January 2026

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NEWS Top Story

Sandawana’s 2026 construction countdown

PostAdmin January 30, 2026

EnviroPress Reporter MBERENGWA — After months of promises, approvals and shifting timelines, Sandawana Mine is entering a decisive stretch that could determine whether its lithium ambitions become one of Zimbabwe’s biggest mining-to-processing projects. The...

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Gold, crops drive sharp turnaround as Zimbabwe’s trade deficit shrinks to US$404m

Editor Enviro January 30, 2026

Trymore Tagwirei Zimbabwe’s external trade position improved markedly in 2025, with the country’s trade deficit narrowing to US$404 million from US$1,79 billion in 2024, according to the latest data released by the Zimbabwe National...

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Zimbabwe calls for united action to protect wetlands ahead of World Wetlands Day

Editor Enviro January 30, 2026

Trymore Tagwirei The Ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife has called on Zimbabweans and all stakeholders to strengthen efforts to protect the country’s wetlands ahead of World Wetlands Day, commemorated annually on February 2....

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Government secures over US$20 million for Lake Chivero restoration

Editor Enviro January 28, 2026

Trymore Tagwirei The government says it has secured nearly €20 million (about US$23 million) to fund a five-year ecological restoration programme for Lake Chivero, Harare’s main water source, in an effort to reverse decades...

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Business NEWS Top Story

Agroforestry project supports climate-resilient farming in Mutasa

Editor Enviro January 28, 2026

Tiyani Hahlani As climate variability continues to undermine traditional rain-fed maize production, a farmer in Mutasa’s Ward 12 has adopted agroforestry as an alternative approach to strengthening household income and land resilience. Tawanda Bukuta...

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Business NEWS Top Story

Village Business Units deliver maize yields despite persistent drought

Editor Enviro January 28, 2026

Tsitsi Bvumburai Farmers in Machokodo Village, Ward 2 of Chivi North, are recording improved maize production under the Village Business Unit (VBU) model despite persistent drought conditions affecting much of southern Zimbabwe. The community...

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Politics Top Story

Climate change: time for Africans to find own solutions

PostAdmin January 27, 2026

Alice Kanengoni …regional dialogue explores climate justice amid geopolitical volatilities By Moses Ziyambi Africans should hold the line and find homegrown solutions to climate-related challenges faced by their countries as the current geo-political instability...

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NEWS Top Story

The just-transition question: what if lithium prices fall again?

PostAdmin January 23, 2026

EnviroPress Reporter MBERENGWA— On the dusty roads around Sandawana Mine, the lithium boom is measured less in dollars than in truckloads. Heavy vehicles carrying ore rumble through villages in Mberengwa, raising dust and placing...

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Ministry urges investment in irrigation, agro-processing to expand output

Editor Enviro January 22, 2026

Tiyani Hahlani The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has called on commercial farmers in Masvingo Province to invest in irrigation infrastructure, mechanisation and value addition as part of efforts to...

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The first test of the 2026 lithium year: water

PostAdmin January 21, 2026

EnviroPress Reporter For Bikita Minerals, the defining test of Zimbabwe’s lithium boom in 2026 may not be how much spodumene the mine can produce, but whether the communities living around it can reliably access...