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Business Top Story

Small white rhino conservation project ignites hope in disadvantaged community

January 21, 2023 0 Comment

Mary MundeyaIt is a chilly January afternoon and Baba Mlevu, an influential 89-year-old headman of Mlevu Ward in Zimbabwe’s Matebeleland North province, passionately describes how much he had longed to see white rhinos roaming...

NEWS -2 Minutes

Climate change, poaching decimating aqualife

January 19, 2023 0 Comment

Anesu Tafirei Poaching and climate change are decimating Zimbabwe’s fish stocks, the country’s wildlife authorities have said. Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) says climate change has become a reality in Zimbabwe and...

5 Minutes

Politics Top Story

Hard-won gains in fight against elephant poaching

January 13, 2023 0 Comment

…cases of poisoning decline as screws tighten on cyanide Mary Mundeya A decade ago, Zimbabwe experienced a sharp increase in elephant poaching, with cyanide poisoning had become a common way to kill those magnificent...

2 Minutes

Top Story

Chivi to benefit from US$14 million climate fund

January 9, 2023 0 Comment

EnviroPress Reporter The dry Chivi community is set to benefit from the three year US$14 million programme to help rural communities adapt and build resilience to climate change shocks. Chivi, together with Binga, Chipinge...

3 Minutes

Business The law Top Story

Chinese gold mine assault victim permanently disabled

January 9, 2023 0 Comment

…attack mirrors growing Chinese abuse of locals A 48-year-old Empress Mine employee who was savagely attacked by his Chinese boss on Novermber 19, 2022, allegedly after being found asleep on duty, suffered permanent injuries...

2 Minutes

Politics Top Story

Zim announces chrome policy shift to stem unfair practices

January 4, 2023 0 Comment

EnviroPress Reporter There is a chance that the unfair exploitation of small scale miners by chrome buyers will come to an end after government announced recently that all chrome trade will be done and...

4 Minutes

Politics Top Story

Remodelled CAMPFIRE could unlock benefits for wildlife-rich Mwenezi

January 3, 2023 0 Comment

…inclusion of traditional as account signatories criticised Pheneus Shambare If carried out efficiently, the proposed amendments to the Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (Campfire) programme could enable greater benefits for such wildlife-rich...

2 Minutes

NEWS

Chivi villagers set to benefit from wetland

January 1, 2023 0 Comment

Hazvinei Mwanaka Hundreds of villagers in Ward 10 of Chivi are set to benefit from Govaguru wetland through agricultural activities, grazing and as a source of water. The area perennially suffers prolonged dry spells....

3 Minutes

Business Top Story

Demands for fairer resource extraction get louder

December 29, 2022 0 Comment

…as President acknowledges rampant injustices in mining sector EnviroPress Reporter In its quest to achieve a US$12 billion mining industry by 2023, Zimbabwe has opened up the country to foreign investments in the sector,...

2 Minutes

The law

‘More urgency should be put on mining bill’

December 23, 2022 0 Comment

EnviroPress Reporter The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines chairperson Edmund Mkaratigwa has urged government to expedite the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill to close loopholes that lead to exploitation of minerals. The most important...