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123 elephants die in Hwange since August
At least 123 elephants have died from starvation in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park due to a severe drought that has gripped the region since August, with the highest number of fatalities recorded in ...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 10:16hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Elephants terrorise Tsholotsho communities
Villagers in Tsholotsho North are living in fear as elephants in search of food and water invade their communities, destroying property and disrupting daily life.Tsholotsho North legislator Li...Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 06:48hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe orders culling of 200 elephants for food
Zimbabwean is to controversially allow the culling of 200 elephant for the first time since 1988 amid concerns about food shortages amid a severe drought.The southern African country has "more...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 13:32hrs | 1030 | by Staff reporter
Starving Zimbabweans to feed on overpopulating elephants
In the wake of chronic food shortages and starvation necessitated by El Nino induced drought countrywide, several communities in Zimbabwe are set to benef...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 07:09hrs | 572 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Diplomatic tiff between Botswana and Germany: the magnificent ELEPHANT
The president of Botswana was not angry per se. He should never be angry if he is aware of the global positioning of states: which country is at the top of the other: who is the big brother and what a...Published: 06 Apr 2024 at 18:10hrs | 22 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chamisa gets backing from veteran activists
THE Veteran Activists Association Zimbabwe (VAAZ), an affiliate of the now fractured Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has declared its support and allegiance to former opposition leader Nelson Cha...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 09:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe elephants die as water sources dry up
THE ongoing dry spell has taken a heavy toll on wildlife with reports that several animals have succumbed to dehydration as water holes have dried up.Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Aut...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:08hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on high alert for avian flu
Surveillance measures have been intensified along the borders of Zimbabwe in response to the emergence of a novel, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strain, recently identified in South Africa....Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 06:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Boy (13) fights crocodile
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy from Checheche bravely fought a giant crocodile with bare hands after it had attacked him while he was crossing Save River with his friends recently.Danmore Gwenzi escaped fr...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mass transfers rock Zimbabwe police
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has instituted an aggressive transfer of officers countrywide amid reports that the police top brass is furious about rising indiscipline, incompetence and allegatio...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 18:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Deadline for Bosso coach appointment nears
THE Highlanders' executive is running out of time to appoint a Caf A certified coach to take over the vacant post before their Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match against Harare City at Barbourfi...Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Illegal sale of ivory escalates amid ban
RANGE States attending the African Elephant Conference in Hwange have said allowing trade in elephants and their products will reduce illegal buying and selling, contrary to claims by the Convention o...Published: 26 May 2022 at 06:23hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Concern over Zimbabwe elephant population growth
THE continued growth of elephant populations in Zimbabwe is causing severe ecological problems and serious conflict in communities adjacent to national parks, a Cabinet Minister has said.The M...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to pull out of CITES?
Zimbabwe, which is sitting on more than 136 tonnes of ivory and rhino horns worth about US$600 million, is prepared to operate outside the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species...Published: 18 May 2022 at 06:19hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
By-elections spook opposition
PROSPECTS of by-elections in the first quarter of next year have spooked the broke and divided MDC-Alliance led by Mr Nelson Chamisa, which is now threatening to boycott the polls for alleged absence ...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:12hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Violent storms in South Africa will not stop: a chance for new Zimbabwe Republic
A new republic we are talking about is not renewing Zanu or does it mean placing our hope and aspirations on MDC-Alliance, currently the only viable opposition, as the hope for our future. In any misf...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 19:37hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Jumbos killed 30 so far
THIRTY people have been killed by elephants in Zimbabwe this year alone, with the number expected to rise as the country approaches the dry season when animals move more in search for food and water....Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Angela Merkel and Liz Cheney are conservatives, but their political values and principles are worth of gold!
