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Zimparks ranger arrested for lion poaching in Hwange National Park
A Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority ranger has been arrested in connection with the recent poaching of three lions, whose carcasses were discovered headless and without paws in...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 07:00hrs | 1054 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa legitimising neo-colonialism
Because Mother Africa's children residing at home and abroad are paying extremely close attention to Zimbabwe's upcoming harmonised elections, the individual profiles of the candidates will automatica...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Obi Egbuna Jnr Simunye
Irregularities surrounding death of Cecil the Lion's son
The death of Cecil's son, Xanda at the hands of trophy hunters on 7 July is mired in confusion. He was shot just outside Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, near the spot his father had been killed by Am...Published: 01 Aug 2017 at 09:27hrs | | by Adam Cruise
Hwange lion killings undermine conservation efforts
Two endangered lionesses were killed after being lured out of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe to a hunting trap set up using meat from a cow they allegedly killed the previous...Published: 12 May 2017 at 09:35hrs | 5 | by Oscar Nkala
Unethical Namibian Hunters to blame for poor international image of Trophy hunting
Hunters who engage in unethical and illegal practices are largely to blame for the decline in the 'overall acceptance' of trophy hunting by the general public and influential institutions across the g...Published: 19 Dec 2016 at 09:30hrs | 3 | by Oscar Nkala
Zimbabwe drops charges against Cecil the lion hunter
A Zimbabwe court has dropped charges against a professional hunter alleged to have helped an American dentist to kill a famous lion named Cecil.It ruled that the charges against Theo Bronk...Published: 11 Nov 2016 at 14:37hrs | 2 | by BBC
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Slippery slope for Zimbabwe and its leader
Forget Cecil the Lion: for Zimbabweans, 2015 was mostly about President Robert Mugabe, lack of money, and how long both would last.While Cecil and his death at the hands of an American dentist...Published: 04 Jul 2016 at 13:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Govt thwarts EU bid to ban trophy imports
Government has stopped the European Union's bid to ban the import of hunting trophies from Zimbabwe with exports of wildlife from the regional bloc expected to soar, a Cabinet minister has said....Published: 02 May 2016 at 11:34hrs | | by Samantha Chigogo
Peta launches Cecil-inspired 'condoms for hunters' campaign
PETA Distributes 'Huntsman' Condoms as a Way to Nip Future Generations of Animal-Slayers in the Bud Harare -...Published: 15 Apr 2016 at 09:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Cecil the Lion's killer will not be facing any charges
The American dentist who sparked public outrage after it was revealed he had killed Zimbabwe's Cecil the Lion on a hunting trip will not be charged as he 'had his papers in order', it has been re...Published: 12 Oct 2015 at 14:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cecil cubs feared dead in Hwange National Park
SLAIN world famous Cecil the lion's cubs and their mothers have disappeared from Hwange National Park, sparking fears they may have been killed by males out to start a new pride. American...Published: 10 Oct 2015 at 11:42hrs | 1 | by Leonard Ncube
Zimbabwe police arrest Cecil hunter over sable smuggling
Police in Zimbabwe have arrested Theo Bronkhorst, the professional hunter behind the killing of Cecil the lion, following the discovery of 29 sable antelope allegedly being smuggled to South Afric...Published: 15 Sep 2015 at 10:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fails to punish Cecil's killers
Zimbabwe has all but let Cecil's killers off the hook as Mugabe's wife says hunter did nothing wrong."I say the dentist who killed the lion must be left alone," said Mrs Mugabe, adding that th...Published: 14 Sep 2015 at 13:05hrs | 2 | by Adam Cruise
Half a million pounds (£500,000) donated following Cecil the Lion's death
Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit has received more than half a million pounds in donations, following the death of Cecil the Lion, BBC reported.Cecil was a well-known to...Published: 20 Aug 2015 at 12:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Cecil was significant to Zimbabwe's economy
The recent killing of Cecil the lion by an American dentist, Walter Palmer was not just a mere slaughtering of an animal but it was rather damaging of a natural resource that generated income wh...Published: 12 Aug 2015 at 17:49hrs | 11 | by Peacemaker Zano
WATCH: Cecil the lion advert a hit
The popular Lion Lager brew is using Cecil to market its beer.The brand placed adverts in the Zimbabwean press on Thursday saying, "Our pride lives on - A tribute to Cecil the Lion"."...Published: 08 Aug 2015 at 14:51hrs | | by News24
The truth behind Cecil the lion
Zimbabwe's most famous big cat, Cecil the lion, was shot and killed by an American trophy hunter early in July. The man who stalked and killed the 13 year old lion is Walter Palmer, a dentist from Min...Published: 08 Aug 2015 at 06:15hrs | 4 | by Waza Online Blogger Jera
Cecil the lion's killer to be extradited to Zimbabwe?
