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Zimbabwe battles intense heatwave as temperatures hit record highs
Zimbabwe is enduring a severe heatwave, with temperatures soaring to unprecedented levels, particularly in areas like Beitbridge, Lupane, Gwanda, and Chiredzi, where the mercury has exceeded 40 degree...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:29hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bans riverbed mining
The government has announced that over 300 illegal miners have been arrested across Zimbabwe as authorities intensify the enforcement of the ban on alluvial mining, following a directive issued by Cab...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 06:40hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
'Refrain from farming on Wednesdays and honour cultural customs'
Traditionalists have called on citizens to embrace cultural farming practices to mitigate the effects of the ongoing heatwave, which has severely impacted crops and livestock in parts of the country....Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 17:59hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Heatwave and water crisis grip Beitbridge
The escalating effects of climate change are manifesting with greater severity, as Beitbridge District faced sweltering temperatures of up to 42°C yesterday. The extreme heatwave has intensified dema...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:23hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Extremely hot, dry conditions jolt farmers
Zimbabwe is experiencing an extreme heatwave that began on November 30, raising alarm among farmers and health experts. Temperatures across the country are soaring, with some areas expected to reach u...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 06:29hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Climate finance and mismanagement in Zimbabwe: Bridging the gap between promises and accountability
As the world grapples with the escalating climate crisis, financial commitments to support developing nations in climate change mitigation and adaptation have taken center stage in international negot...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 17:40hrs | 243 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa expected in Azerbaijan for climate indaba
President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived in Azerbaijan today to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP29, where climate finance will be a central focus. The President's departure from Ha...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:46hrs | 63 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe expects cloudy weather, showers as rainy season begins
Zimbabwe is set to experience cloudy conditions with localised showers today as the country gradually transitions into the rainy season, according to the Meteorological Services Department (MSD). Head...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 06:51hrs | 441 | by Staff reporter
Sheep on a high: Flock feasts on cannabis after extreme weather
In a truly bizarre twist of fate, a flock of sheep in Greece found themselves feeling a bit too "ewe-phoric" after munching on a crop of weed!Wildfires, heatwaves, and flooding had left the po...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 09:05hrs | 859 | by Staff Reporter
Matebeleland villagers appeal for govt intervention
VILLAGERS in Matebeleland region are appealing to the government to immediately intervene and save them from starvation as the food crisis reaches alarming levels.Several villagers have alread...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 11:34hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo temperatures to reach 36°C
The Meteorological Services Department has issued a warning of a heatwave across the country, with Bulawayo and Binga expected to reach temperatures as high as 36 degrees Celsius and 40 degrees Celsiu...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 21:08hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Met office warns of heatwave
The public must guard against a heatwave from today until March 12, with temperatures rising as high as 41 degrees, although some isolated thundershowers are expected this week, the Meteorological Ser...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:45hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans warned about heatwave effects
HEALTH experts have warned of life-threatening illnesses, including deadly heat stroke due to the extreme temperatures being recorded in most parts of the country recently, as they urged members of th...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:06hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF official dies on campaign trail
A Zanu-PF female provincial member assigned to the Beitbridge West ongoing campaign for the December 9 by-elections died on Saturday due to the heatwave currently being experienced in the border town....Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 04:56hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa jets off to Egypt
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa today joins fellow world leaders in the two-day Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit, the first part of the high-level segment for Heads of State and Government, here at t...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA based Zimbabwean filmmaker walks into a room with a different energy
The Cape Town-based filmmaker's refreshing combination of cool confidence and whimsy comes across even before we've sat for the interview."Hi, can we re-schedule?" a breathless voice says when...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland communities feel the effects of climate change
Villagers in Bubi ward 19 are living in fear after a herd of elephants invaded their fields. The invasion which began a week ago h...Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 06:27hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Bread flour price up 6,25%
GRAIN Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says the price of bread flour went up by 6,25 percent to $119 000 from $112 000 tonne with effect from 9 January 2022.The successful 2021 command w...Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Duty-free boost for agric
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has listed import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT)-free agricultural equipment while the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
High temperatures affect poultry production
The high temperatures felt throughout the country have been killing chickens in many backyard fowl runs in rural and urban areas. Many people have over the years started rearing broiler chicke...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 06:20hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
MSD warns of heat wave, thunderstorms
THE Meteorological Services Department has issued a heatwave warning, saying temperatures are set to further soar today before the country gets rains, starting with isolated thunderstoms in the southe...Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 05:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Voting influenced by slate will result in a weak MDC
As Congress temperatures reach heatwave levels,it is time I urge caution,forensic,intrinsic,none greed action so we help build a balanced,human resource with substance and attraction,not the cheap who...Published: 22 May 2019 at 07:23hrs | | by Isaac Mupinyuri
