The aim of this report is to gather evidence that will identify priorities and actions by stakeholders towards positively influencing, up scaling and accelerating gender equality and women’s empowerment in Zimbabwe. The report consolidates information on gender gaps and drivers of inequality in human endowments, economic opportunities, ownership and control …
The two animals were discovered at a waterhole near Chipinge, 400 kilometres from Harare, news agency Sapa reported. Their carcasses were found before poachers had time to completely remove the horns, which had already been partly cut. These are the first rhinos to be poisoned after more than 100 elephants …
GWERU City Council is discharging partially treated effluent into the environment owing to the repeated breakdown of the two sewage treatment plants, a senior official has revealed. Acting director for engineering services Praymore Mhlanga said lack of resources to repair the treatment plants has seen the local authority being taken …
With rhino populations dwindling due to illegal hunting for their horns, poachers have now begun targeting vulnerable baby rhinos instead. In 2014, a record 1,215 rhinos died from poaching - a 21 percent increase from the previous record high set the year before. As a result, several rhino subspecies are …
AS climate-linked extreme events escalate, Zimbabwean lawmakers have started pushing Government to speedily implement policies that strengthen the national disaster response. Since the 1960s, Zimbabwe has experienced repeated extreme events including droughts, flash flooding and violent tropical storms, described by local scientists as evidence of climate change. Among the worst …
Parks and Wildlife Management Authority employees were yesterday busy fencing Manzou Farm as they prepare to bring in the first batch of wild animals, reportedly lions and elephants. The move to bring in the dangerous animals, according to the beleaguered villagers that are still living at the farm on the …
The Zanu-PF leadership here has given the Zimbabwe Bio-Energy the green light to set up a US$500 million ethanol plant at Nuanetsi Ranch in Mwenezi in a development expected to help the province attain targets set under Zim-Asset. The proposed ethanol plant is expected to employ nearly 5 000 people …
Low-lying areas of the country have been hit by flooding with more than 200 families being displaced while 52 houses and a secondary school were destroyed in Mashonaland Central. One person was reported killed while another was missing after being swept away by flooded rivers as rains continue to pound …
MORE than 800 families have been evacuated from their homes so far as flooding continues to affect most parts of the country due to heavy rains, an international humanitarian group has said. This detail comes after state radio reported that 10 people had died with authorities confirming that efforts were …
Harare City Council and a Zambian company, Lamise Investments, have entered into a $4,5 million deal to install solar street lights. According to council minutes, the 15-year deal would see Lamise putting up solar streets lights along 16 streets in Harare at no direct cost to the local authority while, …
Harare City Council and a Zambian company, Lamise Investments, have entered into a $4,5 million deal to install solar street lights. According to council minutes, the 15-year deal would see Lamise putting up solar streets lights along 16 streets in Harare at no direct cost to the local authority while, …
Construction of a 600MW thermal power station at Gwayi took a step in the positive direction after the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority approved a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company and China Africa Sunlight Energy (CASECO). The firm is a consortium of a private …
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) is working on securing Private Public Partnerships (PPPs) for Mutare and Masvingo city council to enable them to start exploiting methane gas as an alternative energy source. Methane -- whose main source is natural gas -- is an odourless and colourless gas that occurs …
Greenfuel is fighting off allegations that its Chisumbanje ethanol plant is threatening human, animal and aquatic life due to heavy pollution of water sources. Environmental Management Agency (EMA) director general Mutsa Chasi about two weeks ago appeared before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Development saying the …
A Zimbabwean company has partnered with a Germany investor for the establishment of a $400 million solar power project in Marondera that will produce 150 megawatts. De Green Rhino Energy Private Limited, a joint venture between Zimbabwean company De Opper Trading and a power firm run by German solar power …
Jeremiah Sarudza stands outside his mud and thatch hut and watches his wife and children prepare a tobacco field surrounded by tree stumps. The 32-year-old, like most of Zimbabwe’s tobacco farmers, relies on wood to cure tobacco, a practice that’s stripping the gently rolling hills and granite outcrops of the …
Zimbabwe’s wildlife reserves are rife with poachers using high-powered, silenced weapons and cyanide to slaughter animals, according to the country’s National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority. At least five elephants have been killed using cyanide in Hwange National Park in western Zimbabwe this year, while over 100 were poisoned in …
In 2013, more than 35,000 elephants across Africa were killed for their ivory, which is often carved and sold as ornaments, jewelry and other gift items. China is a major importer of ivory, where it’s highly prized as a luxury good. Ivory sellers also do a roaring trade in Japan, …
Zimbabwe’s Environmental Management Agency closed 31 companies for not complying with water-pollution regulations after June 30, the Chronicle reported. The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries, which represents most manufacturers, said some companies will need more time to comply with the rules, which require large capital expenditure, the Bulawayo-based newspaper reported, citing …
One way that family farmers improve their resilience to both climatic and economic shocks is to diversify what is produced. More and different crops and livestock, particularly local varieties and breeds are being promoted. Two other options stand out too – bees and trees. These have the added advantages of …
Contaminated drinking water has killed 328 people in Zimbabwe this year, mainly in urban areas, the Sunday Mail said, citing Portia Manangazira, a disease control specialist in the health ministry, and a report by the country’s Environmental Management Agency. More than 190,500 people have been treated for diseases related to …
