Yeukai Munetsi A man from the Sebakwe area of Chirumhanzu suffers from what he suspects to be a serious lung infection attributable to the dust he inhales and chemicals he handles in the course...
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Lalapanzi degeneration: community reaps little in 102 years of bountiful chrome mining
Yeukai Munetsi The availability of abundant chrome deposits which have been exploited for over a century in the Lalapanzi area of Chirumhanzu district has not resulted in sustainable social progress for the community, but...
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Masimba ‘replacing’ destroyed trees along Beitbridge Rd
gravel extraction along the Harare-Beitbridge Road...
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Mushandike Irrigation Scheme shelters community from climate shocks
Upenyu Chaota The 847.5 hectare Mushandike Irrigation Scheme has helped over 565 community members drawn from 11 villages adapt to changing climate since its establishment in 1986. The irrigation scheme, whose water is supplied...
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Great Zim Hydro Project: baby steps towards energy transition
Upenyu Chaota Zimbabwe’s commitment to cut carbon emissions by at least 40 percent by year 2050 will be achieved through many initiatives including the funding of cleaner energy sources such as the 5 Megawatt...
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ZELA launches study findings on property and mining rights
Moses Ziyambi The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) yesterday launched the Property and Mining Rights Research findings which provide an analysis for the regulatory regime of one of the most critical areas of the...
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Wildlife: promoting conservation through books for school children
Mary Mundeya The 2020 Tusk Wildlife Ranger of the year, Amos Gwema has embarked on an education programme to encourage pupils in wildlife-rich communities to develop interest in conservation. In an interview with EnviroPress,...
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Solar-powered irrigation scheme weans Buhera villagers off food aid
Moses Ziyambi An irrigation scheme which stopped working 14 years ago and which was resuscitated with support from Southern Alliance for Indigenous Resources (SAFIRE) in partnership with Oxfam, University of Zimbabwe (UZ) and the...
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Fossil Contracting’s shoddy storm water drains collapse after a month
Moses Ziyambi Wire gauzes covering inlets into a storm water drain which was built by Fossil Contracting along Simon Mazorodze Avenue in Masvingo have collapsed hardly a month after the company completed the job,...
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Masvingo loses US$137 000 in fraudulent bitumen deal
…nobody held to account as obscure company awarded tender, disappears with huge sum of money Moses Ziyambi City of Masvingo lost US$137 000 in an apparently fraudulent procurement deal involving a tender that was...
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