The narrow streets on the eastern edge of Harare are unusually clean. There are no plastic bottles littering the ground, no piles of waste clogging drainage channels, no overflowing bins. Children walk freely between houses. Women move with sacks of sorted plastic. The absence of waste tells a story long before anyone speaks. For years,…
by UNDP Zimbabwe Southern Zimbabwe has long been a frontline region in the battle against climate change. Prolonged droughts, erratic rainfall patterns, and rising temperatures have left smallholder farmers, who form the backbone of the rural economy, vulnerable. In response, the Government of Zimbabwe, supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and United Nations Development…
by Donald Chidoori In Zimbabwe smallholder farmers and community forest users in Zaka – a rural district endowed with vast Miombo and Mopane woodlands in Zimbabwe’s Masvingo Province – are embracing sustainable agriculture and forest management practices. This transformation is driven by the Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program (DSL-IP), a regional initiative funded by the…
Young mothers in rural district of Goromonzi in Zimbabwe are being helped to escape cycles of drug abuse, sex work and marginalisation, and instead build livelihoods through fish farming. What began as a small initiative under the national community fisheries programme is rapidly becoming a story of hope, resilience and transformation. Director of Fisheries and…
When the knock came at her mud-brick door, Mazvita Bhasiketi thought it was another visitor asking for directions to the water source or something else. Instead, it was a team of strangers carrying tablets, test kits and gentle smiles.They introduced themselves as part of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) — a national effort led…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a stark warning that funding shortfalls could erase fragile gains made in reducing global hunger, particularly in Africa, where over 307 million people faced hunger in 2024. Speaking at the launch of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World…
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…
Republishing The Hwange community is bearing the brunt of the continued use of coal as a form of energy amid rising air pollution and respiratory diseases in several villages close to mining areas. Mining companies are stampeding to extract coal in Hwange, but an investigation by The Southern Environment with support from the Voluntary Media…
Zimbabwe’s livestock industry is making significant strides, with the country’s registered stud livestock population now surpassing 24,000 animals, representing 17 breeds under the care of 220 breeders. This milestone was celebrated at the 57th National Breed Sale, where top genetics stole the show, fetching impressive prices and highlighting growing confidence in the sector. The high-value…
Bulldozers claw into the earth as concrete rise in once lush wetlands and mountains, where reeds and birds once thrived, but as the concrete hardens over the last patches of green, one must ask, is Africa building a future, or burying it? Luxury housing estates are taking shape, but so too is a crisis. The wetlands, long known to…
