Author: Tinashe Matika

Uncategorized • 2 months ago • 3 min read

Hwange Youth Champion Gender Based Violence Awareness

16 days of Activism against Gender based violence by Tariro Shylline Tshuma What is gender based violence is a frequently asked question that scores of community members ask the meaning of as it has become a pandemic uniting many nations to try end or curb it by all means. Gender based violence is any physical […]

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Uncategorized • 3 months ago • 10 min read

Kalope Dam Dilemma: Community Water rights vs. Investor Demands

On Wednesday morning the 1st of October 2025, a water rights conflict erupted in Diki Village, Hwange Rural District Council, Matebeleland North, Zimbabwe culminating in the arrest of 5 villagers who were charged with obstructing a chinese company called ZhongJin Heli Energy from connecting a company built pipeline to a community built dam (Kalope Dam). The […]

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Business • 3 months ago • 3 min read

Christmas Pass Under Siege: Mutare Speaks Out

Written By Makomborero Lawrence Sivangani Christmas Pass, the proud gateway into Mutare, is under threat from reckless mining that has left the mountain gashed and its people terrified. For generations, this pass has not only been a breathtaking landmark but a symbol of identity and heritage for Manicaland. Today, the once-stable slopes are being torn […]

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Business • 3 months ago • 6 min read

Matebeleland North seminar on Climate change and Carbon Credits

Matebeleland North training on Climate Change Communication and Carbon Credits Seminar  By Tinashe Raphael Matika. Policy Analyst On Thursday 25 September 2025 the office of the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Lupane State University and Public Policy Research Institute of Zimbabwe partnered in a seminar to empower residents of Matabeleland North Province through […]

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