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Zimbabwe on track for 6% growth

Zimbabwe is on track to achieve a forecasted 6% economic growth in 2025 helped by good agricultural output and strong commodity prices, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said on Thursday.The Southern African country's economy has shown signs o…

Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 10:00hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange reports surge in grain demand

The Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX) has recorded a significant surge in demand for grain commodities during the trading week of June 9 to 13, highlighting a dynamic shift in the country's agricultural markets.According to the latest ZMX…

Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:32hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's women in serious bedroom drought crisis

A startling revelation from the latest 2023â€“24 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) has lifted the lid on a silent but significant crisis affecting Zimbabwean marriages: a growing number of couples are living in sexless unions.T…

Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 18:30hrs | 2722 | by Staff reporter

Dynamos goal drought continues

Herentals 0 - 0 DynamosHarare giants Dynamos continued to struggle in front of goal, extending their goalless streak to 180 minutes after playing out a 0-0 draw against Herentals at Rufaro Stadium yesterday. The result leaves DeMbare on tw…

Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:13hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter

Dry spell expected to last until Friday, January 31

The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has issued an advisory indicating a significant decrease in rainfall for the southern and western regions of the country. The dry spell is expected to last from today until Friday, January 31, a…

Published: 25 Jan 2025 at 15:24hrs | 804 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa urges timely distribution of food aid amid drought

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for timely and efficient aid distribution to people facing food shortages resulting from an El Nino-induced drought."The timely delivery of food aid as well as agricultural inputs to our p…

Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 16:53hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe farmers turn to maggots to survive drought

At first, the suggestion to try farming maggots spooked Mari Choumumba and other farmers in Nyangambe, a region in southeastern Zimbabwe where drought wiped out the staple crop of corn.After multiple cholera outbreaks in the southern Afric…

Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 07:28hrs | 1713 | by Staff reporter

Mthuli Ncube sees 2025 growth rebound after this year's drought

Zimbabwe has projected economic growth to accelerate to 6 percent in 2025 from 2 percent this year, helped by improved agricultural output and power generation as the country recovers from a severe drought, finance minister Mthuli Ncube sa…

Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 16:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

Normal to above-normal rainfall still expected in ZImbabwe

Zimbabwe's Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has reaffirmed its forecast for normal to above-normal rainfall during this year's summer cropping season, despite reports suggesting a potential weakening of the La NiÃ±a weather phenome…

Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:03hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe needs $1.6bn to lift crop output after El Nino induced drought

ZIMBABWE needs $1.64 billion to bolster crop production after a devastating drought increased food insecurity and prompted a state of disaster.The southern African nation is targeting a more than fourfold increase in the annual output of k…

Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

Matebeleland South records 30% livestock deaths

Thirty percent of households in Matebeleland South reported livestock deaths this year due to the El NiÃ±o dry weather phenomenon, making it the hardest-hit province in Zimbabwe. The dry spell has severely impacted the national herd, parti…

Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 10:22hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa says Zimbabwe's leadership 'drought' is worse than meteorological drought

Zimbabwe's notable opposition figure, Nelson Chamisa, strongly criticized President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa for the delayed declaration of the El Nino-induced drought as a State of Disaster, which ravaged crops and pastures during the …

Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 13:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Drought kills 9 000 cattle in Zimbabwe

ZIMBABWE has recorded approximately 9 000 drought-related cattle deaths with over 1,4 million more reported to be at high risk due to lack of pasture and water, the USAid's food security arm has said.Zimbabwe is battling an El Nino cycle o…

Published: 03 Apr 2024 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa to declare drought state of disaster

ZIMBABWE is expected to declare the drought which is ravaging the country a state of disaster in a bid to marshal resources and avert possible starvation, NewsDay can reveal.President Emmerson Mnangagwa was yesterday afternoon expected to …

Published: 03 Apr 2024 at 06:05hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Bad governance, not drought, causing hunger in Zimbabwe!

It can not be denied that the 2023/24 agricultural season is one of the worst in Zimbabwe. This is largely due to the frighteningly low rainfall experienced as a direct result of the El NiÃ±o weather pattern that has affected most parts of…

Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 17:54hrs | 9 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Climate change: Africa confronts global warming

New IPCC report projects greater temperature increases in the region than elsewhere Record global greenhouse gas emissions are putting the world on a path toward unacceptable warming, with serious implications for development prospects in …

Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 14:50hrs | 4 | by Dan Shepard

US agency warns of imminent drought in Zimbabwe

The United States Agency for International Development has warned of an imminent drought in Zimbabwe, following delays in rainfall being experienced in the 2018/2019 season.A food security report published by the agency titled "Zimbabwe Fo…

Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 18:31hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter

Command agriculture the way to go for Zimbabwe

 The recent announcement by government on the $500 million command agricultural programme where it aims to produce two million tonnes of maize from 400 000 hectares of land, is an indicative that the government has learnt a lot throug…

Published: 18 Aug 2016 at 09:17hrs | | by John Mukumbo

Drought threatens to worsen agro - based economy of entire Southern region

ZIMBABWE's agro-based economy is bound to be negatively affected by the drought facing the region South of the Zambezi River, a region comprising South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Swaziland and Lesotho.In addition to the shrinki…

Published: 09 Mar 2016 at 05:37hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu

Drought to wipe out elephant population - Minister

Minister of Environment, Water and Climate, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has raised fears that  Zimbabwe's elephant population and several animals could be wiped out due to drought.Elephant population is well over 80 000 of which 45 000 a…

Published: 08 Feb 2016 at 12:40hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou

Hunger in Zimbabwe: drought or disastrous policies?

As over 1.5 million people - over 16% of the population - in Zimbabwe face food insecurity this year, which is an increase of 164% compared to the previous season, one can not help but wonder if this is solely as a result of drought or the…

Published: 28 Jan 2016 at 07:06hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana with Peace Marangwanda

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