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Zimbabwe govt officials accused of land grab at Kanondo
Government officials have been accused of seizing land in the Kanondo area of Matabeleland North, designated for relocating villagers from Lubimbi to make way for the Gwayi-Tshangani Dam catchment are...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 14:39hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for fatal stabbing over love rivalry
Police in Binga have arrested a 30-year-old man, Qiniso Dube, for allegedly stabbing his friend to death in a dispute over a girl. Dube appeared before Hwange provincial magistrate, Miss Fungai Dzimir...Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 07:57hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sitting on 40 trillion cubic feet of gas in Lupane
Zimbabwe holds vast reserves of untapped methane gas in the Lubimbi area of Lupane, Matabeleland North province, but has struggled for years to secure an investor to begin exploiting this valuable res...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:28hrs | 13430 | by Staff reporter
Funding delays Gwayi-Shangani dam relocations
GOVERNMENT says it has identified the land to construct houses for the Lubimbi villagers who will be relocated from the Gwayi-Shangani dam catchment area.In an interview with Southern Eye this...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 06:39hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 50 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Mnangagwa's govt fails to deliver on Gwayi-Shangani Dam, again
The government has yet again missed its December deadline to complete the Gwayi-Shangani dam project, which is expected to bring a long lasting solution to Bulawayo's water woes.President Emme...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:12hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter
Chief Dingani-Nelukoba appeals for restoration of his area
Chief Dingani-Nelukoba of Mabale in Hwange District has called upon the government to reconsider the boundaries of his chiefdom, citing a significant reduction in its size due to encroachments by neig...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 14:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillor eyes council mine dump
BULAWAYO councillor Monica Lubimbi, her partner Sikhanyisiwe Nyathi and Belmac Investments (Pvt) Ltd are seeking permission from the local authority to collect mine dump sands from Paddock 40 Farm at ...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:41hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Govt moves to relocate Gwayi-Shangani villagers
Matebeleland North Provincial Affairs minister Richard Moyo says government has deployed teams to plan for the relocation of Lubimbi villagers in Binga whose homesteads are in the Gwayi-Shangani dam c...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe edges closer to methane gas extraction
ONE of the six investors awarded special grants by Government to prospect for coal-bed methane (CBM) gas in Matebeleland North has made significant progress and is inching closer to tapping the resour...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:32hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Bus driver on the run after fatal crash
A bus driver who was cautioned by Chief Siansali for racing against fellow bus crews, competing for passengers is on the run after he was involved in a fatal accident while speeding in Binga last Frid...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 die in Binga bus crash
TWO people died and 22 others were injured after a Binga-bound bus crashed in Kamativi on 14 April.Without giving much detail, Police tweeted that the accident occurred around 1pm at the 50 ki...Published: 15 Apr 2023 at 20:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP decries poor infrastructure in his area
Lupane West Member of Parliament (MP), Martin Khumalo, has said the newly appointed Chief Menyezwa assumes responsibility at a challenging time because of poor infrastructure in the area.Thurs...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 17:19hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Jitters over Gwai-Shangani Dam relocations
A MATABELELAND based human rights group has accused government of dithering on plans to relocate hundreds of villagers in Lubimbi, Binga in Matabeleland North to pave way for the Gwayi-Shangani Dam....Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 20:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe general elections set for July-Aug 2023
Constitutionally, Presidential, Parliamentary and local authority elections must take place in July or August next year, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has noted and so there shall be no by-e...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora recalls 6 Binga councillors
The Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T has recalled six Binga Rural District Council councillors after they were allegedly found to be agents of Nelson Chamisa's Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party ....Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Binga villagers wary over relocation
FRESH fears of displacement have gripped the Tonga people settled in Binga and the resort town of Victoria Falls that was recently classified a Special Economic Zone (SEZ).An estimated 500 Lub...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights threatens Mnangagwa govt with litigation
THE Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has threatened to sue the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) and the Agriculture, Lands, Water, Fisheries and Rural Resettlement ministry for failing to...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Binga hot springs dry out
THERE are more than 30 hot springs in Zimbabwe where warm water gushes from the ground.Geologists believe natural hot springs are found where water seeps into areas of volcanic activity in the...Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 07:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MIHR petitions govt on Lubimbi relocations
THE Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has petitioned government through the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) for information on the planned relocations of Lubimbi villagers in Binga....Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$2m compensation to 734 for Gwayi-Shangani villagers too little, says NGOs
HUMAN rights defenders say the government's proposed US$2 million relocation fund is insufficient to provide modern amenities for villagers who are facing displacement to pave way for the Gwayi-Shanga...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 18:16hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
BCC fails to avail adequate housing stands for 20 years
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has not allocated adequate housing stands for the past 20 years, a development which is discouraging residents from renewing their housing waiting list forms, latest co...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Govt mum on Gwayi-Shangani relocations
BINGA villagers in the Lubimbi area have accused government of not clear on their relocation from the Gwayi-Shangani dam catchment.A total of 2 422 people, whose homes lie in the dam's catchme...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC councillors push for more boreholes
BULAWAYO city councillors are considering using devolution funds to drill more boreholes to address the city's perennial water crisis.In 2019, the city suffered one of its worst water crises, ...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
52 families face eviction to allow coal mining
A TOTAL of 52 families in Lubimbi, Binga, Matabeleland North are facing eviction after Hwange Colliery Company got a grant to extract coal from the area.The community was already facing evicti...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Setting the record straight
