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Security guard drowns while poaching fish
A 33-YEAR-OLD Mazowe Henderson Research security guard drowned yesterday at Mazowe dam where he was allegedly caught poaching fish by Zimbabwe National Parks (ZimParks) officials.Martin Chisim...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 15:54hrs | 1636 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bid to sell a live pangolin backfires
A 38-YEAR-OLD Mukumbura man is in soup after he tried to sell a live pangolin for US$2000 to Zimbabwe National Parks officials.Moses Ma...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 19:01hrs | 1140 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Lions wreak havoc in Kariba
THE Mola community in Kariba is living in fear of lions which have devoured several livestock.According to villagers under Nyaminyami Rural District Council, the lions have killed and eaten ei...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:45hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs flex muscle in Safari row
THREE chiefs in Bikita, Masvingo province recently led a group of community leaders to enforce a court order giving ownership of a conservancy previously owned by Save Safaris to the local community....Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:07hrs | 479 | 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 | 209 | 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 | 600 | by Staff reporter
Old Bulawayo restoration almost complete
THE restoration of the Old Bulawayo monument which was razed by a fire in 2010 is expected to be completed within the next 100 days, an official has said.National Museums and Monuments of Zimb...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:11hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Poachers axe 3 ZimParks rangers
THREE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) officials are battling for life at a hospital in Harare after they were recently severely assaulted by suspected poachers in Mushumbi,...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 07:26hrs | 2356 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa switches off govt, council
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) disconnected water supplies to government ministries and local authorities over non-payment of bills amounting to ZW$2,4 billion (US$28 million).A...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:52hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Jealous man plants ivory in ex-wife's toilet
A PLOT by a jealous Guruve man to get his ex-wife and her boyfriend imprisoned by planting ivory on her hit a snag after he was arrested for possession of ivory.Fisher Mupini tried to get his ...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 07:49hrs | 657 | by Staff reporter
Car washer discovers mysterious snake
People were taken aback after the discovery of a huge python snake found inside a Toyota Wish yesterday in Kwekwe Central Business district.The Toyota Wish was left in custody of Tendai Muchen...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 14:03hrs | 2319 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Massive python found stashed in vehicle
KWEKWE Central Business District was Tuesday brought to a standstill after a huge live python was found stashed in a dumped Toyota Wish vehicle in a suspected case of rituals gone wrong.Police...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:33hrs | 932 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1383 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Survivor of two bullets seeks justice
A Chinhoyi man is seeking justice over the Darwendale shootout that occurred in November last year, where he survived two bullets on both legs.Tafadzwa Mushamba (37) was caught by Zimpar...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 11:32hrs | 2282 | by Tarisai Mudahondo/ Simbarashe Sithole
ZimParks sues army company
THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has taken a Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) company, Rusununguko Nkululeko (Pvt) Limited, to court demanding US$142 530 for use of its chal...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:23hrs | 1436 | by Staff reporter
ZimParks completes Old Bulawayo National Monuments road
THE upgrade of the road leading to Old Bulawayo National Monuments by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) to pave way for restoration of the tourist attraction after it was...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:16hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Jumbos killed 30 so far
THIRTY people have been killed by elephants in Zimbabwe this year alone, with the number expected to rise as the country approaches the dry season when animals move more in search for food and water....Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 07:52hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
Jumbo attack: 74-year-old turns hero
A 74-YEAR-OLD villager from Mabale in Hwange who was attacked by an elephant which fractured his right leg turned hero of his own story after he dragged himself on his buttocks for eight hours until h...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 08:02hrs | 1040 | by Staff reporter
Poacher jailed 9 years
