“Our Fields Are Gone”: Buhera Villagers Count the Cost of Lithium Mining
By Staff Reporter In Buhera’s Ward 6, the once green fields where villagers grew maize and kept cattle are fast disappearing, replaced by wide pits and heaps of rubble from Chinese lithium mining. “Our children used to play here, and…
Buhera Lithium Mining leaves traces of Land Degradation
By Staff Reporter Lithium mining by Chinese companies in Buhera is causing widespread land degradation, sparking concerns among local villagers over destroyed farmland, shrinking grazing areas, and long-term environmental damage. Residents in Buhera’s Ward 4 say vast tracts of once-productive…
Cruelty, Lithium, and Loss: The Hidden Cost of Mining in Buhera
By Staff reporter Buhera, Zimbabwe – On the dusty plains of Buhera, where once only cattle grazed and children played freely, a new kind of unease hangs in the air. At the heart of the tension is lithium mining, driven…
Development Partners Express Guarded Support for Media Reforms
By Munashe Evans Tembo Harare — International Development partners have expressed guarded support for Zimbabwe’s media reform efforts, offering conditional technical and capacity-building assistance towards the implementation of the newly launched Zimbabwe Media Policy. Delivering solidarity messages at the 2025…
Rights Under Pressure: What November’s Violations Reveal About Zimbabwe’s Political Climate
By Munashe Evans Tembo The 113 human rights violations recorded in November 2025 are not just a snapshot of abuse; they offer a revealing lens into Zimbabwe’s current political and governance environment, where coercion, partisan control of resources, and shrinking…
NDWG Dismisses NDS2 and 2026 Budget as “Grand Public Deceptions”
By Munashe Evans Tembo Harare — The National Democratic Working Group (NDWG) has rejected the recently announced National Development Strategy 2 (NDS2) and the 2026 National Budget at the press conference they held at Media Centre, today, describing both policy…
Outrage as CNRG Reveals Disturbing Exhumations at Sabi Star Mine
By Munashe Evans Tembo The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) today condemned the exhumation of graves at Sabi Star Mine (MaxMind) in Buhhera District, Manicaland, calling the process “reckless” and “deeply disrespectful,” and demanding immediate accountability, transparency, and redress…
Africa’s Top 10 Nations With the Highest Foreign Exchange & Gold Reserves in 2025
Harare, Zimbabwe — Africa’s economic landscape in 2025 is being shaped by the resilience and strategic financial management of several nations that continue to build strong foreign exchange and gold reserves. These reserves play a crucial role in stabilising national…
Press Conference Summary Report: National Democratic Working Group (NDWG)
1. Executive Summary The National Democratic Working Group (NDWG) held a press briefing, spearheaded by the Acting Chairperson and Chief Facilitator, Dr. Wurayayi Zambe, to formally launch its “renewed Program of Action.” The core message was the NDWG’s strategic pivot…
Zimbabwe Media Stakeholders Convene to Validate New Media Policy Framework
By Staff Writer Harare – The Media Alliance of Zimbabwe (MAZ) today, 12 November 2025, hosted its 2025 Annual Media Stakeholders Conference in Harare, where media professionals, government officials, civil society actors and international partners convened to validate the newly launched…