2022

3 Minutes

Business Top Story

Demands for fairer resource extraction get louder

post@e December 29, 2022 0 Comment

…as President acknowledges rampant injustices in mining sector EnviroPress Reporter In its quest to achieve a US$12 billion mining industry by 2023, Zimbabwe has opened up the country to foreign investments in the sector,...

2 Minutes

The law

‘More urgency should be put on mining bill’

post@e December 23, 2022 0 Comment

EnviroPress Reporter The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines chairperson Edmund Mkaratigwa has urged government to expedite the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill to close loopholes that lead to exploitation of minerals. The most important...

3 Minutes

Politics Top Story

Women-led conservation group wins battles for animals

post@e December 21, 2022 0 Comment

Mary Mundeya Zimbabwe’s wildlife landscape is gifted with 350 species of mammals, more than 500 birds, and 131 fish species all of which adorn its environment, yet due to the increasing number of poaching...

3 Minutes

Politics Top Story

Govt in major lithium policy shift after complaints

post@e December 19, 2022 0 Comment

EnviroPress Reporter The mineral rush being experienced in the country has forced government to rethink its mineral export policy to improve beneficiation and ultimately the value that the country can derive from its enormous...

2 Minutes

Business

Adaptable inputs for different agro-ecological regions

post@e December 8, 2022 0 Comment

EnviroPress Reporter The 2022-2023 farming season will see the government distributing farming inputs that match each agro-ecological regions in the country. This will see the drier parts of the country, like the southern parts...

2 Minutes

Business Top Story

Abuse by foreigners in extractive sector riles Zimbabweans

post@e December 6, 2022 0 Comment

EnviroPress Reporter Following outcries over abuse of locals by foreign investors particularly the Chinese in the extractive sector, the minister of Mines and Mining Development, Winston Chitando, has warned perpetrators that any forms of...

2 Minutes

Business Top Story

Mwenezi wary as lithium chaos wreck neighbouring Mberengwa

post@e December 2, 2022 0 Comment

EnviroPress Reporter The Mwenezi community is keeping a watchful eye on the developments in their neighbouring district of Mberengwa in Midlands province after discoveries of rich lithium reserves which are believed to be found...

4 Minutes

Politics Top Story

Extractives and conflict in Chirumhanzu

post@e December 2, 2022 0 Comment

EnviroPress Reporter Chirumhanzu district is located in the southern part of Zimbabwe in Midlands province and share borders with Kadoma on the north, Kwekwe on the west, Masvingo on the south, Gutu on the...

2 Minutes

Top Story

Netherlands commits US$700 000 to Zim’s climate change fight

post@e November 18, 2022 0 Comment

Upenyu Chaota The Netherlands Embassy in Harare has committed US$700 000 to help the climate change adaptation efforts through the Dutch Strengthening Civil Society Flex Fund. The fund, which will run for a year,...

2 Minutes

NEWS Top Story

The irony of poverty in resource-rich communities explained

post@e November 3, 2022 0 Comment

EnviroPress Reporter In 2021, the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development introduced the “use it or lose it” policy, in terms of which the government assumed the power to repossess under-utilized mining concessions. In...