Zesa power cuts spur deforestation
The 18-hour electricity cuts by Zesa have caused many urban residents to look for cheap alternative sources of energy, further pushing people to resort to firewood resulting in large indiscriminate cutting of trees by firewood sellers. Many households in have…
Health time bomb in Epworth
A health time bomb is looming in Epworth owing to acute water shortages in the satellite suburb, with residents now relying on unprotected sources. In an interview with Zimsentinel, Beauty Mashava a resident said water shortage had greatly affected them…
US$5 for a quickie: Sex workers in love with the Greenback
THE biting economic deterioration has caught up with the oldest profession – prostitution – with sex workers in Kuwadzana 2 demanding to be paid in United States dollars for the services as a hedge against hyperinflation. Hookers said there was…
Citizens in Chipinge are appealing to wellwishers and authorities to setting up solar power plant or a backup generator at Chikore Hospital to ameliorate problems at the health centre due to incessant power cuts. Villagers in Chikore has said the…
A health time bomb is ticking in Masvingo City
A health time bomb is ticking in Masvingo City where over 66 000 residents are at risk of contracting diseases such as cholera owing to a shortage of water in the town. Water remains erratic in the ancient city of…