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VILLAGERS IN BUHERA SOUTH EMBRACE CLIMATE CHANGE HUBS, BOOST AGRICULTURE

  Staff Reporter, Buhera South, Zimbabwe – In a bid to combat climate change, villagers in Buhera South have embraced information hubs set up by the Media Centre, a civil society organization. The initiative aims to empower communities with knowledge…

Mandiwanzira Warns Advertising Agencies

By Samuel Muzhingi Ex-Zanu PF Politburo member, Supa Mandiwanzira stirred controversy after threatening to establish his own advertising agency to rival existing companies. This followed a heated exchange between Mandiwanzira and Fungai Zvirawa, an advertising agent and the president of…

Transparency And Accountability Key To ZiG Success: ZIMCODD

The Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) has said the introduction of a new currency by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has potential to succeed if the measure is implemented transparently and accountably. In a statement, ZIMCODD believes that…

Low Voter Turnout In Local Authority By-Elections Worries ZESN

By Staff Reporter The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has urged contesting political parties to encourage the electorate to participate in local authority by-elections as they have a direct influence on their lives. In a preliminary statement after weekend by-elections…

ZESN Raises Concerns Over Proposed Constitutional Amendments

By Staff Reporter The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has voiced apprehension regarding proposed Constitutional Amendments that could significantly reshape electoral processes within the nation. In a press statement Wednesday, ZESN highlighted several key alterations, including the transfer of crucial…

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ZESN Releases Preliminary Report on Local Authority By-Elections

By Staff Reporter The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has released its preliminary report on the Local Authority by-elections held on March 9, 2024, in City of Harare Ward 36 and Chinhoyi Municipality Ward 4. The by-elections, necessitated by vacancies…

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CCC Member Assaulted Over Post-Election Land Dispute

CCC Member Assaulted Over Post-Election Land Dispute By Lorraine Ndebele and Marko Shoko     A member of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) recently suffered a broken leg after being heavily assaulted by alleged members of the ruling party…

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Mutoko Residents reject PVO bill

There was a pandemonium at Kapondoro Business Centre this week during public hearing for the PVO Bill hearing with parliamentary team on justice and legal affairs. Women, men and the youths took turns to reject the bill that is regarded…

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Media Centre Community Reporting Review Roundtable on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

By MR Alexander Rusero The attached report captures the deliberations of the Media Centre convened Webinar entitled Media Intervention on Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Zimbabwe’s Urban Areas: Critical Reflection. See the Water Sanitations and Hygiene in Zimbabwe Roundtable Report document…

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Focus on water, sanitation and hygiene, media urged

The Media must consistently and constantly report on water, sanitation, and hygiene in Zimbabwean, with a view to lay bare some of the bottlenecks hampering the provision of potable water and sanitation services mostly in urban areas. The need to…