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As food security concerns rise in Southern Africa, SADC Ministers responsible for Agriculture and Food Security, Fisheries and Aquaculture met virtually on 30 May 2025 to review the overall regional situation among other issues. In a virtual meeting, Dr Anxious Masuka, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Development and Chairperson of SADC Ministers…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Zimbabwe has launched a high-level consultative process to shape its next Country Programme Document (CPD) for 2027–2031, bringing together government officials, development partners, private sector leaders and civil society actors in Harare. The meeting, held on 18 March, marks the beginning of an inclusive process aimed at aligning UNDP’s…
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…
Across Zimbabwe’s parched fields and flooded lowlands, two competing explanations for calamity are spreading. Scientists point to El Niño, changing rainfall patterns, deforestation and weak water management. But an increasingly loud counter-narrative — repeated at pulpits, in private Facebook groups, on X/Twitter and on TikTok — insists that droughts, floods and cyclones are moral punishments…
The journey into Shamva District begins with a landscape that tells its own story. The road cuts through rugged terrain marked by rocky surfaces, dry fields and the unmistakable signs of a community shaped by mining. The afternoon sun hangs heavily over the district as we drive deeper into an area where many families depend…
The French Embassy has funded a new initiative to tackle pressing nutrition and agricultural challenges in Zimbabwe’s Masvingo and Mwenezi districts. The “Nourish and Thrive” project, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in partnership with the Government of Zimbabwe and World Vision, aims to improve food security, nutrition, and livelihoods for vulnerable communities….
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…
Bindura is fast becoming the face of Zimbabwe’s wheat revolution, as students and teachers take the lead in unlocking the hidden potential of the country’s bumper harvests. At SOS Hermann Gmeiner High School, the TAAT-Wheat Value Addition Workshop kicked off this week, equipping learners, educators, and farmers with hands-on skills to transform wheat from a…
Supported by SOS Children’s Villages’ support in Shamva, a dedicated group of women in Fakanya Village, Shamva, are transforming their lives and communities through a thriving piggery project. Known as Bvumazvipere, a Shona phrase they interpret as “Commit and your suffering ends,” this group of 45 women has embraced pig farming as a pathway out…
