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Central government's pledges to rehabilitate local hospitals such as Manama (pictured) have remained largely unfulfill...
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Pregnant women risk life-changing childbirth-related injuries such as obstetric fistula during home deliveries. Image by UNFPA
BY GEORGINA SOKO | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | AUG 28, 2022
In Matabeleland North, lack of access to maternal health care services is forcing women to deliver at home despite the risks involved.
Granting Infield Mineral Exploration Pvt Ltd Company an exclusive prospecting order angers poor Filabusi villagers. Image by Unsplash
BY VUSINDLU MAPHOSA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | AUG 27, 2022
Homesteads in Filabusi are built on top of gold deposits but the community here battles biting underdevelopment. The presence of multinational mining companies now triggers anger amongst locals.
To supplement income, health professionals in Gwanda hospital are involved in scamming patients give preferential treatment. Image by Unsplash
BY MELODY C. MPANDE | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | AUG 25, 2022
In Gwanda Hospital, patients in dire need of health care have to fork out bribes to get treatment or face death.
Scrounging for coal pebbles is the only way Hwange women can earn a living. Image by The Citizen Bulletin
BY LETHOKUHLE NKOMO | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | AUG 23, 2022
In Hwange, unemployment is growing and women are at the receiving end.
Man patching road...Nkayi locals say menial jobs are not a reliable source of income. Image by Bassey
BY CALVIN MANIKA | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | AUG 23, 2022
While the central government says devolution will primarily benefit locals through job opportunities, in Nkayi district, villagers say they are being systematically side-lined even for manual jobs that do not require any qualifications.
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