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Binga RDC chair suspended again
Binga Rural District Council chairperson Wilson Siampolomba has been suspended again on allegations of gross misconduct.Local Government minister July Moyo initially suspended Siampolomba on D...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 07:49hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Alliance executives stampeded to voice their support for Chamisa
MDC Alliance leaders and former office-bearers of the opposition party yesterday rallied behind their beleaguered president Nelson Chamisa after the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that he had assumed ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 11:47hrs | 1475 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance leaders rally behind Chamisa
MDC Alliance leaders and former office bearers of the opposition party yesterday rallied behind their beleaguered president Nelson Chamisa after the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that he had assumed ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 08:00hrs | 2577 | by Staff reporter
Two die in mine shaft collapse
TWO gold panners died after a mine shaft they were working in collapsed in Colleen Bawn, Matabeleland South province last week.Matabeleland South acting provincial police spokesperson Inspecto...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:41hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
2 killers jailed 70 years for slitting motorist's throat, burning body
TWO stranded deportees from Botswana who stabbed a motorist who had offered them a lift in Plumtree before they slit his throat and used tyres and diesel to burn his body beyond recognition, have been...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:41hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
Presidential amnesty ex-convict kills two relatives
AN ex-murder convict from Binga, who was released from jail though the Presidential Amnesty in 2018, has appeared in court for killing his two nephews.Themba Muleya (38) of Sikhalala Village u...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 20:12hrs | 2692 | by Staff reporter
Perrence Shiri just resign, you are a sellout: period
Let me take this opportunity to advise you Perrence Shiri the Women's University educated graduate, that when it comes to law the devil is in the detail, its you who has gone rogue , anti revolutionar...Published: 22 Mar 2020 at 17:00hrs | 6077 | by Peter Moyo
ZAPU programme of the handover of flood relief items to Binga community.
On Friday 20/03/2020 ZAPU held a Handover Ceremony of Donated Goods for Binga Flood Victims at its Offices at Rudd Road in Byo, after Invites were made to every Member of the Party.Through nat...Published: 22 Mar 2020 at 16:53hrs | 638 | by Staff Reporter
New Zambia-Zimbabwe border to increase trade, unity
THE opening of a new border post between Zambia and Zimbabwe is set to increase trade and tourism as well as promote unity between the two neighbouring Southern African countries.The Kasambabe...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 07:37hrs | 1553 | by CAJ News
Binga chief fined $600 kidnapping, insulting subject
Binga traditional leader, Chief Sikalenge, born Bayela Charles Tshuma (67), has been fined $600 by a Hwange magistrate after he kidnapped and unlawfully detained a young man he accused of impregnating...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 07:12hrs | 800 | by Staff reporter
Information Bill sails through
The Freedom of Information Bill and the International Treaties Bill sailed through their final stages in Parliament yesterday and now await the assent of the President before they become law. ...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 06:37hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Businessman kills partner over profit sharing dispute
A MAN from Gokwe allegedly fatally struck his Zambian business partner with a log and fractured his skull following a dispute over the sharing of profits after the two had sold fish.Evans Ngwe...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 13:10hrs | 1086 | by Staff reporter
Man kills self over stray cattle
A 20-year-old man from Siabuwa in Binga allegedly committed suicide by hanging after an argument with his father over a neighbour's cattle that strayed into their maize field.Philani Mumpande ...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 17:26hrs | 762 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi opens Binga border post
GOVERNMENT has commissioned Kasambabezi Border Post in Binga, in a development set to catapult Matabeleland North province to development through tourism and trade with neighbouring Zambia.The...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 07:07hrs | 2248 | by Staff reporter
Rainy season comes to an end
THE rainy season is ending with the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) saying Matabeleland region is unlikely to receive significant rains anymore.The MSD made the declaration as most cr...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 05:50hrs | 1180 | by Staff reporter
Dead bodies recovered at Mohadi's farm
TWO bodies of a man and woman have been recovered at a farm owned by Vice-President Kembo Mohadi, about 60km from Beitbridge border town.Police said the bodies were of lovers that were involve...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 11:10hrs | 4248 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi visits Binga flood victims
