Day: August 3, 2026
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On the green altar: lithium boom sacrifices locals for global energy transition
By Tatenda Chitagu While Zimbabwe’s vast lithium reserves have positioned the country as a potential strategic player in the global Just Energy Transition, a comprehensive investigation by EnviroPress Zimbabwe reveals that communities in the lithium-rich districts of Bikita and Mberengwa bear a heavy cost of exploitation, displacement, and systematic exclusion. These are part of the…