Zimbabwe gender assessment
The aim of this report is to gather evidence that will identify priorities and actions by stakeholders towards positively influencing, up scaling and accelerating gender equality and women’s empowerment
Zimbabwe
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Insukamini Solar project to elevate power shortage in Zim
In Southern Africa, the ZTE Corporation has completed a feasibility study for Zimbabwe Power Company's Insukamini Solar Project. The Herald Business reported that in October 2015, ZPC and ZTE signed
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Analysis shows elephants rapidly declining in Africa
Africa’s elephant population has fallen by a massive 30% since 2007. A comprehensive country-by-country analysis examines the substantial differences in elephant decline in the 10 major safari countries.
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Adaptation and response for children affected by droughts and disasters
Weather-related stresses associated with El Niño in 2015–2016 have severely impacted 60 million people. Governments across the globe are dealing with the consequences as they affect food security, livelihoods,
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Commercial timber plantations under threat from illegal settlers
Illegal miners cut down trees before gouging into the earth in search of gold, and for them, the impact on the environment is none of their business Illegal miners cut down trees before gouging into
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Govt urged to harmonise policies, laws governing land
A recent Oxfam report on women and land said there was need to close the gaps in the legal framework to ensure women are empowered in land ownership because despite women making up 70% of the rural population,
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14% of Zim adults HIV positive: Zimphia
The survey, conducted between October 2015 and August 2016, however, noted a decrease in HIV prevalence countrywide. “Fourteen percent of Zimbabwean adults are HIV positive. HIV prevalence is higher
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Zimbabwe: Lions Wreak Havoc in Binga
Bulawayo — Lions are wreaking havoc in Binga, killing livestock after straying into villages. About 32 goats and eight cattle have been killed in two weeks in Chitete Village, Sinansengwe Ward, under
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Poverty, changing political regimes, and social cash transfers in Zimbabwe, 1980–2016
Since 2000, Zimbabwe has been under some pressure to provide more fully for its children. It is not clear whether child poverty has worsened, although AIDS, drought, and economic mismanagement have all
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Gold rush fever among poor Zimbabweans leaves trail of destruction
Peasant miners have set up makeshift mines on farmland and timber plantations in the country’s eastern provinces, which border Mozambique where gold fetches a higher price. Deep tunnels have been dug
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EU injects $2,49m extra humanitarian aid
The funding came barely five months after the EU allocated $8 million from the reserve of the 11th European Development Fund to address the impact of drought in Zimbabwe. The funding is delivered through