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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 | 1442 | 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 | 1418 | 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 | 435 | 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 | 3289 | 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 | 1735 | 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 | 443 | 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 | 2220 | 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 | 2384 | 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 | 1051 | 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 | 956 | 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 | 210 | 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 | 1396 | 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 | 871 | 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 | 950 | 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 | 811 | 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 | 718 | 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 | 1021 | 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 | 177 | by Tinashe Farawo
Probe into Gwanda goat deaths launched
AUTHORITIES have launched an investigation into mysterious deaths of goats in Makwe area, Ward 8 in Gwanda. A team comprising officials from Gwanda Rural District Council, Zimbabwe National Pa...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:43hrs | 1069 | by Staff reporter
'Vampire' terror in Gwanda
DO vampires exist? According to legend, they are evil mythological beings which feed on blood and can morph into a bat or wolf. Most people associate vampires with movies or Count Dracula, the legenda...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 08:23hrs | 793 | 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 | 178 | by Staff reporter
26 trafficked gorillas from DR Congo recovered in Zimbabwe
At least 26 great apes illegally removed from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been seized in Zimbabwe, where four suspected traffickers have been arrested, authorities in both countries said Fri...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 21:01hrs | 2865 | by Staff reporter
Chinese Hwange blitz a minister's directive
THE shock decision by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) to grant two Chinese mining firms the greenlight to drill and explore for coal in the giant Hwange National Park w...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:17hrs | 2801 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miners invade Hwange National Park
TWO Chinese companies are reportedly exploring for coal in the protected Hwange National Park, raising concerns from wildlife activists.Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimPar...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 06:13hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
11 elephants found dead in Hwange
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) is conducting investigations to establish the cause of death of eleven elephants in Pandamasue Forest located between Hwange and Victori...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 08:57hrs | 1183 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa's ZWL$700 000 'disappeared' from his Nedbank account?
YOUTHFUL businessman and former Zimparks board member Neville Mutsvangwa lost money amounting to over ZWL$700 000 after it 'disappeared' from his Nedbank account, Zim Morning Post reported.Sou...Published: 23 Aug 2020 at 20:14hrs | 3245 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in top 10 best wildlife conservation destinations
ZIMBABWE is one of the 10 countries in the world with the best wildlife conservation methods, according to a research by Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit in partnership with Pan...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 08:54hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Kariba tension-gripped as government departments dither tactlessly
Kariba is a tense town this week for both tourists and local stakeholders, with emotions boiling over in some instances. Government departments' inept handling of important issues is at the core of th...Published: 11 Jul 2020 at 18:47hrs | 4903 | by Laiton Kandawire Patsaka-Nyaminyami Community Radio Environment and Tourism Correspondent
BCC struggles to pay workers
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) says its coffers are running dry and as such it is struggling to pay its workers and deliver services effectively. The council which says its revenue declined by 80...Published: 06 Jul 2020 at 13:06hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Baboons targets Kariba patients
KARIBA - Some residents in the resort town of Kariba have raised red flag to Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management to tame troops of baboons attacking patients at the district hospital....Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:17hrs | 1470 | by Naume Muza
ZimParks rangers drunk with sanitizers
KARIBA - The human and wildlife conflict in the resort town of Kariba is being fueled by Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management (ZimParks) rangers neglecting duty while drunk with sanitizers ...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:11hrs | 989 | by Naume Muza
Victoria Falls city fathers, residents face off
A Vic Falls forest along Kazungula Border Post Road which has been targeted by residents for indiscriminate cutting down of treesVICTORIA Falls authorities and residents have faced off over th...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 08:03hrs | 935 | by Staff reporter
Bid to regularise illegal mining in national parks hits snag
