BULAWAYO: A fortnight ago and in a hushed financial review meeting, Bulawayo City Council (BCC) financial director Kempton Ndimande announced that the local authority’s coffers were in the red.

Councilors must be accessible and responsive at all times—and offer channels of communication between citizens and government beaurocrats

BULAWAYO: THE last forty-days (Biblical symbolism unintended) at The Citizen Bulletin were punctuated with a hive of activities—from attending and reporting community events, to consistent staff meetings; to throwing social outings.

OUR (Zimbabwean) journalism has long struggled to reflect the diversity of the audiences it serves, and efforts by media houses continue to be thwarted by government attempts to contain the growth of independent media.

EDITORIAL: About one week ago, prices across Zimbabwe began to fluctuate, sporadically and in varying intensities within a single day. The government announced a 2% tax as part of a stabilization program with the eventual end to make the bond and dollar equal, 1:1.