“Government is Insensitive”: Free Zim Congress
The Zimbabwean government is insensitive to the people’s sufferings as it is prioritizing things that do not benefit the public, Busha, President of Free Zim Congress, an opposition political party has said. Addressing journalists at the Media Centre, Busha said …
Zimbabwe still lags behind on electoral reforms: ERC
Electoral Resource Centre (ERC) director Tawanda Chimhini said Zimbabwe is still lagging behind in implementing electoral reforms which the opposition and civil society have been calling for since 2013. Chimini made the remarks on 17 December 2019 while launching the…
Women with disabilities face double marginalisation: DWI
Deaf Women Included (DWI) has called on government to consider them when making new policies as they suffer the double jeopardy of being marginalised for being both women and disabled. Addressing journalists on 13 December, WDI member Samantha Sibanda said…
Harare South youths get lifeline
Harare South youths have turned to income generating projects following a series of successful life skills training conducted by Restless Development, Silveira House and Hopley Can Change Initiative (HCCI) in a bid to eradicate robbery, prostitution, early child marriages and…
Harare city starts drawing water from Darwendale
The Harare City Council has started drawing water from Darwendale Dam, 15 km from Morton Jafray Water Works as it tries to finds stop-gap measures to the severe water situation in the capital. The city has been struggling to provide…
Austerity finally over-Ncube
Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mthuli Ncube has said the 2020 National Budget marks the exit from austerity to growth stimulation and employment generation era through promotion, production oriented investment and productivity without losing focus on fiscal responsibility, though…
Sand blasters vow to remain put
Illegal sand blasters in Harare South wetland between Mvurachena and Eyestone have vowed to continue with their business despite being fined or the urgent need to preserve wetlands, saying it is their only source of income. In interview with Zimsentinel,…
Granary residents survive on selling poo
Residents in Mufakose and Granary Park are making use of discharged sewage waste for agricultural purposes which they are selling as manure for gardening purposes. ZimSentinel observed the development after a brief tour of the two locations in “Kwamazai”, where…
Councillor leading in the making of Reusable Sanitary Pads.
Chipinge East Ward 18 were trained on making Reusable Sanitary Pads . Funded by UNDP and facilitated Care International. Young mothers and young fathers are busy using their hands making these pads. Through the interactions of Councillor Patience Mlambo with…