'Forced Vaccinations’: No Incentive for Youths

To achieve herd immunity Bulawayo targets to vaccinate about 400 000 residents. Image by The Citizen Bulletin


BY LIZWE SEBATHA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | AUG 21, 2021

With vaccination increasingly becoming mandatory some youths in Matabeleland say without access to formal spaces, they are not under pressure to get vaccinated.

A Corrupt Health Sector Is A Death Trap

Corruption in health facilities is more concerning as this always cost people's lives. Image by Agencia EFE


BY THE EDITORIAL TEAM | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | OCT 4, 2021

Corruption is destructive and each and every one of us should play a part in weeding it out. But corruption in health facilities is more concerning, at what cost does it come to you and your loved ones when seeking healthcare?

A Wave Of Violent Crimes Unsettles Bulawayo Residents

Bulawayo police have recorded several cases of violent muggings, theft and armed robbery over the past weeks. Image by Unsplash


BY LIZWE SEBATHA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | MAY 28, 2021

Over the past weeks, cases of violent crimes have been awash in the mainstream media and on social media platforms, now residents and the police are intensifying partnerships to weed out the criminals.

Amid Rampant Abuse, Ngozi Mine Female Waste Pickers Raise Only $10 A Week

For several women including the youth, waste picking is providing an economic lifeline in the face of high unemployment.Image by MIHR


BY LIZWE SEBATHA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | MAY 6, 2022

Bulawayo female waste pickers are exposed to high physical and economic abuse perpetrated by their male counterparts, waste buyers and council workers.

Are Female Artistes being Systematically Side-lined?

Are the intentions to promote girls’ and women’s issues genuine, or a stance to have access to funding? Image by Unsplash


BY THABANI H. MOYO | @The_CBNews| This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | OCT 4, 2021  

Promoting girls and women in the arts sector is key, but how genuine are the efforts being made?

Are Indigenous Languages Endangered?

This illustration represents how indigenous peoples are striving to keep endangered languages alive. Illustartion by Sara Lopez Gilabert


BY THABANI H. MOYO | @thabanih | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | MAR 18, 2022

Our young people should take advantage that the current curriculum is designed in such a way that promotes all languages found in Zimbabwe.

Are Matabeleland Young Artists Boxed In? Who Is To Blame?

Who is to blame for the lack of opportunities in the arts sector? Image by Mgcini Nyoni


BY THABANI H. MOYO | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | JUN 25, 2021

Is the growth in a sector the responsibility of the pioneers of the same? Shall individuals be propped up or become sacrificial lambs when things go wrong? Here's why strong cultural institutions are needed as of yesterday, writes Thabani H. Moyo.

Artists As Entrepreneurs: Do Artists Know Anything About Market Development For Creative Industries?

Matabeleland artists need to have management skills to enhance their ability to grow their businesses. Image by Gallery Fuel


BY THABANI H. MOYO | @thabanih | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | FEB 19, 2022

The creative industries — which include advertising, architecture, arts and crafts, design, fashion, film, video, photography, music, performing arts, publishing among others — are the lifeblood of the creative economy.