At the Mushandike Irrigation Scheme in Masvingo, farmers go to rest after a day’s work in the fields. The air hums with new promise – their farms were not this healthy and food-certain two years ago. So much has changed. Yeukai has been farming in the Mushandike Irrigation Scheme since 1994, the year she married…
The government has approved the Third National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, designed to reverse the rapid degradation of the country’s natural ecosystems. Minister of Information Soda Zhemu said biodiversity is vital to Zimbabwe’s social, cultural, and economic development, yet it faces significant threats from factors such as unregulated land use change, pollution, climate change,…
The 2026 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Sustainable Energy Week concluded in Victoria Falls, with member states and regional partners committing to accelerate clean energy infrastructure and address the bloc’s persistent power deficits. The summit, which gathered policymakers, energy experts, and private sector stakeholders, resulted in a series of commitments focused on closing the energy…
A rapid transition from El Niño-driven drought to La Niña-related extreme weather has left approximately 1.9 million people across Southern Africa in need of assistance, a new report shows. According to the latest impact snapshot released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), since mid-December 2025, persistent heavy rains and…
Rwanda is set to host the first-ever centralised group review of Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs) for African Least Developed Countries (LDCs), marking a pivotal shift in how the continent tracks and communicates its climate progress. The event will take place alongside a hands-on capacity-building training on Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) tools. The event, happening from…
Staff Writer The Southern African Development Community (SADC) region is poised for a period of normal to above-normal rainfall across most of its territory from February through June 2026, a new forecast shows. The official forecast, released by the Thirty-Second Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-32), indicates that while the central and inland areas…
Staff Writer The Meteorological Services Department has issued a nationwide advisory warning of increased daytime temperatures and potential moisture deficits across Zimbabwe. Effective today, through February 5, 2026, the alert indicates a high likelihood of dry and hot conditions as prevailing south-easterly winds displace the main rain-bearing Intertropical Convergence Zone further north. While the warning…
Communities in Muwango Village in Chipinge are strengthening forest-based livelihoods and climate resilience through community-led tree planting and innovative biochar production in a strategic move to buffer one of Zimbabwe’s critical botanical reserves. Supported by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Italy under the Miombo Transboundary Initiative,…
Staff Writer The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) today signed a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the 30MW Vungu Solar project, moving a step closer to development. Located in the Midlands Province, the Vungu Solar project is among the first internationally project-financed solar independent power producers in the country. The project was…
Staff Writer SADC has deployed its Emergency Response Team to support the governments of Mozambique and South Africa, following recent floods and extreme weather conditions that have resulted in loss of lives, destruction of infrastructure and disruptions of essential services. The deployment of the SADC Emergency Response Team (ERT), as part of the SADC’s regional disaster response…
