El Niño
Minister of Finance and Investment Promotion Mthuli Ncube has projected that the Zimbabwean economy will achieve close to 6% growth this year, despite facing challenges from late rains and dry spells that impacted agricultural production in 2024. In an interview, Minister Ncube emphasized that recent rainfall has provided a much-needed boost to the agricultural sector, […]
The government is working on measures to mitigate the effects of the El nino by drilling boreholes and building dams. Speaking at the national Thanksgiving service held in Bulawayo, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa stated that climate change has affected rainfall patterns across the country. He encouraged the public to pray for rain to come, quoting […]
In response to the devastating impact of the El Niño drought, UNICEF Zimbabwe has launched an emergency nutrition program to support malnourished children in Mudzi. The initiative, led by village health workers like Noleen Chikonyora, focuses on providing a nutrient-rich porridge made from locally sourced ingredients. The porridge is specifically designed to address malnutrition, which […]
As part of its efforts to combat the effects of climate change, Bulawayo City Council (BCC) in collaboration with the ministry of environment, climate and wildlife and other stakeholders, will host a landmark climate change ,carbon market and sustainability Indaba from 17 July to the 18th , at Bulawayo large City hall. The two day […]
El Niño’s grip on Matabeleland South province has tightened the economic screws on Plumtree women as the drought has devastated the harvest of mopane worms, a critical source of income for many. For them, mopane worms, or amacimbi, are more than dietary supplements as they fuel the local economy. Women in Plumtree communities traditionally harvest, […]
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