January 2025

3 Minutes

Politics Top Story

Environment & climate: withdrawal of US funding hits Zimbabwe hard

Moses Ziyambi January 31, 2025 0 Comment

Environment, Climate and Wildlife Permsec Tadeous Chifamba Rutendo Chirume Zimbabwe’s environment and climate change programmes are being hard hit by the suspension of US funding, and by the superpower’s exit from the Paris Agreement,...

3 Minutes

The law Top Story

Heavy blasting gets Bikita communities choking in dust

Moses Ziyambi January 29, 2025 0 Comment

Clouds of heavy dust rise each time that blasts are set off at Bikita Minerals Trymore Tagwirei People in six villages close to Bikita Minerals have complained about the continuous air pollution and environmental...

4 Minutes

Politics Top Story

How lithium could transform Zimbabwe’s rural economy

Moses Ziyambi January 23, 2025 0 Comment

EnviroPress Reporter Lithium deposits in Zimbabwe could be strategic for a green economy, potentially making the rural population to grow faster since most of the lithium mines are in the rural areas. Lithium is...

4 Minutes

Business Top Story

Lithium pain: victims of evictions struggle to rebuild shattered lives

Moses Ziyambi January 20, 2025 0 Comment

Families were evicted largely to pave way for a new weir, and some of those that remained have lost their farmland Rutendo Chirume The eviction of several families in Makombo area of Bikita West...

1 Minute

The law Top Story

Gokwe lion terror ends after ZIMPARKS intervention

Moses Ziyambi January 20, 2025 0 Comment

The lion was short dead on 18 January after being tracked by ZimParks rangers assisted by the local community Mary Timba A marauding lion which recently killed five cattle and struck fear in villagers...

1 Minute

Top Story

Significant rise in Runde Catchment dam levels

Moses Ziyambi January 19, 2025 0 Comment

Trymore Tagwirei The ongoing wet spell continues to push dam levels in the Runde Catchment upwards with an average catchment level standing at 69.8%with an increase of 4.2% as of January 15, 2024 compared...

2 Minutes

Politics Top Story

Labour rights violations cast shadow over Zimbabwe’s lithium boom

Editor Enviro January 18, 2025 0 Comment

EnviroPress Reporter As Zimbabwe positions itself as a key player in the global lithium market, fresh concerns are emerging about the human cost of the country’s mineral-driven growth—particularly labour rights violations in and around...

2 Minutes

NEWS Top Story

Eliminating hunger as a barrier to education: Bikita Minerals ups ante on school feeding programmes

Editor Enviro January 17, 2025 0 Comment

Trymore Tagwireyi Bikita Minerals is transforming the educational landscape of Bikita District through a powerful yet often overlooked tool—nutrition. Since launching its school feeding program in 2022, the mining giant has made a profound...

2 Minutes

Business The law

Shashe River has recovered from tailings contamination, says EMA

Moses Ziyambi January 16, 2025 0 Comment

Trymore Tagwirei The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) has claimed that Shashe River is now safe from toxins that flowed into the water body from the tailings dam of a nearby mine. EMA Masvingo Provincial...

2 Minutes

Business The law

Duo convicted for stealing Bikita Minerals fuel

Moses Ziyambi January 16, 2025 0 Comment

Magistrate Rutendo Jakati has sentenced a Bikita Minerals employee and a contracted driver to six years in jail each after convicting them of stealing 40 000 litres of diesel worth US$64 000 from the...