New Zimbabwe : Political Sphere

Why we need to keep the fossil fuel and tobacco industries accountable and make them pay for damages The fossil fuel damage….. Fossil fuels emitting carbon dioxide to the environment ( http://www.climate-change-guide.com/causes-of-climate-change.html ) The fossil fuel industries generations huge amounts of carbon dioxide to the environment during energy generation, increasing the greenhouse effect on the environment on a daily basis. This effectively results in negative climate change effects yet it’s the ordinary person who is paying for it-the fossil fuel industry must own up and pay the damages. Individuals and climate change activists and policy makers must come up during COP 22 in Morocco, and ensure this is done. For over 40 years, the fossil fuel industry have known that their products including oil, coal, and natural gas are the primary causes of global warming and the resulting climate change worldwide. With the monthly global temperature increase exceeding 1 °Cdu

The Adverse Effect of Climate Change in Zimbabwe Photo: Ninara/Flickr Creative Commons (showing a drought stricken Zimbabwe) Zimbabwe, a country in the Sub Sahara Africa is not being spared by the negative effects of climate change. Climate change is a sudden change in weather patterns due to global warming mainly caused by human activities and other external factors like solar radiation and volcanic eruptions [1]. Zimbabwe has reported a decline in precipitation in the past 60 years and also global warming temperatures of up to 0.8 °C [2]. The impacts of climate change in Zimbabwe has resulted in the violation of what the United Nations is trying to achieve in terms of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The poverty rate, famine and deforestation rate has significantly increased due to the climate change effects. Currently in other parts of Zimbabwe, people are trading a cow for a 50 kg bag of maize due to the poor rainfalls which adversely lead to drought that hav

The Fossil Fuel Industry Must be banned from Climate Change Negotiations Coal Burning Emitting Carbon Dioxide into the Environment, Hwange Coal Power Station in Hwange, Zimbabwe ( http://www.bh24.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hwange-power-station2.jpg ) Fossil fuels are natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms and are used for energy generation mainly through combustion. Burning fossil fuels releases carbon into the atmosphere as shown in the typical power station at Hwange in Zimbabwe. Fossil fuels provide most of the energy that supports human transportation, electricity production, heating and cooling of buildings, and industrial activity but are the major causes of climate change.The usage of coal is increasing daily, thereby also increasing the amount of carbon dioxide being released to the environment, thereby potentially causing climate change. In the 1990’s, human fossil fuel use emitted 6.4 Petagrams of ca

Renewable energy as one of the solutions to the climate crisis towards a sustainable world  Photo: Solar energy project in Tanzania for promoting renewable energy access in Africa http://www.energetica-international.com/news/rec-sponsored-solar-panels-for-two-social-projects-in-tanzania Renewable energy still remains unused are most of the countries as a source of energy despite it being the solution to combat climate change. Most of the energy comes from non-renewable sources like coal. It still remains the top choice to produce energy. Unless we give renewable energy a serious thought, the problem of energy crisis cannot be solved. Renewable energy sources can reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and also helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ( http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-and-solutions-to-the-global-energy-crisis.php ). The solution to the climate crisis is a transition to 100% renewable energy for all by 2050, in a bid to move towards a universally a

Participating in one of the best workshops conducted by Thompson Reuters Foundation in Nairobi Kenya recently, taught me three  most useful things in investigative  journalism. 1.Accuracy is vital- check all facts ( Don't Assume = Least you make an    Ass- out of -You and Me ) 2.Offer good sourcing; check source reliability; source quotes even when protecting anonymity( moving from open sources to primary sources until you get to Key (closed) sources 3.Demonstrate numeracy skills                            

Daviripine Vaginal Ring  RESULTS of a recently conducted study in the Sub-Saharan region, involving 15 trial sites in Malawi, Uganda, South Africa and Zimbabwe, known as A Study to Prevent Infection with a Ring for Extended Use (ASPIRE), has shown that Anti-Retroviral drugs (ARVs) can protect African women from primary Human Immune Virus (HIV) by 27%, through a virginal davirapine  ring for women. The study was conducted by the Microbicide Trials Network (MTN) and was led by Dr. Jared Baeten (University of Washington/USA) and Dr. Thesla Palanee-Phillips (Wits Reproductive Health & HIV Institute/SA). The ring is meant to be placed into the women’s vagina and would produce anti-retroviral drug, preventing women and sexually active young girls from obtaining   HIV/AIDS when sleeping with an infected partner. According to the medical officer/sub-investigator of the Aspire study, with the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and also with the University of Zimbabwe