Wild animals in areas like the Zambezi Valley move through settlement areas while looking for food at shops in situations that can lead to human-wildlife conflict with government trying to curb the related problems

Illegal wildlife trade costs Zimbabwe US$153 billion

Sharon Chikwanha Zimbabwe has lost an estimated US$153 billion through the illegal trade of wildlife products including timber and fisheries with government reviewing the wildlife act to protect Zimbabwe’s natural resources. Addressing the Final Parks and...
Religious leaders from across Zimbabwe have pledged to become vaccination champions and fight misinformation peddled by social and other forms of the media

Religious leaders boost fight against COVID-19

Herzel Mushayabasa. Traditional and religious leaders have committed to work with government in the fight against the deadly COVID-19 virus promising to battle misinformation affecting vaccination programmes in Zimbabwe. In a bid to dispel the misinformation...
About 2.6 million South Africans have lost their jobs since the COVID-19 pandemic hit

Social safety nets, community spirit help South African mother through Covid-19 crisis

Around 40 km outside Cape Town, Leebah Bessick wipes sweat from her forehead as she digs a pitchfork into the earth at a neighbourhood community garden. It’s an unseasonably hot day here at Blackheath Secondary...
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Natfoods volumes down 2.4% in Q3 on poor maize performance

Davison Kaiyo HARARE -  National Foods recorded a 2.4% decrease in volumes for the third quarter ending 31 March at 131,000 tons compared to last year. However excluding maize, volumes increased by 35%. The price stability,...
Caps United sponsorship deal with Covver Bottlers is a welcome development for soccer in Zimbabwe

Caps United in new sponsorship deal

Herzel Mushayabasa CAPS United FC’s preparations for the forthcoming Castle Lager Premier Soccer Leage football season have received a boost with the Manchester Road Boys unveiling a three-year sponsorship deal. The top Harare’s football penned the...
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Art to pay US$800 000 for Nampak’s Softex stake

HARARE – Art Holdings has announced the acquisition of 50% of Softex Tissue Products from Nampak Zimbabwe for a total consideration of US$800 000. This will leave Art as the sole shareholder of the...

 Renewables supplied only a third of Africa’s electricity demand growth

LONDON, United Kingdom – An analysis of global electricity revealed that wind and solar showed resilient growth in 2020 despite the pandemic, forcing a record fall in global coal power. The Global Electricity Review published...
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Tharisa now has full control of Salene Chrome

Tharisa Plc has now acquired full control of Salene Chrome Zimbabwe from Leto Settlement for USD3. فريق باريس 0 million. Salene Chrome is a development stage, low cost, open pit asset, located in the Great...

Gold exports up 3% in 4months to April

HARARE - Zimbabwe has recorded a 3% increase in gold earnings in the four months to April at US$297.46 mln from US$289.52 mln recorded in the same year ago period. Latest figures show that April...
Government is moving in to deal with housing co-operatives that established settlements on wetlands and other irregular areas that have exposed people to weather phenomenon including flooding

Government moves to destroy illegal settlements

Staff Writer Government is set to unleashe teams led by Cabinet ministers to visit irregular settlements established by housing co-operatives as government moves to regularised the areas with those eligible for relocation receiving necessary support. At...