Anti-Rhino Poaching Efforts Celebrated in Southern Africa: More Still Needs to Be Done
John Cassim The 78th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), to be held in Geneva, Switzerland from 3-8 February 2025, will hear about the gains made in the regional fight against illegal trade and the killing of rhinos. Just two weeks […]
The Hosting of COP-15 Does Not Make Zimbabwe Immune to Environmental Challenges
By John Cassim The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) Director of Environmental Management Services, Steady Kangata, has cautioned critics that hosting the Ramsar COP 15 on Wetlands does not make Zimbabwe a saint. Kangata was responding to the wide criticism against EMA following the water pollution of Lake Chivero in Harare that led to the death […]
Drought Threatens DRC Mining as Water Levels in Cahora Bassa Remain Low
John Cassim Low water levels at the Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Plant (HCB) due to ongoing drought are raising concerns about continued power shortages in Mozambique, potentially impacting mining operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Cahora Bassa, a major regional energy supplier, is struggling with low reservoir levels, significantly affecting electricity exports to countries […]
Professor Edson Gandiwa Appointed New ZimParks Boss
John Cassim Professor Edson Gandiwa, a renowned wildlife ecologist and professor at Chinhoyi University of Technology, has been appointed as the new Director General of the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks). He succeeds Dr. Fulton Mangwanya, who recently assumed the position of Director General of the Central Intelligence Organization (CIO). This appointment is […]
Cyanide and Sodium Hydroxide Poisoning Caused Fish and Livestock Deaths in Shashe River: EMA
By John Cassim The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has revealed that cyanide and sodium hydroxide poisoning caused fish and livestock deaths following a spillage from Cambria 4 Mine in Masvingo a fortnight ago. “The Agency collected water samples from the river for analysis at the Environmental Management laboratory, which revealed an elevated pH level, likely […]
Sustainable waste management strategies, will be examined at the 2023 Green Expo and Summit.
-According to government experts, there is a great need to go from a linear to a circular economic model in order to address the difficulties the globe is currently facing. HARARE (CZ) – The transformation from a linear to a circular economic model of waste management will be the main topic of the 2023 edition […]
SADC urged to prioritise environmental and tourism policies.
-Environmental degradation, climate change impacts, and illegal harvesting of natural resources should be addressed, SADC Ministers agreed. John Cassim Harare, Zimbabwe (CZ) – Environment, Natural Resources, and Tourism Ministers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have been urged to prioritise policies, projects, and activities on environment, natural resources, and tourism in the region. The […]
Zimbabweans urged to conserve the environment to achieve good public health
– If you look at it, you see that the environment is actually the source of whatever comes back to us as diseases, experts said. John Cassim Harare, Zimbabwe (CZ) – Zimbabwean health experts on Friday made a call for the conservation of nature and warned that today’s health challenges emanate from a degraded environment. […]
Health scare as Mhandamabwe Clinic goes for months with no water.
“For now, we do not have water, and we have to buy three buckets for US$1, a local nurse revealed John Cassim Harare, Zimbabwe (CZ) – A health disaster is looming at Mhandamabwe Clinic in Chivi District, as it has gone for months without water. Chivi is a district in Masvingo, nearly 300 kilometers south […]
UNDP’s solar project improve drug storage in Zimbabwe
-we are now able to store our medicines for three to four days without electricity which is a cost-cutting measure for NatPharm John Cassim HARARE, Zimbabwe – UNDP’s Solar for Health (S4H) project, has transformed drug storage at National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) Masvingo branch, located 295 km south of Harare. Masvingo NatPharm had 640 solar […]