The aim of this report is to gather evidence that will identify priorities and actions by stakeholders towards positively influencing, up scaling and accelerating gender equality and women’s empowerment in Zimbabwe. The report consolidates information on gender gaps and drivers of inequality in human endowments, economic opportunities, ownership and control …
Harare - A video has emerged of Zimbabwean parks rangers in the main Hwange National Park capturing young wild elephants, allegedly for export to China. The video, published by Britain’s Guardian newspaper, provides a rare insight into a practice that has been condemned by animal rights groups. The paper claimed …
Climate change is putting increasing stress on the livelihoods of people living in the world’s drylands. Smallholder irrigation has long been seen as a means of improving food security in areas with unpredictable rainfall, and is now being promoted as part of climate change adaptation strategies. The Ruti Irrigation Scheme …
Climate Zimbabwe has ratified the Paris Agreement on climate change, according to Veronica Gundu, deputy climate change director in the Environment, Water and Climate Ministry. This means the country is now legally obliged to stick to the terms of the accord, she said, terms that include a commitment to cutting …
Until recently, farmers in this town in southern Zimbabwe struggled to water their crops, frustrated by poor rainfall and the regular breakdown of the diesel engines that powered their irrigation systems. As in most areas of rural Zimbabwe, rain-fed agriculture provides most of the jobs in this part of Gwanda …
Road traffic accidents claimed at least 930 human lives between January and July 2017 in Zimbabwe, with the biggest disasters relating to two bus accidents which killed a total of 74 people in April and June. At least 4,222 people were also injured in road traffic related accidents during the …
Harare – Zimbabwe continues to prioritise its citizen’s health as evidenced by the increase in access to improved sources of water and sanitation in the rural areas. Failure to access safe and clean water leads to the outbreak of waterborne diseases such as typhoid and cholera. According to the latest …
Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Huang Ping places a stone at the site of a weir dam wall, officially handing over a productive asset to the community of Shauke in Zvishavane yesterday Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Huang Ping places a stone at the site of a weir dam wall, officially handing …
The agreement, signed by Health minister David Parirenyatwa and his South African counterpart Aaron Motsoaledi on the sidelines of the World Health Organisation (WHO) regional conference for Africa in Victoria Falls, enables the two countries to co-operate in disease management as well as sharing technical and laboratory services. Motsoaledi said …
Health ministers from 47 African countries are meeting in Zimbabwe this week to address some of the biggest health challenges on the continent. In South Africa, quality medical care comes at a price that many cannot afford. Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa reports from Soweto, South Africa.
The Zimbabwean government has confirmed its support for solar system installations in all rural clinics in order to mitigate power cuts and recurring costs associated with generator use, the Herald reported. The Beatrice Rural Health Centre is one of 35 rural clinics piloting the solar system, which seeks to reduce …
Even during droughts like the one that swept across Zimbabwe last year, Isaac Siziba and his wife Khumutso had food. Their annual harvest did not consist of water-dependent crops, but of goats. "Goats are easy to breed and reproduce fast, even in the worst environment, but with good management perform …
Bulilima – The climate in Bulilima, a semi-arid district in Matabeleland South Province of Zimbabwe, is more like that of Kalahari Desert, a desolate tract which covers much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa. “In the vein of Kalahari Desert,” says environmentalist, Admire Betera, “Bulilima receives little …
Kupinga Mini Hydro Power Station in Chipinge Zimbabwe has started generating electricity – operating at 92% capacity and generating 1,400kW. The Herald reported that the establishment of the plant, located in the Rusitu River catchment area is expected to reduce power imports. It is reported that the station began generating …
Over 170 expecting mothers died giving birth since the beginning of the year,according to statistics compiled by the Ministry of Health and Child Care in its weekly disease update. "The Ministry of Health and Child Care weekly disease report has shown that two maternal deaths were reported during the week …
Zimbabwe and South Africa have lost over one million chickens to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), it has been learnt. The disease hit the two countries recently, threatening the livelihood and food security status of millions of families. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) confirmed the development in a statement …
There are no more cases of typhoid in Harare owing to measures taken by the Ministry of Health and Child Care and its partners, a Cabinet minister has said. Health and Child Care Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa last week said the last case confirmed in Harare was on June 20. …
Mining companies commit environmental crimes such as contamination of water bodies with chemicals such as cyanide and mercury and air pollution caused by blasting and chimney smoke Mining companies commit environmental crimes such as contamination of water bodies with chemicals such as cyanide and mercury and air pollution caused by …
The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) was formed in March last year after President Robert Mugabe's government evicted all diamond mining firms in the Marange fields in the east of the country saying their licenses had expired. A local community lobby group, Marange Development Trust, supported by Zimbabwe Environmental Law …
Mathabire, who works with Doctors Without Borders (MSF), won the HIV/TB research prize for her groundbreaking HIV/TB research on the use of a portable test for TB among severely ill HIV patients in Mozambique and Malawi clinics. The International Aids Society said the feasibility study provided strong evidence that an …
Manicaland Province has the highest malaria morbidity and mortality in Zimbabwe, with Chipinge District contributing 34 percent of the figures. Nyanga comes second with 18 percent. Speaking at belated Manicaland Provincial World Malaria Day commemorations at Emmanuel High School in Nyanga yesterday, Manicaland Provincial Medical Director Dr Patron Mafaune, whose …
