Zimbabwe gender assessment
The aim of this report is to gather evidence that will identify priorities and actions by stakeholders towards positively influencing, up scaling and accelerating gender equality and women’s empowerment
Zimbabwe
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600mw Power Project Gets the Nod
Construction of a 600MW thermal power station at Gwayi took a step in the positive direction after the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority approved a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between the Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe: Zera Engages Towns On Alternative Energy Sources
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) is working on securing Private Public Partnerships (PPPs) for Mutare and Masvingo city council to enable them to start exploiting methane gas as an alternative
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Zimbabwe: Greenfuel Poisoning Environment - EMA
Greenfuel is fighting off allegations that its Chisumbanje ethanol plant is threatening human, animal and aquatic life due to heavy pollution of water sources. Environmental Management Agency (EMA)
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Zimbabwe: U.S.$400 Million Solar Project for Marondera
A Zimbabwean company has partnered with a Germany investor for the establishment of a $400 million solar power project in Marondera that will produce 150 megawatts. De Green Rhino Energy Private Limited,
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Zimbabwe Tobacco Revival Causes Forests to Go Up in Smoke
Jeremiah Sarudza stands outside his mud and thatch hut and watches his wife and children prepare a tobacco field surrounded by tree stumps. The 32-year-old, like most of Zimbabwe’s tobacco farmers,
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Zimbabwe Wildlife Reserves Rife With Poachers Killing Elephants
Zimbabwe’s wildlife reserves are rife with poachers using high-powered, silenced weapons and cyanide to slaughter animals, according to the country’s National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority.
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African Elephants May Be Extinct By 2020 Because People Keep Eating With Ivory Chopsticks
In 2013, more than 35,000 elephants across Africa were killed for their ivory, which is often carved and sold as ornaments, jewelry and other gift items. China is a major importer of ivory, where it’s
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Zimbabwe Industry Wants Time to Solve Pollution, Chronicle Says
Zimbabwe’s Environmental Management Agency closed 31 companies for not complying with water-pollution regulations after June 30, the Chronicle reported. The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries, which
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Bees bring a new buzz to family farming in Zimbabwe
One way that family farmers improve their resilience to both climatic and economic shocks is to diversify what is produced. More and different crops and livestock, particularly local varieties and breeds
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Contaminated Water Kills 328 From Zimbabwe in 2014: Mail
Contaminated drinking water has killed 328 people in Zimbabwe this year, mainly in urban areas, the Sunday Mail said, citing Portia Manangazira, a disease control specialist in the health ministry, and