Residents fear the plan will spark water-borne diseases such as cholera and typhoid in the city
Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, says it will limit running water to just two days a week due to a drier-than-normal rainy season. As Columbus Mavhunga in Harare reports, the development is raising fears that diseases like cholera and typhoid will break out.
One farmer says his crop output has been reduced by half
In Zimbabwe, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization fears an outbreak of fall armyworm will make the nation's food security crisis even worse. The world body estimates about 5.3 million people in Zimbabwe need critical food and livelihood support. As Columbus Mavhunga in Harare reports for VOA, the government says it will try reduce the effects of the outbreak through early diagnosis and treatment.
In Zimbabwe, the high cost of bread is forcing citizens to look for alternatives to this basic commodity as food shortages and soaring prices continue to worsen. Columbus Mavhunga reports for VOA from Harare.
Part of the problem is that because of government price controls, wheat millers and bakers lose money when they make their products
Hard-working gold miners still suffer from shortages of basic commodities
Zimbabwe might have surpassed its 2018 gold production target, but its glitter has not brightened Zimbabwe's moribund economy. Columbus Mavhunga reports for VOA from Harare.
But the government says there is abuse which it claims hurts the country
Many Zimbabweans are turning to social media to express themselves in a country that has long controlled the flow of information though state media. But during recent protests, the government blocked access to social media and is warning it will do so again. Yet, as Columbus Mavhunga reports from Harare, many are finding ways to make their voices heard anyway.
Conservation groups warn the trend threatens the management of underground water and the availability of the resource in general
Lawyers complain court refused to grant bail to more than 1,000 civilians arrested during this month’s protests over fuel hike
As activist facing subversion charges over fuel protesters spending another weekend in jail
Country's Human Rights Commission says heavy-handedness and use of live ammunition by military forces to quash recent protests have resulted in 8 deaths
But he has a few words for uniting the nation, which has seen the brutality of the army and police over the past few months
In Zimbabwe, a popular singer has released a song condemning the country's security forces for their brutality in putting down last week's protests over a fuel price hike announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The 25-year-old artist wrote the song after his pregnant wife was tear gassed and couldn't breathe properly, scaring the couple that she would suffer a miscarriage. As Columbus Mavhunga reports from Harare, the song's release has raised fears over the singer's safety.
Police arrest another organizer of the protests and charge him with subversion
Police add charge of subversion to pastor accused of inciting protesters to violence
Police arrest pastor accused of inciting protesters into violence in Harare
Hundreds of Zimbabweans took to the streets of Harare Monday, protesting an increase in the price of fuel; rally follows strike by public sector workers
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