Factsheet: Zimbabwe’s food crisis
Last year’s drought was one of the worst on record – shrivelling maize in farmers’ fields. (Aaron Ufumeli/TNH) United Nations agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), has appealed for $200…
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ANALYSIS – Indigenous knowledge systems and climate change
Deforestation is about the greatest driver of climate change in the world and developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia are the major culprits. By Nevanji Madanhire The fight against…
Is Zimbabwe getting uninterrupted power from Eskom, despite SA’s load-shedding?
CLAIM: Zimbabwe is receiving uninterrupted electricity supplies from South Africa’s Eskom, despite shortages and power-cuts in that country. Sources: www.sabcnew.com and www.thesouthafrican.com VERDICT: Incorrect. Zimbabwe’s power import agreement with Eskom…
No, Mnangagwa cannot legally extend his tenure beyond two terms
President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the official opening of Parliament CLAIM: Senior ZANU-PF official, Obert Mpofu, has claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa can legally extend his presidency by changing the constitutional…
Yes, 22 women are raped in Zimbabwe daily
Zimbabwe Gender Commission chairperson Margaret Sangarwe CLAIM: Twenty-two women are raped daily in Zimbabwe, according to the Zimbabwe Gender Commission. VERDICT: True. Official crime statistics show that, on average, at…
