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…
Staff Writer The Civil Protection Unit (CPU) says severe weather conditions, characterised by high-intensity rainfall and violent windstorms, have claimed the lives of 89 people across Zimbabwe during the 2025/26 season. As the country enters its peak rainfall period, the CPU warned that these escalating climate events continue to pose a significant risk to life,…
Staff Writer The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has rejected 184 development project proposals as part of a rigorous enforcement of conservation laws designed to protect the nation’s wetlands and ecologically sensitive areas. The majority of the denied applications were centred in Harare Province, where urban expansion has increasingly encroached upon vital natural infrastructure. The agency…
Staff Writer The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) says human-wildlife conflict claimed 62 lives and left 81 injured in 2025, driven by climate change and intensifying competition for scarce water and grazing resources. ZimParks attributed the increasing human-wildlife conflict to the worsening climate crisis, which has triggered intense competition between local communities and…
