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?
Gukurahundi victims are denied citizenship because they cannot provide death certificates of their relatives. Image by Amnesty International
BY CALVIN MANIKA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | MAY 22
In the middle of a voter registration blitz ahead of the 2023 national elections, victims of the Gukurahundi genocide are finding it hard to access national identity documents — and consequently might be left out of the imminent plebiscite.
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.
For several women including the youth, waste picking is providing an economic lifeline in the face of high unemployment.Image by MIHR
BY LIZWE SEBATHA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | MAY 6, 2022
Bulawayo female waste pickers are exposed to high physical and economic abuse perpetrated by their male counterparts, waste buyers and council workers.
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.
Bulawayo City Council peri urban schools are being shunned by teachers; living them only with temporary teachers taking up the task.
BY MUSA MAKINA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | MAY 6, 2022
Statistics show that while there has been competition for the top post on the Grade 7 results, St Peters and Aisleby peri- urban schools have continued to post poor results.
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.
