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STORY HIGHLIGHTS Zimbabwe faces a wide range of water challenges that can be exacerbated by climate change, from supply shortages to falling groundwater levels. The World Bank Group is working with the government to address climate threats and…

Due to the heavy downpours, by the end of 2014, areas in the suburb of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, were flooded. Floodwater led to the collapse of houses as they were made of mud walls,…

The Embassy of Japan has decided today to extend a grant of forty-seven thousand six hundred and seventy dollars (USD47,670) to Nyanhewe Primary School in Kariba District in order to implement its project for the improvement…

Irwin Chifera 22.01.2015 19:41 HARARE— Opposition leader and former prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, on Thursday appealed to the Movement for Democratic Change-led Harare City Council to prioritize unplanned settlements like Hopely in the provision of infrastructure and sanitation…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Since December 2014, Zimbabwe has experienced continuous heavy rainfall, which has led to widespread flooding across the country, with the worst affected provinces including: Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West and…

Executive Summary Following a hyper-arid condition throughout the 2012/13 season, greater parts of southern Africa, including Zimbabwe, became food insecure. This situation saw the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) and International Federation for the Red Cross and…

After five years of assisting internally displaced people in Zimbabwe, it is time for the Norwegian Refugee Councils (NRC) office to close down. “There is no doubt that with the major conflicts in the world, the…

Continued rains around Zimbabwe have triggered emergencies with lives being claimed in the process. Alerts from Zimbabwe Red Cross Society Provincial Structures highlight varrying rain induced emergencies with affected areas in dire need of humanitarian intervention.…

Marvellous Mhlanga-Nyahuye WASHINGTON— The Harare Residents’ Trust (HRT) has called on the Harare City Council to urgently address the water situation as some local people say it is unsafe for domestic purposes. The council’s communications manager Michael Chideme…

The Zimbabwe Red Cross Society has responded to Flash Floods that have affected Zimta Park and Dreamhouse high-desnsity residential areas in Mutare Urban in Manicaland province. The floods which are a result of heavy downpours…