ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Godfrey Mtimba GUTU — Villagers and farmers in Gutu district are grappling with heavy cattle losses due to January Disease (theileriosis), amid a worsening shortage of dipping chemicals and shifting climate conditions that are fuelling the…

Linda Mujuru *This public interest investigation reports allegations made by affected communities, contested ownership claims and official records reviewed by this publication. Where facts could not be independently…

John Cassim *This story is based on interviews with multiple current and former employees, community representatives, and individuals with direct knowledge of Akashinga’s operations and governance processes. Several sources requested…

Christopher Mahove Harare—Traditional knowledge systems that once sustained ecosystems and regulated human interaction with nature are being eroded by modern development models, weakening efforts to combat climate change, Cultural…

Valentine Maponga Harare—Sunny Jin Long Energy, a Chinese-controlled investment, is developing a coal-fired power project that is advancing into the Chivero-Manyame wetlands that lie just under 30km west of Harare. This has triggered…

Christopher Mahove Harare—Zimbabwe’s continued failure to decisively enforce a ban on thin plastic bags is quietly pushing the country toward an environmental crisis, one in which ecosystems are slowly choked by waste. Thin plastics…

Christopher Mahove Harare—Climate experts have called for investment in climate-resilient housing, improved settlement planning in flood-prone zones, strengthened early warning systems and anticipatory action, following the Mozambique…

Godfrey Mtimba Masvingo—Stakeholders have hailed the Masvingo City Council (MCC) for launching a plastic and can waste recycling programme that will be implemented in partnership with a private recycling company, Marking Torch Zimbabwe.…