Namibia implements strategies to sustain lion population
Staff Reporter in Namibia Windhoek, Namibia (CZ) – The Namibian government is taking a proactive stance to protect and sustain its dwindling lion population in the northwestern part of the country, an official said on Monday. Uakendisa Muzuma, an official with the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, indicated that northwestern Namibia’s lion population faces […]
SADC urged to prioritise environmental and tourism policies.
-Environmental degradation, climate change impacts, and illegal harvesting of natural resources should be addressed, SADC Ministers agreed. John Cassim Harare, Zimbabwe (CZ) – Environment, Natural Resources, and Tourism Ministers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have been urged to prioritise policies, projects, and activities on environment, natural resources, and tourism in the region. The […]
A walk to save wildlife in the Zambezi Valley gathers momentum.
– the walk will give participants a deeper understanding of the conservation story, the human story, and the vulnerability of the area, ZEF said. John Cassim Harare, Zimbabwe (CZ) – A 30-day walk of over 330 km along the Zambezi valley, aimed at saving biodiversity and wildlife, has gathered momentum. The journey, which includes walking […]
UNICEF capacitates Zimbabwean youths on climate change
-6.5 million children (0-18 years old) in Zimbabwe are at risk of impact from climate-induced emergencies, UNICEF says. John Cassim HARARE, Zimbabwe (CZ) – UNICEF is on a drive to capacitate young Zimbabweans on the impact of climate change on children. In October 2022, UNICEF launched the Climate, Energy, Environment, and Children Strategy to help […]
Zimbabwe helps meet refugees’ food needs
-No matter the circumstances that have pushed refugees to flee their countries, we serve them without discrimination and ensure that they are able to put food on their tables, Francesca Erdelmann, WFP Representative and Country Director in Zimbabwe, said. -John Cassim HARARE, Zimbabwe (CZ) – The Zimbabwean government has contributed 4.400 metric tones of maize […]
Zimbabweans urged to conserve the environment to achieve good public health
– If you look at it, you see that the environment is actually the source of whatever comes back to us as diseases, experts said. John Cassim Harare, Zimbabwe (CZ) – Zimbabwean health experts on Friday made a call for the conservation of nature and warned that today’s health challenges emanate from a degraded environment. […]
Health scare as Mhandamabwe Clinic goes for months with no water.
“For now, we do not have water, and we have to buy three buckets for US$1, a local nurse revealed John Cassim Harare, Zimbabwe (CZ) – A health disaster is looming at Mhandamabwe Clinic in Chivi District, as it has gone for months without water. Chivi is a district in Masvingo, nearly 300 kilometers south […]
Zimbabwe to compensate victims of human-wildlife conflict
-The Human-Wildlife Conflict Relief Fund will offer some monetary relief to victims of human-wildlife conflict, the cabinet said John Cassim HARARE, Zimbabwe – The Zimbabwean government has given the green light for the creation, of a Human-Wildlife Conflict Relief Fund to compensate the victims. During the post-cabinet media briefing on June 6, an announcement was […]
Mana Pools Conservation Agreement established for Zambia & Zimbabwe
John Cassim Zimbabwe and Zambian Ministers Mangaliso Ndlovu and Rodney Sikumba, after signing the LOZAMAP TFCA MoU in Harare. Harare, Zimbabwe – Zambia and Zimbabwe have established the Lower Zambezi-Mana Pools (LOZAMAP) TransFrontier Conservation Area (TFCA) after signing an MoU. The approach a few weeks ago by these two governments is meant to promote regional […]
16 White rhinos reintroduced to DR Congo national park
Staff Reporter HARARE, Zimbabwe – Sixteen southern white rhinos have been released into Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), officials said on Saturday, reintroducing an endangered species that was decimated by poaching. The last northern white rhino in the park, which lies in the DRC’s northeast, was poached in 2006. […]