Hwange youths lament about lack of information on voter registration further fueling voter apathy. Image by Zimbabwe Mail

BY LETHOKUHLE NKOMO | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | FEB 1, 2022

There is massive apathy among the youth on electoral processes, and analysts say only massive voter education awareness campaigns can reverse the trend.

COVID-19 has exacerbated child labor in Matabeleland. Image by Unsplash

BY GEORGINA SOKO | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | JAN 20, 2022

The long-lasting effects of COVID-19 have left children in Matabeleland North contending with deeper poverty and recent trends of child labour as more families struggle to make ends meet in a failing economy.

Bulawayo's vast road network is undergoing major rehabilitation however, motorists question the quality of material being used. Image by Nick Mangwana

BY NQOBILE BHEBHE | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | JAN 8, 2022

Potholes, uneven road surfaces, broken concrete, lack of road signages, sinkholes is an apt description of Bulawayo’s roads but is council doing anything right to fix the road network?

Pfumbudza/Intwasa is a government initiative aimed at increasing farmers’ resilience and ensuring food self-sufficiency for the people.

BY CALVIN MANIKA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | DEC 31, 2021

Residents of Kamativi are not impressed by the free Pfumvudza/Intwasa agricultural inputs distributed by the government, for them farming is a lost cause in their area, and the government should know better.

Economic situation has led to underage girls being trafficked, leaving them with no choice but to be victims of cheap labour. Image by Anadolu Agency

BY LETHOKUHLE NKOMO | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | DEC 29, 2021

Unknowingly many young girls and boys in Matabeleland North are victims of trafficking, sometimes at the hands of close relatives. The desire to make a living has made many susceptible to abuse.