CHRA calls for Lake Chivero pollution to be declared a national disaster HARARE – The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) has called on the Government to declare the worsening pollution of Lake Chivero a state of national disaster, warning that unchecked contamination is threatening public health, increasing water treatment costs and undermining Zimbabwe's environmental sustainability. Speaking at a media briefing in Harare on Tuesday, CHRA Programmes Manager Mable M

A major security crackdown along the Mutare River has forced illegal miners, including suspected foreign nationals, to flee into nearby mountainous areas, as authorities intensified efforts to curb environmental damage and unlawful gold extraction. The operation, led by the Provincial Joint Operations Command, brought together the Zimbabwe National Army, Zimbabwe Republic Police, and State Security agents. The coordinated raid targeted illegal alluvial gold mining sites blame