Kariba carbon credit cancellation exposes weaknesses in voluntary carbon markets

Herald Correspondent Verra’s decision this September to cancel more than 15 million carbon credits from Zimbabwe’s Kariba REDD+ project has shaken investor confidence in the voluntary carbon market.

NEW: SADC PF strengthens monitory and evaluation capacity for climate, health and SRHR policy integration

Moses Magadza in JOHANNESBURG, South Africa   THE Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) convened a two-day Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Capacity Development workshop here aimed at strengthening…

Zimbabwe’s Transport Minister Felix Mhona to address ICAO assembly in Montreal, focused on aviation safety and policy

Freeman Razemba Senior Reporter Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona will address the 42nd Session of the International Civil Aviation Organisation Assembly in Montreal, Canada on Tuesday, as Zimbabwe…

Wheat farmers harvest over 10,000 tonnes as Zimbabwe projects surplus for 2025 season

Theseus Shambare WHEAT farmers have harvested over 10 000 tonnes since the start of the 2025 winter wheat season, as harvesting gathers momentum across the country. This year, 122 566…

Zimbabwe eyes US$500 million agricultural exports to India by 2030

Theseus Shambare ZIMBABWE is targeting to tap into the India’s vast consumer base of over 1,5 billion people through exporting US$500 million worth of agricultural produce to the Asiana nation…

Namibia’s Parliament delegation jets in

Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter Namibia’s Parliamentary Committee on Budget and Finance is in the country on a week-long benchmarking visit to the Parliament of Zimbabwe. The delegation has met a…

President hands over 102 vehicles to ZDF

Wallace Ruzvidzo President Mnangagwa has handed over 102 vehicles to the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) as part of the Second Republic’s capacitation efforts across the board. The ZDF will receive…

Court criticises ‘irresponsible’ handling of Air India crash aftermath

The highest court in India has strongly criticised the country’s aviation authorities for their handling of the aftermath of the Air India plane crash that killed 260 people in June.…

Lungu family and Zambian government mediate burial dispute

Former president Edgar Lungu’s family spokesperson, Makebi Zulu, reports that the government and the family have begun discussions to resolve the ongoing burial impasse. Speaking in a recent interview, Zulu…

Biodiesel output soars . . . Move bodes well for rural industrialisation, modernisation thrust

Biodiesel production is set to rise to 75 000 litres from 3 000 litres per day following the upgrading of an engineering firm’s processing plant, giving impetus to the Second Republic’s rural industrialisation and modernisation drive.

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