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Bulawayo mayor welcomes Kenyan environmental conservationist
Bulawayo mayor Solomon Madlala Mguni to day welcome the Kenyan national Jim Nyamu and his team who traversed Africa on foot from Nairobi raising awareness against poaching.Mguni said: "Today, ...Published: 21 hrs ago | 1233 | by Stephen Jkaes
Govt urged to award tenders to informal traders
GOVERNMENT should give tenders for the production of certain goods to informal traders as a way of supporting them and creating jobs, Harare Informal Traders Council project manager Agnes Magunje said...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 07:35hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa challenged to end their fight
A CIVIC group has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu PF and the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance to end their fight over the outcome of the July 30 elections as this was now taking a toll o...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 09:33hrs | 1452 | by Staff reporter
ZimParks translocates 100 buffaloes to Hwange
ZIMBABWE Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has moved 100 buffaloes from Zambezi National Park to Sidinda in Hwange to boost tourism in the area.ZimParks western region manager...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
ZimParks rangers kill Zambian poacher
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) rangers have shot dead a suspected Zambian poacher and injured his two accomplices in a shootout in Zambezi National Park in Victoria Falls....Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:47hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
'Turn disused buildings into colleges'
EDUCATIONIST Ambassador Aaron Maboyi-Ncube has said idle buildings in Matabeleland South province could be turned into institutions of higher learning for the benefit of local students.Maboyi-...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:43hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Jumbos harass villagers
Newly-installed headman Azviyambiwi Ndou, also known as Chikwelengwe, says he hopes the incoming government will rescue his community from a host of problems, among them lack of educational facilities...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:52hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Killer crocodile shot dead
THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority on Tuesday shot dead a crocodile that had become a threat to human life in Redcliff.The crocodile attacked and killed a 14-year old boy who...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:07hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
Davies Mugadza survives elephant attack
Nyami Nyami FM acting station manager, Davies Mugadza, on Tuesday evening had a close shave with death when he was attacked by an elephant whilst driving in Kariba.It was around 6pm when Mugad...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 17:44hrs | 3000 | by Staff reporter
Beast surprises Milton rugby team
CELEBRATED rugby star, Tendai "Beast" Mtawarira, made a surprise visit to Milton High School's first team rugby, the Milton Elephants, and gave a motivational talk and held a mini training session at ...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:14hrs | 1967 | by Staff reporter
Empower the girl child through education
Some of our traditions and customs have left the girl child in catch-22 situations. It has long been viewed as correct and acceptable for a married man to flirt around with his wife's young sister. ...Published: 30 Jun 2018 at 20:32hrs | 402 | by Tondorindo Murisa
Rangers shoot dead suspected poacher
ZIMBABWE Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) rangers last week gunned down one suspected poacher, recovered rifles and cyanide-laced cabbages and oranges in two separate incidents. ...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 07:12hrs | 817 | by Staff reporter
Govt urged to give Tongogara refugees permits
THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Social Welfare has urged the government to decongest Tongogara Refugee Camp in Chipinge by granting renewable residents' permits to refugees...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 07:16hrs | 560 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls: A 'must-do' destination
VICTORIA Falls is a must-do Zimbabwean destination. It is home to one of the largest waterfalls in the world. It is the adrenalin capital of Africa and has hotels to satisfy every taste.Go whi...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 15:53hrs | 149 | by Great Zimbabwe Guide
'ED wetting himself after demo,' says Muchaiwa - nonsense, MDC will ignore all 'red lines' reforms, as usual
"After the peaceful electoral reforms demonstrations in Harare on Tuesday the 5th of June 2018 and a statement on Mnangagwa's "no action" position by the American Senator Chris Coons, I bet Mnangagwa ...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 16:08hrs | 2544 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zimparks rangers, poachers in fierce shootout
Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority (Zimparks) game rangers on Saturday night were engaged in a 30-minute shootout with a band of poachers who had gunned down an elephant bull in Hwange Nat...Published: 29 May 2018 at 07:03hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
