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Chinese water grabs squeezing communities dry
Miriam Mangwaya
Bikita/Mvuma—For more than half a century, a deep communal well at the edge of Bikita Minerals quietly sustained life in Murape Village.
From 1972, it quenched thirst, fed gardens and anchored livelihoods in one of…
Villagers Petition EMA over Alleged Violations at Bikita Minerals
Godfrey Mtimba
Bikita—A local human rights organisation, the Bikita Land Institute of Development (BILD), recently the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) on behalf of Murape villagers in Ward 11, Bikita district, demanding the release…
Youth in Mwenezi and Chiredzi Flee Climate Change Effects to South Africa
Godfrey Mtimba
Masvingo—Local human rights organisations have raised alarm over a growing exodus of young people, some of them of school-going age, from Mwenezi and Chiredzi districts to neighbouring South Africa, as climate change–induced…
Flooding drowns Masvingo wetland-built suburb amid heavy rains
Godfrey Mtimba
Masvingo—Some residents in the sprawling, haphazardly developed residential suburbs of Victoria Range are facing a severe crisis after heavy rains triggered flooding in wetland areas where housing stands were sold by alleged…
Conservationists take Monavale wetland war to govt
Staff Reporter
Harare—A decision by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) to approve a commercial “eco-tourism” development on the Monavale Wetland in Harare has triggered formal appeals to government, reigniting scrutiny over how…
Zim’s Post-COP30 Symposium to Address Climate Justice and Carbon Market Governance
Staff Reporter
Harare --Climate Action Network Zimbabwe (CAN Zimbabwe), in partnership with the ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife, will host an inaugural human-centred and rights-based post-COP30 symposium on 16 and 17…
Masvingo municipality fails to comply with High Court order
Godfrey Mtimba
Masvingo—Masvingo City Council is running afoul of a High Court ruling that ordered it to stop using a sprawling dumpsite that is posing health and environmental hazards to residents of Runyararo West and Victoria Ranch.…
Persons with Disabilities Bear the Brunt of Climate Change
Godfrey Mtimba
Masvingo–Persons with disabilities (PWDs) in rural Masvingo are worried by the increasing hardships they face due to climate change, including severe food shortages caused by erratic rainfall patterns in recent years.…
Zimbabwe Media Commission Fires Top Directors Over Missing Fuel
Marshall Bwanya
Harare–The Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) has fired its executive secretary, Godwin Phiri, and principal director, Academy Bvumayi Chinamhora, over a fuel theft scandal.
NewsHub established that the expulsions…
Drought has brought trucks of shame to Lupane
Drought has brought trucks of shame to Lupane
Nokuthaba Dlamini
Lupane—In rural Lubimbi and Gwayi, Lupane district, the drought has done more than dry up rivers; it is straining communities.
Year after year, the rains fail, fields…