A severe hailstorm has caused extensive damage to homes, vehicles, and property in the southeastern city of Masvingo. Residents reported unusually large chunks of ice pelting the area, leaving cars dented, roofs punctured, and windows shattered.

The full scale of the destruction remains unclear as damage assessments continue, leaving affected communities to begin the difficult task of repairs and clean-up.

In a dramatic cross-border operation, Zambian police hunted down a gang accused of stealing 20 cattle from a local kraal. The animals vanished on August 30 from the remote Chama district in Zambia's Eastern Province. Investigations quickly pointed to Malawian nationals, triggering a pursuit across the border.

The raid paid off, with officers recovering most of the stolen livestock and arresting several

More than half of the country's population struggles to find enough food each day, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP). The agency warned that the hunger crisis is worsening as violence, extreme weather, and dwindling international aid leave millions facing severe food insecurity.

Following a recent visit, WFP Assistant Executive Director for Programme Operations, Matthew Hollingworth, said the

At least 171 million students globally had their schooling disrupted by climate-related hazards in 2025, with storms, floods and heatwaves being among the most common causes, according to UNICEF.

Africa was hit especially hard, with an estimated 4.07 million affected students in Niger, 3,8 million in South Sudan, 3,32 million in

The world is on course to exceed the 1.5°C global warming threshold within the next few years, with even the most optimistic scenario projecting temperatures to peak at around 1.8°C, according to a new UN Environment Programme report. UNEP warned that remaining above the threshold would expose countries and communities to worsening extreme weather, ecosystem losses, food and water insecurity, and potentially irreversible

UNICEF has warned that more than 162 million children across Eastern and Southern Africa could face severe risks as the strengthening 2026/2027 El Niño brings the threat of droughts, extreme heat and flooding to the region. The UN agency said the climate shocks could worsen food and water insecurity, disrupt healthcare and education.

This could leave already vulnerable children exposed to malnutrition, disease,

At least 30 people have been killed and 22 injured after a mound of rubbish collapsed onto homes at a major waste site in Conakry, Guinea, after heavy rain. Six of the injured are in serious condition.

Fears remain that the death toll could rise. Rescue teams, including the military, have been searching through the debris with excavators for survivors. Prime Minister Mamadou Oury Bah visited the site to oversee

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that severe drought conditions in Somalia have affected about 250,000 people, while critical funding gaps have left millions in dire need of food and water. In its latest humanitarian report, OCHA said the compounding crises - including flooding, dwindling aid, and protracted conflict - have severely undermined the resilience of Somali households.

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the strengthening El Niño weather phenomenon could push nearly 49 million more people into acute hunger by the end of 2027.

This is set to raise the number of food-insecure people in vulnerable countries from 225 million to 274 million. Southern Africa and Central America are expected to be among the hardest-hit regions, with droughts, floods and extreme

Climate change is reshaping health systems and lives across the globe, but its impact on the HIV response has received far less attention than it deserves. Floods, droughts and displacement are fragmenting testing, counselling and prevention programmes, and damaging the infrastructure that keeps people in care. In regions such as sub-Saharan Africa, where poverty and structural inequality already drive a disproportionate share of the global HIV burden, these shocks risk pushing the most vulnerable