NaturalResourceManagement

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Politics Top Story

Energy: Zim talks solar, acts coal

post@e March 21, 2023 0 Comment

….cites needs for a just energy transition Moses Ziyambi Zimbabwe has pledged a 40 percent reduction in carbon emissions by year 2030 as part of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) framework formulated at COP26...

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The law Top Story

Bikita Minerals building indecent hostels for employees

post@e March 17, 2023 0 Comment

EnviroPress Reporter Bikita Minerals is building deplorable hostels reminiscent of the colonial era for its hundreds of employees, EnviroPress has observed. The hostels are shaped in the all too common rural classroom blocks, and...

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Business Top Story

EMA blocks Murowa Diamonds return to Chivi

post@e February 19, 2023 0 Comment

…as company’s aircraft crashes with diamonds on board Rowesai Rusenga The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has blocked plans by Murowa Diamonds to resume its exploration in Chivi district citing the lack for an updated...

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Politics Top Story

Zim announces chrome policy shift to stem unfair practices

post@e January 4, 2023 0 Comment

EnviroPress Reporter There is a chance that the unfair exploitation of small scale miners by chrome buyers will come to an end after government announced recently that all chrome trade will be done and...

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Politics Top Story

Remodelled CAMPFIRE could unlock benefits for wildlife-rich Mwenezi

post@e January 3, 2023 0 Comment

…inclusion of traditional as account signatories criticised Pheneus Shambare If carried out efficiently, the proposed amendments to the Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (Campfire) programme could enable greater benefits for such wildlife-rich...

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Business Top Story

Demands for fairer resource extraction get louder

post@e December 29, 2022 0 Comment

…as President acknowledges rampant injustices in mining sector EnviroPress Reporter In its quest to achieve a US$12 billion mining industry by 2023, Zimbabwe has opened up the country to foreign investments in the sector,...

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Business Top Story

Abuse by foreigners in extractive sector riles Zimbabweans

post@e December 6, 2022 0 Comment

EnviroPress Reporter Following outcries over abuse of locals by foreign investors particularly the Chinese in the extractive sector, the minister of Mines and Mining Development, Winston Chitando, has warned perpetrators that any forms of...

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Business Top Story

Chivi villagers call for removal of Exclusive Prospecting Orders

post@e October 17, 2022 0 Comment

EnviroPress Reporter Villagers from Ngundu in Chivi district have pleaded with the government to do away with the Exclusive Prospecting Orders (EPOs) which currently puts over 65 000 hectares of gold-rich land in their...

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Business

Resource-rich Chivi demands greater say in extraction

post@e October 12, 2022 0 Comment

EnviroPress Reporter Residents of Chivi have demanded equitable approaches in the extraction of natural resources in the district, saying ordinary people must be allowed to enjoy the right to determine the pace of community...

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Politics Top Story

Hwendedzo community left poorer after gold rush

post@e May 6, 2022 0 Comment

… only gaping holes left as politically-connected syndicates loot away all gold Upenyu Chaota What should have been a breakthrough for the Hwendedzo community after the discovery of gold deposits at the foot of...