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Zimbabwean woman sentenced to 4 years for illegal possession of elephant tusk
A Zimbabwean woman has been sentenced to four years in jail and fined P20,000 for illegal possession of an elephant tusk in Botswana.Nokuthula Sithembile Khumalo (37) of Plumtree, Matabeleland...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 12:54hrs | 1104 | by Stephen Jakes
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 | 23 | by Erick Matotoba
Two nabbed in Lupane for unlawful ivory possession
Police in Matabeleland North Province apprehended two suspects at Fatima Business Centre in Lupane for the illegal possession of ivory.Appearing before the Hwange Magistrate Court on Saturday ...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 08:05hrs | 4 | by Peter Matuka
Four in court for possession of raw unmarked ivory
Four accused Hwange men were dragged to Court on Monday morning for allegedly possessing raw unmarked ivory without a license.The suspects, Wilson Chuma (43), Billiard Nyoni (29), Morris Mumpa...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 18:22hrs | 1 | by Peter Matuka
Ex-soldiers jailed
TWO former soldiers were last week sentenced to nine years in jail for illegal possession of ivory.Wilfred Minesi (33) and Virimayi Nyandoro (36) were convicted and sentenced by magistrate Ruth ...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Met Dept issues heavy rains alert
HEAVY rains are expected across much of the country for the next seven days from today to Wednesday next week, the Meteorological Services Department forecasts, as the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone ...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
QUEENS SPORTS CLUB SAGA: Zimbabwe Cricket Boss Singo faces suspension over strip club venture
Queens Sports Club, a prominent establishment in Bulawayo and Zimbabwe Cricket (an affiliate of International Cricket Council) is facing a major scandal as one of its senior members, Nicholas Sing...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 16:43hrs | 46 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 50 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
BREAKING: Zimbabwe Cricket Union turns Queens Sports Club into a Strip Club
The Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) and Matabeleland Tuskers Team Manager, Nicholas Singo, find themselves entangled in a legal battle that has exposed their alleged illegal activities at Queens Spor...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 16:30hrs | 18 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Prince William honours Zimbabwean ranger
A Zimbabwean wildlife ranger - Jealous Mpofu has received a prestigious award honour from Britain's Prince William for his outstanding service to the protection of painted dogs which are under threat ...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 15:33hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
'Artificial ivory opens another way to end ban on natural ivory trade' says U.S. NGO
A United States-based NGO welcomed a BBC report this month that Austrian scientists have developed a new artificial ivory product, called Digory, that looks and feels like the real thing. The ...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 23:41hrs | 1 | by Emmanuel Koro
Harare based Zimbabwe Cricket neglecting Bulawayo Athletic Club on purpose?
A SIMMERING war between the Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) and Bulawayo Athletic Club (BAC) is heating up with allegations that the cricket mother body released limited funding for the makeover and takeover of...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Cleopas Chidodo profusely apologises to Grace Mugabe
CIVIL Aviation Authority (CAAZ) Security Manager Cleopas Chidodo has accused Al Jazeera journalists of drugging and coercing him to lie about former First Lady Grace Mugabe's involvement in ivory smug...Published: 04 May 2023 at 20:07hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans arrested at SA border with an elephant tusk and pangolin
Two suspects who were arrested for possession of a pangolin and an elephant tusk worth R1m (US$58,000) at the Beitbridge bridge border line in Limpopo are expected to appear in court this week...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Explosives smugglers arrested
TWO suspects aged 33 and 40 years are expected to appear at the Musina Magistrates Court in South Africa after they were allegedly found in possession of 400 kilogrammes of commercial explosives on th...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Chinhoi dives into Lake Victoria after winning Uganda Open a 2nd time
Robson Chinhoi showed what the Uganda Open victory means to him, by excitedly diving into Lake Victoria after his final putt Saturday.Having totally annihilated the field, the Zimbabwean gave ...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 12:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tuskers bar Eagles again despite Marumani heroics
A brilliant century from Tadiwanashe Marumani was not enough for Alliance Health Eagles to overcome some fine consistent teamwork from Tuskers, who beat them again on Monday in the Pro50 Championship ...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'We'll get him dead or alive': Reid's Mpiranya trail to Zimbabwe
A BESPECTACLED white man of medium height probably in his early 60s walks into the hotel restaurant where I am seated outside on patio couches basking in the sunshine while surfing social media platfo...Published: 22 May 2022 at 11:20hrs | 13 | by Dumisani Muleya
Zimbabwe's once-off sale of ivory stockpiles acceptable
ZIMBABWE is desperately seeking international support to be allowed to sell its stockpile of ivory to raise funds for its conservation efforts.It is an age-old problem for the southern African...Published: 20 May 2022 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
So tragic that Zimbabwe regime respects animals more than its own citizens!
This morning I watched, in profound amazement, a news report on the Zimbabwe government's impassioned pleading with the EU (European Union) to support the country's cause at this year's CITES Conferen...Published: 17 May 2022 at 11:01hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Police arrest 1 306 over precious minerals
POLICE this year arrested about 1 306 people for illegally dealing in precious minerals and elephant tusks, recovering millions of dollars' worth of contraband, a senior officer said on Saturday....Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:45hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Population growth in Africa a concern to Europe?