FIVE pairs of ivory landed a Mushumbi man in jail after he was given a mandatory 9year sentence by Guruve magistrate Geraldine Mutsotso....Published: 25 May 2021 at 20:38hrs | 488 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chinese company returns to Hwange after Mnangagwa issues new Special Grant
A Chinese company which sparked an international outcry after setting up a coal mine inside the Hwange National Park - before it was ordered out - has been awarded a new Special Grant by President Emm...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 21:34hrs | 1727 | by Staff reporter
Man mauled by crocodiles
A SILOBELA man was reportedly mauled to death by crocodiles while fishing along the Gweru River. Midlands police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko could not be reached for comment but Sil...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:02hrs | 931 | by Staff reporter
Man nabbed for shooting a bushbuck
Police in Mashonaland Central together with Zimparks arrested a 35-year-old Mushumbi man who shot a bushbuck to quench his appetite for meat.Katani Katurika of Monozi village, Mushumbi Pools w...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 12:00hrs | 1507 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Crocodiles wreak havoc in Silobela
VILLAGERS in Donsa area, Silobela, are living in fear of crocodiles along Gweru River that are killing people and livestock since the beginning of the rain season last year.Ward 29 councillor ...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 04:58hrs | 1240 | by Staff reporter
Bulilima teenager survives hippo attack
A 16-YEAR-OLD schoolboy from ward 22, Bulilima in Matabeleland South province survived a hippopotamus attack that left him severely wounded while on his way to school on Wednesday.Villagers sa...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:19hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
The Zimparks, Lake Kariba Fisheries Research Institute (LKFRI) has launched small-scale fisheries (SSF) project that support loc
Titled, "Setting the stage for successful and sustainable management, development and utilisation of the small-scale fisheries of Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe" is the project that was launched yesterday by t...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 06:39hrs | 499 | by MuHwisiry Chaiyeiye a Patsaka Nyaminyami Community Radio correspondent
Kariba eyes bumper kapenta harvest
KAPENTA producers are expecting bumper harvest in the second half of the year as production is showing signs of recovery after a hiatius caused by the rains and relatively low temperatures. Lo...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 06:07hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe, Chimbiri evacuated from Chikurubi prison cell after snake intrusion
A snake intrusion forced the evacuation of MDC Alliance activists Joana Mamombe and Cecelia Chimbiri from a Chikurubi Maximum Prison cell, it has emerged.The mystery serpent was spotted dangli...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 20:42hrs | 3362 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda stray hippo shot dead
ONE of the two stray hippopotami in Lushongwe Village in Gwanda district, Matabeleland South province has been killed.The hippo was killed on Sunday night by rangers from Zimparks who have bee...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:43hrs | 936 | by Staff reporter
ZimParks raises concern over surge in human-wildlife conflicts
THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has attributed the surge in human-wildlife conflicts to overpopulation and encroachment of human settlements into conservancies....Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:29hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Elephants on rampage in Beitbridge
Elephants have been destroying crops in Beitbridge in the last two weeks, especially along the Shashe River on the Botswana border and the Limpopo on the South African border with the animals reported...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:36hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
Mugabes' diamond, ivory deals exposed
FRESH startling details have emerged indicating how the late former President Robert Mugabe and his family worked with extop parastatal and security bosses to ship high-grade diamonds and ivory out of...Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 07:14hrs | 7258 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Mugwadi parades his net fishing catch
Zanu-PF Director of Information Tafadzwa Mugwadi paraded his net fishing adventures at Nyazvidzi River, which borders around being illegal.In Zimbabwe fishing by rod or line fishing, except in...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 20:57hrs | 4342 | by Staff reporter
Crocodile causes stir at Chiredzi Hospital
There was pandemonium at Chiredzi District Hospital today after a huge crocodile was spotted in a storm drain at the biggest health referral health institution in the Lowveld.The reptile...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 17:44hrs | 1474 | by Staff reporter
Holidaymaker falls into gorge at Victoria Falls
A HARARE man on holiday with his family fell into a gorge at the Victoria Falls on New Year's Day.A rescue team by 5pm had not located him.Zimbabwe national parks (Zimparks) spokespers...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 07:51hrs | 1430 | by Staff reporter
Elephants wreak havoc
