Zimbabwes Food Security Ambitions in El Ni񯒳 Crosshairs — Global Issues

Zimbabwes Food Security Ambitions in El Ni񯒳 Crosshairs — Global Issues

Wildfires under dry conditions have been cited as contributing to the El Nino phenomenon. Credit: Ignatius Banda/IPS by Ignatius Banda (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE, Sep 27 (IPS) – Zimbabwe is riding a wave of food security assurances after what officials said was last year’s…

Human Rights Concerns Ahead of Zimbabwe Polls — Global Issues

Human Rights Concerns Ahead of Zimbabwe Polls — Global Issues

Analysts are concerned about pre-election violence and intimidation ahead of next month’s Zimbabwean poll. Credit: Ignatius Banda/IPS by Ignatius Banda (bulawayo) Thursday, July 13, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Jul 13 (IPS) – Zimbabwe holds general elections next month amid growing human rights and press freedom concerns in what analysts say…

Women’s Savings in Zimbabwe Struggle Under Weight of Unstable Currency — Global Issues

Women’s Savings in Zimbabwe Struggle Under Weight of Unstable Currency — Global Issues

Zimbabwean women’s informal savings clubs have been hit by high inflation and the low value of the country’s currency. Credit: Ignatius Banda/IPS by Ignatius Banda (bulawayo) Wednesday, June 28, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Jun 28 (IPS) – For years, self-employed and unemployed women in Zimbabwe formed neighbourhood “clubs” where they…

Amid Power Cuts in Zimbabwe, Food Preservation Made Easy by Grannies — Global Issues

Amid Power Cuts in Zimbabwe, Food Preservation Made Easy by Grannies — Global Issues

Frequent power cuts have meant that Zimbabweans have had to return to the old ways to ensure their food doesn’t spoil. Credit: Allen Meki/Unsplash by Ignatius Banda (bulawayo) Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, May 10 (IPS) – Amid silent refrigerators spawned by crippling electricity cuts, township grannies are…

Press Freedom on Trial in Zimbabwe Ahead of Elections — Global Issues

Press Freedom on Trial in Zimbabwe Ahead of Elections — Global Issues

Flashback to the 2018 general election in Zimbabwe. Press Journalists and media analysts are concerned about press freedom in the run up to the election. Credit: Ignatius Banda/IPS by Ignatius Banda (bulawayo) Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Mar 28 (IPS) – With only a few months to go…

Zimbabwe Political Violence Casts Spotlight on Free and Fair Polls — Global Issues

Zimbabwe Political Violence Casts Spotlight on Free and Fair Polls — Global Issues

As Zimbabweans head to the polls once again, civil and religious organisations have called for tolerance in the run-up to the elections. Credit: Commonwealth by Ignatius Banda (bulawayo) Thursday, February 09, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Feb 09 (IPS) – With political violence escalating in Zimbabwe, national elections slated for later…

Greening the City Gets Community Treatment in Zimbabwe — Global Issues

Greening the City Gets Community Treatment in Zimbabwe — Global Issues

Mariyeti Mpala (56) runs a thriving vegetable garden on a former dumpsite and its proceeds assist the community in creating incomes of their own. Credit: Ignatius Banda/IPS by Ignatius Banda Tuesday, January 10, 2023 Inter Press Service Jan 10 (IPS) – It’s a typical story in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second-largest city….

Zimbabwe Makes First Journalist Arrests Under Cybersecurity Law — Global Issues

Zimbabwe Makes First Journalist Arrests Under Cybersecurity Law — Global Issues

Alpha Media Holdings editor-in-chief and editor of NewsDay, Wisdom Mdzungairi (pictured), senior reporter, Desmond Chingarande and with company’s legal officer, Tatenda Chikohora were arrested on allegations of violating the Data Protection Act. Credit: NewsDay by Ignatius Banda (bulawayo) Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Inter Press Service Bulawayo, Aug 10 (IPS) – Zimbabwe’s…

Tobacco Consumption Slows in the West, Grows in Africa, say Researchers — Global Issues

Tobacco Consumption Slows in the West, Grows in Africa, say Researchers — Global Issues

As cigarette smuggling in Southern Africa becomes big business, researchers have expressed concern that tobacco consumption is increasing in younger people and developing countries. Credit: Ignatius Banda/IPS by Ignatius Banda (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Tuesday, June 21, 2022 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jun 21 (IPS) – Cigarette smuggling has emerged as one…