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Month: September 2021

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Strong winds destroy property

BUHERA -Strong winds experienced Thursday afternoon in areas around Mutiusinazita ward 27 in Buhera South, Manicaland province have left a trail of destruction to infrastructure in the marginalised community. The violent winds swept through around 1300hrs to 1500hrs causing serious…

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Report of Webinar Held by Media Centre on Community Reporting Review Roundtable Meeting held on 30 September 2021.

This is a report produced on behalf of the Media Centre for the above meeting which had the support from FOJO Media Institute, IMS and the Government of Sweden. The meeting started with Mr. William Ponela of Zoneful Energy signposting…

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Report on the need for increased energy generation: Media told

The Media in Zimbabwe has been urged to increase its reportage on electricity generation and distribution as this constitutes an important aspect that can accelerate the production and provision of energy in the country. All the speakers at the webinar…

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Harare City to remove unlicensed billboards

Harare City Council has given owners of unregistered billboards 48 hours to remove their roadside signage, which are increasing across the town. City of Harare said in a statement, they will not hesitate to decimate the roadside billboards when the…

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Community Reporting Review Round table Meeting

Media Centre will host a Community Reporting Review Round table Meeting on Thursday 30 September 2021. The meeting seeks to question the role or importance and efficacy of media in covering energy issues in Zimbabwe. Below are some of the…

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Severe water shortages hits Ward 21 villagers in Chipinge

 Villagers in Chipinge rural Ward 21 are finding it hard to get clean water as the area is in dire shortage of boreholes. The country’s constitution enshrines water as a basic human right that is essential for a healthy life….

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Water crisis hits Nyamapanda border

About 70% of community water boreholes in the Nyamapanda area have dried up, leaving the border town in a precarious water crisis which indicates a fast depleting water table in Zimbabwe’s dry agro-ecological region 5. As if it is not…

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Youths benefit from special registration exercise

Residents of Mukore Community have been given an opportunity to secure their identity documents courtesy of a donation by UNICEF, towards aiding citizens to access their identity documents. The registration process, went for three days from 18 to 20 September…

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Chirumba High School corona infested

Chirumba High School a hotspot of COVID-19 At least some 29 students and a teacher from Chirumba High School have been taken into isolation for Covid-19 as the learning institution has become a hotspot. Those who fell ill were have…

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Irrigation scheme changing lives

On the plateau of Hozvi Mountain is a flat arable land of very deep soils on which Shereni Village is located. Shereni Village is in Chief Mukanganwi, West of Bikita Administration Offices. A lively irrigation scheme is a testimony of…