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Fuel prices reviewed 0 September 5, 2020 7:42 PM Source: Fuel prices reviewed | The Herald Herald Reporter Fuel prices have been adjusted slightly upwards to $97,93c for petrol and $83,36 for diesel, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) announced last night, while US dollar maximum prices have been reduced to US1,18 for petrol and US$1,04 for diesel. …
Measures underway to improve power supplies 0 September 6, 2020 2:05 AM Source: Measures underway to improve power supplies | The Herald Fairness Moyana in HWANGE Power supplies are expected to improve in the next few days, as a number of measures are being implemented to restore normal generation at Hwange Thermal Power Station. The country is facing …
Locust outbreaks threaten food security in southern Africa 0 September 6, 2020 11:31 AM Source: Locust outbreaks threaten food security in southern Africa – Zimbabwe | ReliefWeb Immediate action can prevent disaster in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe Accra – Outbreaks of African Migratory Locust (AML) are threatening the food security and livelihoods of millions of people in …
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‘Women not aware of their land rights’ Posted on September 4, 2020 by ambizwo@newsday.co.zw in Main News BRIDGET MANANAVIRE LACK of education on the constitution for traditional leaders is the major setback in the upholding of women’s rights, particularly on land ownership in rural areas, a new study has found. The study titled Women and Land Rights in Zimbabwe, done …
‘Brace for storms, cyclones, flash floods’ By Sindiso Mhlope Daily News 4/9/2020 ZIMBABWE is likely to experience tropical cyclones in the forthcoming rainfall season which will result in floods, violent storms and damages to homesteads due to La Nina weather patterns, Environment minister Mangaliso Ndhlovu has said. A La Nina is a weather pattern that …
Falling catches worry fishermen Herald 4/9/2020 Kapenta Rig Lake – Kariba Walter Nyamukondiwa Kariba Bureau COMPANIES and individual fishermen in Kariba who have been hit by falling catches, are seeking ways of helping restock the lake to reverse the decline, with poaching and overfishing by licensed rigs throughout the breeding season emerging as major …
Sustainable water projects need interactive participation Herald 4/9/2020 Rudo Grace Gwata-Charamba Correspondent Sustainability, an element that almost always guarantees the success of initiatives, relates to the continued long-term benefits from a development intervention after the associated project or programme has been completed. In the case of the water crisis in Zimbabwe, for example, sustainability …
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Pastures remain critical in Beitbridge Chronicle 4/9/2020 Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau THE state of livestock and pastures remains dire in Beitbridge district where 9 000 cattle succumbed to drought last year. Livestock production is one of the major sources of livelihoods for many people in the area and crops cannot do well under the …
Tourism sector calls for wildlife protection Chronicle 4/9/2020 Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter STAKEHOLDERS in the tourism and safari industry have implored Government to closely monitor human activities such as mining in wildlife areas to preserve the environment and promote tourism. The stakeholders who included environmentalists, wildlife conservationists, safari and tour operators, hoteliers, heads …
Groundwater Crisis in Zimbabwe Brought On by Droughts 0 September 3, 2020 1:25 PM Source: Groundwater Crisis in Zimbabwe Brought On by Droughts – Eos Kudzai Mungazi (man in black shirt), a traditional leader of a small village in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe, closely monitors a water-rationing exercise at a local borehole during a severe drought in 2016. Credit: …
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