As Zimbabwe faces intensifying drought cycles and mounting pressure on fragile food systems, the World Food Programme (WFP) Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at drawing the private sector into the country’s food security response. Rather than positioning food insecurity purely as a humanitarian concern, the…
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…
In the heart of Zaka District’s Ward 3, fields once plagued by erratic rainfall and poor yields are now glowing with the vibrant green of sweet potato vines. A quiet but powerful sign of transformation. Under the government’s Presidential Sweet Potato Program, local farmers are seeing a surge in productivity and food security, with support…
Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) has called for an urgent, independent investigation into a mine collapse in Penhalonga, Manicaland, after receiving unverified reports that the death toll has risen to seven. The collapse occurred on Sunday at Rezende Mine, part of the Redwing mining complex, the organisation said in a statement issued Thursday. Initial…
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…
by Melody Mudzi Kutsaga Research has warned tobacco growers against purchasing illegal and unregistered seed following reports of farmers suffering significant crop losses. This came during the first round of Circus Meetings held at TSF, Premier, and Ethical Tobacco auction floors ahead of the 2026/27 tobacco production season as more than 1,000 growers received production…
Seville, Spain – Thousands of activists flooded the streets of Seville on Sunday, demanding an end to the debt crisis, ahead of the United Nations’ global development summit, the Financing for Development conference. The protest was organised by ActionAid in collaboration with other NGO partners. The protestors emphasised that most Global South countries are being…
Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) has invested US$2 million into the refurbishment of Montclair Resort and Conference Hotel in Nyanga, with sustainability, operational efficiency and responsible tourism emerging as key pillars of the upgrade. The investment, which began on 1 June 2026 and is expected to be completed by 31 July 2026, is part of RTG’s…
In dry, dust-blown villages of Mberengwa, pregnancy has become a season of quiet fear for many women. As climate change tightens its grip on southern Zimbabwe, failed rains and prolonged droughts have emptied granaries, shrunk meals, and pushed households into survival mode. For expecting mothers, hunger is not just personal, but it threatens the life…
When the U.S. administration abruptly halted aid to Africa last year, countless lives were affected. Among them was Plaxedes Kaseke (62) a soft-spoken yet determined woman from Gosha village in Zimbabwe’s Goromonzi district. She lost her job with a local NGO that had been implementing food security and community empowerment programmes. With five grandchildren to…
