency President E.D. Mnangagwa ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 20:46hrs | 5059 | by Chief Maduna, Chief Jahana and Chief Sibasa
Chamisa's MP arrested for calling Mnangagwa a dog
POLICE have arrested MDC Alliance national executive member Joel Gabhuza who is also Member of Parliament for Binga South.The legislator was arrested for calling President Emmerson Mnangagwa a...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 07:32hrs | 2743 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa's blow hits many
The blow that hit disqualified Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) aspiring presidential candidate Felton Kamambo has also struck many of those who have been fighting for the removal of Zifa presiden...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 12:57hrs | 2423 | by Michael Kariati
Mangudya lost his cool under pressure from legislators
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya - who is usually calm and patient - yesterday lost his cool under pressure from legislators at a pre-budget seminar in Bulawayo who took him to ta...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 16:41hrs | 5056 | by Staff reporter
Child-eater crocodile shot dead
AN 11-year-old boy from Binga was allegedly killed by a crocodile while fishing at Back Harbour in Lake Kariba, police have confirmed. The crocodile was shot dead by Zimparks rangers while it ...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:04hrs | 1355 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to procure digitisation transmitters
Government says it will soon procure 32 digital transmitters and set-top boxes it requires to finalise the digitisation programme.Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services minister Moni...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 05:29hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Paul Mwazha @100 years: The amazing testimonies
A few days ago, Archbishop Paul Mwazha, the founder & leader of the African Apostolic Church was bestowed with rains of congratulatory messages from distinct churches and our entire body politic f...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 19:34hrs | 2844 | by Benny Gudo
Binga CEO arrested
BINGA Rural District Council chief executive officer, Joshua Muzamba, and two senior council officials have been arrested on charges of criminal abuse of office and fraud. Muzamba (53), who re...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 05:53hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Struggle, The Delayed Revolution: an Autobiography
The need to account for multiple narratives in the history of the liberation struggle compelled Andrew Ndlovu's autobiography to proffer his narrative from the front. The book serves to demonstrate th...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 12:29hrs | 504 | by Brian Maregedze
No salary increase for Zimbabwe teachers
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Paul Mavima has ruled out the possibility of teachers getting a salary hike as government was not in a position to meet that demand, due to stretched resources...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:02hrs | 1664 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested over gun salute for dad
A MAN from Binga left villagers from his community in shock when he shot three times into the air in a military style gun salute for his late father who once served in the Rhodesian army. The ...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 06:29hrs | 1257 | by Staff reporter
Pupil misses exam after teacher's lashing
A CHISHAKWE Primary School Grade 7 pupil failed to write her final exams after sustaining a swollen right arm following strong canning allegedly by her teacher who had been agitated after she failed t...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 06:20hrs | 790 | by Staff reporter
Girl child empowerment: Everyone's duty
ZIMBABWE Women In Politics Alliance commemorates the International Day of the Girl Child by celebrating the 1,1 billion girls in the world and encouraging them to dream and aspire to be whoever they w...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 06:59hrs | 109 | by Linda Masarira
'Local Zimbabweans priced out of tourist resorts'
ZANU-PF legislator Christina Nyere (proportional representation) has called for the slashing of hotel rates and tourism fees for locals in order to promote domestic tourism and enable locals to enjoy ...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 06:24hrs | 850 | by Staff reporter
Zupco buses in head on collision
TWENTY six people were injured when two Zupco buses were involved in a head-on collision at the 91KM peg along the Binga-Cross Dete Road. The injured were rushed to Binga District Hospital whe...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 06:17hrs | 1824 | by Staff reporter
Lobengula was King of both Matebeleland and Mashonaland
My last article titled "Mthwakazi was never a Ndebele Kingdom but a San Kingdom " received a mixed reaction from my readers. Some were angry but same gave me a pat for a factual article. While I won't...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 16:26hrs | 2961 | by Etiwel Mutero
MDC MPs begin Ninth Parly impressively
While it could be too early to judge the performance of legislators in the Ninth Parliament, MDC parliamentarians have had a good start judging from the number of motions they have so far raised in th...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 12:30hrs | 900 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga 'barking orders' from SA hospital bed
VICE president Constantino Chiwenga, who led the November 2017 coup which ousted long-serving ruler Robert Mugabe, is hospitalised in South Africa, the presidency admitted Monday, adding that he was e...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 07:26hrs | 18412 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga receiving thorough medical attention in SA, had a bullet lodged in his lung?
