By Edith Mugabe Barely two weeks after a Kariba man was attacked and killed by a raging elephant, a woman died in yet another elephant attack in the resort town yesterday. Sinai Mpofu (54)...
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Rights lawyer Nkomo intervenes in Mungezi communities’ struggle for water
Anthony Muzondo After several months of wrangling and finger-pointing, the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) is now releasing water to the downstream of Matezva Dam in Bikita after prominent human rights lawyer Harrison Nkomo...
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Pepsi, kaylites blamed for most plastic pollution
Anthony Muzondo Masvingo Urban Ward 9 Councillor Bernard Muchokwa has lamented the level of littering in the city, saying much of the pollution could be attributed to residents who recklessly dispose of empty beverage...
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Alluvial mining ban is hot air, critics say
Luen Phiri Government’s much vaunted ban on alluvial mining will not succeed due to conflict of interest in government circles where top ruling Zanu PF party officials are involved in the practice, critics have...
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IDBZ resuscitates plans for Gutu solar project
Rutendo Chirume The Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) has approved funding for a solar project in the Chatsworth area of Gutu district Ward 32, EnviroPress can report. This was communicated by IDBZ Chief...
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Protracted struggle to stop ‘illegal’ mining at water tanks
Luen Phiri The fight to stop mining activities on the hill which carries City of Masvingo’s water reservoirs continues albeit with no success so far, with reports emerging that the mining involves powerful political...
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Boreholes drying up in Chivi as El Nîno bites
Stanslous Ruvengo As the El Nîno-induced drought ravages Zimbabwe and other parts of the Southern Africa region, many villagers in Chivi District are finding it harder to get water for domestic use. Such communities...
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Communities in bitter conflict with lithium company, elite school over water rights
Anthony Muzondo Villagers in communities along Mungezi Range have complained that they no longer get water from Matezva Dam because the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) prioritises Bikita Minerals and Riverton Academy, and no...
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Environmental rights violations: Masvingo misleads govt, public on new landfill
Rutendo Chirume Masvingo City Council has over the past year misled residents, ratepayers and government that it has stopped using the old dumpsite in Runyararo West, and that garbage disposal had now moved to...
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Collective action needed to address environmental challenges, says UNDP
EnviroPress Reporter The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Zimbabwe Resident Representative Dr. Ayodele Odusola has called for unity in addressing pressing environmental issues. Speaking at the launch of the Southern Africa First Ladies Forum...
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