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…
Harare, Zimbabwe, The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environment, Climate and Wildlife has raised alarm over the Ministry’s failure to fully utilise its 2025 first-quarter budget, warning that the shortfall is crippling the delivery of key environmental and climate services. According to the committee’s report tabled in the National Assembly, the ministry was allocated ZWG$516.8 million…
Zambia’s Ministry of Green Economy and Environment has warned of increased rainfall and possible flooding as Tropical Cyclone Gezani advances into the Mozambique Channel after striking Madagascar earlier this week. The ministry confirmed that Cyclone Gezani made landfall on Madagascar’s east coast on Feb. 10 with maximum average wind speeds of 148 km/h and a…
MORE than 1 000 smallholder farmers in Mhondoro-Ngezi District have embraced digital agriculture under a Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)-led programme aimed at modernising rural farming, improving market access and narrowing the digital divide. The initiative, being implemented under the Digital Villages Initiative (DVI) in partnership with the Government, is equipping…
Harare, Zimbabwe – The government has officially launched two transformative projects ‘Capacity Development for Sustainable Soil Management in the Global South’ and the ‘National Water Roadmap Towards Sustainable, Development Goals in Zimbabwe,’ initiatives supported by the FAO-China South-South Triangular Cooperation Programme and were unveiled at Cresta Lodge in Harare on Monday afternoon. Officiating the launch,…
Zimbabwe’s dairy sector must embrace innovation, industrialisation and data-driven decision-making if it is to become a competitive, sustainable and export-oriented industry, Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Dr Anxious Jongwe Masuka has said. Speaking at the Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers’ 12th Annual General Meeting in Harare, Dr Masuka said the country’s…
As Zimbabwe continues to grapple with erratic rainfall and prolonged dry spells, farmers are turning to climate-smart innovations that reduce reliance on rain-fed agriculture while guaranteeing production. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Professor Obert Jiri, says Smart Pfumvudza is designed to supplement rainfall and protect farmers from…
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…
At least three people have died in and around Cape Town after powerful winds and heavy rains battered parts of South Africa’s Western Cape Province, leaving a trail of destruction, flooded informal settlements and widespread infrastructure damage. Authorities said the deaths were linked to falling trees and drowning incidents as severe weather swept across the…
When the knock came at her mud-brick door, Mazvita Bhasiketi thought it was another visitor asking for directions to the water source or something else. Instead, it was a team of strangers carrying tablets, test kits and gentle smiles.They introduced themselves as part of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) — a national effort led…
