Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Climate shocks and prolonged food crises are undermining global progress in the fight against hunger, with Africa emerging as a region of deep concern, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report. While hunger declined globally in 2024, dropping from 8.5 percent in 2023…
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…
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…
LARGE-scale farmers have thrown their weight behind Government’s new grain import levy and local procurement framework, describing the measures as critical to strengthening domestic production, stabilising grain markets and accelerating Zimbabwe’s food sovereignty agenda under Statutory Instrument 87 of 2025. The policy introduces levies on selected grain imports while compelling processors to increase local sourcing,…
Every morning, long before many residents of Dzivarasekwa begin their day, an 80-year-old woman shoulders a sack and quietly walks the streets searching through piles of discarded plastic. To some, Eneresi Garavhata, well known in Dzivarasekwa as gogo manyoni is just another waste picker. To others, she is a grandmother and a heroine. But behind…
Zimbabwe is shifting gears in its aquaculture sector, launching an ambitious five-year strategy aimed at transforming smallholder fish farming into a competitive, market-driven industry. Unveiled on March 24, the US$5.03 million Zimbabwe Tilapia Value Chain Market Strategy (2026–2030) is designed to close the country’s fish supply gap while unlocking new income streams for farmers particularly…
Thousands of residents in Epworth, a suburb of Harare, are facing a humanitarian crisis after flash floods ravaged the area, highlighting the ongoing issue of illegal settlements on riverbanks. The recent floods have left hundreds homeless, with many more at risk of displacement. Councillor for Epworth ward 5, Chamunorwa Takundwa raised concerns of people settling…
Budiriro, Harare — Residents of Budiriro’s Ward 43 have pledged to block any attempts by land barons to develop on wetlands, warning that such moves threaten their environment, water sources, and climate resilience. Budiriro’s wetlands, long serving as a natural water storage and flood control system, are being targeted for housing projects. Residents allege that…
Bindura, Zimbabwe — The Government has intensified calls for farmers to move beyond primary agricultural production and embrace agro-processing and value addition as part of efforts to strengthen rural economies and boost export potential. Speaking during a field day at Kunatsa Estates, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development…
Muchaneta Chimuka Several women under Survivors in Action Grassroots Women’s Network in Seke and Chihota are cherishing the fruits of their chick projects, mushroom, bee keeping and maize meal grinding and packaging, vegetable farming among others which is helping in fighting gender-based violence, drug and substance abuse, hunger and poverty among others. They are using…
