Beyond the bin — How Dr Dilesh Nguwaya wants Harare to rethink waste
By Marshall Bwanya HARARE — Every morning, refuse trucks from Geo Pomona snake through Harare’s suburbs collecting yesterday’s leftovers. Plastic bottles, food scraps, cardboard, broken furniture and garden waste all end up in the same place. For the past two decades the City of Harare’s relationship with rubbish has been simple, collect it, dump it […]
Harare residents decry homelessness, rising CBD crime
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Harare residents are raising alarm over the growing number of homeless people sleeping on the streets of the capital’s central business district (CBD), saying the situation has fuelled rising crime and accelerated the deterioration of the capital’s urban environment. The Harare Residents Trust (HRT) warns that the trend exposes deepening failures […]
Nguwaya appointed Mnangagwa’s special adviser on waste management
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Geo Pomona Waste Management chief executive and executive chairman Dr Dilesh Nguwaya as his Special Adviser on Waste Management and Environmental Sustainability, tasking him with helping shape national policy on one of Zimbabwe’s most pressing environmental challenges. The appointment, announced by Chief Secretary to the President […]
CHRA condemns MPs’ housing project on Monavale Ramsar wetland
By Staff Reporter HARARE – The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) has condemned the allocation of residential stands for legislators on the protected Monavale Vlei wetland, warning that the development undermines Zimbabwe’s obligations under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and damages the country’s credibility as current president of the global wetlands body. In a statement released […]
Harare residents outraged as Developers invade Monavale and Meyrick Park Wetlands
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Residents of Monavale and Meyrick Park have raised alarm over the ongoing destruction of protected wetland areas in their communities, accusing private developers of illegally clearing land within the internationally recognised Monavale Wetland Ramsar Site. The outcry comes amid allegations that vast portions of State land within the wetland were irregularly […]
Inside Buhera’s Hidden Cost of Lithium
By Kovedzayi Takawira BUHERA — Sabi Star Mine, operated by Chinese-owned Maxi Mind, is at the centre of environmental havoc in Mukwasi Village, Buhera. The lithium boom, while fuelling Zimbabwe’s economic ambitions, has made life unbearable for villagers by choking the air, blighting crops, and putting lives at risk. Ore-hauling trucks rumble past homes, schools, […]
Top private school in bitter court battle against Chinese company’s cement plant
By Staff Reporter CHEGUTU – One of Zimbabwe’s leading private schools is fighting for survival as Chinese-owned Shuntai Holdings continues building a lime and cement plant just 497 metres from Bryden Country School’s boundary — in open defiance of a High Court order. Parents, teachers and education leaders have warned that the project poses a direct […]
Longcheng plaza’s legacy haunts Zim ahead of Ramsar COP15
By Staff Reporter Harare – Longcheng Plaza, a vast shopping complex built on a protected wetland, remains a stark symbol of Zimbabwe’s struggle to enforce its own environmental laws. As Zimbabwe readies to host the Ramsar COP15 in Victoria Falls from July 23–31, 2025, its track record on wetland conservation faces renewed international scrutiny. This week, […]
Parliament defiance of High Court order amidst CCC power struggle sparks public outcry
By Takudzwa Changadeya Harare – The Zimbabwe parliament has sparked public outcry by enforcing leadership changes within the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), despite a High Court challenge against the move. The changes, directed by self-proclaimed Secretary-General Sengezo Tshabangu, have deepened divisions within the opposition party. Tshabangu, acting unilaterally, reshuffled the CCC’s parliamentary hierarchy, replacing […]
Lesotho partners with Geo Pomona Waste for sustainable waste solutions
By Staff Reporter Masero, Lesotho – The government of Lesotho has engaged Geo Pomona Waste Management (Pvt) Ltd in a landmark initiative to establish an environmentally sustainable waste management system. This partnership marks a pivotal step toward addressing Lesotho’s long standing waste management challenges. Until now, the country has been exporting hazardous waste 500 kilometers […]