…. RESIDENTS RAISED CONCERNS OVER INCLUSION IN CLIMATE POLICIES… Hwange communities are grappling with the environmental, social and human rights consequences of extractive development. The district is well‐known for its coal mining and power generation assets, which have long been considered central to Zimbabwe’s industrial growth. Yet behind the headline figures lies a different reality,…
Republishing The Hwange community is bearing the brunt of the continued use of coal as a form of energy amid rising air pollution and respiratory diseases in several villages close to mining areas. Mining companies are stampeding to extract coal in Hwange, but an investigation by The Southern Environment with support from the Voluntary Media…
Tears came before the words. They gather quietly in the corners of Takemore Mupfuya’s eyes as she tries to steady her voice, then fall one by one down her cheeks, slow, heavy drops that carry the weight of memories she has tried, and failed, to bury. Sitting quietly on a bench, twicking her eyes trying…
Zimbabwe’s mineral-rich terrain has been centralized with lithium, the country’s so-called ‘white gold.’ Touted as the key to a greener future, lithium boom has captivated government leaders and global investors. Yet beneath the shimmering promise lies a silent crisis, water. In a nation grappling with prolonged droughts, failing reservoirs, and shrinking wetlands, the question that…
ON an early Friday morning in Epworth, the usual bustle at Munyuki and Domboramwari shopping centres paused. But instead of clients and music spilling from bars, a different scene took centre stage: sex workers, brooms in hand, leading a campaign to sweep, unclog drains and clear litter that has long suffocated their community’s wetlands and…
Sex workers in Epworth are stepping out of the shadows and proving their role as responsible citizens, joining the National Clean-Up Campaign and contributing to community safety initiatives. During Friday’s clean-up at Munyuki, Overspill, Glenwood and Domboramwari shopping centres, sex workers worked side by side with Epworth Local Board officials, Epworth Polyclinic staff, local businesses…
Across Zimbabwe’s parched fields and flooded lowlands, two competing explanations for calamity are spreading. Scientists point to El Niño, changing rainfall patterns, deforestation and weak water management. But an increasingly loud counter-narrative — repeated at pulpits, in private Facebook groups, on X/Twitter and on TikTok — insists that droughts, floods and cyclones are moral punishments…
Harare – The United Kingdom’s Chief Scientific Advisor, Professor Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS, is in Zimbabwe on a a visit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties in science, innovation, health, education, and climate change. Her programme includes meetings with senior government officials, researchers and innovators, reflecting a focus on sustainable development and scientific collaboration. She…
WFP Zimbabwe Deputy Country Director, Billy Miwinga, says the latest ZimLAC rural and urban assessments show that food insecurity levels in Zimbabwe have decline, to which he said is a positive sign that ongoing efforts are making an impact. Miwinga however, emphasized that challenges remain, particularly a funding gap that leaves some families still vulnerable….
Harare, Zimbabwe, The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environment, Climate and Wildlife has raised alarm over the Ministry’s failure to fully utilise its 2025 first-quarter budget, warning that the shortfall is crippling the delivery of key environmental and climate services. According to the committee’s report tabled in the National Assembly, the ministry was allocated ZWG$516.8 million…
