Zimbabweans go hungry as coronavirus lockdown deepens food crisis

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The country faces a triple threat of climate change, monetary woes and a new economic crisis caused by the lockdown

Rosemary Pamire cleans her home during a nationwide lockdown to help curb the spread of Covid-19, in Harare, Zimbabwe, May 9 2020. Picture: REUTERS/PHILIMON BULAWAYO

“We just eat once a day now. I wish the government could give us food to feed my family,” Pamire said. The government's latest figures show that 8.5-million Zimbabweans are now food insecure, while international aid agencies say up to 45-million people face hunger in Southern Africa due to climate-induced food shortages.

Pamire said she had registered with social welfare officials but she, like many others, has yet to receive anything.

 

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They have land , all is good . Repent

Unathi_Kwaza But they have land

The time for Zimbabwe to beg investors to come back is now! Zim needs every help it can get from the world. The region will never find peace. South Africa and Botswana will forever battle the headache of illegals crossing the borders. Zim Government should swallow its pride.

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