Land degradation worrying the Penhalonga community
Press release 4 December 2018 Penhalonga community devastated by land degradation Land degradation, food insecurity and water pollution in the Mutare river has led to loss of animal and human life in the gold mining village of…
Read More »Diamond workers staying in squalid conditions
The houses made of timber accommodating ZCDC workers in Chimanimani By Cosmas Sunguro The workers of Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) in Manicaland are living in squalid conditions with the sight of most housing blocks not positively portraying …
Read More »Thulani Snake Park community speaks out about xenophobic attacks.
By Thokozile Mntambo Thulani is a community in South Africa with a population of 43000 and over 134 foreign nationals whose majority are shop owners around the area. Since 2014 there have been xenophobic attacks around the area…
Read More »Government’s intervention vital in the waste industry
Press release November 2018 Government’s intervention vital in the waste industry Community activists are calling for government to intervene in the waste pickers industry. The community of Thulani Snake Park informal settlement in Soweto wants the government…
Read More »Digital activism key to galvanising communities
Cliff Shiko a reporter with Alex FM stresses a point during the Act Ubumbano launch Press release 17 October 2018 Digital activism key to galvanising communities “Cellphones have become a critical tool to change lives in communities.”This…
Read More »Teacher shot dead in full view of commuters
The deceased teacher Update from KwaZulu Natal Christian Council Unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate gun firing at Port Shepstone taxi rank on the 10th of October 2018 resulting in the death of a teacher. According to a KwaZulu Natal Christian…
Read More »Artisanal small scale mining providing a buffer from livelihood shocks
> Penhalonga has suddenly become a hive of activity By Llloyd Sesemani Like many young unemployed youths,23year old Talent Mutepfa from Tsvingwe surburb has joined several people participating in the Manicaland gold rush in a bid to survive…
Read More »Press release 26 September 2018
Arda Transau relocation, a tale of the resource curse Drug abuse, commercial sex work, domestic violence and family disintegration are some of the social ills that remain embedded in most rural communities. Villagers residing in Arda Transau,…
Read More »Arda Transau relocation, a tale of the resource curse
Drug abuse, commercial sex work, domestic violence and family disintegration are some of the social ills that remain embedded in most rural communities. Villagers residing in Arda Transau, a state owned farm turned residential area for people displaced…
Read More »Illegal sand mining, an ecological negative practice
By Booker Menzva Illegal sand mining in the Kruger to Canyons biosphere is depleting the rivers ecosystem adversely affecting the livelihoods of communities who live around and depend on the rivers. Miners are leaving deep holes that fill…
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