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi yesterday visited Nsungwaale area in Binga to assess damage caused by floods that hit the areas last month and pledged Government commitment to ensure that all affected vil...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 08:54hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Border jumpers kill motorist, burn body
TWO stranded border jumpers deported from Botswana allegedly stabbed a motorist who had offered them a lift in Plumtree before they slit his throat and used tyres and diesel to burn his body beyond re...Published: 12 Mar 2020 at 06:59hrs | 1166 | by staff reporter
Murders around Zimbabwe scary
THE case in which a 20-year-old Binga man recently axed five people to death, most of them his neighbours, is horrifying.The recent killings add to several other such sad instances as frequent...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 13:05hrs | 1273 | by Staff reporter
TB Joshua donates to Binga flood victims
NIGERIAN Prophet TB Joshua has donated a consignment of blankets, food hampers, stationery and sanitary ware worth US$12 000 to Binga flood victims. The donations were received on behalf of th...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 05:59hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Axe rampage killer goes to victims' funeral
A 20-YEAR-OLD man from Gokwe who cold bloodedly axed five people to death in Binga last Friday was arrested the following day when he attended a funeral wake for his victims and tried to light a fire ...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 05:57hrs | 1400 | by Staff reporter
5 killed in frenzied axe attack
In what is probably the most vicious and bloody of killing scenes this year, a 20-year-old man from Gokwe axed to death five people, including a mother and her one-year-old baby that was strapped on h...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 05:20hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
Man 'hires hitman to kill dad'
A MAN from Binga who allegedly hired a Zambian hitman to kill his father whom he accused of causing the death of his sister through witchcraft has been arrested. Fullback Mugande (45) of Nseng...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 05:29hrs | 1766 | by Staff reporter
Nhlanhla Ndiweni berates Mnangagwa's govt
Outspoken Ntabazinduna Chief, Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni, has lambasted the government for failing to designate community radio stations to Ndebele communities.He defined this segregation ...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 07:17hrs | 2011 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, Mohadi take gospel of cleanliness to Mvurwi, Binga
It was a hive of activity yesterday across the country as citizens took part in the national clean-up campaign, with Vice Presidents Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi leading the exercise in Mvurw...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 06:42hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
'Rains won't ensure improved harvests'
A FOOD security report by the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has ruled out improved harvests following the current wet spell it described as coming a little...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 12:37hrs | 1283 | by Staff reporter
It never rains but pours for Zim citizens as a cocktail of problems rock them - ZPP
The Zimbabwe Peace Project has posited the adage, "it never rains but pours" plays out in the lives of Zimbabweans on a daily basis considering the array of endless problems faced by citizens without ...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 10:16hrs | 989 | by Steven Jakes
Mnangagwa sets domestic workers' pay at $500
GOVERNMENT has reviewed the minimum wage for domestic workers from $168 to $500 per month, a figure that some domestic workers say is below their expectations. The Deputy Minister of Public Se...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 05:44hrs | 1288 | by Staff reporter
Flash floods to hit central Zimbabwe
Some areas in Zimbabwe are likely to see flash floods as heavy rains falling across parts of Southern Africa over the last six days escalate today, with some areas in central Zimbabwe expected to rece...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 07:48hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
ZBC moves to stop staffers from politics
ZBC yesterday told the parliamentary portfolio committee on Information, Media and Broadcasting Services that it will soon enact a policy that prohibits its staffers from contesting in future politica...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 09:20hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
11-year-old killed in crocodile attack
AN 11-year-old boy from Binga was killed by a crocodile while swimming in a stream at Binga Centre. Munkuli Amusomi (11) a Grade Five pupil at Malube Primary School was swimming with other kid...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 09:05hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
ZBC appeals for Govt funding
Government should restore grants that used to be extended to the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) if the entity is to effectively discharge its public broadcaster mandate, legislators heard yes...Published: 29 Feb 2020 at 07:11hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba accuses Binga North MP Sibanda of being drunk in parly
Binga North legislator (MDC) Prince Dubeko Sibanda has accused Buhera South MP Joseph Chinotimba for claiming that he attended parliament session drunk .Raising a point of order Sibanda said C...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 11:15hrs | 1598 | by Stephen Jakes
MPs rubbish Privileges Committee report
