Reports

The HALO Trust has just destroyed its 100,000th landmine in Zimbabwe. Long-forgotten by the rest of the world, Zimbabwe is one of the most densely mined countries in the world. Over 15 per cent of all landmines…

The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum), notes the directive issued by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on 27 March 2020 for a 21-day National Lockdown starting from today (Monday 30 March 2020) as part of the…

1. Executive Summary 1.1 Opinion Zimbabwe has made significant progress in the fight against the three diseases, despite a prolonged economic crisis that has led to a deterioration of health infrastructure, loss of experienced health staff and a…

One year on from the devastating Cyclone Idai of 2019, ActionAid's Arbie Baguios explains what's happening in Zimbabwe and the consequences still being felt across Southern Africa. One year on from the devastating Cyclone Idai of March…

Foreword The 2019 Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC) Rural Livelihoods Assessment (RLA) report projected that 59% of the rural population would be cereal insecure during the peak hunger period (January to March 2020). This food insecurity prevalence…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Unfavourable production prospects for 2020 cereal crops Large volumes of cereal imports needed in 2019/20 marketing year (April/March) Cereal prices as of January 2020 up to ten times higher than year-earlier levels Number of food insecure people…

Residents of Zimbabwe’s Manicaland province battle to find their next meal By Nadia Samie-Jacobs MANZWIRE, MANICALAND PROVINCE – Ennia Simango holds her 9-month-old daughter, Fadzai, in her arms. She’s worried, because she’s just been to a nutrition screening…

The thatched elevated homes of indigenous people near the Zambezi River are making a comeback as climate change brings worsening floods and heat By Lungelo Ndhlovu BINGA, Zimbabwe, March 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Anyone driving through Binga,…

Introduction On 15 March 2019, Cyclone Idai made landfall near the port city of Beira, Mozambique. As the storm crossed Mozambique and moved inland, it released heavy rains across much of eastern Zimbabwe. In some areas, the…

In March 2019, Cyclone Idai destroyed approximately 50,000 households and displaced over 60,000 people in the country, causing as much as $622 million worth of damage. With the World Bank and partners, UNOPS is managing key…