More than 80,000 vulnerable people in Mberengwa District are set to benefit from a lean season food assistance programme funded by the Government of Japan, as Zimbabwe continues to battle climate-induced food insecurity despite improved rainfall in parts of the country. The assistance, valued at USD 2.5 million, is being delivered through the World Food…
As climate change continues to reshape rainfall patterns across Zimbabwe’s semi-arid regions, farmers in Mudzi District are being encouraged to adopt climate-smart agricultural practices that strengthen resilience while improving household food security and incomes. Speaking during the Ward 15 Agricultural Dry Show, District Agricultural Business Advisory Officer Mrs P. Manhamo commended local farmers for their…
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…
Addis Ababa, 8 September 2025 — As the second Africa Climate Summit gets underway, international NGO ActionAid has called on African leaders to reject “false solutions” to the climate crisis, warning that mechanisms such as carbon offsets and geoengineering only serve to worsen the continent’s vulnerabilities. In a strongly worded statement, the organisation urged policymakers…
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…
Zimbabwean entrepreneurs have been urged to position themselves for emerging business opportunities ahead of the country’s hosting of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) in 2029, with the hospitality and construction sectors expected to benefit from increased demand. Zimbabwe secured the bid to host the IATF as a permanent base from 2029, a development expected to…
In a bid to tackle the complex issues of food insecurity and poor health outcomes, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have joined forces to provide integrated services in Zimbabwe, recognizing that food alone is not enough to ensure good health, particularly for women and girls in…
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…
The National Association of Agricultural Show Societies of Zimbabwe (NAASSZ) has elected a new executive committee, with leaders pledging to reposition agricultural shows as engines for investment, innovation and provincial economic development. The elections were held during the association’s annual general meeting hosted in Bulawayo on the sidelines of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF),…
From the farmlands of Lalapanzi and Chegutu to fire stations in Chegutu and Bulawayo, Belarus-supplied machinery is supporting agricultural operations and emergency response, although challenges such as water shortages remain a concern for farmers. Golden fields of wheat stretch across the farming landscape, with their heads heavy with grain and ready for harvest. In the…
