Disposable nappies: A downplayed danger to the environment
By Jaquiline Mudiriza WHILE many would agree that disposable nappies have made life a lot easier for most modern day mothers, it is disheartening to note that there is literally …
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Residents sue Harare City and July Moyo over non-collection of refuse
By Kudakwashe Pembere A TRIO of Harare Residents last week sued the Local Government Minister July Moyo and the City of Harare over failure to collect refuse and clearing of …
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Ecocash Holdings halt waste collection services citing Harare & Geo Pomona’s Project
By Kudakwashe Pembere ECOCASH Holdings, a subsidiargy of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has stopped its waste collection services after finding it difficult to operate due to the controversial Harare City Council …
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Overpopulation disaster looms as 15 000 await residential stands for 10 years
By Kudakwashe Pembere GWANDA municipality town is sitting on an overcrowding timebomb which might lead to an environmental health disaster as over 15 000 residents are yet to be allocated …
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Microplastics found in human blood for first time
Microplastic pollution has been detected in human blood for the first time, with scientists finding the tiny particles in almost 80% of the people tested. The discovery shows the particles …
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Leaded petrol era ‘officially over’
The era of leaded petrol is officially over, the UN has announced, eliminating a major threat to human and planetary health. UN experts have called the use of the fuel, …
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Indigenous groups oppose lucrative oil deal
NAMIBIA -A Canadian company wants to drill for oil in the Kavango Basin, despite environmental concerns. The Canadian company’s move to scour the Kavango Basin in the Kalahari desert for …
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E-Cig clouds aren’t ‘Vapour’, Scientists Warn. That word just makes them sound safer
Emissions from e-cigarettes are not harmless and calling them vapour is purposefully misleading, scientists argue. While the puffs from e-cigs aren’t exactly smoke, the term ‘vapour’ often brings to mind …
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Cigarettes kill wildlife
Credit: David Marinelli Smoking kills 7 million people a year globally, and it scars the planet through deforestation, pollution and littering. Details of the environmental cost of tobacco are …
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High neglect on environmental antimicrobial resistance
NOT much is being done to combat Environmental antimicrobial resistance as human and animal AMR is being focused on.This emerged during a National Association of Freelance Journalists (NAFJ) and …
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