THE Kapenta Producers Association of Zimbabwe (KPA) says it is experiencing an unprecedented decline in Kapenta catch in the giant Lake Kariba which has seen a major rise in the price of the delicious fish species.
The tiny fish form a big component of many Zimbabweans’ daily dietary requirements and are popular across the country.
KPA chairperson Nesbert Mapfumo attributed the worrisome decline to overfishing, climate change and dwindling water levels in the lake.
At its peak in the 1990s, the industry realised between five to 15 trays per vessel, but they are now netting as little as two trays per vessel or even less.
LUCKY TO BE ALIVE...Four people aboard this plane escaped death by a whisker after the engine ceased mid air.
Four people aboard a single-engine Cessna plane are lucky to be alive after it crash landed in the Luunga area of Binga yesterday morning.
The engine of the plane, registration number ZSIZG a C210, which is believed to have left Kariba Airport on Wednesday morning ceased mid-air at Chibuyu in the Luunga area of Binga under chief Sinakatenge about 180km from Binga.
The plane was headed for Sijarira Forests on the South Western shores of Lake Kariba. Sijarira Forests are a hit with wilderness loving tourists as they offer game viewing, fishing and swimming opportunities.
2020/12/12 18:27 China s foreign investments upend its anti-climate change commitments. China s foreign investments upend its anti-climate change commitments. (AP photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) China s continuing investments in dirty energy in developing countries runs counter to its promise of reaching carbon neutrality by 2060. The construction of coal-fired plants carries weight in China s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a multi-trillion-dollar project that aims to fund infrastructure in partnering countries and increase China s regional clout. Between 2000 and 2018, 23.1 percent of the US$251 billion (NT$7 trillion) invested by China’s two biggest policy banks on overseas energy projects was spent on coal plants, AFP said. The ongoing construction includes the US$3 billion Sengwa power plant in Zimbabwe, a US$2 billion plant in Balochistan, Pakistan, and 13 more in the pipeline, mostly locate
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