Pikinini-Jawanda Irrigation Scheme: A dream realised after 37 years
Mwenezi, a district 467km from the capital, faces scorching temperatures and the harsh effects of climate change, including El Niño’s impact on crop yields this year.
By Sindiso Dube
Mar. 24, 2024
Mwenezi villagers hail food aid initiative
Ward 12 councillor Collen Shoko, applauded MDTC, WFP and the funding partner for bringing the project to the community.
By Vanessa Gonye
Nov. 21, 2023
‘Water availability key to food security’
The programme seeks to promote food security and resilience to exposure to multiple shocks and stresses.
By Freeman Makopa
Aug. 1, 2023
GBV: Harmful practices rob girls of their rights
Section 52 of the constitution says every citizen has a right to personal security and bodily integrity, while Section 78 is on marriage rights.
By Moses Mugugunyeki
Jul. 29, 2023
Mwenezi women bear brunt of water shortages
The perennial water problems affect Sairayi and other women directly as they burden them with the additional tasks of fetching water from distant places.
By Moses Mugugunyeki
Jun. 11, 2023
Water relief for 2 000 Chiredzi households
The project, co-ordinated by the Mwenezi Development Training Centre (MDTC), has seen rehabilitation of boreholes in Chiredzi’s wards 14 and 15.
By Vanessa Gonye
May. 17, 2023
2 000 Mwenezi households get food aid
Mwenezi is one of Zimbabwe’s drought-prone districts.
By Vanessa Gonye
May. 8, 2023
News in depth: Hunger stalks Mwenezi folk as climate change takes its toll
Moyo, of Mharadze village in Ward 8 Mwenezi, has seen his livestock dwindle as he tries to feed his family.
By Moses Mugugunyeki
Feb. 26, 2023
Mwenezi communities heed vaccination call
A measles outbreak hit the country in April last year, which prompted the government to roll out an extensive immunisation programme.
By Moses Mugugunyeki
Feb. 12, 2023
