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Bindura

Mazoe District

Bindura was originally named Kimberley Reefs after the gold mine which was opened in 1901. It changed its name to Bindura on 1st March, 1913 when the railway arrived. Bindura is probably an Anglicised version of the Shona Phrase, pindura mhuka, meaning “turn the game.” The first basic school in Bindura opened in 1912.

It is now the administrative capital of the province. Bindura Nickel, a subsidiary of Mwana Africa plc, mines nickel, copper and cobalt in the area and operates a smelter refinery just south of the town. Cotton and maize is grown intensely in the region

Post Office

Mail service was originally by coach to Jumbo Mine, then by rail to Salisbury. In April 1913, the mail service was by rail to Salisbury. Between 1935-36, it was a weekly motor service to Salisbury. Harold William Groom (1893-1967) was the Post Master of Bindura in the early years and is noted as a postal official serving in World War I.

• 1913.03.01 – Name change from Kimberley Reefs to Bindura
• 1913.03.01 – Regraded as a Money and Telegraph Office

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