100-year-old man ready to vote in Zim election
AT 100 years old, John Makanjera is still full of life. You could say he is young at heart.He is a registered voter, an avid newspaper reader, and does not shy away from expressing his thought...Published: 27 May 2018 at 10:14hrs | 2026 | by Staff Reporter
Warmonger's 'shoot-to-kill' policy revoked
The Botswana government has decided to withdraw military grade arms from its anti-poaching units on patrol along the country's borders.The move to recall what it called "arms of war" from the ...Published: 25 May 2018 at 17:26hrs | 2091 | by Southern Times
We need new roads
Indeed we need more clinics, hospitals, schools and colleges in some parts of the country. Looking at our shoe-string budgets, rather we have fully equipped and fully staffed schools and hospitals tha...Published: 22 May 2018 at 06:37hrs | 405 | by Thomas Murisa
Anti-poaching boost for Zimbabwe as Japan partners Zimparks
Japan has partnered the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority in its quest to curb the illegal killing if elephants.In a move that has been recommended by Convention on Internationa...Published: 21 May 2018 at 17:10hrs | 885 | by Simiso Mlevu
8 things you should know before you go to Zimbabwe
Unless you have been living under a rock, you know there have been political changes afoot in Zimbabwe. Robert Mugabe is out and there's a new president...Published: 15 May 2018 at 13:51hrs | 4009 | by Lynn Houghton
Zipra operations in Mashonaland
This week we continue our interview with former Zipra regional commander for the Northern Front 3 (NF3), Joseph Mbedzi pseudo name Joseph Sibuko. NF3 was a Zipra military zone that covered mainly part...Published: 13 May 2018 at 11:40hrs | 911 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa is seriously fake and dishonest
Comrade Douglas Coltart said in his twitter "This kind of sexist joke might get the crowd laughing but it detracts overall message: worst of all it is the patriarchal norms that women are property," h...Published: 08 May 2018 at 19:35hrs | 4470 | by Nomazulu Thata
Villagers survive on selling cow dung
VILLAGERS in the drought-prone Chief Mvuthu's area in Victoria Falls have resorted to selling cow dung manure and firewood to eke a living after most of their crops were destroyed by wild animals from...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 06:59hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
Elephants trample three to death
Stray elephants are reportedly causing havoc in Mbire, Mashonaland Central injuring four people and trampling three to death.Mbire legislator Douglas Karoro confirmed that Shorai Zuzuku (44), her ...Published: 15 Apr 2018 at 09:48hrs | 784 | by Simbarashe Sithole
How Grace Mugabe poaching claims benefit Mnangagwa
THE headline on the Herald could not have made it clearer: Police tighten noose on Grace Mugabe.The newspaper, for 37 years the mouthpiece of Robert Mugabe's government, is now the voi...Published: 14 Apr 2018 at 06:41hrs | 3787 | by Keith Somerville
How Grace Mugabe poaching claims benefit Zimbabwe's new president
The headline on the Zimbabwe Herald could not have made it clearer: "Police tighten noose on Grace Mugabe."The newspaper, for 37 years the mouthpiece of Robert Mugabe's government, is now the ...Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 13:45hrs | 2879 | by Keith Somerville, University of Kent
Crocodiles kill 30
At least 30 people were killed by crocodiles in separate incidents countrywide since last year, while more than seven others were seriously injured. According to official statistics, of the 30 people,...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 07:05hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Police tighten noose on Grace Mugabe
Police have intensified investigations into a case in which former First Lady Mrs Grace Mugabe allegedly smuggled ivory worth millions of dollars to underground foreign markets.Sources close t...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 06:42hrs | 2559 | by Staff reporter
Elephant tramples Binga man to death
A 70-YEAR-OLD Binga man was trampled to death by an elephant, which had strayed from Hwange National Park, as cases of human-wildlife conflict continue to rise in Matabeleland North province.T...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 10:59hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
Jezebel and the ivory attraction
Jezebel and the ivory attraction, what insatiable desire for more and more. To call it avarice may not give a clear picture, maybe a combo of kleptomania and avarice. Indeed the African elepha...Published: 27 Mar 2018 at 08:26hrs | 674 | by Tondorindo Murisa
WATCH: How photographer nailed Grace Mugabe
Zimbabwe has launched an investigation into the country's former first lady, Grace Mugabe, over her alleged involvement in an ivory smuggling ring.The probe was opened after a three-month unde...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 13:10hrs | 4895 | by Staff reporter
Undercover photographer nailed Grace Mugabe
The government has launched an investigation into former first lady Grace Mugabe over her alleged involvement in an ivory smuggling ring.The probe was opened after a three-month undercover mis...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 09:12hrs | 2012 | by Staff reporter
How Joshua Nkomo was spotted
