The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization says the effects of a possible drought predicted in the southern Africa region can be reduced if countries invest in irrigation. The prediction comes at a time when Zimbabwe’s farmers are appealing for assistance so they can move away from depending on rain-fed agriculture. Columbus Mavhunga reports from Harare for VOA.
Appeal comes as UN Food and Agriculture Organization predicts possible dry weather pattern that might affect country’s food security
Jacob Mafume, spokesman for the Movement for Democratic Change party, said at least four vehicles have been tracking Chamisa recently
Hundreds of teachers stage a one-day strike Friday in Zimbabwe's capital of Harare
Teachers in Zimbabwe's capital are demanding to be paid in U.S. dollars, the most-desired form of currency in the economically struggling country. The teachers staged a one-day strike Friday to amplify their demands. Columbus Mavhunga reports from Harare for VOA.
Announcement comes as country's economy struggles with fuel shortages
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa met with business leaders Monday to discuss ways of boosting the country's troubled economy. He suggested companies are contributing to shortages by holding back essential goods, but one of the businessman said the accusation is not true. Columbus Mavhunga reports for VOA News from Harare.
Mnagagwa says government trying to stabilize economy
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Chairperson Priscilla Chigumba could not be reached for comment about the report
Zimbabwean government insists that the bond notes remain on par with the US dollar and is arresting black market traders
Zimbabwe's businesses are increasingly demanding U.S. dollars over country's "bond notes," a banknote currency Zimbabwe has been printing for the last two years to ease cash shortages. Columbus Mavhunga reports for VOA News from Harare.
Zimbabwe's economic crisis has resulted in an acute shortage of essential medical drugs. Officials say the shortage has pushed some people to turn to the black market for medicines -- and authorities are worried those drugs do more harm than good. Columbus Mavhunga reports from Harare for VOA News.
On a number of occasions, police and vendors with medicines have engaged in street battles in Harare
In Zimbabwe, an inquiry into what caused at least seven deaths in a post-election protest has begun. Columbus Mavhunga reports from Harare some of the victims are looking forward to compensation.
Opposition critics say justice is unlikely when the military is involved
Zimbabwe's government says the country is emerging from a recent wave of panic-buying that saw shops run out of goods and motorists spend long hours in lines at gas stations. But as Columbus Mavhunga reports from Harare, Zimbabwe's economic problems are far from over.
Zimbabweans on the streets and economists say nothing has changed and want government to address the melting economy
Zimbabwe Government Pledges Funds to Fight Cholera Outbreak in Harare
Move is part of country’s efforts to fight cholera outbreak, which has claimed more than two dozen lives in past two weeks
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