There was an outcry over the implementation of Zunde RaMambo activities in Zaka district ward 8 by the traditional leaders. During one of the Zunde RaMambo activities, 18 community members failed to attend citing different reasons including, low yields leading people to lose faith in participating in the activities, poor
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COTRAD has embarked on the ConversationNotConfrontation campaign in Masvingo province in Chiredzi and Masvingo central districts in light of skyrocketing cases of Politically Motivated Human Rights Violations (PMHRV). The surge in PMHRVs comes at a time Zimbabwe is earmarked to conduct national harmonized elections scheduled for 23 August 2023. The
Zaka ward 18, one of the least developed wards in Zaka District does not have a single health care facility. Speaking during a Community Engagement Meeting facilitated by the Community Tolerance Reconciliation and Development (COTRAD), the residents expressed concern over the lack of progress towards the construction of the recently
Community Tolerance Reconciliation and Development (COTRAD) and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) joined hands in a voter education campaign in Zaka District, teaching and encouraging people to register to vote. Speaking during the voter registration campaign, ZEC official Mrs Ndondo said that they encourage people to vote as it is
Community Tolerance Reconciliation and Development (COTRAD) calls upon all eligible voters – especially those who reached the voting age after the 2018 elections- to utilize the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s (ZEC) mobile voter registration blitz to register to vote. The call was necessitated by the disappointing response of people registering to
Youths from Masvingo rural communities have embarked on a campaign against all forms of violence through various sporting activities. The sporting activities which are organized by Community Tolerance Reconciliation and Development (COTRAD) Peace Clubs for Masvingo District bring youths from ward 16, 17, 18 and 34 and other surrounding wards
PROBLEM There was no clinic in ward 18 of Masvingo RDC in the area under headmen Matsikidze, Manunure, Chapota and Ndevo under chief Shumba. The RDC did not have any plans in place or in the near future to peg and construct a clinic in ward 18. Residents of ward
Situation There is only one hospital in ward 18 Chiredzi RDC called Collen Sanders. Collen Sanders Hospital offers services only to workers of Tangaat Hullets. Over half of the population are not estate workers and therefore access health services from Chiredzi Hospital which is over 30 km away from ward