Reports

Key Messages An extensive regional scale crop failure is expected in Southern Africa following an extremely dry cropping season. Consequently, the current regional cereal deficit of 7.9 million tonnes will increase steeply and unprecedented food price movements…

More countries declare a state of disaster due to drought Key Messages Despite increased rainfall in southern parts of the region in January, most of the region continues to experience dryness into February, diminishing any hopes of crop…

THEMATIC OVERVIEW Theme: Uncharted Territory Current political dynamics have ushered the country in general and Zanu-PF in particular into uncharted territory with unprecedented developments occurring. The humiliating water cannon attack on war veterans who for long have been…

OVERVIEW Zimbabwe is floundering, with little sign of meaningful reform and sustainable, broad-based recovery. Political uncertainty and economic insecurity have worsened; the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) government has consolidated power, as the opposition…

Highlights • Zimbabwe’s food insecure population at the current peak of the hunger season has increased from 1.5 million people to 2.8 million people based on the results of a rapid assessment that was conducted by the…

Highlights The Government of Zimbabwe declared a State of Disaster on 4 Feb in light of El Niño induced drought. Preliminary results of a Rapid Assessment estimates increased rural food insecurity from 16 to 30 percent. WFP plans…

By Tawanda Majoni MASVINGO, Zimbabwe, 26 February 2016 – Zimbabwe has declared a state of disaster in the face of a regional drought, but smallholder farmers are tackling climate change head on by adopting new livelihood strategies…

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…

By Ignatius Banda BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Feb 23 2016 (IPS) - Sijabuliso Nleya has been kept busy in the past few weeks digging up sand. He is not a sand poacher like scores of people who local district…

Jonga Kandemiiri WASHINGTON D.C.— The Harare City Council says a local resident has died of typhoid while the number of those affected by the disease has risen to 23 since the first case was reported last month. Council spokesperson…