Sand poachers, panners give BCC headaches
There is rampant and uncontrolled gold panning in the city’s water catchment areas such as Umzingwane as well as sand poaching in various suburbs.
By Silas Nkala
Feb. 25, 2024
Fire destroys 137K ha in Mat North, South
“We have lost over 25 052 hectares of land to veld fires with damage to property as well as livestock loss occurring” Musasiwa said.
By Innocent Magondo
Oct. 9, 2023
Govt probes Karoi Dam fish poisoning
Dead fish and other aquatic species are seen floating in the dam, located at Watson Farm, about three kilometres from the farming town.
By Nhau Mangirazi
Sep. 19, 2023
BCC pounces on gold panners
Bulawayo’s water catchment area has for some time now been invaded by illegal gold panners who have wrought massive environmental damage.
By Silas Nkala
Jul. 10, 2023
EMA to go after chrome miners over abandoned pits
They said big miners, or their representatives, were also roaming the Great Dyke, including invading open cast chrome shafts left by other miners before.
By Elma Zhoya
Apr. 14, 2023
‘I quit teaching to pick waste for a living’
The conference was organised by Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights.
By Silas Nkala
Mar. 11, 2023
Govt stops billing HCC over Pomona waste
The terms were that if the local authority cancelled the deal, it would pay Geogenix BV US$3,5 million for breach of contract.
By Kenneth Nyangani
Mar. 7, 2023
Harare mayor fires salvo at govt
Addressing journalists yesterday, Mafume described the disbursement of the money to EMA as a mockery, saying he would challenge government over the issue.
By Kenneth Nyangani
Feb. 21, 2023
Environment friendly sewage pond treatment plan unveiled
Kandishaya said surveys showed that sewage treatment ponds were full of sludge, water hyacinth.
By Nhau Mangirazi
Feb. 19, 2023