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…
Masvingo City Council Launches Plastic Waste Recycling Project
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.…
Climate Change Dries Up Mwenezi’s Caterpillar Livelihoods
Godfrey Mtimba
Mwenezi --Villagers in Mwenezi who have long relied on harvesting and selling caterpillars (madora) for income are lamenting a sharp decline in production this rainy season, which they attribute largely to the effects of…
Harare’s flash floods horror exposes poor management
By Staff Reporter
HARARE--Recent flash floods have hit Harare hard, paralysing city activities, submerging streets, waterlogging homes and disrupting essential services.
Residents say the disaster has exposed years of poor planning,…