Africa Zimbabwe Strategic and innovative measures to increase milk production in the country and bridge the gap between supply and demand, now being offset by imports from neighbouring countries, have been proposed by the governemnt
Africa Zimbabwe In the most recent attempt to create a credible national currency, Zimbabwe has replaced its devaluated dollar with the ZiG, Zimbabwe Gold; the new unit is backed by bullion and foreign currency reserves held at the central bank
Africa Zimbabwe The country has declared a state of calamity over the devastating drought, with El Nino causing 80% of the country to receive below-normal rainfall; President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the nation needs $2 billion for humanitarian assistance
Africa Zimbabwe The country is experiencing a historic drought that has jeopardized most crops for the 2024 agricultural season, threatening millions of people with starvation; the World Food Program has said it may not be able to assist families
Africa Zimbabwe A man calling himself Prophet Ishmael has been indicted in a Zimbabwean court after police raided the compound where he headed a religious sect and found more than 250 children kept out of school and used as cheap labor