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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