Chiredzi Rural District Council has received a total of ZWL 123 million to date from government under the Devolution Programme. The funds have been used in the implementation of key infrastructural development projects as well as the purchase of vital equipment needed in service delivery.

Warm toast to new ZTA boss
HEARTY congratulations to Winnet Muchanyuka on her appointment as chief executive officer of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), the country’s tourism and hospitality promotion body.

VIDEO: Chiredzi Smallholder Farmers Benefit From SIRP
The rehabilitation of moribund rural smallholder irrigation schemes is critical in strengthening rural livelihoods in the face climate change-worsened economicshocks currently ravaging communities in the semi-arid regions of Masvingo province.

Travelling & Touring: World Heritage Status For Kamandama Memorial Site
THE 50th Kamandama Mine Disaster commemorations has come and gone. The fanfare was top-notch despite “last minute” change of programme after the guest of honour failed to make it to this grand occasion.

Tabudirira High boarding facility nod to enhance equitable access to quality education
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent educational disruption has had a substantial negative effect on the education sector, with rural schools being the most affected.

Tourism Matrix: Mt Buchwa in Mberengwa
Crescent shaped and rising abruptly from a virtually level surrounding plain, Mt Buchwa in Mberengwa gives “climbers” a sense of accomplishment and exhilaration.

Tourism Matrix: Tuli Safari Area
‘Jobs fill your pocket but adventures fill your soul’, says Jamie Lyn Beatty. A life without adventure feels like an empty soul, so I corroborate.

Resilience Projects Bring Joy To Masvingo
Several rural communities in Masvingo province recently benefited from donor funded projects implemented with the support of the government to enhance resilience and adaptation to climate change. The life-changing agricultural projects are likely to create a sustainable local economy and alleviate poverty in the face of climate change exacerbated economic hardships.

Rural Road Rehabilitation, Key In Development Of Sustainable Local Economies
The rehabilitation of key rural infrastructure is essential in the development of sustainable local economies, and the improvement of road networks is of utmost importance. Rural economies especially in the lowveld are anchored by two economic activities, agriculture and tourism which heavily depend on transport networks.

Travelling & Touring: Darker Side Of Travelling And Touring
LOTS of superlatives extolling virtues of the tourism industry have always be written glowingly and this might have given birth to the word “hospitality”, which has also taken the sector by storm.