The Prosecutor General (PG) Johannes Tomana has started processing papers for the extradition of the American dentist Walter Palmer who killed Cecil the lion in Hwange.Environment, Water a...Published: 07 Aug 2015 at 19:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Life-sized bronze statue of Cecil the lion
Cecil the lion, whose death at the hands of hunters in Zimbabwe prompted worldwide outrage, may be commemorated by a bronze statue at the entrance to the park where he lived.A conservation...Published: 06 Aug 2015 at 19:07hrs | | by BBC
US, Zimbabwe seek to mend relations
Outgoing US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Bruce Wharton has confirmed that his country is on a drive to forge new diplomatic ties with nations once deemed as hostile.Mr Wharton, who paid a co...Published: 05 Aug 2015 at 15:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cecil's death could help expose poaching syndicate at Hwange park
Hwange-While Zimbabwean authorities continue to mourn the death of Cecil, the country's favourite and foreign currency generating lion, a few questions remain unanswered. Are Zimbabweans being bee...Published: 05 Aug 2015 at 05:31hrs | 21 | by Thabo Kunene
Mugabe urged to focus on serious issues, not Cecil the lion
Cecil the Lion has in the past week hogged international news headlines as millions expressed outrage about the killing of one of the country's favourite big cats.Now after his office asked t...Published: 03 Aug 2015 at 20:36hrs | 12 | by Thomas Chiripasi
Killing of Cecil sparks calls to ban trophy hunting
The maiming with a crossbow and later killing of Cecil, the famous Hwange lion, by American dentist Walter Palmer has led to an international firestorm of protest and calls for the...Published: 03 Aug 2015 at 18:10hrs | 1 | by Don Pinnock
Zimbabwean authorities say killing Cecil the lion was definitely illegal
Despite belated claims by American dentist Walter Palmer and Theo Bronkhorst, the professional hunter from Bushman Safaris that killing Cecil the lion was legal, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Manage...Published: 03 Aug 2015 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Adam Cruise
Hunters hit back on international condemnation over Cecil killing
Hunters in Zimbabwe have hit back at the international community who attacked them over the killing of the lion Cecil in Hwange.Bucking against international outrage over the killing of Cecil...Published: 31 Jul 2015 at 13:11hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe want killer of Cecil the lion extradited
The American dentist who killed Cecil the lion a month ago in Zimbabwe had financed an illegal hunt and should be extradited to the southern African nation to face justice, environment minister Op...Published: 31 Jul 2015 at 11:59hrs | | by Agencies
US launches probe into killing of Cecil the Zimbabwean lion
Washington - US authorities launched an investigation on Thursday into the killing of a beloved lion in Zimbabwe, as the American dentist who hunted the big cat remained in hiding amid mounting global...Published: 31 Jul 2015 at 06:05hrs | | by Agencies
Cecil killer's accomplice granted bail
A professional Zimbabwean hunter was granted bail Wednesday on charges of "failing to prevent an illegal hunt" after he organised an expedition in which an American dentist killed a lion popular with ...Published: 29 Jul 2015 at 19:22hrs | | by AFP
I killed Cecil - American hunter confess
American hunter Walter Palmer (55) accused of killing Cecil, one of the oldest and most famous lions in Zimbabwe, without a permit after paying $50,000 has admitted he was the killer.Palmer ha...Published: 29 Jul 2015 at 11:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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