A group of youths from Mutoko has questioned the Environmental Management Agency’s (EMA) sincerity in the issuance of environmental impact assessments (EIAs) to black granite mining companies in the area.
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The environmental impacts of burning waste
Burning of waste has become a common method to dispose of garbage due to various reasons, chief among them being the local authorities’ failure to regularly collect refuse. Besides polluting […]
Neat ups ante on preserving environment
A group of activists passionate about preserving the environment has embarked on various projects to promote sustainable mining among artisanal and small-scale miners.
Sustainability lesson from the world’s ‘first zero waste’ restaurant
Approximately one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year gets lost or wasted, key findings by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) […]
CICs turn communities into global village
John Mupangara (19) from Zaranyika village in Murewa is a delighted man.
Running in the world’s most polluted city
There is an air purifier in every New Delhi residence that can afford it. Mine was the stuff of nightmares: a white rectangular machine, about the size of that small […]
Climate costs South Africa 10% of its GDP
JOHANNESBURG — Massive weather events are wiping out entire communities and making life for everyone harder, more expensive and more dangerous. This is the reality of a world where carbon […]
Towards monitoring sustainable use of biomass in Africa
Over 80% of people in sub-Saharan Africa rely on biomass for cooking and heating.
UK-based charity’s fundraising efforts attract BBC
THE fundraising efforts for Cyclone Idai victims in Zimbabwe by a United Kingdom-registered charity — Protection of Adults and Children Trust (Pact) — have caught the attention of international broadcaster, […]
Politics at play in Mutoko’s black granite mining
As age takes its toll on her, Stella Mhosva (63) hopes that one day the ancestors will smile on the poverty-stricken district of Mutoko, which, despite being endowed with vast […]
