Rutendo Chirume Every morning, 16-year-old Thelma Chivasa from Ward 11 in Masvingo District wakes up earlier than her two brothers. Before going to school, she fetches water from a distant well and helps her...

Trymore Tagwirei The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has raised concern over intensifying alluvial mining activities at the Runde-Tende river confluence, warning that the uncontrolled extraction could derail major development plans including the long-awaited Tende-Runde...

Rutendo Chirume Rural communities in Masvingo have expressed frustration over restrictive laws that protect wild animals even when they destroy crops and livestock. Villagers argue that the Parks and Wildlife Act is out of...

Tiyani Hahlani A mine worker employed by Kinsey, a subcontractor at Bikita Minerals, was fatally crushed by a front-end loader during a night shift this week, amid growing concerns over safety standards at the...

Trymore Tagwirei Zimbabwe, home to some of Africa’s largest lithium reserves, holds immense potential to become a major player in the global energy transition discourse. However, poor governance, smuggling and lack of value addition...

EnviroPress Reporter Three Bikita Primary School children were injured last Friday following heavy blasting operations at Bikita Minerals, raising fresh concerns over safety at Zimbabwe’s largest lithium mine. The children, who are all related...

Trymore Tagwirei The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has successfully commissioned a 160-kilowatt solar power system in the Tongogara Soti Source area of Gutu, marking a major milestone in the government’s drive to expand access...

Tiyani Hahlani The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has officially opened a Village Business Unit (VBU) in Ward 10 Mhikuro Village, Chivi North, as part of a nationwide programme aimed...

…community demands access to the document Rutendo Chirume Communities in Bikita have voiced concerns against the Chinese-owned Sinomine Resource Group, accusing the lithium mining giant of withholding the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for...