Category: Policy and Aid
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US aid freeze: “Gvnt will not abdicate on its duty to take care of its citizens”
By Hazvinei Mwanaka MASVINGO-Permanent Secretary in the office of the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs Dr Addmore Pazvakavambwa has assured the public that the province has enough stock of the Anti-retroviral (ARVs) drugs to last for the next seven months and government will not abdicate on its duty to take care of citizens living…
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Zimbabwe braces for HIV resurgence as US aid evaporates
By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa HARARE, ZIMBABWE — Rumbidzai, a sex worker from the bustling settlement of Epworth in Harare, has been taking antiretroviral drugs since 2017. For over two years, the mother of three has relied on mobile clinics that regularly visit her community to offer vital services such as ARVs, as well as condoms and…
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Zimbabwe’s hunger crisis turns fatal
By Tatenda Chitagu MASVINGO, ZIMBABWE-There is a popular vernacular saying that goes; ‘Kange mbeu kurima kwakona.‘ Loosely translated, it means; ‘Better eat the seeds since farming has failed.’ This saying turned out to be true for a hunger-stricken family from the arid Mwenezi district of southern Masvingo province that consumed a meal prepared from treated…
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How USAID emergency drought relief programs saved lives in Masvingo
By Tatenda Chitagu MASVINGO-Nothing seems amiss at Tendai Maronge’s rural homestead in Zimbabwe’s southern province of Masvingo. The neatly painted houses, a thriving orchard, lots of free range chickens, broilers, goats and turkeys all point to a normal rural life. Not before she opens up on her ordeal of being left ‘high and dry’ by…
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Africa Climate Summit: A chance for unity in the face of a common threat
By Tatenda Chitagu NAIROBI, KENYA – Kenyan President William Ruto, the host of the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, has urged African leaders to put their differences aside and approach the world superpowers with one bargaining voice to capitalize on the global climate action investments and green opportunities. Speaking at the opening of the Africa Climate…
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AfDB to inject US$1 billion to finance youth-led businesses and start-ups
By Tatenda Chitagu NAIROBI, KENYA-The African Development Bank (AfDB) is set to launch a US$1 billion fund for African youth-led businesses and startups in the climate and agriculture sector, a top ranking official has revealed. AfDB president Akinwumi Adesina said at the close of the inaugural African Youth Climate Assembly Summit at the Kenyatta International…