By Fanuel Chinowaita ZIMBABWEAN climate activist and innovator Frank Nyasha Mpahlo has revealed plans to use his US$4 million Climate Breakthrough Award to build a continent-wide platform connecting African energy innovators and scaling locally designed clean energy solutions. In an interview with The Wasu Post, Mpahlo said the Energy+ Innovators Platform would bring together innovators…
By Fanuel Chinowaita HAKWATA, CHIPINGE — When darkness fell over Hakwata, it did more than switch off the lights. It narrowed opportunities. In this remote community in Chipinge District, about 240 kilometres from Mutare and close to the Mozambique border, limited access to electricity, water, transport and economic opportunities had consequences far beyond inconvenience. Children’s…
By Fanuel Chinowaita YOUNG people in Marange and Arda Transau have demanded a greater say in decisions affecting their communities, saying they cannot continue to be left out of discussions on mining, pollution, land degradation and environmental rehabilitation. The call was made by Sandra P Gamunorwa, an Environmental Child Rights Defender and member of the…
By Heather Claris Buzuzi CHIPINGE — A solar mini-grid project in Hakwata, Chipinge, is transforming access to electricity, water and livelihoods while helping the rural community reduce its reliance on firewood and strengthen its resilience to climate change. The development was highlighted on 17 September 2026 at Hakwata Clinic in Hakwata Village, Chipinge, during a…
By Fanuel Chinowaita ZIMBABWEAN climate governance advocate Nyasha Frank Mpahlo has landed a major global climate award worth US$4 million, with the funding set to support efforts to connect African innovators and scale up locally developed energy solutions. Mpahlo, the executive director of Green Governance Zimbabwe (GGZ), was named one of four 2026 Climate Breakthrough…
By Fanuel Chinowaita NYANGA authorities have been urged to move swiftly to protect families of deceased liberation war veterans from attempts to challenge their land rights, with calls for all disputes to be subjected to proper verification and due process. Nyanga councilor Ernest Magadzire said the death of a war veteran should not leave his…
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE — The skies over Mutare are becoming part of the police beat. As thousands of pupils prepare to return to school, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) in Manicaland has unveiled a more technology-driven approach to law enforcement, deploying drones to monitor illegal activities while stepping up road-safety checks on motorists. The…
By Fanuel Chinowaita HARARE, September 4, 2026 — Telecommunications giant NetOne has stepped up its environmental campaign, deploying teams across four cities as it joined the countrywide National Clean-Up Day and backed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s drive for a cleaner Zimbabwe. The campaign, held on Friday, saw NetOne teams participate in clean-up activities in Harare, Masvingo,…
By Fanuel Chinowaita HARARE — The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested Orequest (Pvt) Ltd Finance Director MinMin Song over an alleged syndicate that smuggled more than 720 tonnes of unbeneficiated lithium ore out of Zimbabwe through Forbes Border Post. Song becomes the latest suspect in a widening investigation into the alleged fraudulent export of…
