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Environmental Degradation Worsens in Zimbabwe, CNRG Calls for Urgent Action

By George Swarei Harare, Zimbabwe – On World Environment Day, the Center for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) sounded the alarm on Zimbabwe’s escalating environmental crisis, urging the government and extractive industries to take immediate action. Zimbabwe faces severe environmental challenges, including land degradation, deforestation, pollution, and resource depletion, largely driven by unsustainable mining practices and…

USAID, OCP Partinership to Revolutionize Agricultural Productivity in Africa

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Mr. Mostafa Terrab, Chairman and CEO of OCP Group and Ms. Samantha Power, USAID Administrator (from left to right) By Edward Makuzva The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and OCP Group, a world leader in plant nutrition solutions and phosphate-based fertilizers, have partnered to tackle critical barriers hindering Africa’s agricultural potential. The partnership…

Zimbabwe Launches Climate Smart Education Systems Initiative

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By Lisca Philo In a significant step to combat the effects of climate change on education, the Zimbabwean government, in collaboration with UNESCO, has launched the Climate Smart Education Systems Initiative (CSESI). This initiative seeks to empower educators and learners with the necessary tools and knowledge to address climate change effectively. A workshop held in…

Cutting edge GPS Technology To track Elephant Movements

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By Ronaldo Mapingire Harare, 11 April 2024 – Conservationists in Zimbabwe are fitting GPS-enabled tracking collars to eight African savannah elephants to discover how constructing a nearby dam may alter their movements. Experts anticipate that the construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam, less than 50km east of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, has the potential to alter…

Empowering Women and Promoting Gender Equality: Zimbabwe Gender Commission’s Clean-Up Campaign in Mbare

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By Lisca Philo The Zimbabwe Gender Commission, in collaboration with the Harare City Council, led a Clean-Up campaign at Mbare Musika in Harare yesterday, marking the commencement of Women’s Month and reinforcing efforts to combat gender-based violence (GBV). Held under the theme “Clean-Up Mbare, Sweep out GBV,” the campaign aimed to honour Women’s Month while…

Zambezi River Authority Urges Power Utilities to Consider Optional Electricity Sources as Elnino induced Drought Bites Southern Africa

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The 2023/2024 rainfall profile outlook implies a high likelihood of below-normal Zambezi River inflows into Lake Kariba hence the need to consider other sources of power generation Eng Munyaradzi Munodawafa By Dickson Bandera The Zambezi River Authority has urged Power utilities in both Zambia and Zimbabwe to consider alternative sources of power to complement generation…

Zimbabwe Setting Up Another Giant Platinum Mine in the Great Dyke

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Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Development Dr Polite Kambamura (third from left) during the tour at Karo Mine By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Zimplats), might be the biggest platinum mine in Zimbabwe, but the works at Karo Platinum – a new mine just some few kilometres north of Zimplats – indicate that Zimbabwe…

Through The Space of Time: From Rudd Concession to Pickstone Peerless Mine

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Three Engineers In One Picture: Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Development Honourable Dr Eng Polite Kambamura (centre) is flanked by Engineer Madowe (left) and Engineer Munodawafa (right) just before getting into the underground section of Pickstone Peerless Mine, in Chegutu, Mashonaland West. By Dickson Bandera A mining agreement known as “The Rudd Concession” signed…

Pepani AMalawi- Zimbabwe Musicians Remember Cyclone Freddy Victims In Emotional Song

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Artistes Pax Gomo and Nqobile Malinga aka Professor Malinga By Edwin Msipa Talented Zimbabwe artists, under the tutelage of music teacher Emmanuel Chakanyuka, recently hosted a highly successful media launch of Cyclone Freddy Disaster Song and Video titled Pepani AMalawi, at The Grand Selous Hotel in Harare. Written and composed by Emmanuel Chakanyuka and featuring…

Zimbabwe Speaker of Parliament Addresses Parliamentarians at COP28

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Zimbabwe Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe Speaker of Parliament Hon Advocate Jacob Mudenda yesterday addressed a Parliamentary meeting hosted by the IPU and the Federal National Council at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), where he shared the efforts being taken by the Zimbabwean government in implementing global…