Reports

Executive Summary The Zimbabwe Peace Project recorded an increase in the total number of political violence cases from 178 in September to 189 in October. Cases involving intimidation and harassment contributed to the tally as there was…

Most households in Southern Africa depend on maize as their main source of food and energy, given the high volumes and ease with which it is produced. Alternative food crops that are consumed as substitutes include…

Maize grain and maize flour are the main foods consumed by all households in Zimbabwe. These food items are both produced locally and imported from neighboring countries particularly in the south western provinces of the country.…

Highlights • The 2017/18 Lean Season Assistance programme cycle commenced in October, initially targeting 175,000 people in 13 Districts; the programme will scale up to reach 482,000 in January through March 2018. • WFP began procuring 710 mt…

Bulilima, Zimbabwe: After two successive meager harvests, 79-year-old Solomon Ndebele is down to feeding his grandchildren amajodo – a plain tasting melon traditionally fed to donkeys in better years. Ndebele says the poor harvests actually go back…

Synopsis Rationale: Why is progress in modern contraceptives uptake slower or stagnant in some countries but progressing in others? What facilitates or hampers progress? What can countries learn from each other? Paucity of data on: key sub-populations (adolescents,…

This report outlines the results of a country case study undertaken during December 2016 in Zimbabwe. It is part of a global IFRC initiative on ‘Effective law and policy for addressing gender in disaster risk management…

The Zimbabwe Peace Project has noticed that there is widespread concern about low voter registration turn out for the Biometric Voters Registration. Only about 10% of the total 7 million potential voters have registered. While the reasons…

By Wambi Michael ADDIS ABABA, Oct 20 2017 (IPS) - Index insurance is being promoted as a solution to protect climate affected smallholder farmers in Africa. This type of micro insurance is slowly gaining ground as a…

By Sally Nyakanyanga HARARE, Oct 19 2017 (IPS) - At the dawn of the millennium, Sheila Mponda, 60, waved goodbye to her four children, who were leaving Zimbabwe for the United Kingdom in search of greener pastures.…