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‘Zimbabwe Is better Off Without A Government’-People’s Democratic Party (PDP)

Posted on January 12, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

With schools opening for 2016 on Tuesday, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is concerned by the deteriorating state in the education sector, which is grappling with serious challenges as a result of the government’s ineptitude The schools are opening at a time when morale among the teachers is low and falling over non-payment of their 2015 bonuses, poor remuneration and working conditions; and lack of adequate teaching facilities and resources for both teachers and learners….

.Thousands Face Starvation After Zanu PF Gvt Officials Loot Food Aid’

Posted on January 8, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Thousands of vulnerable people in the Midlands province face starvation following allegations of food aid looting by government officials tasked to distribute the food. The Minister of State for Provincial Affairs in the Midlands Province, Cde Jason Machaya, said there were allegations of abuse of food aid and farming inputs by people in authority in the province which his office had received. While not giving the exact tonnage of food aid and farming inputs that have…

‘1.5m Zimbabweans, To Go Hungry By End Of 2015’- World Food Programme (WFP)

Posted on August 26, 2015August 26, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

AROUND 1.5 million Zimbabweans are predicted to go hungry this year after a dramatic fall in maize production, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. Around 16% of the population are expected to be ‘food insecure’ at the peak of the 2015-16 lean season, the period following harvest when food stocks run especially low – a 164% increase on the previous year, the WFP said. Zimbabwe’s staple maize crop of 742,000 tons is down…