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Hwange faces ecological crisis
Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe's largest wildlife sanctuary, is facing a looming ecological disaster as its overpopulation of elephants threatens to wipe out one of the park's most vital tree species ...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 09:53hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Elephant kills British and New Zealand tourists in Zambia
TWO female tourists, including a British pensioner, have been killed by a charging elephant while on safari in Zambia, police have told the BBC.Easton Taylor, 68, from the UK and 67-year-old A...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 10:14hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Poaching fears resurface in Hwange National Park
Wildlife authorities have launched a probe following the discovery of a male elephant carcass with a missing tusk in Hwange National Park. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimPark...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:13hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
ZimParks reviews elephant plan
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) has commenced a comprehensive review of its Elephant Management Plan (2021–2025), prompted by growing frustration among local communit...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:05hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
3 elephants shot in Bulilima
A herd of elephants has invaded villages in Bulilima District over the past week, destroying crops and threatening the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in an escalating human-wildlife conflict trigg...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 18:21hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Surge in wildlife road deaths alarms conservationists near Hwange Park
Wildlife conservationists have sounded the alarm over a sharp rise in road accidents involving endangered animals in and around Hwange National Park, warning that reckless driving, poor road design, a...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 17:25hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Elephants trample cop to death
A young police officer, Constable Prince Dambe (24), was tragically killed by a herd of elephants while on patrol duty near the Forbes Border Post in Mutare on Wednesday night.Cst Dambe, who w...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:44hrs | 1166 | by Staff reporter
Man survives vicious lion attack near Victoria Falls
A 29-year-old man from the Woodlands Resettlement Area near Victoria Falls is lucky to be alive after surviving a savage lion attack over the weekend, in an incident that has reignited community fears...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 17:51hrs | 1340 | by Staff reporter
29 white rhinos return to Zimbabwe park after 100 years
For the first time in nearly 100 years, 29 white rhinos are once again roaming freely across the wild expanse of Gonarezhou National Park, marking a historic milestone in Zimbabwe's conservation histo...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 13:22hrs | 4889 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls: A world wonder at risk as Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road crumbles
A weekend trip to Victoria Falls offers breathtaking experiences - from a serene breakfast at Makuwa Kuwa Restaurant, perched on the cliffs of Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, to mesmerizing views stretch...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:45hrs | 3015 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt challenged over elephants culling programme
The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) has issued a strong condemnation of the Zimbabwean government's plan to cull 50 elephants in the Save Valley Conservancy, labelling the move as cruel,...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:30hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
ZimParks culls 5 problematic elephants
In a relief to communities living under Chief Musikavanhu in Chipinge District, the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority (ZimParks) recently culled five elephants that had been causing exten...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:09hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Spike in wildlife poaching alarms Victoria Falls conservationists
The Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching Unit (VFAPU) has raised the alarm over a surge in wildlife poaching, with at least seven animals killed in April alone, including three buffaloes, one kudu, and three ...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:09hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean villagers climb mountains to make phone calls
Villagers in Nekavandama, Ward 12 of Hwange District, are enduring extreme hardships to access mobile phone network coverage, often scaling mountains and climbing trees in areas infested with wild ani...Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:02hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Scientists fit tracking device to Hwange elephants
In a groundbreaking conservation effort, scientists have successfully fitted GPS-enabled satellite collars to eight African savannah elephants in the Hwange National Park region. This initiative, whic...Published: 01 May 2025 at 08:52hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pushes for lifting of ivory trade ban
Zimbabwe has renewed its call for the lifting of the international ivory trade ban, insisting that selling its stockpiles could generate critical funding for wildlife conservation and help combat ille...Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 07:26hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
1 dead, 5 injured after car rams into elephant near Victoria Falls
One person died and five others were injured on Wednesday night after their vehicle hit an elephant which landed on the car's roof about 40km from Victoria Falls on the Kazungula Road.The driv...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 21:46hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
US Leaders Overseeing Cites: Do your jobs - an Open Letter to President Donald Trump
Dear Mr President, The international agency charged with protecting wildlife on the brink of extinction is known as CITES - the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild ...Published: 23 Jan 2025 at 22:45hrs | 299 | by Emmanuel Koro
Zifa's biggest witch-hunt
DURING my youthful days in Chakari, we used to have regular visits by some chaps who were called witch-hunters.Their job, we were told, was to flush out witches within our community and we wou...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:37hrs | 199 | by Sharuko
Sexual exploitation of female cross-border traders raises concern
The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has expressed serious concerns over the sexual exploitation of female cross-border traders at the country's ports of entry, highlighting a systemic problem of sexu...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:48hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
King Munhumutapa to Spend Xmas, New Year Behind Bars
Self-imposed King Munhumutapa Timothy Chiminya, who was arrested on Monday, will spend Christmas and New Year behind bars after being committed to remand prison for a mental health evaluation by...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 09:27hrs | 1388 | by Dickson Bandera
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 | 316 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Matebeleland might have a claim in Botswana's Tati concession
The government of Botswana, through the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture, acquitted 45,000 hectares of land from the Tati company under the willing buyer and willing seller arrangement. The Botswana ...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 10:10hrs | 22677 | by Zenzele Ndebele
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 | 416 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's celebrity snake handler dies of snake bite
One month after he was placed in an induced coma following a snake bite, South African YouTuber, Graham 'Dingo' Dinkelman, has passed away.In a statement, 44-year-old Dinkelman's wife Kirsty D...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 09:24hrs | 3300 | by TimesLive
ZimParks offers US$2,000 reward for lion poachers
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has announced a reward of US$2,000 for any information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the poaching of three lions in Hwa...Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 11:24hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
3 lions beheaded in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has launched an investigation into a disturbing case of poaching after the bodies of three lions were discovered beheaded in Hwange Nati...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:57hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
City Council committee Chairpersons lack basic qualifications
A commission of inquiry into the operations of the Harare City Council (HCC) has revealed that several committee chairpersons lack basic qualifications and a proper understanding of their roles. The i...Published: 14 Oct 2024 at 08:13hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
William Ruto visits Germany: German press rebukes his claims about labour contracts.