LEGISLATORS yesterday rubbished a report by the Parliamentary Privileges Committee, set up to investigate four MPs on allegations of trying to get a $400 000 bribe from Bulawayo businessman James Godd...Published: 26 Feb 2020 at 06:20hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
MPs debate Mliswa bribery charges
SOME legislators from both Zanu-PF and MDC Tuesday showed a rare form of camaraderie when they joined hands in roundly condemning a decision made last year by Parliament to investigate Norton MP, Temb...Published: 26 Feb 2020 at 05:49hrs | 335 | by newzimbabwe
215 Binga households displaced by floods
THE National Association of non-governmental organisations (Nango)'s latest report dated February 17 shows that 215 households totalling 967 individuals were seriously affected by the recent flash flo...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 06:57hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Met dept predicts more heavy rains
WIDESPREAD thunderstorms are expected across in the country next week and the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) urged people to stay indoors when heavy rains pound.The thunderstorms and...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 07:01hrs | 1636 | by Staff reporter
Binga flood victims decry neglect
Without even narrating her ordeal, Ndubeko Muzamba's blood-flecked eyes told a story of sorrow and suffering.Aged 24 and with three young children aged below 13, Muzamba said at one point she ...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 08:38hrs | 1024 | by Staff reporter
Baboons terrorise patients
BABOONS are terrorising patients at Binga District Hospital stealing their food, vandalising property and causing sleepless nights to expecting mothers as they scrounge for food.In August last...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 08:37hrs | 1256 | by Staff reporter
51 arrested for threatening Bulawayo water supply
POLICE in Matabeleland South have arrested 51 illegal gold panners who were operating at Upper Ncema Dam in Esigodini, threatening Bulawayo's water supplies. Bulawayo City Council yesterday sa...Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 05:34hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
ZBC monopoly to be broken
The government on Thursday took the first step to break the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Cooperation's television monopoly by inviting applications for six new free-to-air commercial TV licences.The ...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 06:36hrs | 2791 | by Staff reporter
BAZ calls for community radio and television licence applications
THE Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has made a call for applications from Zimbabweans wishing to operate community radio, television and campus stations.Six free to air national comme...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:38hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Address transmission challenges before community radio Government told
Matabeleland North communities of Hwange and Binga have called on the government to address the poor radio and television transmission before it can ever talk of the establishment of community radio s...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:22hrs | 108 | by Makho Precious Moyo
'More rains expected over the weekend'
THE RAINS which have been experienced in recent weeks are expected to continue with the Meteorological Services Department confirming that several parts of the country will receive rainfall this comin...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 05:39hrs | 5738 | by Staff reporter
Renowned pastors are products of green bombers
Many revered pastors and church leaders in Zimbabwe are products of Zimbabwe National Youth Service, an initiative formerly identified with the popular na...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 20:39hrs | 2519 | by Paul Ndou
Heavy rains wreak havoc countrywide
HEAVY rains which have been pounding most parts of the country continue causing infrastructural damage while landslides in Vumba on Saturday blocked access to the iconic Leopard Rock Hotel, a favourit...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 06:31hrs | 3318 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt rapped over slow response to Binga floods
BINGA NORTH legislator Prince Dubeko Sibanda (MDC Alliance) has criticised the government for failing to timeously assist families in flood-prone areas before and after last week's flash floods....Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:42hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter
Transport crisis hits Zimbabwe prisons
The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) has been hard hit by a transport crisis, amid reports that the country's 46 prisons are being serviced by 11 security vehicles. Mechanical...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 06:04hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Dam water levels rise
ZIMBABWE National Water Authority (Zinwa) has said water levels in dams have risen in response to rains received nationwide in the past two weeks, bringing relief to most local authorities whose water...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:23hrs | 1384 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree villagers stranded
THERE are fears that villagers in Mangwe district, Plumtree, have lost their homesteads and livestock after their major dam burst its wall on Wednesday morning due to incessant rains pounding the area...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:04hrs | 1169 | by Staff reporter
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