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Chiredzi rhinos sent to Botswana (File Photo): Black Rhino CHIREDZI — Zimbabwe loaded five black rhinos onto a plane bound for Botswana yesterday, its first such exports since the 1990s, as part of conservation efforts amid an increase in poaching in southern Africa. The animals were secured in crates loaded onto a camouflaged Botswana Defence …
REDD+ projects fail to transform communities June 10, 2015 NYANGA — Local conservationist and forester Gift Hare (56) from Nyatondo village — on the foothills of Mount Nyangani in the eastern Highlands — is considering giving up managing forests. BY TONDERAYI MATONHO He says he has been waiting for ages for promised returns by private …
Farmers bemoan electricity subsidies scrapping June 10, 2015 The Commercial Farmers’ Union and Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) yesterday told Parliament that exorbitant electricity and water charges are threatening food security in the country as farmers are now reluctant to embark on wheat farming. BY VENERANDA LANGA The union leaders made the remarks when they appeared …
Zim reintroduces rhinos to park as elephant poaching jumps June 9, 2015 in Business GONAREZHOU — Rhinos are to be reintroduced into Zimbabwe’s second-biggest national park even as poaching of elephants in the Gonarezhou reserve surges due to cross-river attacks. BY GODFREY MARAWANYIKA Within two years, 40 black rhinos will be introduced to the 5 053 …
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VP Mnangagwa warns bigwigs June 9, 2015 Clemence Manyukwe News Editor VICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned bigwigs with vast tracts of land to brace for an exercise meant to reduce their farm sizes to acceptable hectares. VP Mnangagwa said corruption in land matters would not be tolerated as evidenced by the recent arrest of …
‘Peaceful Zim good for tourism’ June 9, 2015 Local News Hebert Zharare recently in Malilangwe, Gonarezhou The world’s celebrities and business moguls who have visited Malilangwe Trust in Gonarezhou National Park have given Zimbabwe a clean bill as one of the most peaceful countries in the world, general manager of the Trust, Mr Mark Saunders, said …
CSC owes Botswana P1m for FMD cattle GABORONE — The struggling Cold Storage Company (CSC) owes Botswana one million pula for cattle it imported from the neighbouring country’s foot-and-mouth disease-infested areas. Botswana’s parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) last week heard that the Bulawayo-headquartered parastatal has not been paying for the cattle imported for slaughter for …
Land degradation threatens Great Dyke ecosystem June 6, 2015 in National, News STAKEHOLDERS around the mineral-rich Great Dyke belt have raised concern over the environmental degradation at the hands of giant mining companies as well as the illegal panners who are extracting different minerals in that region. BY OBEY MANAYITI Many people have been exposed to the …
Gold panning, deforestation pose huge threat to environment June 8, 2015 Opinion & Analysis Gold panners destroyed hectares of land in Motapa, Inyathi in this file picture Factmore DzoboZIMBABWE joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Environment Day on Friday. June 5 was set aside to raise awareness and call for action on environmental …
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Compliance costs under microscope June 5, 2015 Business Molline Gagare Business ReporterTHE country’s major business bodies – the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) and the Small to Medium Enterprises Association of Zimbabwe (SMEAZ) — are rolling out a survey of business transaction costs to determine their impact on business viability in …