Month July 2020

Plumtree Ward 1 residents convene over raw water supply

Residents in Plumtree have pleaded with the town Council to improve service delivery by finding lasting solutions to raw water consumed by residents in Solwezi. This came out during a meeting that was facilitated by Women’s Institute for Leadership Development…

Demolitions of Vending Stalls: Women voice out

Operational challenges for women informal traders have since scaled up following the demolition of vending stalls in most parts of the country due to the Covid -19 induced lockdown restrictions, which have left many women vulnerable to harassment by law…

Situational Report: Community Voices

Situational Report: Community Voices  Date: 30 July 2020 Zimbabwean authorities have since armed the police with state-of-the-art crowd control equipment to “crack down on lock down violations” although the real agenda appears to be to quash opposition demonstrations. The opposition…

Public Opinion Space

The Public Opinion Space via Women’s Institute for Leadership Development (WILD) brings to you a WhatsApp discussion on: “The Leadership Void in Zimbabwe’s Health Sector amid Covid-19 Crisis with Janah Ncube from I Am 4 Byo – Fighting COVID-19, Hon…

Informal Traders Share Concerns Over Dusk to Dawn Curfew

THE 6pm – 6am curfew will narrow income levels and has been viewed as a threat to livelihoods, as the government has failed to adequately cushion informal traders from the current economic difficulties. By Minenhle Moyo Informal traders who spoke…