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Mnangagwa hailed for Cites pullout plan
President Mnangagwa's announcement that Zimbabwe plans to pull out of the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (Cites) has triggered excitement in Geneva, Swit...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:35hrs | 8 | by Emmanuel Koro
Zimbabwe plans to sell its ivory stockpile to China, except… it can't
Zimbabwe Minister wants to sell her country's supposed US$10 billion ivory stockpile to China using a possible international legal loophole. However, experts reply that not only is the minister misinf...Published: 16 Nov 2016 at 07:08hrs | | by Adam Cruise
Fate of Africa's Elephants Hangs in the Balance after COP 17
A golden opportunity to stop the catastrophic decline of Africa's elephants had been missed as CoP17 wrapped up in Johannesburg yesterday.Following the results from the Great Elephant Census a...Published: 06 Oct 2016 at 11:11hrs | | by Adam Cruise
DO or Die: deciding the pangolin's fate at COP17
As CITES COP17 gets underway the eyes of the conservation world are focused on Johannesburg, where the global wildlife conference is taking place. Running from 24 September to 5 October, with 181 coun...Published: 28 Sep 2016 at 09:11hrs | | by Hazel Friedman
European Union puts African elephants in jeopardy
The first act of the EU as a full member of The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), may well jeopardise the future of African elephants.At ...Published: 23 Sep 2016 at 11:14hrs | | by Adam Cruise
Southern African Fight For Rhino
A Call to Action: This is our fight now!Join us on the 24th September, 2016, outside the Sandton Convention Centre (Johannesburg), corner of West Street and Alice Lane,The Founding Dir...Published: 09 Sep 2016 at 20:20hrs | | by saffr.co.za
Hwange elephant tramples Bulawayo man to death
A MAN from Bulawayo, Mr Stephen Coetzee (25), was trampled to death by a female elephant in the Hwange National Park on Monday. Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesperson Ms Car...Published: 10 Aug 2016 at 10:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
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