📣Encouraging news from Bikita Minerals! The lithium producer has implemented a 20% job quota for women applicants—a meaningful step toward addressing gender imbalance in Zimbabwe's traditionally male-dominated mining sector✊🏾⚖️. Read more in this article: ow.ly/tXqw50VnhUs

Kuvimba owns Sandawana lithium mine. The company uses heavy vehicles to transport ore to a milling site in Gwanda. The trucks put a heavy strain on Mberengwa's gravel roads. People want the company to take greater responsibility for road maintenance. enviropresszim.com/kuvimba-urged-…

Half of Sandawana Mine’s staff complement at the end of 2024 was female, representing what the lithium company says is part of deliberate efforts to ensure that women have better chances of securing jobs and representation. Tendai Madondo Tendai Chidochashe Mafuka enviropresszim.com/sandawana-mine…

Through the Tugwi-Mukosi Combination Master Plan, government envisages to install a total of 30 Megawatts of electric power generation at Lake Tugwi-Mukosi. The energy would be generated by a hydro power plant and a solar power plant. enviropresszim.com/tugwi-mukosi-t…

Zimbabwe holds the largest reserves of lithium in Africa and ranks 5th globally in terms of lithium deposits. If properly mined, beneficiated, this resource could enable the country to meet its developmental needs and transform the lives of its people. enviropresszim.com/zimbabwes-lith…

In Ward 37 Mberengwa district, prolonged droughts, erratic rainfall patterns, and intense heatwaves have decimated crops and livestock. With livelihoods disrupted, many women are turning to artisanal mining in the male-dominated camps along Dhove River. enviropresszim.com/climate-change…

Zimbabwe, a major lithium producer in Africa, announced on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, that it will ban the export of lithium concentrate from January 2027 to boost local refining and generate more revenue from the value-added mineral. enviropresszim.com/zimbabwe-to-ba…

The Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Winston Chitando said Zimbabwe was building capacity to produce battery-grade lithium through two major Chinese-invested companies Bikita Minerals, owned by Sino Mine Resource Group, and Prospect, owned by Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt.

The Mwenezi Civil Registry has not disbursed passports applied for 3 months ago because the office has no transport to fetch the processed passports from Harare. The office was opened on 19 February 2024, but it last disbursed passports on 22 March 2025. enviropresszim.com/mwenezi-passpo…

“I've been waiting for a passport which I applied for in late April but I have been told thrice that it’s not yet available. This is not fair considering that I paid the US$170 passport fee in full and my passport was supposed to be available after seven days,” said an applicant.

Zimbabwe is no longer one of the hungriest countries in the world. The country’s food security situation was recently confirmed in a joint report by FAO and WFP, supported by the European Union (EU) through the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC). enviropresszim.com/removal-of-zim…

The Masvingo High Court has ordered Bailzone Mining (Pvt) Ltd to stop chrome mining operations in Chiromo Village, Zaka district, after finding that the company’s activities violated the constitutional rights of local villagers. enviropresszim.com/high-court-sto…

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞! The High Court has ordered City of Masvingo to stop dumping garbage a dumpsite situated in densely populated suburbs. The dumpsite smells a lot and is a source of swarms of flies. enviropresszim.com/high-court-giv…

Gweru City Council, and Mberengwa, Runde, Vungu, and Zibagwe RDCs are among Midlands local authorities to receive adverse reports from the Auditor General's Officer for failure to adhere revenue handling, financial, and governance failures etc. enviropresszim.com/attorney-gener…

"Unlike synthetic fertilizers, Bokashi revitalizes the soil by reintroducing microbes, minerals and organic matter. This reactivates natural biological processes, leading to healthier soil that eventually requires no external treatment." enviropresszim.com/masvingo-farme…

Three Bikita Primary School children were injured last Friday following heavy blasting operations at Bikita Minerals, raising fresh concerns over safety at Zimbabwe’s largest lithium mine. The children, who are all related to mine workers, are currently receiving treatment at a

A Bikita Minerals employee working as a spotter died last night after being runover by a front-end loader during a night shift this week, amid growing concerns over safety standards at the lithium mine. Farai Murimoga reported for duty at 11pm on August 21 2025 and was dead just

Widespread and seemingly unregulated chrome mining in the middle of housing compounds in Mashava is exacting a heavy environmental and human rights toll on the community. This is King Mine, which used to employ hundreds of people producing asbestos until about 2005 when the

The campaign targets the country’s 5.7 million national herd as authorities move to contain recent outbreaks reported in Gutu, Bikita and Buhera districts. Meanwhile, livestock trade had been restricted to control the outbreaks, disrupting families that depend on cattle sales for

While Zimbabwe’s gold and chrome mines are fuelling economic activity across the country, women in mining communities continue to shoulder the invisible burden of unpaid care work. In Mashava, Masvingo, Margaret Dube spends her days cooking, fetching water and caring for her