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January Disease Spreads as Dip Tanks Run Dry
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…
Police hunt for Journalist Blessed Mhlanga after Geneva speech
Staff Reporter
Harare—The Zimbabwe Republic Police’s (ZRP’s) Law and Order section has activated a high-powered operation to arrest Blessed “Dhara” Mhlanga, the Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) digital editor and head of broadcasting,…
All-female rangers outfit suffers internal chaos
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…
Traditional knowledge systems sidelined as climate crisis deepens
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…
Deathbed letter reveals Geza saw death coming
Marshall Bwanya
Harare—War veteran Blessed Runesu Geza, whose incendiary social media broadcasts rattled Zimbabwe’s political establishment, appeared to anticipate his own death in a foreboding letter written in the early hours of…
Shady Coal Plant Encroaches into Protected Wetlands
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…
Thin Plastics: Zimbabwe’s Silent Ecosystem Killer
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…
Experts call for investment in climate-resilient housing
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…