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…
Tugwi-Mukosi Dam Ignites Nuanetsi Ranch Agro-Boom
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…
Toxic Mercury Pollution in Chivi Exposes Rural Women to Water Crisis and Rights Violations
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…
Youth, Women and Rural Communities Unite for Climate Action in Masvingo
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…
Mutapa Gold Pays Out US$22 Million Dividend to Sovereign Fund Amid Restructuring Push
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…
Climate Action Coalition Leads Fire Guard Initiative in Masvingo
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…
“Hands Off Small Scale Gold Mining”- Gvt Tells Foreigners
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…
Minister Garwe Issues 7 Day Ultimatum for Illegal Settlers at Gilstone Farm
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…
Lisungwe Island Floods Displace Hundreds of Families as Authorities Urged to Declare a National Disaster
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,…
Green Fuel’s Toxic Discharge Crisis Deepens in Chipinge South
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…

