Goche in land scam?

Goche in land scam? http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk The Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development, Nicholas Goche has waded into a land ownership scam in which he is being accused of having grabbed a farm from the Bindura Town Council using his political muscle.12.09.1212:06pm by Christopher Mahove Goche, a Zanu (PF) senior member and former State Security Minister, allegedly seized Artherstone …

Founder of Chipangali Wildlife orphanage dies

Founder of Chipangali Wildlife orphanage dies http://www.swradioafrica.com Staff reporter11 September 2012 Viv Wilson, the founder of one of Zimbabwe’s most well known wildlife orphanages, Chipangali, died in Bulawayo on Sunday evening. His son Kevin Wilson issued a statement saying: “It is with great sadness that my father Vivian Wilson passed away at his home in Bulawayo. He …

ZANU PF officials implicated in wildlife bribes scam

ZANU PF officials implicated in wildlife bribes scam http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tererai Karimakwenda11 September, 2012 A group of ZANU PF officials who were recently given land and granted hunting licenses in the Save Valley Conservancy have been accused of trying to sell the licences back to the white owners, whose licenses were cancelled. The allegations came from the Conservancy’s …

Vic Falls club illegally seized by government

Vic Falls club illegally seized by government http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tererai Karimakwenda10 September, 2012 Tour operators in Zimbabwe are concerned about their future after a recent government takeover of the Victoria Falls Boating Club. According to Newsday newspaper, government plans to establish their own boating facility at the Club ahead of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general …

War veterans storm Mzembi’s office

War veterans storm Mzembi’s office http://www.thestandard.co.zw September 10, 2012 in LocalWAR veterans on Friday stormed Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Walter Mzembi’s offices demanding an explanation as to why the recent allocation of conservancies to a few politicians was being resisted. REPORT BY PATRICE MAKOVAThe former freedom fighters, led by Joseph Chinotimba, who is himself not …

Save Conservancy – Article in the Herald and a Response

Save Conservancy – Article in the Herald and a Response   The Herald, 30th August 2012 Isdore Guvamombe Features Editor   In the past two weeks or so, Save Valley Conservancy in Chiredzi, south of Masvingo, has hogged the limelight for all the wrong reasons, yet when one follows the hullabaloo with a trained ear, …

Confessions of bribery

Confessions of bribery http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ Sunday, 09 September 2012 13:20HARARE – Just paid a bribe and feeling like making a confession? Go online and a confession website has been created specifically for Zimbabweans forced to part with their hard earned dollars by public service providers. Introducing confessions with a new twist, Zimbabweans can now exchange experiences of when where …

Zanu-PF to meet over Hargreaves hero status

Zanu-PF to meet over Hargreaves hero status http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Zanu-PF will meet soon to determine the hero status of the veterinary expert Dr Stuart Hargreaves, President Mugabe said yesterday. The Head of State and Government, and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces was speaking while consoling the Hargreaves family following the death of the principal director for Livestock and Veterinary …

Mzembi playing politics while I am making dollars — Mahofa

Mzembi playing politics while I am making dollars — Mahofa http://www.dailynews.co.zw Sunday, 09 September 2012 13:16MASVINGO – Former Gutu South MP Shuvai Mahofa, one of the 25 Zanu PF officials accused of forcing their way into the lucrative Save Valley Conservancy, has accused fellow party member and Tourism minister Walter Mzembi of playing politics with the issue. Mahofa …

Zanu PF officials in wildlife bribes scam

Zanu PF officials in wildlife bribes scam http://www.dailynews.co.zw Sunday, 09 September 2012 13:18HARARE – Willy Pabst, the Germany industrialist and hunting enthusiast who has been leading a campaign to save wildlife sanctuary, the Save Valley Conservancy, from occupation by Zanu PF officials has made sensational claims that party stalwarts have been asking for bribes from owners of the targeted …