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Bleak outlook for Zimbabwe's consumers
Inter Horizon (IH) Securities, a prominent financial services firm, has released a sobering report on Zimbabwe's consumer spending patterns for 2024. The analysis paints a bleak picture, attributing t...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:58hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe in food crisis by month end'
Zimbabwe has received approximately US$32 million in drought relief aid, with US$31.8 million coming from the African Risk Capacity (ARC) 2023/24 Drought Insurance Payout. ...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZiG slows price increases in Zimbabwe
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FewsNet) reports that despite the introduction of the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency, which has brought some stability, prices in United States dollars (USD) re...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
High food assistance needs imminent, says USAid
Governments, stakeholders and humanitarian partners should brace for sustained high food assistance needs and potential emergency levels of food insecurity in Zimbabwe and other deficit-producing sout...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Price of mealie-meal has dropped, says CCZ
The Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) says there has been a slight drop in the price of mealie-meal, with the commodity now readily available on the retail market.Prices of mealie-meal shot t...Published: 03 Apr 2024 at 18:45hrs | | 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....Published: 03 Apr 2024 at 06:05hrs | 6 | 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...Published: 03 Apr 2024 at 06:05hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bracing for Cyclone Alvaro
The government of Zimbabwe has said it is taking measures to prepare for Cyclone Alvaro, which formed off the coast of Mozambique. Although the storm initially headed towards Madagascar, there are con...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 08:03hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe braces for another cyclone
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it has escalated its preparedness as Cyclone Alvaro swilled off the Mozambique coast.The Tropical storm formed off the Mozambican coast near Beira and headed towards ...Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 05:24hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
'Rains too late to stop Zimbabwe hunger'
A FAMINE monitoring agency says recent rains may have done little to avert a hunger crisis next year as indications show that over a million people are in need of food aid.The prolonged El Nin...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 12:58hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe food inflation spike cause for concern
High food inflation in Zimbabwe is causing growing concern as it accounts for over a third of households' expenses, according to a report titled "Southern Africa Regional Supply and Market Outlook" by...Published: 30 Oct 2023 at 05:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The odds were stacked against Chamisa on August 23
Zimbabwe went to the polls last week, weighed down by a cost-of-living crisis and rural food shortages, but the ruling party's 40-year grip on the electoral process suggested it was unlikely to lose p...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 12:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
'4,1 million Zimbabweans food insecure'
AT LEAST 4,1 million people are in urgent need of food aid as low production and a high cost of living take a heavy toll on Zimbabweans, a new food security report has revealed.According to th...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:30hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe consumers in a fix
As Zimbabweans continue to battle with a failing economy, increases in prices of basic commodities has pushed many into abject poverty.A recent survey conducted by Standardbusiness indic...Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar collapse raises concerns
THE Zimbabwe dollar's continued depreciation against the United States dollar has made the macroeconomic climate "volatile", amid an over 30% fall of the Zimbabwe dollar against the greenback th...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 09:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa food security claims raise dust
POLITICAL analysts have accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of misleading the world at the Feed Africa Summit in Dakar, Senegal, early this week where he said Zimbabwe was food secure.They sa...Published: 28 Jan 2023 at 00:09hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Ministry fails to account for donated fuel
THE Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare has failed to account for thousands of litres of fuel donated to the government to alleviate the effects of drought and other natural hazards ...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
'PVO Bill will scare away donors'
INDEPENDENT research body, Sivio Institute has warned that the Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) Amendment Bill may drive away humanitarian agencies, impacting on food security.Already, foo...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Headwinds piling up for Zimbabwe
The United States Agency for International Development (USAid)'s food security arm, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fewsnet) has warned of below average harvests this year and a shortlived i...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | | by Staf reporter
Prices hikes, weak currency spur hunger in Zimbabwe
THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) has warned that Zimbabweans face hunger as prices of basic commodities keep skyrocketing and the local currency's slide continues....Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwean families struggling to buy food'
LEADING consumer bodies have confirmed that residents are experiencing decreased food levels in households on the back of the rising cost of living.This comes following a recent damning report...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Blackouts intensify in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWEAN companies and domestic consumers are feeling the pinch of high costs of back-up power supply after the national power utility, Zesa, announced a 12-hour load-shedding schedule.Zesa ...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 06:00hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe food security remains low,' says USAid
THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) food security arm, Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fewsnet) says household food stocks are beginning to run low as the surging cost...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Binga communities prepare for drought
MATABELELAND North is one of the provinces hardest hit by food shortages leaving thousands of people vulnerable due to drought-induced cattle losses.A recent Famine Early Warning Network (Fews...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Financial distress to persist for Zimbabwe's urban poor'
USAID food security unit, Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), says most urban families in Zimbabwe are expected to remain in financial doldrums due to skyrocketing cost of living....Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Food deficit still lurks in Zimbabwe despite heavy rains'
