Homestead completely destroyed in Nsungwale, Sinakoma Ward in Binga after heavy floods in February this year. Image by International Organisation for Migration

BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | OCT 16, 2020

Flooding earlier this year displaced a community in Binga, COVID-19 became a bigger blow, cutting them from the world and alienating them. The villagers have fled camps set up for them by the government and nonprofit entities reportedly to engage in unauthorized activities. They say they have been abandoned and forgotten; they just want to rebuild what they have lost.

Athanasius Sibanda of AAS Foundation hands over sunscreen lotions to Sithandazile Gumbo and her daughter in Hwange. Image by Bokani Mudimba | The Citizen Bulletin

BY BOKANI MUDIMBA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | OCT 13, 2020

A vibrant tourism industry has in the past enabled people with albinism to get free sunscreen and lotions as well as to have disposable income to buy their own. The pandemic has halted all donation streams and opportunities for income generation, leaving this community exposed to various health risks.

Most rural schools in Hwange are underdeveloped and lack basic facilities. Image by Rutendo Mapfumo | The Citizen Bulletin

BY RUTENDO MAPFUMO | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | OCT 9, 2020

Without running water and proper infrastructure, a secondary school in Hwange is at high risk of exposing pupils to the Coronavirus.

Jabula community has resorted to traditional remedies to keep them healthy throughout the Coronavirus pandemic after their nearest clinic shutdown. Image by It Starts With Soccer

by Bokani Mudimba

Amid a global pandemic, the only easily accessible clinic for a Victoria Falls community is shut down, the other alternative has a route exposing people to attacks from wild animals. In all this, primary health care is a pipe dream and traditional medicine is the only option — but how safe is it?

Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) sitting candidates opened schools on Monday, 28th of September. Image by Pixabay

by Amanda Ncube

As schools re-open after a COVID-19 induced lockdown, parents say the pandemic has financially crippled them and they may be unable to pay the fee required by educational institutions. On the other hand, the teaching staff is grappling with an unsustainable income. They say they may not be able to make it to schools to teach the learners and some have threatened industrial action.