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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today announced a new initiative aimed at ensuring that decent job creation and protecting livelihoods are at the center of countries’ efforts to boost climate action, and urged countries to join the initiative.The new “Climate Action for Jobs” initiative will be presented at the Secretary-General’s 2019
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Food items worth thousands of dollars donated to Cyclone Idai victims are rotting in warehouses in Chimanimani East and it is unclear why they have not been handed over to the intended beneficiaries. Cyclone Idai ravaged Chipinge and Chimanimani districts in March this year, killing hundreds and destroying infrastructure worth over
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Sometimes it’s the students who teach. This week, 16-year-old Greta Thunberg arrived in New York City in a zero-emissions yacht, en route to the United Nations climate change summit. The purpose of the trip? Let’s call it a teachable moment. Over the past year, Greta and more than 2 million teens around the world
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As Africa, especially southern and central Africa, is ravaged by climate change induced droughts and heat waves, crop yields have drastically reduced, putting the lives of millions under threat of starvation. But seed producer SeedCo has come up with an antidote that may see farmers across the continent enjoying some harvest even in
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Last week, behavioral scientist Magnus Söderlund posed a controversial question at a seminar in Sweden: Can you imagine eating human flesh? As global temperatures continue to rise, Söderlund said in a talk at the Gastro Summit in Stockholm, the consequences for agriculture could cause food to become more scarce, which might
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Government, in partnership with the World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Monday launched Cyclone Idai projects worth US$96,5 million aimed at restoring livelihoods and improving infrastructure in areas hit by the tropical storm early this year. The two projects, namely the US$72 million Zimbabwe Idai Recovery Project (ZIRP) and
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Pope Francis leaves on Wednesday for Africa, where poverty, the environment, foreign exploitation of resources and corruption are expected to be high on his agenda as he visits the continent where Catholicism is growing fast.FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis gestures as he greets Scouts at Paul VI Hall at the Vatican,
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"Technology changes the world", is the message Satewave Technologies, a renewable energy solutions-based company which operates from the Harare Agricultural show grounds. The company prides itself for bringing smart city solutions for local authorities, corporates and individuals. And their product range explains it all; from solar panels, solar street
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Botswana’s Shumba Energy has formed a joint venture with two Chinese companies to build a coal-to-liquids plant at a cost of between $1,5 billion and $2 billion, CEO Mashale Phumaphi said. Botswana has abundant coal reserves of around 212 billion tonnes but currently imports all its fuel needs of 1,2 billion
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Zimbabwe has rolled back into darkness with Zesa Holdings (Zesa) re-activating the Stage Two load-shedding regime where households and businesses go for 18 hours without electricity. Sources who spoke to a daily newspaper said the country is are getting low wattage because buying power from Eskom was expensive. The government has an
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