EXACTLY 150 years ago, Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck became the Chancellor of the Germany Empire. He masterminded the unification of Germany in 1871 and served as its first Chancellor until 1890, i...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:34hrs | 8 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Zimbabwe's growing elephant problem
ONE late April evening, Christina Mudzongachiso and her husband were about to head home after a day in their cotton fields in Mbire, a rural community in northern Zimbabwe.That's when a lone e...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 19:43hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Fatal end to selfie moment
ZIMBABWE Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) rangers shot dead an elephant after it fatally trampled a man who was taking a selfie outside Kwekwe, triggering a stampede by villagers for...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-made budget car Mureza Prim8 is finally going on sale
Zimbabwean low-cost vehicle maker Mureza Auto Co says it is ready with its first 100 vehicles going on sale at US$13,500 each.The company was recently granted a licence to assemble motor vehic...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 12:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Africa's first black-owned car manufacturing company hits market
South-Africa based Mureza Auto Co is launching Africa's first black-owned car model with a batch of 100 vehicles being rolled out next week. The car model, which will be suitable for any Afric...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 13:50hrs | | by Lloyd Rabaya
Ivory lands vet officer in trouble
A veterinary officer from Rushinga in Mashonaland Central province was arrested yesterday after he was found in possession of 10 elephant tusks that...Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 18:55hrs | 7 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Trio arrested over ivory
THREE men have been arrested after they were found in possession of five elephant tusks weighing 6,7 kg and valued at US$1143,93.The trio, Godknows Nyoni (32) from Insiza, Admire Gomba (44) an...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Great Zimbabwe construction: The Tonga joining the fray?
IT seems most local tribes could have contributed towards construction of Dzimbahwe Ruins with the Tonga being the latest clan laying the claim that they also played a leading role as far as thi...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:49hrs | | by Burzil Dube
Army officer, 3 accomplices arrested for ivory possession
A SERVING member of the Zimbabwe National Army based at Josiah Magama Tongogara Barracks and three accomplices were yesterday remanded in custody by Harare magistrate Barbara Mateko for illegal posses...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cricket records COVID-19 cases
ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) is confident the 2020/21 domestic cricket season will progress smoothly despite recording five COVID-19 cases on the eve of the Logan Cup competition that got underway in Harare ...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ncube named as Mountaineers coach
FORMER Zimbabwe international bowler Njabulo Ncube has been appointed as the Mountaineers coach for the 2020/21 domestic cricket season.He takes over from Shepherd Makunura who is now in charg...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 06:32hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Minister sucked into gold mine wrangle
THE Zanu PF Mashonaland West provincial chairperson and Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has been sucked into a gold mine ownership wrangle in Chegutu amid reports he could have abused his office to a...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
More elephant deaths recorded in Victoria Falls
TWO more elephants were found dead in Victoria Falls last Friday, bringing to 27 the number of jumbo deaths in Zimbabwe in the last two months.The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Author...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cross-border donkey rustlers on the prowl
To new arrivals, "Dip 27" is no different from any other rural service centre in Madabe communal lands south of Plumtree in Zimbabwe.Yet locals know that the daytime semblance of law-abiding p...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:21hrs | | by Oscar Nkala
'Europe ate all its animals,' says Mnangagwa
BARELY a week after President Emmerson Mnangagwa and European Union Ambassador Timo Alkonnen had a near nasty public spat over Zimbabwe's worsening human rights record, Mnangagwa has set himself on an...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 08:12hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa shows CITES the ‘middle finger’
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) can go to hang af...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 17:48hrs | | by Staff Reporter
3 poachers shot dead in Bubye Conservancy
ZIMBABWE Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) rangers this week shot dead three suspected poachers and launched a probe into recurring cases of rhino poaching in the Bubye Valley Conserv...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe may withdraw from Endangered-Species deal to sell $300m of ivory
Zimbabwe may consider withdrawing from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species because the organization won't allow it to sell its ivory stockpile.The southern African nati...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:43hrs | 7 | by Bloomberg
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
Zimbabwe stranded with 29 000 elephants
Zimbabwe is failing to sell about 29 000 elephants and about 15 000 elephant tusks due to the strict control of the trade by the United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Sp...Published: 10 May 2019 at 16:09hrs | 7 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tsholotsho official on forced leave
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council executive officer-in-charge of Natural Resources, Mr Simelisizwe Sibanda has been sent on forced leave, following his arrest and subsequent appearance in court, where...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:00hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Botswana Defence Forces foiled coup attempt against Masisi?
The Commander of Botswana Defence Force Lt. General Placid Segokgo last week deployed military assets including armoured tanks and personnel in key strategic in anticipation of a coup against Presiden...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 08:51hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Former Victoria Falls mayor freed
FORMER Victoria Falls mayor Sifiso Mpofu who was arrested and found in possession of ivory was awarded temporary freedom after he was released on bail.Mpofu, 42, who was also found in possessi...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 14:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu's ex-employee freed on $500 bail
FORMER Victoria Falls mayor, Sifiso Mpofu (Zanu-PF) and two of his co-accused were yesterday set free on $500 bail each by the Bulawayo High Court.The trio Mpofu (42) Milton Sibindi (47) and P...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu's ex-employee languishes in remand prison
FORMER Zanu-PF Victoria Falls mayor Sifiso Mpofu and two of his alleged accomplices are languishing in remand prison pending a High Court decision on their bail application, which they filed last week...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu's ex-employee arrested with 120kg of ivory?
A former mayor of Zimbabwe's tourist hotspot Victoria Falls was caught with nine elephant tusks weighing 120 kilogrammes and arrested with two other suspects, police said on Friday.Sifiso Mpof...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 07:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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
Mtukudzi's in-laws bitter
Mr Fred Gasho is bitter that the family of the late national hero Oliver Mtukudzi did not alert him, as per traditional custom, of the demise of his son-in-law. Mr Gasho is the biological father of Da...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:43hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Tuku a cultural icon, a world changer, a true superstar and legend
ICON. Superstar. Legend. Three words that have been used to describe departed Zimbabwe music icon Oliver Mtukudzi. Mtukudzi thoroughly deserved the accolade. His almost four-decades long music career ...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 09:28hrs | 12 | by Methuseli Moyo
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