The Ministers of Home Affairs, for South Africa, Dr Leon Schreiber through the Border Management Authority (BMA) and Zimbabwe, Hon. Kazembe Kazembe have approved the opening of a pilot project for a pre-scheduled tourism-only border crossing linking the Kruger National Park in South Africa and Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe through the Sengwe-Tshipise corridor. …
Writes Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi Either you don’t get water at all or you receive contaminated water and it is time for residents to take action. With alarming reports of toxins contaminating the city’s water supply, the health and safety of millions hang in the balance. As residents grapple with the reality of unsafe drinking…
07 June 2025, Maputo, MOZAMBIQUE – The Limpopo Watercourse Commission (LIMCOM) will convene a special basin-wide meeting on 10-12 June 2025 in Bilene, Gaza Province of Mozambique for its Member States to consider and approve the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) Report for the Limpopo River Basin (LRB). This follows the successful validation of the…
Writes Edgar Gweshe Community stewardship is a powerful model for wetlands protection which fosters local ownership and engagement leading to more sustainable and effective conservation efforts. Community involvement in wetlands protection ensures that locals become the primary stewards of wetlands thus promoting long-term sustainability and positive change. Community stewardship promotes increased awareness, collaboration, and partnerships,…
On 28 May 2025, Mr Gwinyai Muti, the International Coordinator for the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA) presented to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Commission on Protected Areas Conservation Specialist Group detailing the process of how Transfrontier Conservation Area has established a model transboundary and governance structure and joint planning…
Writes Edgar Gweshe Harare is losing its headwater wetlands – sources of water for the capital- at an alarming rate. According to the Environmental Management Agency (EMA), 82% of the country’s wetlands are moderately to severely degraded, with only 18% remaining in a relatively undisturbed state. Statistics show that over the last two…
The shared commitment to regional cooperation and integration, environmental stewardship, and sustainable development as espoused under the SADC Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) should put communities at the forefront, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. President Mnangagwa made the remarks at the close of the historic inaugural SADC Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA) Conference and Summit which…
During the SADC Transfrontier Conservation Areas International Conference held in Harare, Zimbabwe over the period 19 – 21 May 2025, the International Coordinator for the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area, Mr. Gwinyai Muti mentioned that the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Limpopo Watercourse Commission (LIMCOM) and the Great Limpopo Transfrontier…
As Zimbabwe is hosting the SADC Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) Summit from 19–23 May 2025 at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) Zimbabwe, non-state actors have outlined their expectations under the initiative. The summit is under the theme “25 Years of Cooperation for Regional Integration and Sustainable Development.” Leaders and experts will come…
The African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) is holding a three-day workshop in Harare to promote the effective management of the continent’s water resources and provision of water supply services. In his address during the first day of the workshop today, Engineer Tinayeshe Mutazu, the Chief Director of Water Resources, Irrigation Development, and National…