THE Famine Early Warning System Network (Fewsnet) yesterday said Zimbabwe's anticipated above average 2021 harvest will significantly improve the country's food security, but warned that some areas pa...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's agriculture seen recovering despite challenges
ZIMBABWE should enjoy a decent harvest for all crops in the current season due to good rains that have been consistent in the past few weeks, farmers' organisations say.A good harvest for grai...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stockfeeds shortage hits the market
A SHORTAGE of stockfeeds has hit the market, with poultry farmers going from one supplier to another in search of the major input for their business.This comes at a time the country is faced with ...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cropping better than last season
Zimbabwean farmers have planted more crops this year than last season, but the cropped area is still lower than expected, the Famine early warning Systems network (FEWSNeT) says.widespread hea...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe annual inflation tumbles to 659%
THE annual inflation rate dropped 101,62 percentage points to 659,4% last month, as recent gains of the local currency against the greenback continue to reflect on its strength.The drop in the...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe business opts for US dollars as base currency
TRANSACTIONS are increasingly occurring in United States Dollars which means that households that earn incomes in the Zimbabwe dollar including most poor households, will find it increasingly unafford...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans eating less as economy deteriorates
THE widening gap between prices of food and stagnant wages has led to 44% of poor households in the urban areas spending more of their incomes on food, from 16% in 2016, a USAID official has said....Published: 06 May 2019 at 08:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Food for PFee
On the 14th of March, in Masvingo - Zaka Ward 19 - ZANU-PF supporters were distributing food aid shouting: "Social welfare food aid belongs to President Mnangagwa, let Nelson Chamisa have his own prog...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 08:40hrs | 1 | by Kubatana
Hunger stalks Zimbabwe's urbanites as 1,5 million face starvation
A staggering 1,5 million Zimbabweans living in urban areas are facing severe food shortages as the economic hardships take a toll on the country's population, it has been revealed.According to...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 10:52hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Govt should not hide Zimbabwe's food security status
CLAIMS by Labour and Social Welfare minister Sekai Nzenza this week that the country had adequate food stocks to cater for vulnerable households cannot go unchallenged, given the current harsh weather...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:10hrs | | by Editorial - newsday
Outcry over bread price hike
ZIMBABWEANS have raised concern over bakers' decision to increase the price of bread from $1,40 to $2,60 or alternatively US$0,90 for a standard loaf.The increase came hot on the heels of a th...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe food shortages warning
AN international food security monitoring agency has warned of severe food shortages in the next few months due to erratic rains this season and the general spike in the cost of living, with the poor ...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 08:25hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa loses credibility
GOVERNMENT is losing credibility in its fight to resuscitate the economy as evidenced by the three day national shutdown, which started on Monday, an economist has said.Since Monday, the count...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cash crisis, blackmarket rates cripple economy
FEWSNET says the macroeconomic environment remains stressed due to cash shortages and high parallel market rates.Uncertainty around the upcoming elections has caused the parallel market rates ...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
July 30 election results key to Zimbabwe economic recovery
"THE economy, stupid" is a popular phrase in American politics that came about in 1992 as the then United States presidential candidate Bill Clinton used this against sitting President George Herbert ...Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 06:59hrs | | by Tatira Zwinoira
Zim faces maize output shortfall
Zimbabwe will face a shortfall in maize output in the current 2017/18 season on the back of erratic weather conditions with the hole expected to be plugged by carryover stocks from last season, the Fa...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Govt growth rate too optimistic'
At least five institutions have since December made much lower projections of this year's economic growth than the 4,5% announced by government.In his 2018 National budget statement, Finance m...Published: 11 Feb 2018 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Southern Zimbabwe faces food crisis
PARTS of southern Zimbabwe could experience food shortages in the wake of cyclone Dineo whose downpour caused floods in the region, resulting in crop fields being either washed away or swamped....Published: 09 Mar 2017 at 07:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti's statement on the state economy
Introduction The Zimbabwean economy is grinding to a halt with clear evidence that the economy if fast tracking into deep seated economic recession. It ...Published: 11 Apr 2016 at 14:39hrs | | by Tendai Biti
Africa has great opportunity for climate change adaption, mitigation - Ban Ki Moon
Paris, France -Africa is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change as much of its economy depends on a climate-sensitive natural resource base, including rain-fed subsistence agricultur...Published: 07 Dec 2015 at 14:29hrs | | by Andrew Mambondiyani in Paris, France
Zinatha, Met clash over rain warning
WEATHER experts have been dragged into a bizarre row with sangomas after predicting poor rains this year. The Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association (Zinatha) says the Meteorological Servic...Published: 19 Sep 2015 at 10:20hrs | | by Patient Sibanda
Govt allocates 200 tonnes of rice to Mat South
Government allocates 200tonnes of rice to Mat SouthGOVERNMENT has allocated 200 tonnes of rice to Matabeleland South province in a bid to avert looming hunger.The consignment is target...Published: 20 May 2015 at 08:56hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Bad credit adds to Zimbabwe's food insecurity
The drying-up of credit lines to the Zimbabwe government and apparent donor fatigue are pushing up the price of the staple grain, maize, by nearly a third in some droughthit areas compared to a year a...Published: 16 Dec 2013 at 16:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Food Readily Available in Zimbabwe: US report
Basic foodstuffs are readily available in Zimbabwe's consumer marketplace, says a report by the US-based Famine Early Warning Systems Network, but limited resources especially for house...Published: 03 Mar 2011 at 07:44hrs | | by Byo24News
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