EditorialComment: Twin crises demand urgent domestic action
These returnees, 65% of whom are women and girls, are currently braving freezing winter temperatures with little more than the clothes on their backs and the hope of safety.
By The Standard
Aug. 9, 2026
EU commits US$345 000 to Zimbabwe cholera response, returnee crisis
The funding will also bolster Zimbabwe’s response to a cholera outbreak first detected in Rushinga District in January before spreading to parts of Manicaland and the Midlands provinces.
By Tendai Sauta
Aug. 7, 2026
Zimbabwe, IFRC forge partnership to assist returning citizens
Maunganidze said the discussions underscored the importance of strengthening partnerships that improve access to quality healthcare.
By Staff Reporter
Aug. 4, 2026
The people who raise our children cannot afford to feed themselves
THERE are moments when a government announcement reveals not just a policy decision, but an attitude.
By Lawrence Makamanzi
Jun. 22, 2026
Floods lay bare rural infrastructure crisis
The IFRC operational update highlighted that rainfall-related incidents isolated communities, restricted humanitarian access and further disrupted access to social services.
By Sharon Zebra
May. 13, 2026
When neutrality looks like taking sides: the Red Cross, separatists and a crisis of trust
The ICRC is needed precisely where others do not operate: in zones of war, occupation, the collapse of state authority and de facto control by armed groups.
By Jean D’amour Mugabo
May. 5, 2026
Cholera scare: 300 volunteers deployed in Harare
ZRCS secretary-general Elias Hwenga said the exercises were aimed at ensuring swift, coordinated action should cases emerge in Harare.
By Staff Reporter
Feb. 15, 2026
Gunmen have killed at least 162 people in west Nigeria attack, says Red Cross
Earlier, a local lawmaker in the Kaiama region, Sa’idu Baba Ahmed, said between “35 to 40 dead bodies were counted” after the massacre on Tuesday evening in Woro village.
By The Guardian
Feb. 4, 2026
Red Cross rescues Mat North families
The humanitarian organisation also extended assistance to families affected by floods in Binga district, as part of its ongoing disaster response efforts.
By Staff Reporter
Feb. 4, 2026