PEOPLE living in Masocha village in Zvishavane district are living in fear after a herd of marauding elephants invaded the community, damaging crops in the droughtprone area.A villager, Beatri...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:35hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army boss disowns Chikafu
ZIMBABWE Defence Forces (ZDF) commander General Phillip Valerio Sibanda has disowned a woman who once masqueraded as President Emmerson Mnangagwa's daughter to dispossess a Shamva miner, John Maungwa,...Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 17:03hrs | 3331 | by Staff reporter
Miner arrested for stealing own gold
SHAMVA miner, John Maungwa, who is involved in a bitter mining wrangle with a woman who once masqueraded as President Emmerson Mnangagwa's daughter Chantelle Chikafu was arrested on Monday for alleged...Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 07:19hrs | 1764 | by Staff reporter
Speeding 40-tonne mine truck kills 2 elephants
Concern has been raised after a speeding 40-tonne coal mining dump truck belonging to Zambezi Gas and Coal Mine hit and killed two jumbos last Tuesday night.The accident happened near Sinamate...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 06:50hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Army chief, minister sucked in mine row
ZIMBABWE Defence Forces (ZDF) commander General Phillip Valerio Sibanda and State Security minister Owen Mudha Ncube have been implicated in a messy mine ownership wrangle after Chantelle Chikafu, the...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:22hrs | 2411 | by Staff reporter
5 poachers gunned down
FIVE poachers were gunned down by Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) rangers in 10 incidents of armed confrontation in national parks this year amid an intensifying crackdown ...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 14:31hrs | 2401 | by Staff reporter
Council pounces on illegal operations
MORE than 59 people have been arrested in a joint operation by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC), Zimbabwe Republic Police and the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) to bust syndicates that are invol...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 23:22hrs | 1064 | by Staff reporter
Game Park miner loses claims in violent takeover
UMFURUDZI Game Park miner, John Maungwa has lost control of his gold rich mining claims to Shantelle Chikafu, who once claimed to be President Emmerson Mnangagwa's daughter and Shamva North legislator...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:26hrs | 986 | by Staff reporter
Govt to centralise control of State firms
THE Government will adopt a centralised ownership model for State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to eliminate inconsistencies in governance and ministerial interferences, Finance and Economic Development Mi...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 06:54hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF gold wars turn nasty
A NASTY fight for mining rights has erupted over gold mining claims in Umfurudzi Game Park where violence is said to be the order of the day between machetewielding Zanu-PF youths from rival camps....Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:46hrs | 1409 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP implicated in gold wars
Shamva North MP Oscar Gorerino (Zanu-PF) has been accused of using machete gangs to forcibly take gold ore using his party and parliamentary vehicle from Wickman 23 mine in Umfurudzi Game Park that is...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:33hrs | 893 | by Staff reporter
Hyenas attack, devour man
A pack of six hyenas killed Mr Tendai Maseka (46) in his hut on Monday night and ate his torso. Only his arms, legs and head were found the next day in Bangure Village in the Holy Cross area u...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:24hrs | 962 | by Staff reporter
Air Force joins plane crash search mission
The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) has joined the search for a missing Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) employee who was on a plane that crashed in Chewore Safari Area in Mbire...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:23hrs | 832 | by Staff reporter
1 killed, 2 injured in plane crash
A Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) plane, which went missing in the Zambezi Valley on Friday afternoon, was found crashed in Chewore Safari Area in Mbire on Sunday afternoon...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:04hrs | 735 | by Staff reporter
ZIMPARKS corruption and irregular appointments exposed
Whistle-blowers from ZIMPARKS have reported the wildlife authority to the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission. The reports are over irregular appointments of 7 top executives at the authority. The off...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 07:37hrs | 1134 | by Claris Magwenzi - Freelance journalist
Managing fisheries sustainably at Lake Kariba
ACCORDING to the Commercial Fishing Industry - Global Market Outlook, the global commercial fishing industry market accounted for US$240,99 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $438,59 billion by ...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 08:48hrs | 181 | by Tinashe Farawo
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