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Kariba Dam water level rises

According to ZRA, the improved water level is attributed to intensified rainfall activity on and around Lake Kariba.

By Obert Siamilandu Mar. 13, 2026

Binga’s unending struggle with human-wildlife conflict

In Luunga, the situation is particularly dire, with villagers facing attacks from elephants, hyenas, and other wild animals.

By Obert Siamilandu Mar. 12, 2026

Binga’s unending struggle with human-wildlife conflict

Kariba rural communities pay the price of human-wildlife conflict

In the rural communities of Kariba and the surrounding fishing camps along Lake Kariba, survival often depends on outrunning the wild.

By Obert Siamilandu Feb. 25, 2026

Kariba rural communities pay the price of human-wildlife conflict

Zim, Zambia strengthen ties to protect Lake Kariba

Created in the 1950s following the construction of Kariba Dam, the lake is one of Africa’s largest man-made water bodies, stretching more than 280 kilometres along the Zimbabwe-Zambia border.

By Obert Siamilandu Feb. 18, 2026

Zim, Zambia strengthen ties to protect Lake Kariba

Zimbabwe, Zambia strengthen ties to protect Lake Kariba

The lake, built in the 1950s with the construction of the Kariba Dam, is one of Africa’s largest man-made lakes, stretching over 280 kilometres along the Zimbabwe-Zambia border.

By Obert Siamilandu Feb. 14, 2026

Zimbabwe, Zambia strengthen ties to protect Lake Kariba

Kariba rallies to clean up Antelope Islands

STAKEHOLDERS in Kariba recently rallied to clean up Antelope Islands in a unified effort to preserve the area’s natural beauty and protect its wildlife.

By Obert Siamilandu Feb. 10, 2026

Kariba rallies to clean up Antelope Islands

They Still Owe Him a Boat: Jono Terry reimagines Kariba’s unfinished story

Terry, whose photographic practice often interrogates identity and place, describes Lake Kariba as his favourite place in the world and a site of formative memories and spiritual resonance

By Tendai Sauta Feb. 6, 2026