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 that they have registered with the Masvingo Provincial Mining Directorate. The villagers discussed ways by which they could raise the funding […]

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 a statement Monday, the ZRBF said hybrid forecasting was helping farmers in the two districts through guiding local communities on farming seasons. […]

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 Zimbabwe (RBZ) to pay part of their royalties in refined metal rather than cash. Under the Mines and Minerals Act, miners […]

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 free in Hwange’s southern grasslands.“For years I was a sad man. My kinsmen and I grew up surrounded by a sizable […]

…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 on his testicles, medical records show. Onias Murada was kicked into his genitals by his Chinese supervisor Ian Yang, who is […]

…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, a move which has been met with much criticism as communities have been fighting for their territorial integrity against the foreigners. […]

EnviroPress Reporter The 2022-2023 farming season will see the government distributing farming inputs that match each agro-ecological regions in the country. This will see the drier parts of the country, like the southern parts of Masvingo province, which falls under Region 4, receiving small grains that are more adaptable to climate change. The Meteorological Services […]

EnviroPress Reporter Following outcries over abuse of locals by foreign investors particularly the Chinese in the extractive sector, the minister of Mines and Mining Development, Winston Chitando, has warned perpetrators that any forms of abuse will not be tolerated. Chitando said workers in the extractive sector, who feel abused, should approach the National Employment Council […]

EnviroPress Reporter The Mwenezi community is keeping a watchful eye on the developments in their neighbouring district of Mberengwa in Midlands province after discoveries of rich lithium reserves which are believed to be found in Mwenezi as well but yet to be explored. Both Mberengwa and Mwenezi districts share one common denominator of poverty in […]

Staff Reporter Integrative and inclusive investment project planning at the transboundary and regional levels is critical in the response to challenges and catalysing development in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. This was one of the key issues raised at the transboundary water management session convened by the Lesotho ICM project and Partners at […]

Martha Leboho A visit along the Mucheke River recently has proved the enormous challenges posed by rampant stream bank cultivation at a time when the greatest environmental challenges seem to be posed by illegal mining and climate change. When the Coronavirus was first detected in Zimbabwe, Gogo Mutema (not her real name) did not imagine […]

EnviroPress Reporter There is no legislation that deals with reconnaissance in Zimbabwe.  The Ministry of Mines and Mining Development and the geological department may, however, make available information that may be required for one to have an understanding of the geology of Zimbabwe.  Rights to conduct exploration are conferred by a prospecting licence/prospector’s licence upon […]