Ministry of Health and Child Care statistics indicates that a few people are keen to get the third dose compared to the first and second dose. Image by Depositphotos

BY LETHOKUHLE NKOMO | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | APR 8, 2022

A drive by the central government to promote the COVID-19 booster jab is finding few takers in Binga, one of the region’s least developed district.

In the recently held by-elections male candidates emerged as the majority of winners.

BY MUSA MAKINA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | APR 8, 2022

The recently held by-elections showed glaring disparities in Bulawayo's electoral process with political parties exposed for disregarding constitutional provisions regarding gender equality, some with women shying away from contesting in the by-elections.

Residents fear re-living the 2020 diarrhoea outbreak due to water shortages caused by a fall in the dams supplying Bulawayo. Image by Unsplash

BY LIZWE SEBATHA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | APR 7, 2022

In 2020, the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to declare the city a water shortage area after being frustrated with the lack of urgency by the relevant ministries.

Gwanda residents believe Zanu PF big wigs are protecting youths involved in illicit activities in exchange for votes.

BY DOUGLAS NCUBE | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | MAR 18, 2022

A business complex in Gwanda, Matabeleland South provincial capital, designed to incubate youth initiatives has been turned into a mafia business hub and residents believe youths involved in illicit activities at the centre are being protected by big wigs from the governing party (Zanu PF) in exchange for votes.

Gwanda residents fear an adoption of the Bill will dampen the spirits of donors and well-wishers leaving them in poverty. Image by Unsplash

BY AMANDA NCUBE | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | MAR 18, 2022

For locals who rely on humanitarian support, the government’s mooted Private Voluntary Organizations (PVO) Bill signals the end to food aid which has kept many poor families in Matabeleland South’s Gwanda area alive for several decades.