Residents are not moved by UNESCO's renewed threats to delist the Victoria Falls as a world heritage site. Image by Globalgayz

BY CALVIN MANIKA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | AUG 13, 2022

UNESCO’s renewed threats to delist Victoria Falls as a world heritage site have attracted international attention elsewhere but here locals are not moved.

Pit latrine...Villagers are forced to use open defecation to relieve themselves due to lack of sanitation facilities. Image by Stock photos

BY BOKANI MUDIMBA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | AUG 10, 2022

Due to a lack of toilets, open defecation has become commonplace at Kachechete village in Hwange and villagers are sitting on a health ticking time bomb.

In rural Hwange smallholder farmers struggle to access mainstream markets to sell their produce and make a living.

BY GEORGINA SOKO | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | AUG 10, 2022

In Hwange, vegetable gardening has given dozens of low-income communities a lifeline to avert a food crisis. But a majority of them are struggling to access lucrative markets for their extra produce.

Kapeni villagers in Matobo have taken it upon themselves to construct their own nearby primary school. Image by Unsplash

BY VUSINDLU MAPHOSA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | AUG 6, 2022

In Kapeni village, Matobo, the central government has not constructed a single school since the country gained independence from White rule. But villagers here are not dissuaded as they are now putting resources together to construct their own primary school.

Artists and arts organisations that have relied on funding have quickly gone under as soon as funding dries up. Image by Unsplash

BY THABANI H. MOYO | @thabanih | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | JULY 29, 2022

Artistes from Matabeleland are finding it hard to monetize their products and rely on donations to stay afloat.

We continue to be in service to the underserved communities who need news and information. Graphics by The Citizen Bulletin

BY DIVINE DUBE, CEO & PUBLISHER | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | JULY 28, 2022

Through trying times, The Citizen Bulletin has kept its important work alive, in service to underserved communities who need news and information to make informed decisions about their lives and communities.

In Hwange, teachers' cottages are in a sad state of affairs forcing educators to seek transfers to better school. Image by Unsplash

BY LETHOKUHLE NKOMO | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | JULY 29, 2022

In Hwange, public education is ailing. Lack of adequate housing for teachers is worsening the situation.

Reportedly, elephants cause most fatalities during human-wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe. Image by Stock photos

BY GEORGINA SOKO | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | JULY 29, 2022

An increase in human-wildlife conflict has claimed lives, and left villagers counting losses. And now the ban on ivory trade has exacerbated the situation.