CABINET on Tuesday shot down a request by environment and Tourism minister Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu to regularise illegal mining activities inside Zimbabwe's national parks.The government h...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:19hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls set to re-open
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) last week allowed tourist operators back into the rainforest to view the mighty Victoria Falls which has been at its highest flow in ove...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:18hrs | 2664 | by Staff reporter
Suspected poacher dies in police cells
A SUSPECTED wildlife poacher in Gwayi, Matabeleland North province, died of suspected poisoning while detained at Dete Police Station, with police saying they suspect he could have drunk the poison on...Published: 30 May 2020 at 09:41hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
Kariba women under siege from baboons
Baboons are causing havoc to Kariba residents where women are major causalities in the resort town here.This has been part of challenges faced during Covid 19 lockdown that kicked off late Mar...Published: 24 May 2020 at 21:56hrs | 1538 | by Naume Muza
Poacher jailed 9 years
A 27-YEAR-OLD Mushumbi poacher was jailed 9 years by Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro yesterday.Alan Pagan'a of Sedze villag...Published: 14 May 2020 at 21:10hrs | 1075 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Victoria Falls residents jostle for free elephant meat
THE Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) on Sunday gunned down a lone bull elephant that had terrorised Victoria Falls residents for the past month. The bull wo...Published: 06 May 2020 at 07:43hrs | 714 | by Staff reporter
Elephants trample farmer to death
A 68-YEAR-OLD man from Laughing Hills Farm in Hurungwe was on Monday trampled to death by a herd of elephants while he was tending to his field.Kenneth Machengo's body was discovered late in t...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 08:11hrs | 1116 | by Staff reporter
Villagers feast on stray elephant
VILLAGERS in Chikomba district, Mashonaland East province on Tuesday broke COVID-19 lockdown rules after they congregated over the carcass of a young bull elephant that was gunned down by rangers in t...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 08:26hrs | 800 | by Staff reporter
Cops and rangers gang robs fishermen
A GANG of five police officers and three rangers from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) allegedly raided fishermen in Siabuwa, Binga and stole more than 3 000 kilogrammes...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 07:48hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Kapenta fishing ban lifted
GOVERNMENT has exempted kapenta fishing in Lake Kariba from the current lockdown and set stringent measures which have to be followed to minimise spread of the Coronavirus.Among a raft of meas...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 17:44hrs | 1876 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls Rainforest, vegetable markets disinfected
THE Victoria Falls Municipality has started disinfecting public areas in the resort town and on Friday partnered with the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) on a simi...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 07:55hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Residents, Chamisa's councillors row over Mnangagwa rice
VICTORIA FALLS residents are divided over the distribution of rice allocated to rural constituency MPs by government after it emerged some greedy councillors diverted some bags of the special starch t...Published: 17 Apr 2020 at 07:39hrs | 1204 | by newzimbabwe
Twins die in mysterious Mt Nyangani mishap
A mission to recover stray cattle in the mysterious Mount Nyangani ended in grief for the Matsiwira family when their eight-year-old twins died after spending the night on the mountain. The bo...Published: 16 Apr 2020 at 07:12hrs | 1330 | by Staff reporter
German, French tourists arrested after wandering into Victoria Falls rainforest
Two tourists from Germany and France were arrested for trespassing in the Victoria Falls rainforest on Easter Sunday.The rainforest and other tourist facilities around the country are closed a...Published: 13 Apr 2020 at 10:36hrs | 3551 | by Staff reporter
Woman, baby die in crocodile attack
An 18-year old woman and her 11-month-old baby from Onapathali in Mhangura died last Wednesday after being attacked by a crocodile while fetching water. Mrs Esnath Mavhangira was fetching wate...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 07:55hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls thunders
THE thunderous sound of the mighty Victoria Falls is back as the Zambezi River's water levels have significantly risen, giving hope of recovery in the tourism sector once the Covid-19 threat has been ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:30hrs | 4422 | by Staff reporter
Gates to Victoria Falls closed
Gates to the iconic Victoria Falls have been closed to the public in line with the 21-day lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19. This has happened on the back of significant increase of wate...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:26hrs | 1266 | by Staff reporter
Farmer trampled to death by an elephant
A 50-YEAR-OLD Mbire farmer was trampled by an elephant and died on the spot while guarding his sorghum from wild animals last week.Barnabas Mwinga of Mufanechiya village ,Chief Matsiwo in Mbir...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 11:16hrs | 1724 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
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