Minister Ncube, churches unite for Bulawayo clean-up campaign

Sikhumbuzo Moyo

BULAWAYO’S Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Judith Ncube will on Friday morning join the city’s Christian community in cleaning up Six Avenue, as part of the national clean-up campaign.

The national clean-up campaign which was launched on December 5, 2018 by President Mnangagwa, takes place every first Friday of the month and is aimed at promoting a clean, safe, and healthy environment ensuring sustainable waste management.

The national clean-up campaign is running under the theme: “From Household to Community: Driving Zero Waste Together.”

According to the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) secretary Reverend Mbongeni Dube, the Christian community is coming under the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Council of Churches, Zimbabwe Catholics Bishops Conference and Union for the Development of Apostolic Churches in Zimbabwe.

“We have other partners like Bakers Inn doing the road show but this is Church driven,” said Rev Dube.

The participants will gather and starting cleaning at the corner of Joshua Nkomo Street and Six Avenue opposite Unity Village.

“We will separate into three groups up until we gather at Light House Church located at Six Avenue Corner Basch Street at 1000am. Before we dismiss at 1000am, we shall have a brief public address as a way of appreciating those who participated in the Clean Up process,” said Rev Dube, adding that different Church leaders’ bodies, Environmental Management Agency and Bulawayo City Council will facilitate the brief public address.

The national clean-up campaign comes days after Zimbabwe joined the rest of the continent in commemorating Africa Environment Day on March 3.

This year’s commemorations ran under the theme “Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods,” highlighting the importance of indigenous knowledge systems in protecting ecosystems and sustaining livelihoods across the continent.