…as mining company commits to compensation, pollution fight Elliot Kansile CHIRUMHANZU – Disagreements between chieftaincies that claim ownership of the land on which the Dinson Iron and Steel is mining iron and setting up...
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Unprotected water sources for resource-rich Chirumhanzu
Yeukai Munetsi Communities of Area 22 and Mahamara in Chirumhanzu make use of water from an abandoned ZIMASCO mine as they do not have alternative potable water sources. The water in the gapping pit...
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All you need to know about global warming
Upenyu Chaota The Earth is warming up at a steady pace. The reason for this is the increase in human-caused greenhouse gases, which has led to health, ecological and humanitarian crises. Despite this, the...
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Masimba ‘replacing’ destroyed trees along Beitbridge Rd
gravel extraction along the Harare-Beitbridge Road...
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Africa witnessing decline in butterfly population
ECC Champion Biodiversity loss is one of the most pressing issues facing the planet. Insects are a vital component of biodiversity because they comprise over half of the world’s terrestrial species, excluding eubacteria, archaea,...
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As climate change worsens, sustainable utilization of ground water becomes critical
ECC Champion The World Water Day commemorations have brought to the fore the importance of sustainable utilization of underground water with environmentalists in Zimbabwe calling on authorities to guard against over exploitation of underground...
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Vultures, the environmental cleaners that are diminishing like mist
Patrick Chitongo If there was a law that required payment on unsolicited services, then several governments could be in arrears of over billions of dollars owed to vultures for their cleaning services. There are...
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‘Proliferation of boreholes could harm the environment’
Thabiso Nxumalo Failure by urban local authorities to provide sufficient reticulated water in their commonages has resulted in the proliferation of boreholes, a development which has bad consequences for the environment, it has been...
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Traditional healers join efforts to save indegenous trees
…as deforestation threatens sustainability of their trade Beatific Gumbwanda CHIREDZI – Traditional healers in the Lowveld have called upon governemnt to do more to protect indegenous tree species that are at the centre of...
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Advantages of biodiversity conservation
ECC Champion Conservation of biodiversity is protection, upliftment and scientific management of biodiversity so as to maintain it at its threshold level and derive sustainable benefits for the present and future generation. Due to...
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