Stanslous Ruvengo Dozens of families in Chivi District are now poorer after an out-of-control blaze laid waste around four hectares of arable land hosting community gardens in Gwenyanya Village, under Chief Masunda,The wild fire incident, which happened on July 23, is suspected that the fire was caused by a reckless smoker after dropping a cigarette […]

Anesushe Mamhute Some farmers in Chiredzi are no longer discarding anything after harvesting sugarcane apparently after realizing that the trash can be turned into good feed for cattle, sheep and goats. Sugarcane trash is largely made up of tops, leaves and leaf sheaths which many farmers burn after each harvest. Though Chiredzi is a semi-arid […]

Luen Phiri Local journalists have been called upon to do their part to enhance ecological health by taking greater interest in covering issues of the environment. This encouragement came out of an environmental reporting media workshop organized by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) and Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) in Masvingo on 15 July, 2024. […]

Stanslous Ruvengo CHIVI – The Development Aid from People to People (DAPP), working in close cooperation with Chivi District Council, has introduced an affordable tsotso stove which utilizes little wood for fuel. For its part, DAPP provides equipment for women to construct the fuel-efficient stoves which has been proven to be effective in reducing deforestation, […]

Stanley Gutu The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has indicted the Masvingo town clerk, Edward Mukaratirwa, for alleged fraud and criminal abuse of office related to two official vehicles. Mukaratirwa, who is represented by Frank Chirairo, appeared at the Masvingo magistrates court on Tuesday, 10 July 2024, and was remanded out of custody to August, 09, […]

Introduction to the Bill The Climate Change Bill seeks to provide for the national climate change response by providing for the mainstreaming of climate change across all sectors of the economy towards meeting national climate change mitigation and adaptation priorities. This will be achieved through integration of climate change mitigation and adaptation actions in development […]

MARTIN MAWAYA GWERU – A Chinese miner was remanded in custody after appearing in the Gweru Magistrate’s Court on allegations of rape and impregnating a 16-year-old girl. The juvenile has since given birth to a baby girl last year. Zhang Zhaowen (51), of Derby 14A Mine in Guinea Fowl, Gweru, was brought before Gweru Regional […]

Moses Ziyambi The Food and Agriculture Organization on June 11, 2024, hosted the Green Jobs for Rural Youth Employment (GJ4RYE) learning event in Harare. Themed Youth in Agrifoods Systems – Green Skilling for Green Jobs was meant to share lessons and best practices emerging from the project which is funded by the Korea International Cooperation […]

Marko Phiri It has been an unprecedented snake season in Zimbabwe, as unusually high temperatures have driven the slithering cold-blooded reptiles into human-populated areas. The result has been record snake bites, with 141 reported in one week in January as climate change drives and upends health narratives in a country where hospitals and clinics lack life-saving antivenoms. […]

Anesushe Mamhute The Minister of Local Government and Public Works, Daniel Garwe has claimed that Chiredzi Town Council has been advised to apply for borrowing powers for it to be able to fully-service Mukondo Extension. Garwe made the remarks on May 22 while responding to questions posed by Chiredzi Central Parliament (MP) Ropafadzo Makumire (pictured) […]

EnviroPress Reporter The Bikita Minerals new spodumene plant (pictured) which was commissioned by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on 29 November, 2023, has been closed on the orders of the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) and other arms of the state allegedly for wanton violation of many environmental rules, and for many other compliance violations. The massive spodume […]

Stanley GutuMASVINGO—Residents of Guruve in Mashonaland Central province have accusedEureka Gold Mine of polluting Dande River, which is their main source of potable water,a report by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) indicates.The mine dates back to 1906 and has changed hands several times over the decades.Operating as an open pit model, it was re-commissioned […]