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Residents Demand Answers Over Water Crisis

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By Bongiwe Dube Gwanda residents and youth have demanded immediate accountability from municipal authorities over persistent water shortages, using knowledge and confidence gained through CYDT civic engagement initiatives to challenge service delivery failures. Following nearly a week of dry taps across the town, residents moved beyond expressing frustration to directly engaging council officials, questioning technical […]

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Young Women Engage Leaders as Hlalani Kuhle Clinic Marks a Step Forward in Gwanda

Service delivery, Youths /

Since early 2026, CYDT has been conducting a series of Young Women Voices Forums held in Gwanda and Plumtree in which young people engaged Councillors, government representatives, and local leaders to speak plainly about what they face in their communities. What came out of those conversations were service delivery gaps that needed urgent attention from

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Prepaid Water Meters; Optional or Imposed: Will They Address Gwanda’s Water Billing Concerns?

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In Gwanda, water does not simply come from a tap. It comes from waiting. From listening for pipes that stay silent. From waking up hoping that today might be one of the few days when water briefly returns. For many residents, water shedding has become a permanent condition rather than an emergency response. Entire suburbs

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Nothing About Us Without Us: Youth Shaping Health Decision Making

Service delivery, Youths /

By Bongiwe Dube ​For a long time, policies regarding youth health and well-being were made by older adults sitting in distant offices. Young people were merely expected to accept whatever decisions were handed down to them. However, through social accountability forums organized by the Community Youth Development Trust (CYDT), the youth of Matabeleland South are

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