Carly Cassella Great Zimbabwe was the first major city in southern Africa, home to an estimated 18,000 people at its peak. Yet no one really knows why it now lies in ruins. The demise of...
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Reading conservation in A Book That Cannot Be Read
Mary Mundeya A talented artist is bringing into focus the grave danger faced by Zimbabwean wildlife through an artistic display of snares and bones of dead animals. Victoria-Falls-based Alison Baker is also using her...
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Proposed mining law amendments to help communities
EnviroPress Reporter Consultations on the long-awaited Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill have started to pave way for the repeal of the existing mining legislation with communities set to benefit from their resources among a...
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Starving villagers invade Sentinel Limpopo Safari
Mary Mundeya Hungry villagers in communities close to Sentinel Limpopo Safari are invading the wildlife area to kill animals for food and for sale, EnviroPress can report. The areas involved include Jalukange, Shashe, Mapani,...
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Fury as court sets charcoal peddler free
EnviroPress Reporter The Forestry Commission of Zimbabwe has expressed dissatisfaction over the ruling handed by the Chiredzi Magistrate’s court on one Financia Ziduche who was apprehended after being found in possession of over 200...
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Chasiyatende villagers form mining syndicates to counter illegal miners
Itai Kaunze Several villagers in the Chasiyatende communal lands last week organised a meeting at Chasiyatende Business Centre with their traditional leader and Member of Parliament (MP) to deliberate on the two gold claims...
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Hybrid forecasting helps farmers combat climate change
Bril Njaravaza THE Zimbabwe Resilience Building Fund (ZRBF) and Enhancing Community Resilience and Sustainability (ECRAS) are assisting farmers in Chiredzi and Mwenezi districts in Masvingo province in hybrid forecasting to combat climate change. In...
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Ex-convicts join authorities in fight against poaching
Mary Mundeya As a measure to curb recurrent poaching in areas around the Chizarira Game Park, some ex-wildlife crime convicts have joined hands with the authorities in the fight against the vice. Measuring about...
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Chinese savage attack victim sues employer for US$106 000
EnviroPress Reporter A Kwekwe man who suffered grievous injuries on his genitals after he was savagely kicked by a Chinese supervisor at a mine he worked for has elicited legal support to sue the...
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Proposal to make mining companies pay in minerals
EnviroPress Reporter The government has announced a new mining royalties system requiring companies mining gold, diamonds, lithium, platinum group metals (PGMs) and any other precious stones or valuable metal specified by Reserve Bank of...
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