It does not matter how one looks at this story; it is not only shameful to Kenya: it must shame all Africans equally. Recently, President Willian Ruto was on a state visit to Germany, and was proud to...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 22:06hrs | 807 | by Nomazulu Thata
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 | 576 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Bulilima villagers flee homes in fear of elephant attacks
In Bulilima, Matabeleland South, villagers are fleeing their homes due to a surge of elephant invasions driven by drought conditions. The elephants, migrating from Botswana, have been seeking food and...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:53hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Historical background of forceful evictions of villagers of Gota of Sipolilo
The promulgation of land settlement Act of 1957 by Sir Godfrey Huggins’s government in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) witnessed the forceful evictions of Villagers from their ancestral land of Gota ar...Published: 14 Jul 2024 at 17:26hrs | 343 | by Givestar Kamuzonde
Zimbabweans cross Zambia border for cheaper healthcare, medicines
At 5pm at the Victoria Falls border post, Margaret Tshuma - who has a 24-hour day pass to be in Zambia - is in a rush to return home to Zimbabwe before dusk.This is not the first time Tshuma, ...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 07:26hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Elephants wreck havoc in Muzarabani
Villagers in Muzarabani are in trouble with elephants which are terrorizing the whole district.The district council chairperson Ashton ...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 00:26hrs | 12 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Spanish tourist trampled to death by an elephant in South Africa
Management at the Pilanesberg National Park has extended its condolences to the family of a Spanish tourist, after he was trampled to death by an elephant at the weekend.It is believed that th...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 15:49hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dribble residents in Beitbridge jumbo meat share
There was an uproar in Beitbridge town on Monday regarding the distribution of elephant meat, with residents accusing government officials and Zanu-PF party members of hoarding more than their fair sh...Published: 06 Jul 2024 at 11:46hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
3 elephants gunned down in Beitbridge
THE Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Parks Authority) has shot dead three elephants in the border town of Beitbridge in yet unexplained circumstances although it is believed ...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 07:14hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Ignore the fart, Sing-PFee!
The recycled stories of reported Shona-Ndebele conflict are nothing more than a sponsored distraction from the real issues at hand. The real issue is the massive pillaging of national resources throug...Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 04:05hrs | 9 | by Dr. Raymond Chamba
Two American Tourists trampled by Elephants on Zambian soil in 2024
A US tourist from New Mexico was killed by an elephant, after it attacked her vehicle while parked during a safari drive in Zambia on Wednesday.The animal pulled Juliana Gle Tourneau, 64, out ...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 20:52hrs | 51 | by Erick Matotoba
Zimbabwe CIO's business network
Zimbabwe's Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) likely has a secret stream of money, The Sentry has found. Publicly availa...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 17:53hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree villagers lose cattle due to damaged border fence
Villagers in Ward 16, Dombodema and Dombolefu areas of Bulilima District, Plumtree, are losing cattle due to a damaged fence on the Zimbabwe-Botswana border.The fence is believed to be comprom...Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 17:29hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to take over KAZA chairmanship
Zimbabwe is poised to take on the role of coordinating chair for the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) this year. Covering five Southern African countries - Angola, B...Published: 30 May 2024 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's Harare based ally against stadium construction in Victoria Falls
Harare West MP Joanah Mamombe (CCC) raised apprehensions regarding Zimbabwe Cricket's proposal to build a 10,000-seater multi-purpose sports stadium in Victoria Falls for the 2027 International Cricke...Published: 18 May 2024 at 12:41hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe elephants fitted with GPS collars
ELEPHANTS in Hwange National Park are being fitted with Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking collars by ZimParks through its strategic partner, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), so tha...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:48hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
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 | 27 | by Nomazulu Thata
Botswana to 'send' 20,000 elephants to Germany
Botswana's president has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a dispute over conservation.Angered by proposals in Berlin to restrict the import of hunting trophies, President Mokg...Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 10:16hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean tour guide trampled by jumbo in South Africa
A 36-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean tour guide based in neighbouring South Africa, David Kandela, was trampled to death by a charging elephant on Sunday at Gondwana Private Game Reserve.Kandela, from Kar...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:15hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobilises against UK's trophy hunting ban
IN response to the United Kingdom's impending legislation that could ban the importation of hunting trophies, Zimbabwe is preparing to send a delegation to lobby against the measure, according to a Ca...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:15hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Ian Khama blasted over anti-trophy hunting stance
FORMER Botswana President Ian Khama has been criticised for assisting United Kingdom lawmakers in their efforts to enact a ban on imports into Britain of trophy hunting products, a major source of liv...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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