9-607: Binga may refer to: Binga District , Zimbabwe Binga village , Zimbabwe Binga, Mali Binga, Democratic Republic of the Congo Binga people , an ethnic group in Sudan Jesse Binga , American businessman Monte Binga , highest mountain in Mozambique Brett Lee (born 1976), Australian cricketer, nicknamed Binga Topics referred to by
18-601: Is an area of land bounded by a line drawn from; There are twenty-one wards in the district, which is divided into two parliamentary constituencies: Binga North Constituency with twelve wards and South Binga Constituency with nine wards. The separate constituencies were created in 2008. Joel Gabuza is MP for Binga South while Prince Dubeko Sibanda presides over Binga North. Among the areas in Binga North Constituency are: Chizarira, Siabuwa, Cheete, Siansundu, Siantula, Mujere and Manjolo. The town of Binga
27-481: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Binga District Binga District (B inga District ) is a district of Zimbabwe in southern Africa. It is located in Matabeleland North just south of Kariba Lake , across the lake from Zambia It lies along the southern Zambezi Escarpment . The Tonga people inhabit the area. Binga District
36-553: Is famous for its growing of cannabis , known locally as dagga or mbanje . The consumption of cannabis in the Binga District has been described as traditional since pre-colonial times, and is considered by people from without to be an integral part of the Tonga culture. However, it must be pointed out that consumption of cannabis is often considered a devious pursuit especially, since 1955, in light of federal laws to control
45-542: Is the largest settlement. It lies on the south eastern shore of Lake Kariba . Most of it was constructed to rehouse the BaTonga people whose homeland was flooded by the creation of the Kariba reservoir in the late 1950s . The Chibwatatata Hot Springs lie near the town at what is known as Rest Camp area. It is a prime tourist area and was previously a shrine for local Tonga people under the leadership of one Maalila. Maalila
54-420: The importation, exportation, production, possession, sale, distribution and use of dangerous drugs, despite its use as a traditional medicine. There is a wrong impression among people from the rest of Zimbabwe that people from Binga are legally entitled to plant, harvest, process and smoke cannabis freely. Recently, the ministry of primary and secondary education of Zimbabwe has been caught offside following
63-440: The publication of a secondary level textbooks for the new subject of Total Heritage Studies. It was immediately gathered that some of the contents was seen as reinforcing stereotypes held against Tonga people. For instance, the authors Mashaar S and BB Matseketsa plagiarized Tongan Kingdom courtship and passed it as Zimbabwe Tonga culture without verification and in another section they insinuate that Tonga culture accepts incest as
72-446: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Binga . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Binga&oldid=1125069800 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
81-402: Was possessed by mpande (muzimu wamvula). He led rainmaking ceremonies at the hot springs. There are also settlements under the following areas and chiefs: Binga District is a rural district that is significantly underdeveloped, with only gravel roads, which are car hostile especially during the rainy season. It is also one of the most sparsely populated districts of the country. Binga District
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