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A group of women recently staged a peaceful demonstration in Hwange against heavy pollution by haulage trucks that transport coal in the Matabeleland North town,

Matebeleland North Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Richard Moyo has expressed concern over the slow pace in the rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victor...

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SOME progress has been made on the rehabilitation of the Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2) as th...

Tembo’s household is among about 50 families in the dry Madumabisa area, who say their farming activities have been disrupted by South Mining’s coal mining operations.

FORMER Malawi president Joyce Banda is in Zimbabwe to preside over a groundbreaking ceremony for a community project targeting hundreds of villagers

FairPlanet THE recent ‘coal rush’ by mining companies into Hwange, Zimbabwe has brought despair instead of high expectations from the local community, which accuses these entities of violating environmental regulations with impunity. In most developing countries, foreign direct investment usually brings optimism among the general populace as it would be a positive sign of economic development and employment opportunities. The scenario is rather different in the coal mining town of Hwange, s...

By Matabeleland North Correspondent HWANGE: Mines Minister Winston Chitando is expected to visit the Dinde community here Thursday to quell a potential storm where villagers have vowed not to allow a Chinese company set up a coal and gold mine in the area. Villagers fear they will be displaced by a coal mine being set up by the Chinese, once again without following proper procedures of consulting locals and carrying out an environmental impact assessment. There are more than a dozen Chinese com...