by Violet Nakamba The dry spell experienced in the last few days explains it all! It is a rare occurrence for Zambia, worse off for the farmers that by December 15, a number of...
by Violet Nakamba The dry spell experienced in the last few days explains it all! It is a rare occurrence for Zambia, worse off for the farmers that by December 15, a number of them would have not planted. It is however common that by this time around, crops...
by Ruwarashe Makarara A group of Kuwadzana residents are planting trees all over the community in a campaign dubbed The Greening Kuwadzana Project, which started last year. In 2020 Kuwadzana Press (a community newspaper in Kuwadzana) partnered with Duri Green Finger Nursery (a nursery in Kuwadzana that specializes in...
Poverty wrecks havoc in Manicaland peri urban communities as women and youths resort to gold panning
by Lloyd Sesemani Residents of Penhalonga are struggling to raise house hold income and are reeling in poverty due to high unemployment of women and youths coupled with a lack of land for agricultural production. Most of the people within the community held high expectations that the 2022 National...
By Alick Sinkala Replanting of the trees that have been cut down and planting of new trees are amongst the solutions to reduce the impacts of climate change in the world. Climate keeps on changing due to a lot of factors and as a result there have been a...
by Henry Kane Epworth Local Board has authorized the building of a secondary school on a wetland. An Epworth resident said, “Before the construction started, a pond that was there was filled up followed by the leveling of the wetland. All the reeds that used to be there were...
By Jussa Kudherezera Uncollected garbage in the high density suburbs of Mutare threatens people’s livelihood. For the past one month, the Mutare City Council has failed to follow the scheduled time for garbage collection in Chineta and Avenues. With the amount of rainfall that has been predicted by the...
by Henry Kane Wetlands are being threatened by urban agriculture in Harare after people receive inputs but don’t have places to plant the maize. Wetlands help replenish and purify water naturally and also helps in harvesting and storing water before it flows away to big dams or to the...
By Providence Moyo Bulawayo’s St Peters residents are calling for an urgent solution on how to tackle sand poachers who have become a menace in the area. These poachers threaten St Peters resident’s lives. Last week, Freddy Ncube’s house was destroyed as a result of sand poaching especially during...
By Delphia Mchenga Mulanje (MJ) District hospital continues to dispose their waste in Polopoto river as such the quality of water decreases. People around MJ hospital market and Njedza are concerned the most because they are unable to use the water for either irrigation or other purposes. This is...
By Zione James Charcoal burning is the only and an opted income generating activity for most people of Group Village Headman Chipamba and surrounding areas in the outskirts of Liwonde township in Machinga. Chipamba is one of the blessed communities in hills and mountains but the blessing is being...