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Rampant deforestation blamed for climate change
The Africa Carbon Forum (formerly the Africa Voluntary Carbon Credits Market Forum, or AVCCMF) has blamed the rampant cutting down of trees and irresponsi...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:09hrs | 120 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe politics: Lineaments of stock characters
What are stock characters?LET me be basic so I am accessible to many of my readers, whatever level of education, and from whichever discipline they hail.In literature we have what are ...Published: 22 Apr 2023 at 19:00hrs | 14 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
Europe cannot beat a bitterly cold winter through fire from faggots
They can't make fire from faggotsAS I write, for the short month of conflict in Eastern Europe, global food prices have risen by an average 17 percent.Energy costs have gone through th...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by @ Jamwanda2
COP26: Mnangagwa tried too hard
THE Glasgow COP26 meeting in Scotland, United Kingdom, painted a grim picture about the environment and imminent dangers of climate change. However, besides Africa and the third world carrying the can...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:35hrs | 9 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zimbabwean vehicle maker partners US-based company
A LOCAL vehicle manufacturer, Hende Moto, has secured a partnership with a United States-based Max Sound Corp, which will see the two providing high-definition audio technology on all the company's ve...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:02hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man earns a living by breeding flies
A BINDURA man is earning a living through breeding flies as animal feed at a time flies are associated with unhygienic practices and condemned for causing diseases such as cholera, typhoid, dysentery ...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 06:45hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
$7bn needed for cleaner energy in Zimbabwe
A CLIMATE change specialist has said Zimbabwe needs close to $7 billion to mitigate climate change effects by 2030.This was revealed last week in Parliament by director of water and climate ch...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 08:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe scientists discover 'ozone hole' over South Africa
A team of Zimbabwean researchers has discovered an "ozone hole" over South Africa that is centred over the Free State Province during spring, which impacts on temperature and rainfall levels, accordin...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 23:04hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Kombi wars rock Bulawayo
THOUSANDS of commuters in Bulawayo were left stranded yesterday morning when pirate taxi drivers ran amok and fought running battles with members of the Bulawayo United Transporters' Association (Bupt...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police, VID officers must be educated on the dangers of smoking vehicles - MP
Chegutu MP and the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Transport and Infrastructure Dexter Nduna has asked the parliament to consider educating the police and Vehicle Inspection Depart...Published: 27 Jul 2016 at 07:27hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
When hunger is the king, poverty is the prince - We are the Elnino generation!
Zimbabwe is a nation not short of tragedy if not irony. Since 2000 which 16 years from now going backwards and 20 years after independence the country has faced a number of acute challenges that have ...Published: 21 Jun 2016 at 14:35hrs | 3 | by Mbizo Chirasha
Clean Water and Sanitation - What about women and girls in war zones?
For more than three decades Africa has been in serious war challenges due to various political, social and economic reasons. Many people have died in the whole war and cheap military drama. Have we ev...Published: 21 Apr 2016 at 15:34hrs | 1 | by Mbizo Chirasha
Desperate times call for desperate actions
The call by opposition parties for repentance by the ZANU-PF ruling party, as a pre-condition for the nation to receive some rainfall at this trying time when there is a national calamity facing the a...Published: 12 Jan 2016 at 12:25hrs | | by Suitable Kajau
Ozone layer is recovering - Zanu PF minister claims
Minister of Environment, Water and Climate Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has made sensational claims in Dubai that the ozone layer is fast recovering.She said this is due to the phasing out o...Published: 12 Nov 2015 at 07:36hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
The African Development Bank On 'Green Growth'
The African Development Bank's new policy acknowledges that to sustain economic growth in Africa, there is an urgent need to preserve and enhance the ecological capital that enriches such growth. ...Published: 04 Apr 2014 at 08:22hrs | 1 | by Maxwell Teedzai
This n that with Maluphosa: Wot the scarabs!
The scarabs are in town. I am not talking about those brittle dung -ball rollers whose job is to clean the surrounding of all that is animal waste no. I am talking about those two legged belligerent o...Published: 17 Sep 2013 at 13:17hrs | 2 | by Clerk Ndlovu
Mujuru launches tourism month
Vice President Joice Mujuru said government is ready to facilitate and contribute towards the development of sustainable energy thereby reducing the use of fossil fuels that bring about problems of cl...Published: 22 Sep 2012 at 09:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
To Rio and beyond: Africa seeks sustainable solutions
Paving the path to "the future we want" It is rare for a head of government to be greeted with applause at the very beginning of a speech before ...Published: 21 Jun 2012 at 19:45hrs | | by Masimba Tafirenyika
'Climate change can be an opportunity for Africa'
Twenty years ago, the first Rio summit emphasized that environmental protection and economic development are complementary, rather than counter-posed priorities. How s...Published: 14 Jun 2012 at 18:51hrs | 2 | by Rebecca Moudio
Bulawayo residents should protect their environment: EMA
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) education and publicity officer, Mildred Matunga on Saturday said the Bulawayo residents should protect the environment for present and future generations...Published: 27 Mar 2011 at 20:33hrs | | by Byo24NEWS
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