Across Zimbabwe’s parched fields and flooded lowlands, two competing explanations for calamity are spreading. Scientists point to El Niño, changing rainfall patterns, deforestation and weak water management. But an increasingly loud counter-narrative — repeated at pulpits, in private Facebook groups, on X/Twitter and on TikTok — insists that droughts, floods and cyclones are moral punishments…
Harare – The United Kingdom’s Chief Scientific Advisor, Professor Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS, is in Zimbabwe on a a visit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties in science, innovation, health, education, and climate change. Her programme includes meetings with senior government officials, researchers and innovators, reflecting a focus on sustainable development and scientific collaboration. She…
WFP Zimbabwe Deputy Country Director, Billy Miwinga, says the latest ZimLAC rural and urban assessments show that food insecurity levels in Zimbabwe have decline, to which he said is a positive sign that ongoing efforts are making an impact. Miwinga however, emphasized that challenges remain, particularly a funding gap that leaves some families still vulnerable….
Harare, Zimbabwe, The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environment, Climate and Wildlife has raised alarm over the Ministry’s failure to fully utilise its 2025 first-quarter budget, warning that the shortfall is crippling the delivery of key environmental and climate services. According to the committee’s report tabled in the National Assembly, the ministry was allocated ZWG$516.8 million…
Bindura is fast becoming the face of Zimbabwe’s wheat revolution, as students and teachers take the lead in unlocking the hidden potential of the country’s bumper harvests. At SOS Hermann Gmeiner High School, the TAAT-Wheat Value Addition Workshop kicked off this week, equipping learners, educators, and farmers with hands-on skills to transform wheat from a…
Addis Ababa, 8 September 2025 — As the second Africa Climate Summit gets underway, international NGO ActionAid has called on African leaders to reject “false solutions” to the climate crisis, warning that mechanisms such as carbon offsets and geoengineering only serve to worsen the continent’s vulnerabilities. In a strongly worded statement, the organisation urged policymakers…
