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Civil society forces Bulawayo miner Hualin to change tack
Tanaka Mrewa
Bulawayo—A Chinese company, Hualin Quarry Mine that is operating in Bulawayo’s Pumula suburb, has succumbed to civil society and residents pressure to end environmental violations and take up corporate social responsibility…
Graft reports dent carbon credit scheme
Watmore Makokobah
Kariba—Conflicting accounts have surrounded the collapse of the once promising Kariba REDD+ carbon credit scheme, amid concerns that its management operated in an illicit way.
REDD+ stands for “Reducing Emissions…
Lithium curse: Bikita Minerals isolates villagers from water source
Morris Bishi
Masvingo—Residents of Murape village are facing a severe crisis due to the construction of a slime dam by the nearby Bikita Minerals, which has not only cut off their access to clean water but also poses a threat to their…
Security agents invade villages to protect Chinese steelmaker
Nathan Guma
Mvuma--What started off as a demonstration has turned into a nightmare for residents of Mushenjere Village in rural Mvuma, Midlands province.
Last June, scores of villagers demonstrated against water and air pollution caused…
Chinese firm ventures into prohibited sector
Brenna Matendere
Redcliff—Livetouch Investments (Pvt) Ltd, a Chinese cement manufacturer based in the Midlands town of Redcliff, has ventured into retail that is reserved for locals, in contravention of Zimbabwean law.
The first…
Farming takes women off the harsh informal streets
Kelvin Wilson Kasiwulaya
Gweru--Go Beer Breweries was once the talk of town in Gweru and surrounding places in the Midlands provinces.
Famed for its bulk beer, the company owned and run by the Gweru City Council (GCC) entertained…
Govt institutions violating information Law
Miriam Mangwaya
Harare--Government institutions, including the Ministry of Information and the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC), are in violation of the Freedom of Information Act for failing to establish information disclosure policies,…
ZINWA takes over relocations of thousands Kunzvi villagers but plans remain vague
Brenna Matendere
Harare—The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has taken responsibility for the relocation and compensation of 450 families affected by the construction of the Kunzvi Dam project in Goromonzi, some 70km northeast…
Hundreds given notice to evacuate Chitungwiza flats
Edgar Gweshe
Harare--Hundreds of residents in Unit G, Chitungwiza, could soon be homeless after the municipality issued a notice for them to vacate the dilapidated flats that they have occupied for decades.
An estimated 64…
Sino-Hydro under spotlight for labour violations
Brenna Matendere
Harare—Sino-Hydro Corporation, one of the biggest Chinese construction conglomerates in Zimbabwe, Africa and China itself, is under the spotlight for labour practices that legal experts are condemning as illegal.…