A War that Never Ends: Inside Gwanda’s Perennial Water Woes

Without clean water coming out of their taps, residents are forced to seek unsafe water, putting their health at risk. Image by Unsplash

BY MELODY MPANDE | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | JULY 26, 2022

Although water management in Gwanda town is no longer under the Zimbabwe National Water Authority, with the municipality now at the helm, residents still battle with debilitating water woes. But who is to blame?

A Year Later, Small Businesses Decimated By COVID-19 Count Losses

BY AMANDA NCUBE | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | APR 1, 2021

It's been a year since Zimbabwe effected movement restrictions due to COVID-19. For many people, the virus has taken more than their freedom.

Careless Depositing of Hot Mining Residue Threatens Lives in Colleen Bawn

Careless depositing of hot residue around Collen Bawn mine puts lives in danger. Image by allAfrica

In Gwanda, residents, particularly children, and livestock are at risk of falling into hot residue carelessly deposited around Colleen Bawn mine.

BY MELODY MPANDE | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | MAR 24, 2023

Cattle Farmers Bemoan Climate Change Induced Losses

Matabeleland South, a region famous for cattle ranching and breeding losses cattle every year due to climate change induced hunger. Image by The Citizen Bulletin

Matabeleland South is known for livestock farming. However, climate change has left many farmers counting immeasurable losses after losing their cattle to hunger due to lack of pastures when there is drought.

BY CALVIN MANIKA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | FEB 20, 2023

Cattle In Mat South At Risk

Farmers struggle with rain-related cattle diseases and cannot afford the medicines and drugs needed to save their livestock. Image by Informa Magazine

BY AMANDA NCUBE | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | MAR 5, 2021

After a dry spell in the previous rainy season, excessive rainfall and prohibitive costs of medicines threaten to wipe out livestock in Matabeleland South.