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BIKITA, ZIMBABWE: Villagers receive food distributed by the World Food Programme in Bikita, about 400 km south of Harare, 07 December 2002. Zimbabwe is the worst-hit of six southern African countries facing famine. According to United Nations’ special envoy on HIV/AIDS in Africa Stephen Lewis, only 56 per cent of the food required by the World Food Program to feed hungry Zimbabweans has been met by donors. (AFP via Getty Images)
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Zimbabwe on the verge of famine and malnutrition occurs throughout the country

Zimbabwe, once regarded as the breadbasket of Southern Africa exporting agricultural produce to the region and beyond, is on the verge of famine and chronic malnutrition is…

  • Naledi Ramontja
4 min read
Sixty percent of of Zimbabweans face acute food insecurity — about 5.5 million in rural areas and 2.2 million in urban areas. (Photo by Tafadzwa Ufumeli/Getty Images)
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Zimbabwe on the verge of famine and malnutrition occurs throughout the country

Sixty percent of of Zimbabweans face acute food insecurity — about 5.5 million in rural areas and 2.2 million in urban areas

  • Naledi Ramontja
4 min read