The Pamoja Critical Minerals Alliance (PCMA) Zimbabwe Chapter has raised alarm over a toxic waste spill from a copper mining operation in Zambia, warning of severe environmental and social consequences for communities in the region and calling for stronger accountability from the mining sector. The spill happened on Feb. 18 when a tailings dam that…
A group of young activists in Harare has joined a continent-wide campaign demanding that TotalEnergies be removed from Africa. The French energy giant, which sponsors the upcoming AFCON 2025 tournament, is accused of greenwashing while expanding fossil fuel projects across the continent. More than 28 artists, students, and activists took part in Kick Polluters Out…
By John Cassim Harare, Zimbabwe – Two days before World Rangers Day on July 29 this year, the Zimbabwe Parks & Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) announced that two of its rangers were injured by elephants in the Sengwa, Chirisa Safari Area. “One suffered a broken arm while fleeing, while the other was gored, sustaining abdominal…
Farmers in Goromonzi, a rural district located 50 kilometres east of Harare, are turning back to indigenous seeds and traditional foods as a way to tackle climate change and improve food security. The sixth edition of the Traditional Seed and Food Festival, organised by Fambidzanai Permaculture Centre (FPC) in partnership with Participatory Ecological Land Use…
Green Governance Africa (GGA) has launched its inaugural Just Earth Dialogues Series, offering a new platform to rethink energy transitions through the lens of justice and community empowerment. The series focuses on how microgrids can expand clean energy access in off-grid communities, particularly in Zimbabwe, while promoting policies that protect both human rights and ecological…
A local civic group has raised concerns over the destruction of a gazetted wetland in Tafara’s Gosden area, near Mabvuku Cemetery, where construction of residential housing is reportedly underway despite environmental protections. The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) said in a statement on Thursday that the City of Harare had approved the housing project, and…
A restored wetland in Zimbabwe’s Hwange District is drawing global praise for its integrated approach to conservation, food security, and sustainable livelihoods. Delegates attending the 15th Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP15) gained first-hand appreciation of the Kasibo Wetland Project, where a two-hectare garden, orchard, aquaculture system, and weirs…
Indigenous leadership in wetland conservation took centre stage at COP15 during a side event titled Listening to the Land, which underscored the value of traditional knowledge in restoring biodiversity and advancing climate justice. Indigenous peoples have long been stewards of wetlands, protecting ecosystems, preserving biodiversity, and passing down ecological knowledge across generations. Their leadership has…
A South African-led initiative to curb the illegal rhino horn trade by embedding radioactive isotopes into rhino horns has entered its operational phase, following six years of research and safety testing. Known as the Rhisotope Project, the effort involves implanting low-level radioisotopes into rhino horns to make them detectable by nuclear security scanners at international…
A new initiative in Zimbabwe is training young people and community leaders to push back against environmental degradation and mismanagement in the country’s mining sector. The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG), a civil society organisation, has launched its first-ever Natural Resource Governance and Accountability School. Held under the theme “Re-Imagining the Future — Approaches…
