Closure of bar and bottle store operators in Victoria Falls has resulted in backyard shebeens despite risk of COVID-19. Image by AllAfrica

BY BOKANI MUDIMBA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | DEC 10, 2020

Imbibers have had their usual social spaces in the form of bars and nightclubs closed because of the pandemic. Bar owners in Victoria Falls are allegedly operating unlicensed shebeens from their homes, an accusation they deny. Either way this has robbed the community of a peaceful environment and heightened risks of the spread of COVID-19.

The Waterfall in Victoria Falls. Image by We Are Victoria Falls

BY BOKANI MUDIMBA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | DEC 10, 2020

Confidence in the Victoria Falls as a safe journey plummeted this year, a development attributed to COVID-19. Now, a new report suggests that international travellers are ready to resume tourism— with a few conditions in place.

Matabeleland North villagers face severe hunger amid economic collapse coupled with COVID-19. Image by Associated Press

BY NQOBILE BHEBHE | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | DEC 9, 2020

Malnutrition is not a new scourge in Matebeleland North, new research data shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the problem.

Gender Based Violence victims are forced to withdraw cases against their husbands or live-in-boyfriends. Image by Musasa Project

BY LIZWE SEBATHA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | DEC 8, 2020

The world is commemorating the 16 days of activism against gender based violence amid a spike in incidences of violence. The lack of prosecution against perpetrators remains a sticking point.

Shortage of isolation space at Gwanda Provincial Hospital has forced a councillor to self-isolate in his car after testing COVID-19 positive. Image by Flickr

BY AMANDA NCUBE | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | DEC 8, 2020

A community leader in Gwanda is living in his car, to avoid spreading COVID-19 to his family, recent developments in the town are a testimony that the pandemic is far from over.