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is recovering well at a South African hospital where he is receiving some thorough medical attention on the effects of the Bulawayo bombing incident in June, Govern...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 06:50hrs | 8139 | by Staff reporter
Biti to chair Parly's Public Accounts Committee
HARARE East MP Tendai Biti will chair Parliament's Public Accounts Committee, while his Norton counterpart Temba Mliswa will head the committee on mines, Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudend...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:23hrs | 1622 | by Staff reporter
List of Zimbabwe police officers being transferred
FROM COMPOL [HRA] TO ALL STNS CLASS ‘A’ RDO TM 375/18 DD 11/10/18'IMMEDIATE'SUBJECT: TRANSFERS: OFFICERS AND...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 20:02hrs | 13439 | by Compol HRA
Zimbabwe passports to be processed within 4 weeks
Government is making concerted efforts to produce and avail vital civil registration documents and passports to applicants when they need them, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Ambassador C...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 06:49hrs | 4581 | by Staff reporter
Sangoma rapes, flees, leaves behind bicycle
An inyanga-cum-prophet, who allegedly used a knobkerrie, okapi knife and snuff box to intimidate girls before sexually abusing them has been arrested.Masimpe Muleya (30) is facing one count of...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 06:40hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Women In Politics Alliance celebrate International day of the Girl Child
2018 Theme: With Her: A skilled Girl Force Zimbabwe Women In Politics Alliance celebrate the International day of the Girl Child by celebrating the 1.1 ...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 19:09hrs | 237 | by Linda T. Masarira
Gwayi-Shangani Dam project to displace 300 families
CLOSE to 300 families are likely to be displaced by the Gwayi-Shangani Dam project, with plans to resettle them on alternative land at an advanced stage.Briefing Matabeleland North Provincial ...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:49hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
Pharmacists urged to sell EC to adolescent girls
THE Health ministry has come hard on pharmacists that deny adolescent girls access to Emergency Contraception (EC), known as the morning-after pill, as teenage pregnancies were on the rise.Pha...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 07:15hrs | 1245 | by Staff reporter
Mat North leaders accuse parastatals of bussing employees from other provinces
MATABELELAND North political and traditional leadership have expressed concern over marginalisation of local people who they said are being sidelined from jobs at Government projects in the province. ...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 06:59hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Zimta slams Zimsec
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) has called on the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) to revisit new Grade Seven examination policy, which is said to be unnecessarily costly for sc...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 18:57hrs | 1366 | by Staff reporter
Storm over Mnangagwa's health minister's 'fake' qualifications
The government has refused to respond to allegations that Health and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo is using fake qualifications to masquerade as a medical doctor.Justice minister Ziyambi Zi...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 19:02hrs | 6343 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe road upgrades gather pace
THE modernisation of major roads, particularly the much-talked about Harare-Beitbridge highway, is gathering pace after Government officials met Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Corporation (AFECC)...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 07:21hrs | 1180 | by Staff reporter
Lack of preparedness caused Cholera causalities in Zimbabwe
Binga South legislator Prince Dubeko Sibanda has said lack of preparedness by the government has caused the cholera deaths that has escalated to 49 and it is not an individual political party to blame...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 08:30hrs | 247 | by Stephen Jakes
Justice minister calls Binga South MP to order
Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has called Binga South legislator Prince Dubeko Sibanda to order after he questioned the qualifications of the Minister of Health Obadiah Moyo.Sibanda had aske...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 09:47hrs | 4109 | by Stephen Jakes
Binga South MP questions minister of Health's qualifications
Binga South MP Prince Dubeko Sibanda has questioned the qualifications of the Minister of Health Obadiah Moyo following the claims that he was not a qualified doctor."I think I have got a righ...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:34hrs | 4576 | by Stephen Jakes
MPs eye unclaimed Constituency Development Funds
NEWLY-elected Members of Parliament have requested that they take over Constituency Development Funds (CDF) not claimed by some legislators during the recently-ended Eighth Parliament amidst reports t...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:26hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Portfolio committee on health must see that actions to resolve prisons problems is taken
MDC Alliance legislator for Binga South, Prince Dubeko Sibanda has warned that the portfolio committee on health and child care has to see to it that some action towards redressing that problem in pri...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 07:29hrs | 136 | by Stephen Jakes
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 | 354 | 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 | 14696 | 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 | 1024 | 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 | 459 | 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 | 537 | 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 | 1564 | 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 | 288 | 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 | 983 | 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 | 826 | by Staff reporter
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