Zimbabwe
GMOs return to haunt Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s long running efforts to ensure food security have returned to haunt the country regarding the adoption of GMOs. In the aftermath of a devastating drought that has left millions insecure in terms of food supply, and after subsistence farmers watched as their crops wilted, how the country deals[...]
Greens shortage stalks Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s agriculture commodities market is experiencing mixed fortunes as the country struggles with ensuring basic products are not only available but affordable amid currency volatility. The country’s open air vegetable markets have in recent years become the pulse of the performance of the agriculture sector, proving insights into both[...]
Boreholes dry up in Zimbabwe plots
Zimbabwe’s long dry season is being felt by plot owners who sunk bore - holes to counter water shortages. For years, plot owners in Bulawayo, the country’s second city, have utilised their land for thriving horticulture and agriculture projects, and these have been sustained by groundwater. The ubiquity of[...]
Drought tests Zimbabwe’s disaster preparedness
Zimbabwe’s disaster preparedness has returned to haunt the country in the aftermath of a devastating drought. Questions have long been asked about the reliability and efficacy of the country’s early warning systems to forecast pending disasters such as below normal rainfall that will lead to drought. While other Southern[...]
Konstitusionele Hof se uitspraak nie die einde van die pad vir Zimbabwiese boere
Vandag se uitspraak in die Konstitusionele Hof, waarin bevind is dat die eise van Suid-Afrikaanse slagoffers van Zimbabwe se grondgrype verjaar het, is nie die einde van die pad vir Zimbabwiese boere nie, benadruk Saai en AfriForum. Dié organisasies oorweeg reeds opvolgsake om regverdige en billike vergoeding vir slagoffers[...]