Category: Wildlife and Conservancies

EU urged to renew Zim sanctions over Save Conservancy invasion http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell03 September 2012 The European Union (EU) is under pressure to consider renewing the targeted measures it recently lifted off members of the ZANU PF regime, because of the invasion of the Save Valley Conservancy. The Conservancy has been under threat for many months …

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Protect wildlife sanctuary http://www.thestandard.co.zw August 28, 2012 in EditorialThe granting of 25-year-leases to Zanu PF politicians to be part-owners of Save Valley in the Lowveld spells disaster for the sanctuary that contains an estimated 100 000 animals.Over the past week the conservancy has run adverts warning the nation that “a few greedy individuals who care only for what …

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Save invasions threaten US$30m safari business http://www.thestandard.co.zw September 2, 2012 in BusinessZIMBABWE risks a ban from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, emanating from the chaos in the Save Valley Conservancy, where owners were denied hunting permits. Report by Our StaffThe permits were issued to 25 individuals, the majority of them Zanu PF sympathisers, in a move analysts …

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The invasion of the Save Valley Conservancy http://www.cathybuckle.com September 1, 2012, 4:30 am We were told this week that the results of the census will be announced at the end of the year. Those figures will show the racial composition of Zimbabwe’s population and we will see just exactly how many whites are left in ‘Mugabe’s Zimbabwe’ – …

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Zanu PF Factions Take Save Conservancy Dispute to Courts http://www.voazimbabwe.com Blessing Zulu31.08.2012 The fight between two Zanu-PF factions and owners of the Save Conservancy has now spilled into the courts despite attempts by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Vice President Joyce Mujuru to diffuse the tension. The European Union has warned that the latest invasion has the …

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EU warns Zimbabwe http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ August 31, 2012 in News, PoliticsTHE European Union this week sternly warned Zimbabwe it could find itself under renewed economic sanctions over the controversial granting of Save Wildlife Conservancy hunting permits to Zanu PF officials and cronies, barely a month after they were suspended.Report by Herbert Moyo The EU in July lifted development aid …

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EU threatens to withdraw UN meeting funding http://www.newzimbabwe.com 30/08/2012 00:00:00by Garikai Chaunza THE European Union (EU) has threatened to pull the plug on funding for next year’s United Nations World Tourism Organisation congress over the recent seizure of a local wildlife conservancy by politicians linked to Zanu PF. Zimbabwe is set to jointly host the event with …

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Zanu PF’s scorched earth policies ruin Save Valley Conservancy http://www.swradioafrica.com Thursday, 30 August 2012 The ongoing fight over land ownership at the productive and world renowned Save Valley Conservancy has exposed the sunset party’s indigenisation and empowerment programme, as only senior Zanu PF politicians are set to benefit at the expense of thousands of ordinary Zimbabweans.Senior Zanu PF …

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PM intervenes in wildlife invasions http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ Thursday, 30 August 2012 16:14 HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has launched an inquiry into recent invasions of wildlife conservancies by senior Zanu PF officials as he seeks to clean the country’s image ahead of the world’s biggest tourism event next year. Latest reports indicate that wild animals face annihilation while …

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Disagreement over Save Conservancy exposes more ZANU PF in-fighting http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell30 August 2012 The intensifying fight for control of the Save Valley Conservancy has exposed even more rifts within ZANU PF, with top party officials clashing over the Conservancy’s future. The Conservancy has become the latest target of the ZANU PF led land grab campaign, despite …

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