We are also called anarchists; our socialistic values about removing a capitalist world to an order that puts emphasis on humanity and not profit. Activists defy status core, demand a remake of our tu...Published: 13 May 2021 at 22:03hrs | 9 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe considers mass elephant killing
Zimbabwe is considering the mass killing of elephants, known as culling, for the first time since 1988 to reduce the 100 000-strong population of the animals.The government of Zimbabwe, which ...Published: 06 May 2021 at 09:50hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
International organizations urge Africa to oppose EU ivory trade ban bid
"The European Commission's proposed ban on international trade in ivory will be a disaster for those African communities who rely on wildlife for food and job security" according to a joint statement ...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 17:33hrs | 12 | by Emmanuel Koro
BCC to cull horses, as it runs out of pasture
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has resolved to cull nearly two dozen of its horses citing overpopulation and lack of pastures, a development likely to anger animal rights activists.The cullin...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Botswana's elephants: myths vs facts
Botswana president, Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, recently hosted a summit in Kasane for five southern African heads of state to forge a common regional elephant conservation policy. Since Masisi took over it...Published: 23 May 2019 at 07:52hrs | 3 | by Conservation Action Trust
Chamisa reaches half a million mark
Movement for Democratic Change leader Nelson Chamisa's popularity is fast growing on social media, ZimTechReview reported....Published: 22 May 2019 at 15:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa jets off to Botswana
President Mnangagwa is expected in Botswana today to attend the crucial Elephant Summit taking place in the tourism town of Kasane. The Summit commenced on the 3rd of May and will conclu...Published: 06 May 2019 at 08:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC allocates posts to ex-G40 cadres
FORMER members of the deposed Generation 40 (G40) faction have secured positions in the opposition MDC party's Harare provincial executive. G40 is a Zanu-PF faction that worked tirelessly to secure fo...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 20:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US poll says NO to Botswana plans to hunt and cull elephants
As the Botswana government rumbles towards the lifting of the ban on hunting its famous wildlife, an authoritative poll in the United States, from which the second greatest number of foreign tourists ...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 08:58hrs | 1 | by Don Pinnock
Botswana proposes hunting and trade as elephant population declines.
The results of the recent and most extensive elephant population survey of Botswana estimates the country’s population at 126,000 elephants, a further decline from 131,600 reporte...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 10:55hrs | 1 | by Dr Louise de Waal
NSSA pensioners are suffering
The prevailing price distortions in the country has thrown NSSA pensioners in the deep end. The paltry monthly pay outs has left most if not all hardly able to buy food and medications for ailments th...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Tondorindo Murisa
Time to remove military's presidential straitjacket
"The lack of imagination in South Africa's leadership is even more disturbing than its ignorance. The country has become a one dimensional universe held together by little more than the anxiety it gen...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 07:51hrs | 2 | by Tapiwa Nyandoro
SA hunters to shoot 2000 Zambian hippos
South African hunters will take part in the slaughter of 2 000 hippos in the pristine Luangwa Valley in Zambia. This follows a shock move by the Zambian government, which overturned a 2016 decision to...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 14:33hrs | 1 | by Janine Avery
G40 plots comeback
A cross-section of opposition parties - among them the National People's Party (NPP) and the MDC Alliance - are engaged in secret talks with banished members of the Generation 40 (G40) faction as they...Published: 27 Jan 2018 at 10:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cyanide poisoning claim 251 elephants since 2013
251 elephants have been killed due to cyanide poisoning since 2013 as the country continues to battle with the worrying scourge of poaching which is threatening Zimbabwe's wildlife heritage.Th...Published: 19 Oct 2017 at 13:00hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Joshua Nkomo considered a military solution
What I find interesting is the evidence that Joshua Nkomo seriously considered a military solution and went to implore South Africa to be neutral. Obviously South Africa would not have been neutral as...Published: 04 Aug 2017 at 14:04hrs | 1 | by Tshepo Mabalane Mabalane @ facebook
South Africa hit by serious avian flu, leaving thousand of birds dead
