Staff Reporter GOVERNMENT has cut import levies on key grains and oilseed products, with maize, soybeans and soybean meal among commodities affected by the new charges taking effect today. The reductions follow a review of grain import levies under Statutory Instrument 87 of 2025, as authorities seek to align import costs with domestic supply while…
As Zimbabwe faces renewed concerns over climate-related shocks, vulnerable communities like Tongogara refugee camp, are once again finding themselves on the frontline of food insecurity. According to reports, Zimbabwe hosts more than 23,000 refugees and asylum seekers, the majority of whom live in Tongogara Refugee Settlement. For many families, humanitarian assistance remains a critical lifeline,…
This photo story profiles raw sewage which flows through residential pathways in Kadoma, children play barefoot beside contaminated streams, families rely on buckets, and residents struggle for access to one of the most basic human rights, safe sanitation. As soon as I stepped into Rimuka Ward 2 in Kadoma, I was welcomed by a smell…
By Edith Mugabe/ Environmental Correspondent The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has called for greater accountability and community participation in the protection of wetlands and other vital water sources, amid growing concerns over developments taking place on environmentally sensitive land in the country. The call was made on Friday thus week, during the launch…
VICTORIA FALLS – The International Solar Alliance (ISA) has launched a new blueprint aimed at accelerating the deployment of solar energy across Africa. Officials argued that the continent must move beyond years of reports highlighting its vast renewable energy potential and focus instead on how to turn ambition into projects. The “Solarising Africa” initiative, unveiled…
Staff Writer ARDA Seeds is targeting Zimbabwe’s dependence on imported hard wheat with the commercial production of its locally bred Ncema variety, which the State-owned seed producer says has the quality characteristics required by millers and bakers. The move comes as Zimbabwe strengthens domestic seed production as part of efforts to reduce agricultural imports, with…
Staff Reporter ZIMBABWE wants its mining sector to generate wealth, jobs and development, but in communities such as Mberengwa, the more immediate question is whether the people living on top of the country’s mineral deposits are being asked to sacrifice too much for that promise. For Sthembisiwe Shava, the price of environmental change is measured…
Staff Writer MRS Nyaradzo Dzawanda could hardly contain her excitement as she proudly held up a freshly harvested cabbage at Virira Village Business Unit in Chivi, a simple harvest that she says represents how access to water and organised production is changing life for women in her community. For years, vegetables were something villagers had…
As climate change continues to intensify pressure on Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX) have partnered to strengthen market access for farmers and build more resilient food systems. The partnership, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Harare on Wednesday, seeks to address…
Zimbabwe’s smallholder farmers have the capacity to produce enough food to feed the nation if they are supported with access to finance, markets and skills development, stakeholders have said. Speaking during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX), ZMX chief executive…
