Residents in the city have expressed concern over the growing number of children who are not going to school, partly due to the fact that they do not have birth certificates.

Read more: Birth Certificate Challenges Hinder Children

Councillor for Bulawayo’s Ward 22, Rodney Jele, one of the youngest the city has ever elected to chamber, says the Zimbabwe Development Democracy Trust (ZDDT) has helped him grow as a leader.

Read more: ZDDT has made me grow as a leader – Cllr Jele

The future is not necessarily gloomy and bleak for children at Trenance squatter camps, thanks to Thembalezizwe Community Centre’s intervention.

Read more: Thembalezizwe, Hope for the Downtrodden in Trenance

Two senior citizens from Ward 24 in Bulawayo’s Nkulumane Township benefited from Zimbabwe Development Trust (ZDDT)’s Business Social Credit Scheme (BSCS) which saw them walking away with US$50 each.

Read more: Senior Citizens benefit from ZDDT’s BSCS

On May 13, Ward 1 residents elected a Ward Retention Fund Committee to spearhead developmental projects for the Central Business District of Bulawayo which forms most of the area constituency.

Read more: Ward Elects Retention Fund Committee