South Africa has been hit by avian influenza leaving thousands of birds dead, as Zimbabwe works with the Food and Agriculture Organisation's Crisis Management Centre to review its systems following an...Published: 24 Jun 2017 at 14:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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Joshua Nkomo: selfless patriot in the truest sense of the word
The following is a lecture delivered by veteran journalist and war veteran Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu at the Joshua Nkomo Memorial Lecture at Wits University in South Africa yesterday on the occasion of cele...Published: 18 Jun 2017 at 10:35hrs | 2 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Rescued elephant calf adopted
An orphaned baby elephant has been fully accepted into a semi-wild elephant herd at Camp Jabulani outside Hoedspruit in a rare success story. The baby elephant, Timisa, which means courageous ...Published: 18 May 2017 at 10:36hrs | 11 | by Melissa Reitz
I warned misleaders about this, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, I notice that things are not looking very good for quite a number of you - including our national political commissar, Cde Tyson - as the people hav...Published: 06 Apr 2017 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by CZ
More questions than answers as Kruger Park continues shooting buffalo
Confused explanations at a public meeting in Skukuza on Saturday are concerning stakeholders as the Kruger National Park forges ahead with its program of shooting buffalo as part of a sustainable offt...Published: 13 Mar 2017 at 11:08hrs | 2 | by Adam Cruise
WATCH: White family's traditional home in Zimbabwe
See how Allan Savory, and his wife Jody, live in Zimbabwe, in traditional thatch-roofed mud huts, entirely off-grid with solar cells, LED lanterns, and solar hot water heater. He also goes everywh...Published: 21 Feb 2017 at 08:53hrs | | by youtube
Hotels, lodges fully booked for Zanu-PF conference
Hotels and lodges in and around Masvingo are fully booked for the forthcoming Zanu-PF conference scheduled for December 13 to 17 at the Masvingo Showgrounds. More than 7 000 delegates are ...Published: 29 Nov 2016 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
PTUZ President, Dr Takavafira Zhou's 2016 World Teachers' Day, 5 November 2016 Speech
THEME: VALUING TEACHERS, IMPROVING THEIR STATUS1. Background of World Teachers' DayWorld Teachers Day was created by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizatio...Published: 06 Nov 2016 at 11:23hrs | 3 | by Stephan Jakes
'Don't give Mugabe money'
As President Robert Mugabe steps on the American soil this week for the annual United Nations (UN) General Assembly meeting — the world is being reminded of the "dangers" of rescuing his stone&n...Published: 18 Sep 2016 at 15:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kruger animals becoming meat for starving neighbours
This is a story about too much hippo poo in the Kruger National Park, hungry neighbours and rain that just won't fall. It's also about culling, but the park doesn't like the word and prefers harvestin...Published: 06 Sep 2016 at 16:56hrs | 2 | by Don Pinnock
Allegations of toppling Mugabe strength me - Mnangagwa
Under fire Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said he is not moved by growing accusations that he is leading Team Lacoste and dividing Zanu PF.He told reporters that the accusations give hi...Published: 28 Jul 2016 at 21:05hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou
Mnangagwa leading parallel government- War vets tell Mugabe
Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Mandiitawepi Chimene has told President Mugabe that his deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa is leading a pararell government.She suggested that Mnangagwa shoul...Published: 27 Jul 2016 at 13:43hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou
Zimbabwe ivory stockpiles continue to soar
THE suspension of Zimbabwe by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) to trade in ivory is impacting negatively on Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimPark...Published: 13 Dec 2015 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Council used $9K to renovate 5 vocational centres
Bulawayo City Council has this year spent $9389 to renovate five vocational training centres dotted around the city, it has been learnt.This was established in the latest council minutes where...Published: 13 Nov 2015 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Mujuru's non-existent party
The beauty about an argument that has an encompassing, hard-to-fault, premise is that its detractors end up validating it, fortifying it. Responses to my instalment on the People First project last we...Published: 26 Sep 2015 at 16:38hrs | 1 | by Nathaniel Manheru
Fresh Zanu-PF purges looming
A fresh wave of savage purges is once again looming in President Robert Mugabe's post-congress Zanu-PF which continues to be wracked by debilitating factional and succession wars.Well-placed s...Published: 22 Aug 2015 at 18:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Daily News editors fired for moonlighting
ASSOCIATED Newspapers of Zimbabwe Group, publishers of The Daily News, has allegedly fired two line editors and suspended another for moonlighting for foreign news organisations. Sports editor...Published: 27 Mar 2015 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Nyemudzai Kakore
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