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Zanu-PF's Moyo under fire over poor record record
MATABELELAND North Provincial Affairs minister Richard Moyo is under the spotlight for presiding over several failed and unfulfilled projects in the province since he was appointed minister in 2017....Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 15:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Minister commissions first Binga propaganda radio station
INFORMATION, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Dr Jenfan Muswere, yesterday officially commissioned Twasumpuka FM, the first and only community radio station in Binga District in Matebelel...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tragic Incident: Nine-Year-Old Boy Fatally Attacked by Crocodile in Zambezi River
In a tragic incident, a nine-year-old boy named Option Aurther Muzamba lost his life in a crocodile attack at the mighty Zambezi River on Saturday. The incident occurred while the boy's mother, Juliet...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 08:31hrs | 4 | by Peter Matuka/ Simbarashe Sithole
Massive queue at Hwange Post office
Masses of people flooded Hwange Post office in the late morning hours of Monday for pay withdrawals.Doors at Hwange Zim Post office were heavily congested with Civil Servants, Village heads an...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 19:22hrs | 1 | by Peter Matuka
Binga chieftainship wrangle spills into High Court
A CLAIMANT to the Binga chieftainship, Mr Peter Mweembe has approached the High Court challenging the recent appointment of Mr Grey Sikalelu Muleya as Chief Binga.Muleya was appointed Chief Bi...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 killed as bus collides with truck's tailboard
A tragic incident occurred as a CAG bus collided with the rear of a truck, resulting in the loss of two lives and injuries to thirty others.In an official statement, the police confirmed the f...Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 22:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa donates US$1000 each to families of Stallion bus accident victims
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has donated a bereavement contribution of US$1000 each to families of the Binga Stallion bus accident victims.The assistance was handed over through Forever Associ...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 08:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporters torch headman's home
Headman Siabbubi of Chabwidi area under Chief Siabuwa in Binga and his family reportedly cheated death by a whisker when three assailants who are suspected Citizens Coalition For Change (CCC) supporte...Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 16:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Police release names of Stallion Cruise bus accident victims
POLICE have released the names of the five people who died in an accident when a Stallion Cruise bus overturned at the five kilometre peg along Binga-Siabuwa Road, near Masumu Bridge, Samende area on ...Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, MDC-T, CCC make pledge for peaceful election campaigns
5 people killed after speeding Stallion Cruise bus overturnsA bus overturned in Binga on Sunday morning killing five passengers, police said.The Stallion Cruise bus, travelling to Bulawayo...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 21:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's chiefs happy with prevailing peace ahead of elections
TRADITIONAL leaders in Hwange and Binga districts have commended the prevailing peaceful atmosphere in the country ahead of the harmonised elections set for next month.Zimbabweans will elect n...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:54hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Police launch manhunt for 16-year-old murder suspect
Bulawayo police are appealing for information that may lead to the arrest of a suspect who allegedly killed a 51-year-old man after they had a heated argument on February 5 in Iminyela suburb in Bulaw...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pastor shot on suspicion of witchcraft
A-PASTOR from Magobo village under Chief Siabuwa in Binga was last week shot by suspects that are yet to be arrested after they accused him of practising witchcraft.Th...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:34hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Only 5km of the Mberengwa-West Nicholson Road tarred
GOVERNMENT has tarred only 5km of the Mberengwa-West Nicholson Road in Mberengwa linking Midlands and Matabeleland South provinces under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2).The...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:08hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Lupane State University campus radio goes on air
LUPANE State University (LSU)'s campus radio station is now on air and broadcasting from its base in the Matabeleland North provincial capital with the institution set to receive the outstanding studi...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Binga horror crash claims four, injures nine
Four people died Thursday while nine others were injured when a Department of Roads vehicle veered off the road and overturned in Siabuwa, Matabeleland North.Police confirmed the tragic incide...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 19:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa drills boreholes for Binga Chiefs
THE Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme in Matabeleland North Province is progressing well with three having been drilled at three chiefs' areas, an official has said.President Mnangagwa in ...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa makes waves in Binga
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday described Binga in Matabeleland North as a "yellow republic" after thousands of villagers turned up for a victory rally.Citizens Coalition for Change...Published: 30 May 2022 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cops resist 'punishing' transfers to rural outposts
AT least nine junior police officers have gone AWOL after resisting transfers to rural outposts.Confidential documents seen by NewZimbabwe.com indicate that the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) ...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pampers Binga traditional leaders
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday pampered Binga chiefs with over 17 kapenta fishing rigs.Five Zanu-PF youth league members and five women's league groups also received rigs.The g...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa back in Binga today
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will be in Binga, Matabeleland North, today to officially commission and handover the Binga-Kariba fishing rigs to the local community in a bold empowerment intervention that is ex...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police ban of CCC rally in Binga did not stop its win
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has said despite spirited efforts by the ruling Zanu PF to ban its rally in Binga through the police, it has retained Binga North seat.President Emmerson Mn...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 08:50hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Lupane Provincial Hospital to be the largest, says Mnangagwa
LUPANE Provincial hospital in Matabeleland North Province is set to become the biggest hospital in the country upon its completion despite being constructed at a snail's pace.This was revealed...Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns NGOs
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has warned rogue non-governmental organisations (NGOs) against over-stepping their mandate by meddling into politics, saying the Government will not hesitate to discipline such ope...Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF scoffs at Chiwenga, Mnangagwa rift
