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 …
THE number of people struggling to get food in Southern Africa is projected to hit more than 49 million before the end of 2016 as a number of countries declare states of emergency. Currently, an estimated 31,6 million people across the region are in dire need of food. Lesotho, Malawi, …
SHEPHERD Tavaruva, a previous Masvingo Farmer of the Year winner, says he won't be adding to his medal tally any time soon. Zimbabwe's worst drought since the new millennium is driving farmers like Tavaruva off the land. The34-year-old, who won the provincial accolade in 2006 and 2007, now runs a …
Government has stopped the European Union's bid to ban the import of hunting trophies from Zimbabwe with exports of wildlife from the regional bloc expected to soar, a Cabinet minister has said. This was after Government launched massive campaigns against the ban saying the move had major repercussions on the …
The Netherlands government has pledged 1,5 million euros to Zimbabwe as assistance towards fighting the effects of the El Nino-induced drought. This is part of the 8 million euros that was pledged to Southern Africa by the Dutch government. Speaking at the Netherlands National King's Day celebrations last Thursday, Netherlands …
FARM incomes in Zimbabwe are expected to decline by as much as 38 percent by 2050, as temperatures soar 3,4 percent in what would be an unprecedented catastrophe for agriculture, according to a new study. The study by Science Direct shows the extent of damage that climate change will have …
The provincial prosecutor’s office in the central Mozambican province of Manica, along the border with Zimbabwe, has expressed concern over the increased number of illegal loggers of timber, some of which is protected by law. Speaking in the province on Sunday, the head of the provincial Attorney General’s office, Miguel …
DIRECTORS of mining companies that pollute and degrade the environment face up to 20 years imprisonment if proposals by Mines Minister Walter Chidhakwa are passed into law. In developments that campaigners say are a victory for the environment and human rights, Minister Chidhakwa plans to overhaul the existing Mines and …
About 60 million people across Southern Africa and the Horn, Central America, and the Pacific face worsening hunger and poverty due to droughts and crop failures in 2014–15 that have been exacerbated by the El Niño weather system in 2015–16. This number is likely to rise. The international response is …
Production of tobacco, Zimbabwe's biggest export earner, is expected to fall 15 percent to 160 million kilograms this season following a drought that has left millions facing hunger, an industry survey showed on Wednesday. Zimbabwe earned $855 million from tobacco sales in 2015, nearly a third of its total exports …
THE African Development Bank has approved the release of $33 million to improve water and sanitation in Bulawayo. The bank confirmed the development in a statement yesterday. "The bank recently approved $33 million to improve clean water access in Bulawayo, the country's second largest city," reads the statement. "The Bulawayo …
THE United Nations and its development partners are committed to assisting Zimbabwe tackle food shortages caused by the El Nino-induced drought, and have to date mobilised $80 million to complement Government mitigatory efforts, UN Resident Co-ordinator Mr Bishow Parajuli has said. Drought has ravaged most parts of the country, especially, …
Zimbabwe continues to choke under the burden of diseases like Aids and cancer, but very little has been documented on the use and properties of complementary and alternative therapies. While the bulk of the population at one point or another uses complementary medicine, there is no serious attempt by stakeholders …
United Nations resident co-ordinator, Bishow Parajuli yesterday described the food situation in Matabeleland North as dire, with a large number of children failing to attend school because of hunger. Addressing journalists in Bulawayo after the conclusion of a two-day field visit to Bubi, Lupane and Binga, Parajuli said the number …
HARARE City Council will install 10 000 solar streets lights by year end as it moves to become a world class city by 2020, Acting Town Clerk Mrs Josephine Ncube has said. In an interview, Mrs Ncube said council had engaged companies to work on the project. "The solar street …
The UN is redoubling efforts to secure emergency food aid for Zimbabwe where a key official told DW the situation was 'unprecedented.' 16 million people are now facing hunger across southern Africa. The United Nations has been expanding its appeal for help in combating hunger in Zimbabwe by asking the …
A GLOBAL report has painted a gloomy picture on the future of Zimbabwe's elephant herd, revealing shocking evidence that the number of Jumbos killed by poachers in Chewore alone increased by 12 percent last year. This was a period when authorities increased efforts to stem a ruthless slaughter of elephants …
Tobacco related illegal logging has in the last two years doubled to 30 percent of the national total, latest data from the Forestry Commission of Zimbabwe shows, placing ecosystems and biodiversity in extended danger. The data also demonstrates that interventions by Government, the Forestry Commission and the tobacco industry to …
Until recently there has been little, if any, concern over revamping let alone improving wastewater management system in Zimbabwe’s urban areas given the dominance and institutionalised water-borne system. Yet, the current constraints in this system and the immensity of urbanisation in the country begs and compels planners, engineers and systems …
ZIMBABWE's wildlife is under threat from poachers sponsored by criminal syndicates operating in and outside the country who use cyanide to poison the animals, a senior Government official has said. Officially launching "The Elephant Dress" in support of wildlife on Monday in Harare, Environment, Water and Climate Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri …
THE Harare City Council's health department has issued a typhoid alert as the number of confirmed cases has increased from six early this month to 13 this week. Typhoid cases were first reported in Glen Norah, Hopley and Hatfield because of food being prepared in unhygienic conditions and have since …
