Harare – The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has officially announced that the September National Clean-Up Day will be held on Friday, 4 September 2026, under the theme, "A Clean Environment, Everyone’s Responsibility." According to a notice released by EMA, the national clean-up campaign will serve as the grand opening for…
Chitungwiza – A group of Chitungwiza residents and ratepayers has lodged a formal petition with the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), demanding urgent action over what they describe as rampant industrial pollution that is poisoning waterways, endangering public health, and violating constitutional rights to a clean environment and safe water.…
Harare- On the floor of Parliament, the air was thick with the familiar scent of political hedging. But for Brighton Mazhindu, the Member of Parliament for St Mary’s, the stench wafting through his mind was not that of bureaucratic doublespeak, it was the unmistakable, fetid smell of raw sewage that…
Harare — The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) has declared the escalating water pollution crisis in Harare a "state of national disaster", revealing that a staggering 250 million litres of raw sewage flows into Lake Chivero daily while industries exploit weak enforcement mechanisms because "it's cheaper to pollute rather than…
Chitungwiza- In Manyame Park, the air is thick with a stench that defies description—a nauseating cocktail of raw effluent, stagnant sludge, and decay. Children weave through narrow, muddy alleys on their way to school, skipping over puddles of murky water that glisten with an oily sheen. Just a few metres…
Chiredzi – Zimbabwe is transforming the underutilised Nuanetsi Ranch into a flagship agricultural production hub, with water from the Tugwi-Mukosi Dam now being fully harnessed to drive food security, export growth, and the country’s 2030 upper-middle-income economy vision. Backed by 25-year lease agreements and the Government’s rural industrialisation agenda, private…
By A Correspondent - As Africa commemorates Africa Day, the Youth Empowerment and Skills Development Association (YESDA) together with the Rural Empowerment and Development (READ) initiative has renewed its call for climate-resilient rural industrialisation as the cornerstone of inclusive economic growth in Zimbabwe and across Africa. The organisations argue that…
By A Correspondent - The Climate Action Coalition of Zimbabwe has thrown its weight behind the global vision championed by UN Climate Change, declaring that climate action is not just an environmental obligation but a pathway to a better life for all. In a statement reaffirming its commitment to sustainable…
By A Correspondent -Harare, Zimbabwe – February 24, 2026Civil society groups under the banner of Coalition Action Coalition of Zimbabwe have expressed deep concern following the government’s decision to withdraw from negotiations on a proposed bilateral health Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States. The agreement, valued at $367…
By Allince for Gender Justice and Community Development (AGJCD), in collaboration with Climate Action Coalition of Zimbabwe Recent flooding in Zaka has once again laid bare the vulnerability of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in disaster-prone parts of Zimbabwe. Heavy rains pounded the district, rendering key roads unusable and…
