A group of young boys from Mucheke suburb of Masvingo, Zimbabwe, are using old tyres as springboards to do acrobatic moves. Their love for gymnastic have made them to be innovative as there are no gyms around the suburb . After a day at school the boys would group up to do their moves with great execution. - “l love gymnastic as a sport but we don't have any facilities or equipment around to nature our talents so we have decided to use old tyres which act as a springboards”, said a 15 year old Takunda Nhire from Pangolin Mucheke. Godfrey Mandava also advocated and appeals to well wishers to help them to make their dreams come true of competing professionally. Prosper Dhu…

Passport prospectors from the seven districts of Masvingo province are calling on the government to decentralize the issuing of passport to their districts offices as it serves time and money .They endures days of long queues at the Provincial Registrar Offices in Masvingo town. - ‘l am from Chikombedzi and l have travelled over 300km to Masvingo only be told that my documents are not in order , l have to go back and collect a letter from my ward councilor which will cost me a lot of money and time’, said Honest Mlilo after standing in a long queue the whole day . He continued to say: ‘l think we should have all our documents processed down at our districts to reduce co…

Workers at Gaths Mine in Mashava 40km west of Masvingo have not been paid their wages for almost three years now and they are languishing in poverty and hunger. The situation has been made worse by the continuing legal war between the former owner and government who has placed the mine under judiciary management and later placed it under Ministry of mines. - The failure to come up with amicable solution is hitting hard on the workers and their families as described by one of the worker Mr Conrad Phiri said 'how am l supposed to survive for three years without any income? I am a father of three and l also looks after my brother's two daughters. We are obliged to go to work every day…

Chivi Villagers in Chief Nemauzhe area 75km south of Masvingo Town are crying fowl after an unknown plant that they used to fill and reclaim galleys and river banks has been washed down into the Chendebvu Dam and now grows at almost half of the dam capacity. The project was capacitated by a local Non-Governmental organization about five years ago. - The ward 22 villagers are complaining of pest and diseases attacking their cattle and vegetable gardens .The dam is a life line to over twenty villages and if dry up it will affect many families and their livestock. 'we appeal for help to remove these poisonous plants that l believe are consuming most of the water in the dam .' said …

Coffin making is becoming a huge business in Masvingo's Mucheke home Industries in southern Zimbabwe, which is contrary to the traditional belief that people should not make money or profit from funeral services. - ‘This has been necessitated by high cost of household furniture hence the low demand for such products. I need to survive so my experience in the industry showed me the need to shift from furniture to coffin making’, said Simon Mukaro one of the carpenters who is now making coffins. Visit the Zicora Mobile Reporters Network