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Dumisani Khumalo appeared to be in pain as he walked gingerly towards a chair under the shade of a tree near his one-room brick shack. The 45-year-old Hwange villager was attacked by a buffalo days earlier, and he was lucky to be on his feet. Wild animals in Zimbabwe were responsible for
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Women and gender rights defenders from over 30 countries are at COP 25 in Madrid, Spain to demand governments deliver on the 5-year Lima Work Programme on Gender by implementing a robust Gender Action Plan (GAP), committing to clear ambition on finance and addressing loss and damage and climate-induced migrations,
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Climate change is hitting Zambia hard and parts of the country are experiencing the worst drought since 1981. Not only is it having a severe impact on local farmers and food prices, it is also leading to electricity black outs across the country. The parts of Zambia which do have
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More African female agripreneurs must be supported to grow and progressively transition into the business segments of agricultural value chains which are most profitable Monica Musonda, CEO of Zambian food processing company Java Foods (https://Java-Foods.com/), certainly faced hurdles in her rise to the top, but she overcame them. “Although the barriers to entry
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Two people have died in Chimanimani over the past few days following heavy hailstorms being witnessed across the district. Meanwhile at least 12 Mutambara High School pupils are recovering from hospital after suffering lightning shocks following last night’s heavy thunderstorms that hit the district. Chimanimani District Development Coordinator, Mr John Misi has,
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Citizens have been urged to take precautionary measures against heavy rains, in excess of 50 millimetres in 24 hours coupled with hail, strong winds and lightning starting from today. Manicaland, Matabeleland South, Masvingo and southern areas of Midlands could be the most seriously affected according to the Meteorological Services Department (MSD)’s
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TWO people were killed yesterday when a commuter omnibus parked in Mbare, Harare, was hit by a falling old tree during a thunderstorm that generated intense winds. This comes as the Meteorological Services Department(MSD) is forecasting the wet spell to spread to all parts of the country until tomorrow. The two people,
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Heavy rains that pounded most parts of Manicaland last night have destroyed Kwirire school in Chimanimani East, The Herald has learnt. Manicaland provincial education director Mr Edward Shumba confirmed the development in an interview this morning. “It is true. The district schools inspector has told me and I have advised him
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About 10 500 head of cattle have died due to a lack of pasture and drinking water in three southern provinces of Zimbabwe, as the worst drought in recent years continues. Matabeleland South, widely regarded as Zimbabwe’s driest province, has been the worst affected, with about 4 500 cattle having died
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A windstorm hit Mutasa district on the night of 10 October 2019 affecting 90 households (approx. 450 individuals), 10 schools and a church, the most affected wards include 4, 7, 10, 14, 16, and 23. According to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the wind storm blew off roofs of
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