Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe Rural Farmers Receive Automatic Weather Stations
Jul 15, 2016By Wallace Mawire Two automatic weather stations have been installed at some of Zimbabwe’s rural communities to enable farmers to receive reliable and timely weather and climate information for agriculture planning. The stations were installed at... -
Farmers in Zimbabwe Receive Early Warning Radio
Jul 14, 2016By Wallace Mawire The Meteorological services department in Zimbabwe, with support from the Chinese government, has distributed about 1,600 early warning radios to farmers throughout the country. The radio will enable these farmers to receive alert about... -
A Silver lining amid drought in Zimbabwe
May 23, 2016By Andrew Mambondiyani Joyleen Simango was smiling from ear to ear. But such broad smiles are currently rare in this part of Manicaland province east of Zimbabwe where the El Nino induced has brought untold suffering... -
Zimbabwe: Drought Cripples Hydropower
Feb 18, 2016By Andrew Mambondiyani Priscila Mazanga stares expressionlessly at a small crackling fire in her small makeshift kitchen, she coughs a bit. She rubbed her hands on her apron and with a weary smile she said: “I... -
Zimbabwe and South Africa Collaborate on Power Project
Dec 21, 2015By Wallace Mawire Zimbabwe and South Africa are set to collaborate in a trans-frontier 1000 to 2000 MW clean coal fired power station project to help support the development of the new Musina Special Economic Zone... -
Zimbabwe: Mandatory Community Service Proposed for Street Littering
Dec 18, 2015By Wallace Mawire Zimbabwe’s ministry of environment, water and climate is planning to come up with tough enforcement laws in a bid to end the growing problem of indiscriminate street littering and pollution of public... -
Zimbabwe’s GMO Dilemma – To Eat Or Not To Eat?
Oct 27, 2015By Andrew Mambondiyani Eighty-year-old Gogo Mutimba from Chitora about 50 kilometres south of the border city of Mutare in Zimbabwe stares blankly at the clear October blistering afternoon sun. With a frown she remarked dejectedly:... -
Zimbabwe Hosts Second Edition Of Clean Energy Week
Oct 2, 2015By Wallace Mawire Zimbabwe is hosting its Clean Energy Week 2015 commemoration under the theme: Clean energy-clean cities. According to Panganayi Sithole, Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Energy Council (ZEC), the host organization, the event is... -
What Young Agripreneurs Can Learn from Farmer Organisations
Sep 5, 2015By Raymond Erick Zvavanyange @zvavanyanger3 National organisations and institutions such as the farmer unions in Zimbabwe are now fully integrated and competing to provide quality products and services to their registered members. Generally, like-minded and closely-associated... -
Raymond Erick Zvavanyange: #YouthDay Message on How Young Africans Can Contribute to Civic Engagement
Aug 12, 2015Africa’s youth population boom means that they cannot be left behind in civic engagement because whatever decisions made matters on their future, hence the need for African youths to actively participate in civic engagement. We spoke with...