Reports

HARARE, Zimbabwe, 29 November 2018 – The European Union has contributed €400,000 to support UNICEF’s response to Zimbabwe’s cholera outbreak. The contribution will fund critical water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) activities to address the challenges driving the…

HIGHLIGHTS As of 21 November 2018, 10,202 cholera cases with 55 deaths (9,933 suspected and 269 confirmed cases) - case fatality rate of 0.54 per cent has been reported. An estimated 21 per cent of the reported…

Highlights In most countries across southern Africa, national average maize prices currently remain below 5 year average (5YA) levels. The exception to this is Zambia, where in September, the national average maize price was 5 percent above the 5YA. Markets…

The Embassy of Ireland in Pretoria recently provided funding of €250,000 to UNICEF to deliver emergency water, sanitation and health (WASH) services in Harare. This support forms part of Ireland’s response to the Cholera Outbreak in…

As the climate dries, maize is becoming harder to grow in much of Zimbabwe - but shifting away from it is a challenge By Lungelo Ndhlovu EZIMNYAMA, Zimbabwe, Nov 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As Zimbabwe's farmers head…

November 26, 2018 4:49 AM Columbus Mavhunga BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE — Some villagers in one of Zimbabwe's driest areas are appealing for food and fear their livestock, their source of livelihoods, will die due to a lack of water.…

Highlights 10 out of the 21 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) have reported more than 36,257 cholera / AWD cases and 425 deaths (Case Fatality Rate, 1.2%), since the beginning of 2018. These countries…

Every day, people all over the world leave their homes in search for a better life. On the road or after they have arrived at their destination, many migrants go missing. It is these vulnerable migrants…

Key Messages The poor harvest caused by severe dry spells in early 2018 continue to affect many areas across the region as poor households have little to no food stocks, below-average incomes, and depend on market purchases…

Farmers in Zimbabwe are appealing for funds to irrigate their land, in hopes of fending off a possible drought predicted by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. FAO says droughts caused by the El Nino weather…