EnviroPress Reporter Dozens of families in Murape village on the old Nollen Farm are now fetching water for domestic use from an open gully (pictured) because Bikita Minerals closed off a deep protected well that had been their source of potable water for decades. Bikita Minerals claims that the well is located within their mining […]
EnviroPress Reporter A Harare businessman Tendai Mashamhanda has called upon Chief Justice Luke Malaba to resign for his failure to take action against rampant corruption and other abuses in the Judiciary which have seen his businesses incurring huge losses through nonprocedural cancellation of his title deeds allegedly to benefit a member of a powerful cartel. […]
Zimbabwe’s government is struggling to reduce open defecation, a practice that poses serious health and environmental risks, despite its efforts to improve sanitation facilities. Minister of Information, Publicity, and Broadcasting Services Jenfan Muswere said Tuesday that open defecation has fallen slightly from 30% in 2020 to 28.6% in 2023, but it remains a challenge. He […]
Moses ZiyambiFamilies in the resettlement areas surrounding the iron mines in Manhize where Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) is building a steel manufacturing plant are resisting the slow but systematic evictions being effected by the company.Disco, which is a subsidiary of Chinese steel giant Tsingshan Holdings Group, is extracting iron ore in Manhize Range […]
Moses Ziyambi Zimbabwe has made significant strides to address the climate change in the country, much of whose effects are more profoundly felt in the droughts and floods that have hit the country more frequently since the turn of the century, evidence on the ground shows. The country is party to the United Nations Framework […]
Upenyu Chaota Assistant Commissioner Florence Marume, who has been in charge of police operations in Masvingo province, is facing the possibility of getting transferred to Chitungwiza, EnviroPress can report. The transfer follows her recent heroic exploits at work which saw her singlehandedly busting a lithium syndicate in May. Her immediate boss, Masvingo provincial police commander […]
Moses Ziyambi The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has defended its much-criticized practice of stopping buses that would have crossed from South Africa and cleared by customs officials at Beit Bridge to proceed into the country. Zimra has for long been criticized for the apparent parasitic behaviour of double inconveniencing travellers by stopping their buses, and […]
…singlehandedly arrests 17 suspects in one night Upenyu Chaota When her name is mentioned, cold shivers run down the spines of criminals as her reputation of shrewdness and her tough anti-corruption stance are her well-known virtues. The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Assistant Commissioner Florence Marume, who is in charge of operations in Masvingo province, was […]
EnviroPress Reporter The proposed new mining law has suffered a major setback after the parliament poked some holes into the legislative piece flagging some legal provisions as unconstitutional prompting the Mines ministry to go back to the drawing board. Zimbabwe is losing millions of dollars in illicit financial flows and smuggling of minerals and experts […]
Moses Ziyambi On Friday, March 24, City of Masvingo convened a stakeholder engagement interface on billing system and environmental issues at the request of the Masvingo United Residents and Ratepayers Alliance (Murra). Here are some of the issues that came out during presentations as well as the question and answer sessions: Follow us on Facebook […]
EnviroPress Reporter Bikita Minerals is building deplorable hostels reminiscent of the colonial era for its hundreds of employees, EnviroPress has observed. The hostels are shaped in the all too common rural classroom blocks, and are subdivided into very small rooms not fit for habitation by an average family. The rooms are so small and knitted […]
EnviroPress Reporter The Mines and Mineral Amendment Bill, which is expected to correct loopholes that had resulted in exploitation of the country’s minerals, has now been tabled before Parliament for crafting. The amendment to the Mines and Minerals Act of 1963 has been failing to make any progress since 2015 when it was proposed. In […]