Rutendo Chirume The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has stepped up its environmental awareness campaign in Masvingo province as part of a nationwide effort to promote the sustainable use of natural resources. Sustainable use of...

Tiyani Hahlani Kinsey, a subcontractor at Bikita Minerals, has paid US$15 000 to the family of Farai Murimoga, who died on duty on August 22 after being crushed by a front-end loader at the...

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...