Heatwave threatens to slash harvests in drought-hit Zimbabwe
Despite a dry year, Sazini Moyo's maize crop had been pushing up tassels and she anticipated a decent harvest -- until her farm outside Bulawayo sweltered through a record five-day heatwave in late Fe...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 16:53hrs | | by Reuters
Zimbabweans warned of dangerous 2-week heatwave
Zimbabweans have been warned to stay out of the sun amid warnings over scorching temperatures.Alerts have been issued over "extreme heat" in parts of the country as the mercury is predicted to...Published: 25 Jan 2018 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Met Department warns of high temperatures
THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of a heatwave with isolated thunderstorms expected in Matabeleland provinces and parts of Bulawayo today.In a statement yesterday, the d...Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Effects of Climate Change, the Zimbabwe story
Society is usually ignorant when committing sin, sin that bring heinous and disastrous situations, when not averted in time. Zimbabwe like all other countries has created its own sins that resulted in...Published: 29 Aug 2016 at 23:14hrs | 1 | by Mbizo Chirasha
#ThisCity gains momentum
Unravelling the marriage of convenience between "shut-up and shutdown" in #ThisCity!For too long the politically motivated "shut-up" and economically charged "shutdown" have co-operated in suc...Published: 14 Jul 2016 at 12:00hrs | | by Mthokozisi Ndiweni
Comedian Ofishal-Xavier to perform at Zim Achievers
Have you ever wondered what a combination of Trevor Noah, Kevin Hart and Chris Rock would look like - well look no further than the newest kid on the block, Ofishal-Xavier. The social me...Published: 29 Apr 2016 at 17:47hrs | 2 | by Tidi Kwidini
Mugabe sets target for greenhouse emission
PRESIDENT returned home yesterday from New York, the United States where he joined other heads of state and government at two high-level events at the United Nations headquarters.First on the ...Published: 26 Apr 2016 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Caesar Zvayi
Go for Clean Energy in Zimbabwe - with Solar civilization
Everyone who was born some years after and before independence and was born in both the villages , townships and cities understand how forests ended up cleared and how the wildlife has gone inst...Published: 21 Apr 2016 at 10:40hrs | | by Mbizo Chirasha
Mugabe jets off to New York
PRESIDENT Mugabe left Harare last night for New York where he will join other Heads of State and government for the High Level Signature Ceremony of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.The P...Published: 20 Apr 2016 at 09:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warriors' Chan exit
Chan is an African tournament designed to develop home grown talent so that they can feel like competing at the top level and yet its the national team reserves as they are locally based.The i...Published: 24 Jan 2016 at 17:13hrs | | by Zimbabwe Football Development Academy Blog
Rains at last
AT LAST the heavens opened up yesterday.Rains fell in some parts of Matabeleland, giving relief to many who had suffered under the heatwave over the last few weeks. The rains also offered hope...Published: 11 Jan 2016 at 05:59hrs | | by Thandeka Moyo
Record high temperatures expected today
INTENSE heat is expected today as the country continues to be under the spell of a heatwave. People have been advised to drink a lot of water and to avoid prolonged stay under the sun during the time ...Published: 08 Jan 2016 at 05:31hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Chickens die from heatwave
THE prolonged heat wave felt throughout the country over the past two months has culminated in increased broiler chicken mortalities at most backyard-run projects in urban areas.Most town and ...Published: 03 Jan 2016 at 10:15hrs | | by Noble Ncube
Heatwave hits Zimbabwe
Another series of high temperatures has hit the country with low-lying areas expected to record extreme temperatures between 33 and 42 degrees celcius. In a statement last week, the Meteorolog...Published: 08 Dec 2015 at 03:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe off to Paris
PRESIDENT Mugabe left Harare last night for Paris, France, to attend the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP21, that seeks to achieve a leg...Published: 27 Nov 2015 at 05:11hrs | | by Caesar Zvayi
Zimbabwe and ZANU PF Gripped by Succession Heatwave
Zimbabwe's party-state conflation and its attendant dangers have never been as evident as it is now. Over the years, ZANU PF have done a good job making sure that their party ZANU PF is synonymous wit...Published: 26 Oct 2015 at 10:25hrs | 1 | by Promise Mkwananzi
What makes Robert Mugabe rattle his enemies so unfailingly?
What is it that makes Robert Mugabe rattle his enemies so unfailingly? Even when he does nothing at all?We have been having a big debate on the local media, more accurately, on a portion of it...Published: 26 Oct 2015 at 05:59hrs | 2 | by Nathaniel Manheru
Zimbabwe should brace for thunder storms
Zimbabwe should brace for thunder- showers, hail and strong winds accompanied by lightning from next week until early November, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) warned yesterday. M...Published: 23 Oct 2015 at 06:14hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
No squables between Grace and Mnangagwa says Mugabe
President Robert Mugabe has said the alleged succession squables between his wife Grace Mugabe and Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa is fictitious, 'The Herald' reported on Saturday.Addressing...Published: 17 Oct 2015 at 08:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Springtime: Rhodesians called it the suicide season
The Rhodesians called it the suicide season. Zimbabwe's springtime. Particularly the month of October when temperatures soar exponentially, and then peak. Even trees are drowsy and resigned; they wilt...Published: 29 Aug 2015 at 09:56hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Against election backdrop - UK Zimbabweans head to Zimfest
As Zimbabweans around the world ponder the implications of the much criticised 2013 elections that have resulted in...Published: 07 Aug 2013 at 12:08hrs | 1 | by Mike Tashaya
25 to Lyf: Interview with Zimbabwean producer, Rymez
About two years ago I was sitting in a guest room/recording studio at Teq-Neeq's ( formelly TekNeek ) house just vibing & listening to some of the tracks he was working on. Teq had just moved back...Published: 13 Jan 2013 at 19:32hrs | | by 25toLyf
Zim record producer awarded gold and silver plaques in UK
A 25-year-old Zimbabwean record producer has made history by being awarded gold and silver plaques after two of his productions reached number one and four respectively on the UK charts.&nbs...Published: 12 Jan 2013 at 14:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Extreme heat wave puts Australians on fire alert
Sydney - Australians were in the grip of a record-setting heatwave on Friday with firefighters tackling blazes across the nation and ambulance officers treating those felled by 40° temperatur...Published: 04 Jan 2013 at 05:24hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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