Weather

Zimbabwe braces for mixed weather outlook as 2025 approaches

By Staff Writer / December 24, 2024 /

Zimbabwe faces a complex weather forecast heading into early 2025, with varying rainfall patterns across the country and the potential emergence of La Niña conditions, according to the latest Famine…

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Dowsing in Zimbabwe

By Staff Writer / December 9, 2024 /

By Morag Flight This article is an insightful firsthand narrative of Morag Flight’s experiences with dowsing, a traditional method used to locate underground water sources. It takes us through the…

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La Niña predicted to weaken. What does it mean for us?

By Staff Writer / October 28, 2024 /

Zimbabwe’s Department of Meteorological Services (MSD) shares an annual national rainy season forecast in September following the Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF). Both of these assess and forecast…

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Managing salt injury in tobacco seedbeds

By Staff Writer / September 14, 2024 /

Our Tobacco Research Board, Kutsaga, has issued the following advisory on how to manage salt injury in tobacco seedbeds. The tobacco float seedling production system occasionally exposes plants to salt…

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Rainfall outlook for Zimbabwe 2024/25 season

By Staff Writer / September 6, 2024 /

Last week, we shared the Twenty-Ninth Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-29) rainy season forecast for the SADC region. This week, we are sharing our own national forecast, presented…

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Turning off the lights at Kariba

By Staff Writer / September 6, 2024 /

Lake Kariba is the pride of Zimbabwe, an enduring symbol of engineering triumph. The vast man-made reservoir straddling the banks of Zambia and Zimbabwe was built on the Zambezi River.…

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Outlook for Southern Africa’s climate: key findings from SARCOF-29

By Staff Writer / September 1, 2024 /

The Twenty-Ninth Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-29) was held from August 26 to 28, 2024, in Harare. This forum brought together climate experts from various Southern African Development…

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A nationwide State of Disaster has been declared by the President of Zimbabwe

By Staff Writer / April 5, 2024 /

A nationwide State of Disaster has been declared by the President of Zimbabwe, His Excellency, ED Mnangagwa, following the climate change-induced drought. Speaking on Wednesday April 3, 2024, the President…

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Zambezi River Authority Kariba Dam levels update

By Staff Writer / March 7, 2024 /

HYDROLOGICAL SITUATION OF THE KARIBA CATCHMENT AT KARIBA DAM Lusaka, 6th March 2024 – The Zambezi River Authority (the Authority) hereby informs the public in the two Contracting States (…

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A race against time to feed the nation

By Staff Writer / March 6, 2024 /

Every September, the Meteorological Services Department of Zimbabwe annually convenes its National Climate Outlook Forum, where the seasonal rainfall forecast for the upcoming rainfall season is presented to national stakeholders.…

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