Number Of Zimbabweans Needing Food Aid To Double Or Triple In 2016, Social Welfare Minister Says

Bloomberg Business: Zimbabweans Needing Food Aid May Triple This Year, Minister Says
“The number of Zimbabweans who will need emergency food aid this year may have doubled or trebled from last year, Social Welfare Minister Prisca Mupfumira said. The southern African nation is facing its worst drought in almost two decades, withering crops and killing cattle as water sources run dry…” (Marawanyika, 2/1).

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