NOW aged 90, Abraham "BroNnkie" Dumezweni Nkiwane still has that fire in his belly that saw him fighting for the independence of two African states, Zimbabwe and Zambia. Nkiwane was also the first man...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 09:02hrs | 1206 | by Staff reporter
The second Giants Club Summit addresses the survival of our elephants
The second Giants Club Summit meets in Kasane over the next few days, uniting African leadership with global science, finance and influence to accelerate anti-poaching efforts, close ivory markets, an...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 09:53hrs | 517 | by Dr Louise de Waal
Binga residents lament lack of border post
A BINGA chief has expressed concern over Home Affairs ministry's failure to open Binga border post, which was mooted over a decade ago.Chief Siansali, who was speaking in the Senate last week,...Published: 14 Mar 2018 at 05:57hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
US relaxes ban on Zim elephant trophies
A herd of close to 400 elephants has wreaked havoc in the Mtetengwe, Mazunga and Malala villages of Beitbridge, destroying cropsThe United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has announced ...Published: 10 Mar 2018 at 09:24hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa tells MDC-T supporters of flying elephants
MDC-T vice president Nelson Chamisa is taking too long to realise that winning a national election or running a country is not the same as performing theatrics for a rented crowd or posting pictures f...Published: 10 Mar 2018 at 09:21hrs | 1445 | by Radar
Zimbabwe, back from the brink
Three weeks ago a young elephant wound her trunk around my arm and began – politely, elegantly, insistently – to pull my hand into her mouth and suck the salt sweat off my fingers. It was the happ...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 08:16hrs | 1994 | by Katherine Rundell
Two stray elephants gunned down
Two stray elephants were gunned down by Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) in Mushumbi ward 9 on Monday afternoon (today) Bulawayo24.com has learnt.Villagers of Mushum...Published: 21 Feb 2018 at 16:26hrs | 1846 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Cable cars for Harare CBD
Yesteryears, the late former Minister of Transport Hon. Enos Chikowore had suggested digging a canal to Chitungwiza to ease the transport problems associated with commuting from the dormitory town. ...Published: 21 Feb 2018 at 07:27hrs | 1497 | by Thomas Murisa
U.S. the biggest importer of endangered African wildlife trophies
The United States remains the biggest importer of trophy-hunted endangered animals in the world in spite of Donald Trump's recent public comments overturning a decision by the US Departmen...Published: 20 Feb 2018 at 09:02hrs | 2984 | by Adam Cruise
Worshipper dies from panic attack after hearing gunshots
A JOHANE MASOWE worshipper suffered a panic attack and died at her church after hearing gunshots from Zimbabwe National Parks and Authority Management (Zimparks) shot an elephant that had been terrori...Published: 16 Feb 2018 at 06:13hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to President Mnangagwa
Dear President Mnangagwa,Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to read my letter. I know you have a lot of work to do, but may I add one more urgent appeal to your list please. &...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 16:15hrs | 3140 | by Nomusa Dube
'Political polarisation fans violence,' argue ZEC chair - enforce multi-party rules to promote democracy, you stifling it
Some people have said that no one with half a brain and committed to delivering free, fair and credible elections would ever accept being appointed in any capacity in Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC...Published: 12 Feb 2018 at 07:18hrs | 261 | by Nomusa Garikai
Elephant tramples handler in Victoria Falls
A VICTORIA FALLS animal handler is battling for his life at Mpilo Central Hospital after a domesticated elephant trampled and gored him several times.The incident happened on Wednesday morning...Published: 03 Feb 2018 at 08:04hrs | 1267 | by Staff Reporter
Rhino Poaching Stats: Slight Decrease But still Far Too High
The small decrease in overall poaching in 2017 has been overshadowed by a growing concern for the increase and broadening of poaching elsewhere in South Africa as onl...Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 09:54hrs | 307 | by Louzel Lombard Steyn
Mnangagwa bans live elephant trade
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured below, has banned trade in live elephants following a global outcry in the wake of the sale of 34 baby elephants to China late last year.Mnangagwa also b...Published: 25 Jan 2018 at 12:40hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Confusion as Zimbabwe promises review of elephant exports amidst global condemnation
Three weeks after 31 young elephants were exported, presumedly to China, Zimbabw...Published: 23 Jan 2018 at 10:37hrs | 1287 | by Adam Cruise and Christina Russo
'Shoot to kill,' says Mnangagwa ally
ENVIRONMENT, Water and Climate minister Oppah Muchinguri has urged wildlife rangers to adopt a "shoot-to-kill policy" against poachers, whom she equated to robbers.Speaking at a graduation cer...Published: 22 Jan 2018 at 05:02hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter
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