The prolonged dry spell has killed hopes to get a bumper harvest for Matabeleland North farmers.

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

A few days ago the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) announced that cloud seeding had started in some parts of the country to augment rain but farmers feel this is a little too late.

Residents hope that the Hwange Teachers College will produce teachers who can teach Nambya language.

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

In 2013, Nambya was recognised in the Zimbabwean Constitution alongside 15 others but since then the language has been struggling to establish itself as a dominant language in Hwange, where it is mostly spoken. The shortage of qualified teachers poses a serious threat to the survival of the language.  

Maacha Primary School in Binga...Mat North residents say by-elections cannot recover lost months of development. Image by Citizen Initiative

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

In Matabeleland North, residents believe politically motivated recalls of their representatives from parliament and local councils has stalled development, but to what end?

Victoria Falls residents feel divorced from the green city strategy due to council's failure to engage them. Image by Tara Energy

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

While authorities at the Victoria Falls Municipality believe they are on the right path towards modernizing the country’s most visited resort city, their failure to consult residents could pose serious threats to their efforts.

Bubi-Lupane dam is now a death trap for fish poachers who use makeshift boats and mosquito nets. Image by Mongabay

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

In Matabeleland North’s Lupane and Bubi districts, the desire to earn a living through fish poaching outweighs risks of drowning and prosecution as many struggle to find legal means of survival.