Matabeleland has long lived at the mercy of the sky. Seasons are unpredictable, rains arrive late or not at all, and hunger is a familiar visitor in most homes. For years, families in this dry southern region of Zimbabwe have survived more on hope than on harvests. But tucked behind the dusty footpaths and scattered…
Matabeleland South – Zimbabwe marked the 2025 World Food Day commemorations in Matobo District with a unified call from government, UN agencies and development partners for strengthened collaboration to build resilient, climate-smart and nutrition-sensitive food systems. This year’s event ran under the global theme “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future.” Representatives…
In the parched district of Rushinga, Mashonaland Central, where rainfall has become erratic and rivers have long run dry, a group of determined women in Chimukoto Village are rewriting their story of survival. Once struggled to put food on the table due to consistency droughts, they have turned to non-timber forest products and drought-resistant crops…
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…
…. RESIDENTS RAISED CONCERNS OVER INCLUSION IN CLIMATE POLICIES… Hwange communities are grappling with the environmental, social and human rights consequences of extractive development. The district is well‐known for its coal mining and power generation assets, which have long been considered central to Zimbabwe’s industrial growth. Yet behind the headline figures lies a different reality,…
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…
Tears came before the words. They gather quietly in the corners of Takemore Mupfuya’s eyes as she tries to steady her voice, then fall one by one down her cheeks, slow, heavy drops that carry the weight of memories she has tried, and failed, to bury. Sitting quietly on a bench, twicking her eyes trying…
Zimbabwe’s mineral-rich terrain has been centralized with lithium, the country’s so-called ‘white gold.’ Touted as the key to a greener future, lithium boom has captivated government leaders and global investors. Yet beneath the shimmering promise lies a silent crisis, water. In a nation grappling with prolonged droughts, failing reservoirs, and shrinking wetlands, the question that…
ON an early Friday morning in Epworth, the usual bustle at Munyuki and Domboramwari shopping centres paused. But instead of clients and music spilling from bars, a different scene took centre stage: sex workers, brooms in hand, leading a campaign to sweep, unclog drains and clear litter that has long suffocated their community’s wetlands and…
Sex workers in Epworth are stepping out of the shadows and proving their role as responsible citizens, joining the National Clean-Up Campaign and contributing to community safety initiatives. During Friday’s clean-up at Munyuki, Overspill, Glenwood and Domboramwari shopping centres, sex workers worked side by side with Epworth Local Board officials, Epworth Polyclinic staff, local businesses…
