A Decade Later: Siabuwa Health Centre Remains A Community Health Centre

Binga people mourn over poor health services ten years after Siabuwa clinic was designated as a district hospital. Image by Freeman Chari


BY LIZWE SEBATHA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | JUN 25, 2021

Ten years after Siabuwa clinic was designated as a district hospital to cater for the constituency’s 12 wards Binga North villagers still cannot access special health care services offered by any other hospitals in the country.

As By-elections Beckon, Binga Villagers Relive Unfulfilled Election Promises


Binga communities moan about under development including poor roads and lack of medical facilities.


BY CALVIN MANIKA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | MAR 2, 2022

As by-elections beckon, underdevelopment continues unabated in Binga with very little imprints of positive strides within communities.

Binga Loses Out On Tourism Due To Poor Road Infrastructure

Poor road networks hinder tourists from traveling to Binga denying the town a potential tourism revenue. Image by MyGuideZimbabwe


BY CALVIN MANIKA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | NOV 15, 2021

The online space which is often used to recommend tourism locations globally has raised a red flag over why travelling to Binga may not be attractive.

Binga Power Outages Force Mortuary Closure

Binga district hospital has been operating without a mortuary for the past 7 months due to power outages. Image by Depositphotos.


BY CALVIN MANIKA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | APR 8, 2022

In Binga, an electricity crisis which has been raging for over seven months is forcing locals to use ice blocks to preserve corpses of their decaying relatives inside a mortuary grounded by power outages.

Bulawayo Kraal: A Pipedream?

Irrigation development could be the answer to climate change effects which have affected rainfall patterns in Binga.


BY BOKANI MUDIMBA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | OCT 31, 2021

Two decades after the establishment of the Bulawayo Kraal, little to talk about has been done, now community leaders have become impatient.

COVID-19 Brings Fish 'Poachers' To Binga

Fish poaching reduces the chances of the fish to populate and thus damaging ocean life. Image by Namibiansun


BY LIZWE SEBATHA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | MAR 19, 2021

The BaTonga have survived on fishing for decades, COVID-19 has brought in new actors with little regard for sustainable fishing.