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New policy to cut Zimbabwe's energy intensity
The Government of Zimbabwe has launched the National Energy Efficiency Policy, a new initiative aimed at reducing the country's energy intensity to meet global standards. The policy, introduced last w...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:21hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa replaces Sithembiso Nyoni with Evelyn Ndlovu
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Evelyn Ndlovu as the new Minister of Environment, Climate and Wildlife, following the recent dismissal of Sithembiso Nyoni from the Cabinet.The annou...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:52hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
CCC, Zanu-PF MPs pass Mthuli Ncube's budget
The 2025 National Budget, designed to drive economic growth, enhance social protection, and build resilience, was passed by Parliament last Thursday after intensive debate that stretched into the earl...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:41hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa honoured to chair SADC
President Mnangagwa expressed Zimbabwe's honor and gratitude for the opportunity to chair the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and for the solidarity shown by member states. Speaking at t...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:29hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt acquires electric cars
THE Government, through the Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED), has now bought a total of 18 electric vehicles from a Chinese company as Zimbabwe continues to promote the use of smart ener...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Yes, Mnangagwa is at UN COP 27 in Egypt to mourn about sanctions, photo opportunity and nothing else
Yes, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is in Egypt for UN COP27 Climate Summit. He will, no doubt, be accompanied by the usual high-powered delegation of hangers-on. He will complain of how sanctions are ...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 13:11hrs | 2 | by Nomusa Garikai
Govt accelerates construction of dams, irrigation schemes
Government is accelerating construction of dams and development of modern irrigation schemes to climate-proof agriculture under a comprehensive plan geared to guarantee food self-sufficiency, Presiden...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 10:10hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Govt spending worries stakeholders
The Government of Zimbabwe's spending is worrying the stakeholders who are concerned over the lack of service delivery compared to how public funds are spent.Zimbabwe Coalition of Debt and Dev...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 22:18hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Matobo villagers construct own dam
VILLAGERS of Nathisa area in ward 16, Matobo district, have completed the construction of a dam, named Zenzeleni.Matobo Rural District Council (RDC) chief executive Elvis Sibanda described the...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 06:15hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Councils can offer local solutions to climate change crisis
The 2022 budget consultations for Kwekwe City are now done and dusted. Conspicuously absent from the submissions from the residents were inputs towards programs on climate change.Residents see...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 21:53hrs | 12 | by Taruberekera Masara
Zimbabwe's upper-middle income economy plans in disarray
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said his administration will be able to push to fulfil its long-term plan of transforming Zimbabwe into an upper-middle income economy in line with Vision 2030 if the illegal e...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:26hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions, climate change double blow for Zimbabwe
Climate change has increased the frequency of severe droughts and cyclone-induced floods and with economic sanctions, Zimbabwean lives have been adversely affected and development stunted, President M...Published: 03 Nov 2021 at 05:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Agriculture at the heart of climate negotiations for the very first time
In the framework of COP22, which took place in Marrakech from November 7th to 18th, the initiative for the Adaptation of African Agriculture, a coalition of 28 countries has contributed to...Published: 24 Nov 2016 at 06:34hrs | | by Gillian Langmead
Southern Africa Water Partnership Engage Youth for Water governance
Africa south of Sahara is reeling under a serious semi arid and arid climate conditions . These are serious signs of desertification and that can be permanent if not abated. Hunger and droughts have b...Published: 14 Jun 2016 at 20:01hrs | 12 | by Mbizo Chirasha
UN pledges $15 billin to Zimbabwe
The United Nations plans to mobilise roughly US$15 billion to help Zimbabwe implement Sustainable Development Goals over the next 15 years.Government has stated its commitment to SDGs, priorit...Published: 07 Feb 2016 at 07:41hrs | 1 | by Tinomuda Chakanyuka and Lungile Tshuma
African leaders pledge to fight for a deal on climate change
An opportunity to emphasize the link between climate and development As African leaders, climate change experts and scholars understand it, the climate...Published: 20 Nov 2015 at 21:50hrs | 2 | by Dan Shepard and Kingsley Ighobor
'Mutasa's court application will fail,' says Mugabe
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday scoffed at a court challenge instituted by expelled Zanu-PF politburo members, Didymus Mutasa and Rugare Gumbo, saying the application was bound to fail. The Head of State a...Published: 07 Mar 2015 at 14:40hrs | | by Patrick Chitumba
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