Zimbabwe
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The month of August 2014 witnessed a significant decline in the number of recorded incidents of politically motivated human right violations despite Zanu PF holding its Youth and Women’s League conferences. There were 196 cases…
Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC) conducted the annual Rural Livelihoods Assessment (RLA) number 13. The assessment is part of a comprehensive information system that informs Government and its Development Partners on programming necessary for saving…
Zimbabwe
The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) was carried out in 2014 by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) as part of the global MICS programme. Technical support was provided by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The…
Zimbabwe
Capacity building and agro-business training programmes spearheaded by the Zimbabwe Development Democracy Trust (ZDDT) have brought hope to some residents in Bulawayo’s high-density suburbs. by Pamenus Tuso While aid organisations have been working hard to help people in…
Zimbabwe
HARARE—The United Nations is reporting huge improvements in Zimbabwe's prenatal, newborn and maternal health care over the past five years. However, the U.N. Children's Fund says the survey indicates that Zimbabwe must continue working to improve health…
Zimbabwe
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides a set of charts showing…
Zimbabwe
Harare City Council is losing thousands of dollars every month from 70,000 unregistered water connections, The Zimbabwean has learnt. “The city has a total of 192,000 registered water connections and an estimated high rate of unregistered connections…
Zimbabwe
by Pamenus Tuso The newly elected Mangwe junior MP, Sarudzai Tigere, says the shortage of primary schools in her constituency is critical and has led to children either dropping out of school or being forced to walk…
Zimbabwe
STORY HIGHLIGHTS A World Bank Group benchmarking exercise focuses on the 32 urban local authorities in Zimbabwe to track water and sanitation service delivery over time The exercise uses international experiences and customizes knowledge to enhance Zimbabwe’s service…
Zimbabwe
By Tomson Phiri — 23 August 2014 Ntabazinduna – Ben Khumalo, a seventy-two year old pensioner from Ntabazinduna, recounts the horror of losing his herd of nine cattle after a raging tick-borne outbreak in 2009 and the…