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The Daily Agenda
Bulawayo Agenda
February 05, 2010

In the bid to provide information to its networks, stakeholders and other interested parties, Bulawayo Agenda is reintroducing the Daily Agenda; a compilation of alerts from the chapters and its network of contacts located in areas where Bulawayo Agenda operates from. The Daily Agenda offers an alternative source of information from the mainstream media that is often restricted in terms of outreach as it focuses on the grassroots.

The Daily Agenda will provide information on critical governance and developmental issues. It is our hope that the information provided will be useful to our constituency of readership, particularly the leaders at the local level and civil society practitioners, in informing and shaping their choice of developmental objectives and initiatives.

Bulawayo- Residents have complained that the water cuts that mainly affect the Western suburbs are posing a threat to people's health. Residents who spoke to the Daily Agenda said that they were worried that the constant water cuts will result in a cholera outbreak. Many have also complained that they could not understand the reasons for the water cuts as the City Council has reported that Bulawayo has enough water supplies.

Harare- Student leaders at the University of Zimbabwe were beaten by Campus security at a meeting to address students on fees and accommodation crisis. The Secretary General Grant Tabvurei is reported to have been failing to walk after being beaten by the police. ZINASU has filed a police report on the assault.

Plumtree- Teachers at the local schools are disgruntled as they feel that information from the meetings held by the Teachers' meetings does not sift through to them. The report from Plumtree is that teachers might be assumed to be at work but they are not conducting any lessons. They have called on their unions to update them on the developments in salary negotiations. Meanwhile, the hesitation by the current Residents Association to elect a new and active committee which will promote the welfare of local Plumtree residents is crippling employment in the town.

Gweru-The general feeling is that there will be no total representation for the town as there are less than five people that made it into the Constitutional Parliamentary Committee (Copac). The view from the area has been that the five members who have made it to the thematic committees are not going to be enough representation from the area.

Bulawayo Agenda is a civil society organisation that deals with advocacy and democracy issues. It is committed to providing a platform for people to express their views and to engage and debate on issues that affect their lives. It has active chapters in Gweru, Gwanda, Plumtree, Victoria Falls, Matopo, Hwange, Binga, Nkayi, Lupane and Tsholotsho.

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