April 16
Zimbabwe: Rural Entrepreneurs Thriving Against All Odds in Zimbabwe
With heavy sweat drenching his face and his shirt soaked in the sweat, 39-year-old Proud Ndukulani wrestled with a homemade knife, which he dipped in some used oil, before turning… Read more »
April 15
Africa: Leaders Need to Break the Chokehold of Debt and Austerity. Our Health Depends On It
As leaders gather for the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank amid the cherry blossom trees of Washington, DC, there is some good news to celebrate. Read more »
March 21
Zimbabwe: Reimagining Cooperation in a Polarized World in the Context of Zimbabwe?
This year's UNDP Global Human Development Report (HDR) marks a dramatic shift away from the cautious optimism espoused in the HDR just four years ago: despite reaching a new high,… Read more »
March 20
South Africa: Managing Transboundary Aquifers for Peace
Like surface waters, groundwater resources frequently cross international boundaries, potentially igniting disputes among nations that rely on this essential resource.… Read more »
March 15
Zimbabwe: Beekeeping Offers Opportunity to Zimbabwean Farming Communities
Honeybees quickly react with a sharp and loud buzz sound as beekeeper Tanyaradzwa Kanangira opens one of the wooden horizontal Kenyan top bar hives near a stream in a thick forest… Read more »
March 12
Africa: Pollution - a Threat to Our Groundwater Resources
Groundwater pollution significantly affects the prevalence of waterborne diseases. This form of pollution occurs when hazardous substances, such as pathogens, chemicals, and heavy… Read more »
February 18
Africa: South Africa vs Israel - ICJ Declines SA's New Application but Says Israel Duty Bound to Protect Civilians
The International Court of Justice has declined the South African government's urgent application for further measures to prevent an "unprecedented military offensive against… Read more »
January 26
South Africa: International Court of Justice Set to Deliver Order in Genocide Case
The International Court of Justice will deliver it's order for provisional measures submitted by South Africa in the case of South Africa versus Israel today. Read more »
January 24
Zimbabwe: Zimbabweans Gambling for a Living Amid Escalating Hardships
Twenty years after completing high school in Zimbabwe, 38-year-old Tinago Mukono still has not found employment, and in order to survive, he has switched to betting, turning it… Read more »
January 17
Mozambique: Mozambique Insurgency Significantly Decreased, Say Experts
There is cautious optimism regarding the conflict that has been raging in northern Mozambique, largely in the province of Cabo Delgado, since 2017. There are encouraging… Read more »
January 12
South Africa: South Africa's Genocide Case Flawed, Premature, Inaccurate - Israel
On day two at the International Court of Justice, Israel replies to South African arguments that the country is in contravention of the Genocide Convention. Read more »
January 11
Africa: South Africa Argues for Immediate Suspension of Israeli Attacks on Palestine
Far from the mayhem, destruction, and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the South African government argued in the International Court of Justice in the Hague that it had an obligation… Read more »
Africa: Where Does the International Criminal Court Stand On Charges of Mass Killings in Gaza?
The continued devastation of Gaza by Israel has triggered widespread charges of war crimes, genocide, forced displacement, ethnic cleansing, starvation as a weapon of war and mass… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel At the International Court of Justice
The Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) published the following Q&A with human rights attorney and political analyst Diana Buttu on South Africa's genocide case… Read more »
January 04
Zimbabwe: Homeless Families Now a Growing Issue in Zimbabwe
It is do or die on the streets of Zimbabwe as homeless families battle for survival solely depending on begging. Such is the life of 69-year-old Gladys Mugabe, who lives with her… Read more »
December 13, 2023
Zimbabwe: From Dancing 'For a Living' to Dancing for 'Women's Dignity'
At first, he danced for money, but later on, he realized the need to dance for sanitary pads in order to help poor girls and women. Now, 29-year-old Proud Mugunhu conducts dance… Read more »
November 28, 2023
Zimbabwe: Young Musician's Death Exposes Zimbabwe's Collapsing Health System
A rising Afropop musician, Garikai Mapanzure, popularly known by his stage name Garry, has become the latest high-profile victim of Zimbabwe's deteriorating health facilities. Read more »
November 24, 2023
Africa: Africa Will Not Cope With Climate Change Without a Just, Inclusive Energy Transition
A just transition should be viewed as an opportunity to rectify some of the wrongs where women are not prioritised in the energy mix, yet their experience of the impact of climate… Read more »
November 06, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Election Widens Gender Gap in Politics
Zimbabwe's recent election has exposed weak gender policies both at the political party and governmental levels as women were sidelined despite the fact that they make up more than… Read more »
November 01, 2023
Zambia: Communities Taking a Sting Out of Poaching With Alternative Livelihoods
As we approach the forest in the village to appreciate Andrew Mbewe's beekeeping enterprise, a bee from a hive close to the edge of the natural woodland stings him on the cheek. Read more »
October 20, 2023
Zimbabwe: Seniors Thriving Through Plastic Waste in Zimbabwe
They do not have a pension nor financial support from families or relatives, but they have themselves. Now they have become collectors of plastic waste, which they turn into… Read more »
September 27, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Food Security Ambitions in El Niño's Crosshairs
Zimbabwe is riding a wave of food security assurances after what officials said was last year's bumper grain harvest, but recent El Niño forecasts could test the country's… Read more »
September 05, 2023
Lesotho: NDB Spotlight - the Lesotho Highlands Water Project - Who Benefits?
By Marianne Buenaventura Goldman and Reitumetse Nkoti Mabula Read more »
September 04, 2023
Zimbabwe: Invasive Species, a Fast-Riding Horsemen Galloping the Biodiversity Apocalypse
Mango farmer Eufria Nyadome used to earn USD 60 from selling a 20-litre bucket of fresh mangoes and now can barely make USD 20 even though her mango trees are giving a good yield.… Read more »
August 10, 2023
Zimbabwe: Disappearing Fish Spell Hard Times for Women in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's ballooning informal sector has, in recent years, spawned the over-exploitation of the country's natural resources, with the fisheries taking some of the most felt… Read more »