By A Correspondent -In Chivi District, Masvingo Province, a growing environmental and public health crisis is unfolding as toxic mercury waste from artisanal and illegal gold mining activities contaminates local streams, placing rural communities at serious risk. Masvingo Women Rights Advocacy Group (MWRAG), in partnership with Gender Equality and Girl…
Climate Change Correspondent - On the Day of the African Child, young leaders from across Masvingo Province gathered under a powerful and timely theme, “Voices for Justice: Youth Action on Climate, Water and Governance,” in an engagement led by the Youth Empowerment and Skills Development Association (YESDA) in partnership with…
Harare – Mutapa Gold Resources has distributed over US$22 million to its parent company, the Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF), as part of a landmark US$35 million maiden dividend, signaling a financial turnaround for Zimbabwe's state-owned gold producer. The payout, declared for the nine months ending December 2025, follows a period…
By A Correspondent - The Climate Action Coalition of Zimbabwe, together with its member organisations Rural Empowerment and Development (READ) and Youth Empowerment and Development Association (YESDA), has pledged strong support for the Environmental Management Authority’s (EMA) call to build fire guards early. Masvingo Province has repeatedly suffered devastating veld…
Harare — Zimbabwe has formally reserved its small-scale and medium-scale gold mining sector for indigenous citizens only, with Mines Minister Polite Kambamura issuing a sweeping policy statement that bars foreign individuals and foreign-controlled entities from holding any mining title, operating, or entering into partnership arrangements in the sector. In a…
Harare — Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe has issued a seven-day ultimatum to illegal settlers at Gilstone Farm, warning that police and military reinforcements will be deployed to enforce evictions if the directive is not complied with. Speaking during a visit to the farm in Seke, Mashonaland…
By A Correspondent - Chipinge South, Manicaland Province, Torrential rains that began on 22 April 2026 have unleashed widespread devastation across Lisungwe Island and surrounding villages, plunging hundreds of families into a deepening humanitarian crisis. More than 600 households in Uketi, Chigumeta, Ndhlondhlo, and Mathukutheya have lost crops, livestock, homes,…
By A Correspondent - Communities in Chinyamukwakwa, Chipinge South Constituency, are grappling with a severe environmental disaster following toxic effluent discharges linked to Green Fuel Private Limited. What began as the launch of ethanol production on 21 April 2026, under Chief Garahwa, has escalated into a public health, environmental, and…
By A Correspondent -Young people and community organisations in Bikita have stepped up a collective call, urging Bikita Minerals to implement the adopted local employment quota system fully. They stress that communities hosting large-scale investments should be the primary beneficiaries of jobs, skills development, and infrastructure. Youth Empowerment and Skills…
By A Correspondent - The Masvingo Women’s Rights Advocacy Group (MWRAG), in partnership with Rural Empowerment and Development (READ), has raised serious concerns over the sanitation and infrastructure crisis at Chikwanda Primary School in Masvingo District, where learning conditions expose children, particularly girls, to daily health risks, indignity, and exclusion.…
