Suicides have reached alarming proportions in Zimbabwe with several reasons being cited for their cause. These include gender-based violence, drug and substance abuse, stress and depression due to failed love affairs or marriages, as well as economic and financial challenges. Suicide is the taking of one’s own life in response to a difficult situation and, […]
By Johnson Siamachira Harare (New Ziana) -In developing countries such as Zimbabwe, unsafe food remains a threat to food and nutrition security and public health. Annually, 91 million people in Africa fall ill due to food-borne diseases. Of these, 127 000 will die, including children under five years, and the elderly, says the World Health […]
By Johnson Siamachira Harare (New Ziana) -Imagine a smallholder farmer who prepares his land the same way his father did – by slashing, burning, and clearing the way for the same crops he ate during his childhood and using this agronomic practice to feed his family today. Enter a sustainable agriculture expert in this community […]
By Johnson Siamachira and Rutendo Mapfumo Hwange (New Ziana) – Village vigilantes in Mabale area in Hwange district in north-western Zimbabwe, are slowly curbing poaching of the painted African wild dog here, to the benefit of wildlife conservation and community development in this vast biodiversity-rich remote area. Since its establishment in 2014, the Mabale Community […]