The plan by authorities to ban the use of plastic carrier bags by December 2022 will do very little to reduce the amount of plastic pollution in the environment. By our own estimates, plastic...
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How a ramshackle sewage pump station is killing off a whole river
Moses Ziyambi In a full council meeting held in the evening of April 29, 2021, City of Masvingo Acting Town Clerk Edward Mukaratirwa gave a report that sewage collection, treatment and disposal was generally...
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In Lupane, logging by ‘outsiders’ provoke intense resentment
…loggers accused of destroying environment, disregarding locals Moses Ziyambi Massive logging of Lupane’s mahogany and hardwood by people from outside of the district is provoking resentment among locals who feel their natural resources are...
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Climate change and GBV: the nexus
Upenyu Chaota Zimbabwe, like many parts of the world, has been hard-hit by changes in climate, with effects being felt in food security, and consequently exerting pressure on peace and tranquillity at household level....
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Dead in the water: Masvingo’s trees program hard to resurrect
…city runs for decades without planting any tree Moses Ziyambi Despite running a nursery where seedlings of various tree species are nurtured, City of Masvingo has hardly planted and grown any tree for over...
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