Reports

Highlights To date 2,194 households have been moved to the Chingwizi resettlement camp, with around 100 additional households arriving daily. An estimated 1,056 ha of food crops were submerged by the floods, leading to a loss of 718…

Hansika Bhagani, IFRC Faced with rising flood waters in his village of Chivi in southern Zimbabwe, Isaiah Taruvnga managed to save a pair of trousers, some of his children’s clothes and some furniture. Towing their scant belongings,…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Incessant heavy rains have pounded across the country causing unprecedented flooding, hailstorms and landslides. Given the magnitude of the threat of extensive flooding, the government has declared the flooding in Tokwe-Mukosi,…

The 11th of February 2014 started like any other normal working day at the office. Having been on leave for most parts of January 2014 I needed to do a lot of catching up at the…

Highlights There is currently little risk of the Tokwe Mukorsi Dam bursting, according to national authorities. An estimated 2,514 households affected by rising river levels upstream from the dam are being moved to a relocation site via 5…

Highlights Incessant rains in early February resulted in floods that affected people around Tokwe-Mukorsi Dam. Homesteads in the dam’s basin and downstream got flooded creating the need to relocate affected families. Thousands of affected families who are either in…

Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.Cyclical drought, food insecurity, cyclones, floods, disease outbreaks, complex emergencies, environmental degradation, and limited government capacity present significant challenges to vulnerable…

OVERVIEW Southern Africa faces numerous natural hazard events each year, including drought, floods, and cyclones, the effects of which can create or heighten humanitarian crises, such as acute food insecurity and malnutrition. Such disasters present significant challenges…

(extract) The right to safe and clean water This bulletin explains water as a fundamental human right in Zimbabwe. Water is the essence of life. Safe and clean drinking water, like sanitation, is indispensable to the sustenance of…

Zimbabwean youth, tourism, water and sanitation, transportation, emergency power, and public finances are all slated to receive a major boost in 2014 from the African Development Bank Group (AfDB). In a signing ceremony on 22 January between…