Residents of Monavale and Meyrick Park have expressed outrage after graders moved into the internationally recognised Monavale Wetland Ramsar Site clearing large sections of protected land in what conservationists describe as a brazen assault on one of Harare’s natural water source. The destruction, which began last
The Parliament of Zimbabwe has launched the "Voices of Zimbabwe on Wetlands" campaign to boost community participation in the protection and sustainable management of wetlands nationwide. This is in preparation for the upcoming Ramsar Convention on Wetlands COP15, scheduled for July 23–31, 2025, in Victoria
By Edgar Gweshe Pollution of Monavale Vlei remains a threat to the integrity of the wetland which is an internationally recognised site under the Ramsar International Convention on the protection of wetlands which Zimbabwe signed in 2012. Moved by this threat, residents of Monavale have embarked on
About 100 home seekers in Harare stand to lose their hard earned cash after a group of war veterans under the banner of Limpopo Housing Cooperative vanished after receiving cash deposits from the home seekers. Edgar Gweshe The home seekers had paid $7 000 deposit each for
ILLEGAL shacks which had been erected at Monavale Vlei, an international site and protected wetland under Zimbabwe’s laws, were yesterday destroyed by municipal police as efforts to protect the site gather momentum. The demolition of the illegal structures comes as a huge relief to environmentalists who
Invaders who have partially developed the east side of Monavale Vlei / Wetland in Harare remain defiant despite efforts by authorities to stop their illegal occupation of the internationally recognized site. By Edgar Gweshe Over the weekend, the invaders erected a wooden cabin at the wetland in
In a bid to increase awareness on the need to preserve wetlands, the Harare Wetland Trust has started a campaign aimed at mobilizing communities to be actively involved in the preservation of wetlands in Harare. By Edgar Gweshe Residents from various suburbs around Harare are set to
[adrotate banner="8"] Politicization of issues at Harare City Council has largely been blamed for the continued allocation of housing stands on wetlands. This came out at a stakeholder engagement meeting held by the Combined Harare Resides Association (CHRA) in Harare on January 6, 2017. The meeting, which was
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