For generations, farmers in Ward 5 of Mudzi District, Mutoko, depended on the land. Small grains such as sorghum and millet crops traditionally considered more resilient in dry areas sustained households through difficult seasons. But as rainfall patterns become increasingly unpredictable and dry conditions intensify, even traditional coping strategies are becoming harder to maintain. Now,…
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a US$202 million joint appeal to protect nearly 8.8 million people across 22 high-risk countries from the anticipated impacts of a strengthening El Niño weather pattern. The first Joint Anticipatory Action Appeal by the two UN agencies,…
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…
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…
Zvishavane, Zimbabwe – In the parched fields of rural Zvishavane, families are surving on picking tomatoes from @Sibusisiwe Nyakunhuwa’s farm, their buckets slowly filling under the hot sun. Nearby, a young boy balances a heavy pail of tomatoes on his head, walking beside his mother. For this family, and many others in southern Zimbabwe, tomatoes…
This photo story profiles raw sewage which flows through residential pathways in Kadoma, children play barefoot beside contaminated streams, families rely on buckets, and residents struggle for access to one of the most basic human rights, safe sanitation. As soon as I stepped into Rimuka Ward 2 in Kadoma, I was welcomed by a smell…
Climate change is increasingly disrupting education systems worldwide, and school children in Zimbabwe are among those bearing the brunt of a crisis they did not create. Extreme weather events such as prolonged droughts, heatwaves and flooding are not only damaging school infrastructure but also widening inequalities in access to education, as funding gaps continue to…
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…
The Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS) expects this year’s Zimbabwe Agricultural Show to be one of its biggest editions yet, with organisers targeting 630 exhibitors as the country seeks to accelerate agricultural transformation through innovation, technology and commerce. Running from 24 to 29 August under the theme “Powering Growth: Where Agriculture, Technology and Commerce Converge,” the…
Japan has applauded World Food Programme (WFP) for its tireless efforts in alleviating hunger in Zimbabwe, as the two parties signed a new US$1.3 million food assistance project targeting 32,000 vulnerable people across the country. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Harare, Japan’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Shinichi Yamanaka, expressed deep gratitude to WFP and the…
