Young women leaders from Pumula suburb, continue to bear the brunt of the massive social stigma that has been long attached to women in leadership. During a Mock Council meeting, Infocus News caught up with young female leaders who narrated…
BULAWAYO – Under the care of her 18-year-old daughter who has been taking care of her for the past 11 years, Kelitha Phonela (58) of Mpopoma Suburb is battling Kaposi Sarcoma, a type of cancer that affects the bone. Phonela…
GWANDA – Women’s Institute for Leadership Development (WILD) conducted a dialogue meeting with women in Gwanda to discuss service delivery as well as the hiking of water tariffs, without public consultation. Present for the meeting were duty bearers from Gwanda…
LUPANE – Expectant mothers in Lupane District are failing to access pre-natal services due to lack of transportation in the area. This follows the prolonged nationwide ban on public transportation in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19, a…
ESIGODINI – Habane residents, on Tuesday morning met with representatives from the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) to deliberate on the water administration in the area. The discussion came amid revelations of high water charges that Habane residents are expected…
Environmental consciousness should be among the many hygienic practices that Bulawayo residents ought to adopt by avoiding throwing garbage at undesignated places in the Central Business District (CBD) and surrounding areas. This sentiment was emphasized during a hand over of…
Over the years urban farming has been sustaining several families, with Bulawayo being among areas that benefits immensely from the practice. With the passing of time, the adoption of sewer water has since intensified. By Minenhle Moyo Sewer water is…
The Ministry of Women Affairs Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development, in collaboration with Zimbabwe Women’s Microfinance Bank Limited (ZWMB), last Friday launched an Asset Finance Program that will capacitate female small business owners with machinery to help them grow…
Women’s Institute for Leadership Development (WILD) conducted a Civil Society Consensus Building meeting on the Bulawayo City Council Budget Process with emphasis being given to the recently held 2020 Supplementary Budget and the 2021 Proposed Budget. Present for the engagement…
The Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU) in collaboration with Women’s Institute of Leadership Development (WILD), National Association of Youth Organisation (NAYO) and the Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCZ) partnered to discuss the gendered impact of covid19 on young women.…