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Proliferation of firewood using food cookers worry Tree Ambassador
National Tree Ambassador Never Bonde has expressed concern over the increasing number of small scale food outlets that are using firewood indicatin...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 05:22hrs | 159 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe democratic space narrows ahead of 2023 polls
AS Zimbabwe inches closer to the 2023 general election, the democratic space is narrowing as authoritarian rule takes a toll on the political opposition and civil society.In December alone, cr...Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 06:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urges citizens to plant trees
TREES are a source of life and every Zimbabwean should take a responsibility to plant one regularly, President Mnangagwa said yesterday.Speaking at the 7th Zanu-PF National People's Congress T...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Musarara pulls a huge crowd on tree planting ceremony
A huge crowd came for a tree planting ceremony at St Albans primary school in Chiweshe today.An estimate of 10 000 people gathered in C...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 21:11hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe should refuse to repay colonial debt
THE Zimbabwean government is currently engaging with its creditors in order to reduce its external debt burden.Economic watchers argue that the country would be justified in repudiating the de...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:56hrs | 2 | by Kudakwashe Matiza
Albert Ngulube an exceptional MP as communities are urged to guard to natural resources
RURAL communities should jealously guard against the plundering of their natural resources which they should use to improve their welfare. We only have ourselves to protect our own resources.T...Published: 07 Dec 2020 at 11:08hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
When nature fights back
Zimbabweans are in deep mourning, the nation is bereaved, hundreds of lives were lost with others missing and injured. Cyclone Idai was apocalyptic in every dimension, where there was livestock ...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 19:25hrs | | by Thomas Murisa
Trees are life let's plant them
Noone can downplay the importance of trees to both humanity and wildlife, from timber, cattle pens, firewood to fruits and the medicinal roots used by the village 'sangoma'. Trees are life let...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 19:26hrs | 3 | by Thomas Murisa
Rape case against Nelson Chamisa withdrawn
Rape allegations against MDC leader Nelson Chamisa, which were filed by a 39-year-old woman, have been formally withdrawn after the accuser's mother told police she was mentally ill.Nyaradzo N...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 10:56hrs | 1 | by zimlive
Zimbabweans observe National Clean-up Day
The National Clean-up Day has been welcomed by members of the public as a noble idea meant to promote a clean and health nation.Scores of volunteers from various stakeholders heeded the call b...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 19:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa pledges 2m trees annually
MDC president Nelson Chamisa said they aim to plant two million trees annually until 2026 and even beyond.Chamisa said this in Norton on Saturday when he went on to plant what he termed "the N...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 13:20hrs | | by Staf reporter
Chamisa Statement on National Tree-Planting day
Fellow Zimbabweans, This Saturday of December we have taken time to commemorate and be part of a national effort and indeed global duty to plant trees for the good of our environment, the eart...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 13:42hrs | | by Nelson Chamisa, MDC President
Cowdray Park man named national tree planting ambassador
THE Government has appointed a Cowdray Park resident as the national tree planting ambassador in recognition of his role in fighting deforestation through planting indigenous trees. In a letter dated ...Published: 12 Jul 2016 at 07:11hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
FORD: 6 700 Hours Spent On Community Work During Global Month of Caring
Ford celebrates its 10th year of Global Week of CaringOver 30 projects selected across Sub-Saharan Africa...Published: 02 Oct 2015 at 11:56hrs | | by Alisea Chetty
Zimbabwe to plant 15m trees
Zimbabwe has rolled out an ambitious programme which aims to plant 15 million trees during the 2015/2016 season.The country is faced with massive deforestation which has been exacerbated by pe...Published: 26 Sep 2015 at 10:14hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Traditional healers appeal for land to grow medicinal plants
Traditional healers have appealed to Government to help their "beleaguered profession" by allocating them pieces of land where they will grow their medicinal plants, some of which they say are becomin...Published: 13 Sep 2015 at 00:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Minister dies after confrontation with Israeli cops
A Palestinian minister died on Wednesday shortly after an Israeli border policeman shoved and grabbed him by the throat during a protest in the West Bank, an incident Palestinian President Mahmoud Abb...Published: 11 Dec 2014 at 06:46hrs | | by Reuters
Mzembi defends Zimbabwe World Cup dream
Below is the address to Parliament by the Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry - Engineer Walter Mzembi on Zimbabwe's ambitions to host 2034 World Cup...Published: 14 Jul 2014 at 14:49hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Twenty-one fruit trees planted at Milton High School
MBIRA Tours and Safaris in conjunction with the Forestry Commission and Miss Zim Environment have planted trees at Milton High School in Bulawayo.A total of 21 fruit trees which included lemon...Published: 10 Mar 2012 at 09:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wangari Maathai, the woman of trees, dies
Kenya's Wangari Muta Maathai, the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner, environmentalist and human rights activist, died 25 September at age 71. A mother of three, she devoted her life to promoting the envir...Published: 09 Oct 2011 at 06:20hrs | 1 | by Kingsley Ighobor
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