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'UK Bill torments Zimbabwe'
BOLD moves by the British Parliament to enact legislation shutting African wildlife trophies out of that market have shaken Zimbabwean authorities, as fears mount that the country's major tourism plan...Published: 21 Apr 2023 at 19:51hrs | 1802 | by Staff reporter
Villagers lose crops to buffaloes, elands
VILLAGERS in Hurungwe's Nyamakate area have lost substantial amounts of their maize crop to buffaloes and eland that have invaded the community.The affected villagers are under Chief Chundu in...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:27hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's Wi-Fi pledge attracts brickbats from electorate
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has come under fire for promising to provide Wi-Fi service at all Cowdray Park houses in Bulawayo where he is campaigning for a parliamentary seat in this year's election...Published: 05 Apr 2023 at 09:34hrs | 928 | by Staff reporter
San chief is installed
IT was a historic and joyous moment for the San community yesterday as Government installed the inaugural Chief Goledema as the Second Republic moves to address concerns of this previously marginalise...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:43hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Lions cause havoc in Matebeleland North
A pride of lions is reportedly causing havoc in parts of Lupane, Matebeleland North, where herds of cattle belonging to different farmers have been killed.Children have not been to school as v...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:41hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
Matopo mine dispute sucks in Bulawayo's top cop, Zanu-PF
A common assault report filed at a police station in Bulawayo has triggered an official complaint against the province's top cop, and left Zanu-PF facing accusations of the attempted abduction of one ...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 07:18hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Mine dispute sucks in top cop, Zanu PF
A common assault report filed at a police station in Bulawayo has triggered an official complaint against the province’s top cop, and left Zanu PF facing accusations of the attempted abduction of on...Published: 11 Mar 2023 at 21:05hrs | 766 | by Staff Reporter
Zimparks to waiver entry for school children
HWANGE West Member of Parliament Mr Godfrey Dube has implored the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) to waiver entry fees into the Victoria Falls Rainforest for school childre...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:24hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
We Are Victoria Falls partners Cape Town Tourism
THE newly formed We Are Victoria Falls has partnered with Cape Town Tourism to embark on a joint marketing programme that cross-promotes the two tourism destinations along the theme of "the Ultimate A...Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 17:33hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Game Sanctuary gets new furry resident
Tshabalala Game Sanctuary on the outskirts of Bulawayo has a new tenant; a three-year-old male lion that was released yesterday to the facility from Hwange National Park.Still nameless, the li...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:55hrs | 222 | 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 | 373 | by Staff reporter
Baobab tree faces extinction?
THE Baobab tree faces extinction in a few years as elephants are eating its bark a lot at Manapools National Park in mid-Zambezi region, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZIMPARKS)...Published: 10 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
Man killed in 'mysterious' crocodile attack
A YOUTHFUL Kariba fisherman was on Sunday killed by a crocodile, which mysteriously pulled him out of a dingy boat before dragging him underwater.The deceased was identified as 22-year-old Pro...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:13hrs | 1098 | by Staff reporter
Woman loses arm in hyena attack
In the second such case to be recorded in Masvingo province this year, a 38-year-old woman from Gutu last Wednesday lost her left hand and big toe of the left leg after being attacked by a hyena....Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 1175 | by Staff reporter
Lion spotted in Kwekwe suburbs
PANIC has gripped residents in Mbizo and Msasa Suburbs in Kwekwe after a lion was reportedly spotted in the area.According to a message doing rounds on social media platforms, the lion is susp...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 18:17hrs | 1028 | by Staff reporter
MPs want Zimbabwe to quit Cites
LEGISLATORS are calling on the government to quit Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in order for the trading and eating of wildlife animals to go ...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 06:10hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa denounces high kapenta fishing fees
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) president Nelson Chamisa has urged the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) to reduce kapenta fishing fees in Lake Kariba saying they were to...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 3019 | by Staff reporter
Mozambican community's conflict with safari hunting company ends in success - a lesson for all
Mozambique's international hunting challenges and opportunities , including those of other African countries come under the spotlight when it hosts the African Wildlife Consultative Forum in Maputo in...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 11:09hrs | 934 | by Emmanuel Koro
Muchinguri under fire over army company operations
DEFENCE minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri was on Wednesday cornered by independent Norton MP Temba Mliswa over the opaque investments and business dealings of army-owned company Rusununguko Nkululeko ...Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 17:06hrs | 3780 | by Staff reporter
Binga hot springs dry out
THERE are more than 30 hot springs in Zimbabwe where warm water gushes from the ground.Geologists believe natural hot springs are found where water seeps into areas of volcanic activity in the...Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 07:28hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife appointed wildlife ambassador
WILDLIFE conservation requires team work as it calls for serious attention, commitment and dedication, First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa said on Monday night while accepting her new role as the country...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:17hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to pay 100% of international hunting revenue to campfire communities
Christmas has certainly come early for Zimbabwe's hunting communities who are soon going to receive 100% payments from international hunting revenue. Under the Communal Areas Manage...Published: 07 Jun 2022 at 10:37hrs | 2751 | by Emmanuel Koro
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 | 89 | by Staff reporter
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 | 926 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe begs EU over it's ivory
ZIMBABWE yesterday begged the European Union (EU) to support its plea for a once-off sale of its ivory stockpile at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) meeting schedule...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:36hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa makes major appointment in Public Service Commission
