Newly appointed Foreign Affairs Minister, Walter Mzembi has launched an ambitious bid to re-engage and mend broken ties with western countries after 17 years of frosty relations with Zimbabwe. Mzembi, who was officiating at the 72nd anniversary of the United Nations, said he would soon begin
Clad in shabby and ragged trousers with callused toes poking through tattered sneakers, Tafadzwa feels scared, ashamed and alone at the little 'Sodom and Gomorrah' in Shoshanguve in Pretoria as he leans on a moribund house with draughty corridors that allow cold air to seep
When the United Nations (UN) was formally established on 24 October 1945, soon after the Second World War, there was much hope that this signaled the end to all wars - but it only was the beginning of some of the most devastating conflicts this
According to World Food Programme (WFP), school meals successfully meet basic nutritional needs while getting children back to the classroom. With more than 13 000 children in Zimbabwe dropping out of school in 2013 due to a number of reasons including poverty and hunger, WFP intervention in
Human rights advocacy groups have urged the Government of Zimbabwe to embrace recommendations it deferred at the recently held Universal Periodic Review of Zimbabwe in Geneva Switzerland. Addressing journalists in Harare on Tuesday, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum commended Zimbabwe for
The Government, UN, NGOs and development partners reinforced their commitment to jointly maximize the impact of drought response efforts and strengthen accountability to the most vulnerable communities worst affected by the drought, during a provincial multi-stakeholder meeting held today in Harare. The joint commitment came as the
As a result of the El Nino induced drought the Southern African region is currently facing, the United Nations said Five million people in Zimbabwe- half of the country`s rural population will need assistance by next year. By Best Masinire Earlier this year president Robert Mugabe declared
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