The plan by authorities to ban the use of plastic carrier bags by December 2022 will do very little to reduce the amount of plastic pollution in the environment. By our own estimates, plastic...
Moses Ziyambi In a full council meeting held in the evening of April 29, 2021, City of Masvingo Acting Town Clerk Edward Mukaratirwa gave a report that sewage collection, treatment and disposal was generally...
…loggers accused of destroying environment, disregarding locals Moses Ziyambi Massive logging of Lupane’s mahogany and hardwood by people from outside of the district is provoking resentment among locals who feel their natural resources are...
Upenyu Chaota Zimbabwe, like many parts of the world, has been hard-hit by changes in climate, with effects being felt in food security, and consequently exerting pressure on peace and tranquillity at household level....
…city runs for decades without planting any tree Moses Ziyambi Despite running a nursery where seedlings of various tree species are nurtured, City of Masvingo has hardly planted and grown any tree for over...
Moses Ziyambi In a province situated in the natural ecological regions 4 and 5 which the country’s driest, many communities of Masvingo are beginning to appreciate the need for smarter and more adaptive farming...
…larger infestations projected due to changes in climate change Moses Ziyambi A takeover of the Great Zimbabwe Monuments by an infestation of lantana camara is being beaten back, thanks to money provided to the...
…incompetent consultant fails to plan for hard rock in feasibility study Moses Ziyambi The blasting which has been happening at a section of the Mucheke Trunk Sewer project route threatens up to a dozen...
Upenyu Chaota The City of Masvingo has begun preparations to move the problematic dumpsite from Victoria Ranch to a new garbage home at Cambria Farm. The local authority says they are adopting proper waste...
…recycling start-up mobilises women to rid environment of plastic waste Upenyu Chaota Stable Packaging, a plastic recycling company in Masvingo, is helping to improve lives by collecting plastic waste from the environment and recycling...