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A rubbish bin made from recycled soft drink cans...Gwanda community health club has become a source of livelihood to unemployed women and widows.
With high unemployment rate in the country, community clubs are filling the gap in Gwanda, equipping women with skills to achieve a better life through providing them with entrepreneurship skills and other tools for a living.
BY MELODY MPANDE | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | FEB 20, 2023
Several women have taken up artisanal mining in uMzingwane district as a source of livelihood. Image by New Gold Inc
Mining at Umzingwane has been largely a men’s job, but women are slowly making inroads to improve their livelihoods and boost scanty family incomes.
BY MELODY MPANDE | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | FEB 20, 2023
Pregnant women in Gwanda cover up to 50 kilometres to access Masase hospital arguing that it is well equipped compared to their local West Nicholson clinic.
Access to health care is a basic constitutional right. In parts of rural Gwanda, villagers are battling to access health care services due to lengthy distances between their homesteads and the clinics.
BY MELODY MPANDE | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | FEB 20, 2023
Mat South villagers flee climate change induced droughts and poverty in search of greener pastures in neighbouring countries. Image by UNHCR
Climate change induced droughts and poverty are threatening livelihoods in Matabeleland South, forcing many to risk life and limb crossing the Limpopo River in search of a better life in neighbouring South Africa.
BY CALVIN MANIKA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | FEB 20, 2023
Matshiya Primary School in Gwanda recently had its roof blown away following torrential rains accompanied by heavy winds.
Following the prolonged dry spell in Gwanda district, the arrival of the eagerly awaited rainfall was considered a blessing. But several families are in tears after the rains left a trail of destruction.
BY MELODY MPANDE | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | FEB 20, 2023
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