Zimbabwe: Irrigation scheme a life-saver
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: Zimbabweby Thomas MadhukuThe re-establishment of Zuwa Rabuda Irrigation Scheme in Mutandahwe has saved the community from persistent drought and hunger, villagers have...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Water woes: girls suffer more
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: Zimbabweby Edgar GwesheThe erratic water supplies that have characterized this satellite town have left young girls vulnerable to sexual abuse as they have to fetch the...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Pregnant women turned away
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: Zimbabweby Zwanai Sithole HarareAs a result of critical food shortages at Lusulu Clinic, the staff will only admit pregnant women if they bring their own food...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Keeping girls in school
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: ZimbabweThe Girl Child Network has intensified its efforts to empower girls through educational programmes that ensure they stay in school.The Director for Girl Child...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Gweru residents fear cholera outbreak
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: ZimbabweGweru residents say they fear the heaps of decomposing garbage found at various points in the city centre could become a breeding ground for cholera with the...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Villagers to benefit from irrigation scheme
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: ZimbabweMore than 1 000 families here are set to benefit from a 2 000 acre irrigation scheme being implemented by the government.The irrigation scheme in the Manjolo...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Mahusekwa dam to boost livelihoods
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: ZimbabweMahusekwa Dam is set to be turned into a community-driven, income generating water body after the intervention of a non-governmental organisation.“We will work...
View ArticleZimbabwe: WASN Director helps HIV-positive women
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: Zimbabweby Tarisai JangaraThe Director of the Women and AIDS Support Network is improving women’s self-esteem and confidence by contributing towards change in...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Traditional midwives deserve recognition
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: ZimbabweAs the country continued to lose hundreds of midwives and gynaecologists due to the brain drain during the economic meltdown of the past decade, many thousands of...
View ArticleZimbabwe: 16 Days of Activism Against GBV: SST Castigates Kunonga Student...
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: Zimbabweby Student Solidarity TrustKey Highlights of the Campaign81 Children raped in 2 weeks in Zimbabwe- Police;November 25, 1960, Miribal sisters (Patria, Minerva and...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Diaspora helps Mat’land schools
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: ZimbabweUnder-privileged schools in this area will soon receive a donation of education kits from the Matabeleland South Ideas Development Centre.The Student Aid...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Disability and GBV - a double-edged sword
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: ZimbabweThe sight of a pastor is usually a relief to vulnerable people such as orphans and people with disabilities. There is little or no suspicion that the...
View ArticleZimbabwe: 2013 elections in danger
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: ZimbabweSharp differences among the main parties over whether or not to invite western election observers have set GNU partners on a collision course.The squabbles are...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Beware Typhoid!
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: ZimbabweThe Combined Harare Residents Association has warned that water from unprotected wells in Dzivarasekwa, Mufakose, Budiriro, Glen-view and Highfields contains...
View ArticleZimbabwe: 1 social worker for 49,587 children
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: ZimbabweGovernment’s freeze on staff recruitment is grossly affecting service delivery in the Social Services department, a government official has said.Due to a poorly...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Fear grips teachers ahead of elections
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: Zimbabweby Edgar GwesheTeachers have expressed fear of a recurrence of the 2008 polls scenario when they became targets of violence by Zanu (PF) youth militia who accused...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Residents want solution to typhoid
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: ZimbabweResidents in Harare have appealed for an urgent solution to end the typhoid crisis in the city, where the disease continues to spread.At least 800 cases have been...
View ArticleMozambique: Severe flooding in Limpopo basin
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: MozambiqueAs heavy rains continue to fall over southern Mozambique, serious flooding in the Limpopo Valley is feared.From Sunday to Monday over 184 millimetres of rain...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Homeless after floods
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: ZimbabweAt least 300 families have been displaced by floods in Chiredzi district as heavy rains continue to fall.The flooded Runde and Mutirikwi rivers have burst their...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Drought threatens Mat South
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: ZimbabweDespite recent heavy rains in most parts of the country, most districts in Matabeleland South province were still dry at the weekend.Matabeleland South Provincial...
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