Zanu-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu on Saturday claimed that there was no rift between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga.Mpofu made the remarks at a...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa decries violent Zanu-PF clashes
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday condemned intra-party violence in Zanu-PF as he pleaded for unity among party supporters to ensure a certain victory in the Saturday by-elections.Mnangag...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wows Binga folks with fluent Tonga
BINGA District, particularly Siabuwa Business Centre was yesterday a hive of activity with multitudes of people turning the place into a sea of green and gold as they attended a Zanu-PF's star rally....Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to remain unitary State, says Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe will remain a unitary State and no amount of machinations from the country's detractors, or those calling for a separate State, will divide the country, President Mnangagwa has said.A...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda community radio set to go live
Ntepe-Manama Community Radio in Gwanda District is set to be the first community radio station in Matabeleland region to go on air as Government has already acquired broadcast equipment for it....Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:35hrs | | by Staf reporter
Mnangagwa visits Matebeleland
DEVOLUTION being spearheaded by President Mnangagwa continues to bear fruits in Matebeleland North as evidenced by implementation of key developmental economic projects in the province, a ratification...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rehabilitation of Binga-Cross Dete and Binga-Siabuwa commences
GOVERNMENT has started rehabilitating Binga-Cross Dete and Binga-Siabuwa roads under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2).On the 150km Binga-Cross Dete road, works involve potho...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 20:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
This is not democracy
A clear a pattern of police using draconian laws to block the country's main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) from effectively campaigning ahead of the March 26 by-elections is emerging ...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fishing rigs for 17 Binga chiefs
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is this month expected to hand over fishing rigs to chiefs in Binga before holding a star rally in the district.The Binga community is excited by the impending visit which ...Published: 01 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF ready for by-election in Matebeleland North
Zanu-PF Matebeleland North chairman, Richard Moyo, has says the revolutionary party has covered enough ground for it to win the upcoming by-elections.Moyo, who is also Matabeleland North Minis...Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 05:28hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF aspiring MP arrested
POLICE have arrested Zanu-PF aspiring candidate for Binga North National Assembly constituency, Kuda Mavula Munsaka after he led a 25-man gang which stormed a fishing camp in Binga demanding release o...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 16:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed assailants terrorise villagers
VILLAGERS in rural Kariba and the Negande and Luunga areas of Binga said they were now living in fear following a spate of cold blood murders perpetrated by unknown armed assailants.The incide...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 04:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
14 community radio stations licensed
GOVERNMENT has made tremendous progress in opening up the airwaves with 14 community radio stations having been licensed so far.In her post-Cabinet briefing, Information, Publicity and Broadca...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Binga villagers cry foul over hospital
For specialist health services, villagers in Siabuwa, Binga North in Matabeleland North province are forced to travel 250km to St Luke's hospital in Lupane.And in extreme circumstances, they a...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Damaged Matabeleland North roads rehab under way
THE rehabilitation of major roads is under way in Matabeleland North Province and the Government is providing the resources for the work so as to ensure smooth transportation and facilitation of inves...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Binga roads threaten district tourism
MEMBERS of the public in Binga have implored Government to urgently rehabilitate Cross Dete to Binga road, saying the tourism district risks being isolated from the rest of the country if the road is ...Published: 22 May 2021 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why Binga has low HIV prevalence
SINCE the first HIV infection was recorded in Zimbabwe almost 40 years ago, the epidemic has negatively impacted every facet of human security. Traditional customs synonymous with African cult...Published: 17 May 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Radio initiative petitions Parly over licences
A BULAWAYO-BASED community radio initiative has petitioned Parliament demanding licensing of "real" community radio stations.Y Star FM was snubbed by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BA...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man fights for life after assault over goats
A 35-YEAR-OLD man from Kamativi in Hwange district is battling for life in hospital after a neighbour assaulted him with a metal bar in a fight over goats that strayed into a maize field.Mr Bo...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:43hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Retired Police Commissioner Moyo dies
THE Commissioner-General of Police, Godwin Matanga yesterday announced the death of retired police commissioner Adolf Moyo, who passed away on December 11 at Westend Hospital in Harare.In a st...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
More radio stations coming, says BAZ
Zimbabwe's media reforms are moving swiftly forward with the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) now verifying information and carrying out fact-finding missions in the communities that submitted...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Businessman's conviction quashed
A Bulawayo High Court judge has quashed the conviction of a Binga businessman who was jailed for allegedly fishing in the Lake Kariba basin without a permit.Justice Nokuthula Moyo ruled that Binga...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 14:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court confirms death sentence for wife beheader
THE Supreme Court yesterday confirmed the death sentence on a Binga man who axed his wife 11 times and chopped off her head before hiding it in a cardboard box following a domestic dispute. Wo...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 22:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man who beheaded wife with axe gets death sentence
THE Supreme Court yesterday confirmed the death sentence on a Binga man who axed his wife 11 times and chopped off her head before hiding it in a cardboard box following a domestic dispute.Won...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 10:50hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
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 | 7 | by Staff reporter
Gokwe-Siabuwa Road rehabilitation begins
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has started work to rehabilitate Gokwe-Siabuwa Road. The rehabilitation work, which includes bush clearing and resealing, is expected ...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
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