I AM an avid reader of NewsDay and NewsDay Weekender as they appear online and in print, and take the time and pleasure every day to be informed about the happenings locally, regionally and globally. ...Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 08:02hrs | 10 | by Spokesperson, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Zimbabwe
Villagers in suspense over Gwayi Shangani Dam project
THE planned displacement of around 2 000 Lubimbi villagers in Binga to pave way for the construction of the Gwayi Shangani Dam has left the villagers in suspense, amid indications that government had ...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani Dam most touted project in 2021
"From the budget presented in December, we allocated some money so that construction begins. I have promised traditional leaders that I will make sure that more money is released so that the construct...Published: 30 Dec 2021 at 07:53hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Lupane, Binga battles relived
TODAY as we continue our interview with Lieutenant-Colonel (Retired) Stanford Moyo pseudo name Lloyd Zvanananewako or Mabhikwa, the former freedom fighter takes us through operations in the Zipra oper...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 07:03hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
BCC hit by exodus of health staff
THE Bulawayo City Council-run clinics have been hit hard by an exodus of health staff, a move which has severely affected the effective healthcare delivery at a time when the country is also still gra...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 18:01hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani Dam: Zinwa says no evictions this year
BINGA villagers who face eviction in Lubimbi to pave way for the Gwayi-Shangani Dam have been assured that eviction will not take place this season as evaluation was still taking place.This wa...Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 05:28hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Councillor pays $750 for rent in two years
A BULAWAYO councillor reportedly leased a council property in 2019 which is fully guarded by council security and to date has only paid $750.Further, despite added costs of securing the ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:13hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo continues in building demolition blitz
THE Bulawayo City Council has upped its efforts of identifying and giving notices to demolish illegal structures in the city with the latest identified properties also including one that was built by ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:13hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Binga villagers identify own relocation site
BINGA villagers facing eviction to pave way for the construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam have identified a piece of land in the Nakanono area, which they believe is suitable for their resettlement....Published: 03 Nov 2021 at 05:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani Dam: Lubimbi villagers set demands for relocation
THE Lubimbi villagers in Binga are resisting government's move to relocate them from their ancestral land to pave way for the construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam, demanding a clear relocation plan....Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Lake Gwayi-Shangani relocation preps start
FEAR of being affected by flooding has led Lubimbi villagers in Binga to form a committee that will work closely with the Government to facilitate smooth relocation of families that reside close to La...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
BCC crafts new fire by-laws to regulate fireworks
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has crafted new fire by-laws which will regulate the use of fireworks as well as the discarding of gas cylinders in the city.The council's intention was reveale...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Councillor calls for disinfection of public areas to curb Covid-19
Bulawayo deputy mayor and Ward 1 Councillor Mlandu Ncube has implored the council's health department to disinfect public spaces in the city in order to contain the spread of Covid-19.In the l...Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khupe moves motion for operationalisation of Lupane gas project
MDC-T deputy president Thokozani Khupe has moved a motion for the operationalisation of the Lupane gas project.Government accorded the exploration of Lupane gas a national project status in 20...Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Inconsistent funding hampering Gwayi-Shangani dam completion
Inconsistent funding of the Gwayi-Shangani dam in Matabeleland North is hampering its completion, a ZINWA official has said.The project which was awarded to China International Water and Elect...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 19:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Truck runs over passenger
A man from Dete in Matabeleland North died on the spot when he was run over by a truck after jumping off the vehicle while it was still in motion.The incident occurred at around 3.30 PM on Afr...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
New model could revive Bulawayo industry
The article of January 5, by Silas Nkala made for remarkably interesting reading. The sentiments expressed are true of the sentimental opinion of most of us who have made this part of the country home...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:40hrs | 1 | by Muvirimi Francis Mangwendeza
Zambian traders flock to Victoria Falls
Zambians are taking advantage of Zimbabwe's collapsing economy to buy basic commodities from Victoria Falls for resale in the resort town of Livingstone.Products that are popular with the Zambian ...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo committee chairpersons another extension of MDC Alliance factional fights
BULAWAYO councillors have elected new committee chairpersons amid factional tussles to control decision-making bodies in the local authority. The elections were held on Thursday last week at a...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 00:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Quick-fix solutions to Zimbabwe's huge electricity crisis
THE Zimbabwe government has announced that it’s facing critical power shortfalls. The country's anchor power producer, Kariba Dam, might have to stop production in weeks due to dropping water levels...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:28hrs | | by Tafadzwa Makonese
WATCH: Bulawayo youths block Kambarami's Council meeting
Bulawayo youths today successfully blocked a rogue meeting that was convened by a sectarian section of the Bulawayo City Councillors to oust the Town Clerk and also pass a vote of no confidence on May...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
5 Bulawayo lawyers in High Court Judges short list
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has shortlisted 43 candidates, among them five Bulawayo lawyers, to fill eight positions on the High Court bench. JSC deputy secretary, Mr Sithembinkosi M...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:00hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
South African firm injects R55 billion into Lupane gas
A SOUTH African mining firm Tumagole Consortium says it is committed to investing R55 billion into the Coal-Bed Methane mining project in Lupane. Tumagole Consortium officials, who were led by...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 23:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa refused Hwange concession licence renewal'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa used his Executive powers to refuse Hwange Colliery a renewal licence for the Western area concession, Mines minister Winston Chitando told Parliament yesterday, a claim w...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's Mashonaland councillors to be sworn-in today
MDC Alliance councillors voted into the Bulawayo City Council in the July 30 elections will be sworn in today, setting the stage for a potentially bruising battle over the election of the mayor....Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
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