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Species of black rhino declared extinct http://www.iol.co.za/ December 5 2011 at 10:58amBy Eddy Delcher The Western Black Rhinoceros, one of four subspecies of black rhinoceros, has been officially declared extinct by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). “This is devastating news,” said National Zoological Gardens of South Africa senior conservation adviser Mike Jordan. “We all …
Climate change hits Zimbabwe wildlife http://reportingdna.org/ December 5, 2011By Wisdom Mdzungairi Changing climatic conditions in Zimbabwe’s vast flagship wildlife sanctuary – Hwange National Park – have caused the death of large numbers of several endangered species including elephants, lions and black rhinos. Numbers of these animals have fallen drastically due to the lack of drinking water, said Parks and …
Chefs in poaching scam http://www.financialgazette.co.zw Monday, 05 December 2011 12:36 RHINO poaching is said to be on the increase in Zimbabwe with some of the cases cited by leaked United States cables implicating senior government officials.At the time the cable was written, on December 14, 2009, local conservationists were said to be increasingly concerned that Zimbabwe’s rhinos were on …
Poachers kill 23 Zim rhinos http://www.iol.co.za December 5 2011 at 04:21pm Harare – The number of rhinoceros killed in Zimbabwean parks decreased to 23 this year from 30 in 2010 as parks authorities stepped up high-tech efforts to track poachers, state media reported on Monday. “We have just above 700 black and white rhinos and 23 have …
Like farm seizures, indigenisation will destroy economy http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 04 December 2011 11:45 Eleven years ago, the then Zanu PF-led government instigated chaotic seizures of white commercial farms, an idea that the party allegedly stole from MDC’s election manifesto, which the latter could have smoothly implemented without causing any harm to the country’s agro-based economy. The intention was …
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Constitution Watch of 30th November 2011 [Drafting to Start Soon – Reminder of the Process so Far] CONSTITUTION WATCH 2011 [30th November 2011] Constitution Drafting to Start Soon The constitution-making process is nearing the point at which the three principal drafters will start their task of drafting the new constitution. The process has taken so …
Zim on the brink of desertification http://www.herald.co.zw Friday, 02 December 2011 00:00Herald Reporters ZIMBABWE is on the brink of desertification with reports indicating that the deforestation rate in the country is around 330 000 hectares of land per year.Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday ahead of the national tree planting day tomorrow, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Francis Nhema singled …
On patrol with Zimbabwe’s wildlife defenders: the last hope for black rhinos? http://www.theecologist.org Ruth Styles 1st December, 2011 The illegal wildlife trade threatens Zimbabwe’s black rhinos with decimation. Ruth Styles reports on the Malilangwe Trust and safari company Singita’s attempts to reverse the decline On one side of the road is the Malilangwe Wildlife …
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Are Zimbabwe’s new farmers winning, 10 years on? http://www.bbc.co.uk 1 December 2011 By Martin Plaut World Service Africa editor How are the beneficiaries of Zimbabwe’s controversial land reform faring now? Zimbabwe – New Era? In 2000, President Robert Mugabe launched Zimbabwe’s controversial fast-track land reforms, seizing the majority of the 4,500 farms held by …
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Mugabe’s Seized Farms Boost Profits at British American Tobacco http://www.businessweek.com December 01, 2011, 1:36 PM EST By Brian Latham Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) — Robert Mugabe devastated Zimbabwe’s tobacco industry in 2000 by driving white farmers off their land and giving it to his allies. Now British American Tobacco Plc is profiting from tobacco grown on those properties. BAT, …
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