The Chief Secretary to the Office of the President and Cabinet Dr. Misheck Sibanda has informed the nation that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appoint Rosemary Mukogo as a Commissioner of the Public...Published: 22 Apr 2022 at 12:02hrs | 3402 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa pampers Binga traditional leaders
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday pampered Binga chiefs with over 17 kapenta fishing rigs.Five Zanu-PF youth league members and five women's league groups also received rigs.The g...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | 2030 | by Staff reporter
Meat galore after bus ploughs into elephants
IT is rare for those who witness road accidents to smile, but hundreds of villagers near Victoria Falls yesterday had a bus accident to thank after they walked away with chunks of meat after three ele...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:27hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter
Hyena invades school
VILLAGERS in Murewa, Mashonaland East province, are living in fear after a rabid hyena killed one person, attacked two others and invaded a local boarding school on two occasions.The dismember...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:44hrs | 1544 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho villagers live in fear of hippos roaming the area
VILLAGERS in Tsholotsho South, ward 16 in Tshamakiwa are experiencing human-wildlife conflicts, where hippopotamuses are roaming around human settlements destroying crops.This has been happeni...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:43hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
NUST starts making PCR test kits
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) is set to start manufacturing Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) kits next month following delivery of a US$86 000 reagents manufacturing machine....Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 05:38hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miner evicts villagers
CHINESE mining company, Monaf Investments has given villagers in Muchesu ward 12, Binga, three months' notice to vacate their ancestral land after it was granted a permit to extract coal in the area....Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:24hrs | 866 | by Staff reporter
DDF worker dies in croc attack
A BINGA District Development Fund (DDF) employee was attacked and killed by a crocodile while collecting fishing worms at the council sewage pond on Saturday morning.Matabeleland North police ...Published: 11 Jan 2022 at 18:38hrs | 936 | by Staff reporter
A snake catcher's advice to homeowners, residents
SNAKES are increasingly invading homes in Bulawayo as the rains have disturbed their habitats, forcing them to seek refuge elsewhere.Experts say the country is in the snake season as the repti...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 06:05hrs | 1386 | by Staff reporter
Poachers threaten Kariba fisheries
KAPENTA fish producers have raised concern over illegal fish trade at Lake Kariba saying this is threatening the viability of the industry.According to section 7 of the Commercial Kapenta Prod...Published: 30 Dec 2021 at 07:53hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
How NGOs scandalously manage to assume power in UN agency Cites
THE managing director of the USA-based Ivory Education Institute Godfrey Harris, revealed his analysis of how non-governmental organisations (NGOs) achieved overwhelming influence within the UN intern...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:22hrs | 342 | by Emmanuel Koro
'Zimbabwe laws protect animals more than human beings'
BULAWAYO-BASED human rights groups have expressed concern over the country's wildlife laws, which they say offer more protection to animals than to human beings, who end up being attacked or killed by...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:36hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Uproar over Tsholotsho elephant sales
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council (RDC) has been accused of selling elephants for a song to concession holders under the Government quota system.Communities living near national parks are allo...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:55hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Crocodile attacks on the rise
COMMUNITIES around water bodies that are home to crocodiles have been urged to be vigilant as the number of attacks by the reptiles is on the rise. The attacks have been attributed to human- w...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 07:09hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
'Prophets' jailed for performing fake miracle
TWO self-proclaimed prophets have been sentenced to a suspended 20-day jail term each by Bindura magistrate Joyline Mudhege after they performed a fake miracle at a congregant's residence.Nebs...Published: 02 Nov 2021 at 18:29hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Fake prophets jailed
TWO Shamva based self styled fake Apostolic prophets (Madzibaba) were sentenced to 20 days in jail yesterday by a Bindura magistrate after they plan...Published: 01 Nov 2021 at 17:02hrs | 10 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe lures world's top celebrities
THE most watched man on television in the world, one of the world's richest men and two former United States presidents have all visited Zimbabwe in the last decade, in an endorsement of Zimbabwe as a...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:35hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
Man feared dead after croc attack
A 33-YEAR-OLD man is feared dead after he was attacked by a crocodile at the Lake Harvest harbour in the resort town of Kariba.Witnesses yesterday said the victim, Bernard Nyabadza, was fishin...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:43hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
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 | 15 | by Staff reporter
Fresh farm invasions in Beitbridge
FRESH farm invasions have been reported at Denylinian Conservancy in Beitbridge where settlers armed with 2014 letters are trooping in.Most of the settlers are reportedly setting up shacks and...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:50hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
'Con job' that cost Mnangagwa dearly
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's projected winter wheat harvest has been severely cut after the government failed to stop an invasion by quelea birds at his Kwekwe farm because authorities bought a wron...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 09:04hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Government takes action on quelea birds
THE Government is battling to contain quelea birds which have invaded Kwekwe district in huge flocks destroying wheat with the chemicals procured to deal with the menacing agricultural pests only expe...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 18:24hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Zesa lures back ex-staff
National power utility, Zesa Holdings, has started rehiring some of its former engineers as consultants to improve the country's power supply.Zesa executive chairman Sydney Gata yesterday conf...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 06:53hrs | 7 | 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 | 8 | by Staff reporter
Lions kill 3 children triggering revenge lion-killing feelings from bereaved community
The lions of Tanzania's Ngorongoro Conservation Area horrifically killed three school children this month, drawing sympathy worldwide. This put a spotlight on the human-wildlife conflict in Tanzania a...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 09:12hrs | 37 | by Emmanuel Koro
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