The Wasu PostMutare, Zimbabwe8 February 2025 Dear Editor, I write to express profound frustration and concern over the unfulfilled promises made by the Government of Zimbabwe through the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare. In Mutare Urban, vulnerable households were issued NetOne SIM cards last year with assurances that cash transfers under the…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, Zimbabwe – The Manica Youth Assembly (MAYA) has urged the Zimbabwean government to formally endorse the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, stressing the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels in order to combat climate change, protect public health, and build a more sustainable economy. MAYA, which joined the global movement…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Rusape, Zimbabwe – February 6, 2025 Chief Makoni, a prominent traditional leader in Makoni District, has sparked controversy after reportedly blocking several media houses, including Karanganda TV, Chibanda Media, ZBC, Manica Post, Nhimbe TV, and Tichkach TV, from covering his court proceedings last week. According to a reliable source, Chief Makoni justified…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare – Patients requiring surgery for broken limbs at government hospitals are struggling to receive timely treatment due to a shortage of intramedullary nails, a crucial surgical implant for bone fractures. Dr. Hillary Makiwa, an official at Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital, confirmed the crisis, stating that the government does not supply the…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare – Chikanga Constituency legislator, Hon. Lynnet Karenyi, has distributed stationery to 250 vulnerable children in her constituency. The items were purchased using funds raised during a charity fundraising dinner held on January 25. The donation benefitted pupils from Mutare Adventist Primary School, St. Joseph’s Primary School, Beulah Heights Primary and Secondary…
By Heather Buzuzi Mutare’s New Start Centre has shut its doors, leaving many people stranded and without access to critical health services. The closure, which occurred last week, has forced those who relied on the facility to seek assistance at Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital and other city council clinics. Efforts to obtain a comment from…
By Fanuel Chinowaita The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a stark warning last week about the potential global health crisis facing people living with HIV, following an immediate pause in funding for critical HIV programs in low- and middle-income countries. These programs, which provide life-saving antiretroviral therapy to over 30 million people worldwide, are now…
Mutare City Council Town Clerk Blessing K Chafesuka
By Fanuel Chinowaita Harare, Zimbabwe – February 4, 2025 The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has acknowledged the withdrawal of charges against five Harare City Council officials implicated in a US$9 million street lights tender case but insists they remain criminally liable. In a press statement, ZACC confirmed that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) had withdrawn…
By Fanuel Chinowaita *Mutare , 04 February 2025* – The City of Mutare has issued a strong warning against illegal farming on the Dangamvura and Christmas Pass mountains, citing environmental risks that could lead to devastating flooding in the city. Speaking during a press briefing yesterday, Mutare Town Clerk Blessing Chafesuka stressed that the local…
