Category: Wildlife & Conservancies

Thieves steal US$50 000 worth of solar panels at Hwange National Park Chronicle 4/6/2020   Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter THIEVES have stolen about US$50 000 worth of solar panels installed to pump water for wildlife in at Hwange National Park. The Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has offered a reward of …

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Mid Zambezi valley biodiversity project receives Global Environment Facility (GEF) Vehicles By Myles Matarise 2/6/2020 Myles Matarise STAFF WRITER matarisem@dailynews.co.zw The “Strengthening Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management and Climate-Smart Landscapes in the Mid to Lower Zambezi Region of Zimbabwe” project received a donation of  Global Environment Facility (GEF) Vehicles in Harare yesterday. The minister of environment …

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Wild animals kill more people than COVID-19 in Zimbabwe  0  June 3, 2020 2:00 AM At least 24 people killed, 21 others injured by wild animals since start of this year – Anadolu Agency Source: Wild animals kill more people than COVID-19 in Zimbabwe – Anadolu Agency HARARE, Zimbabwe Alberto Lunga is mourning the death of his uncle, …

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Dealing with the jumbo problem  Sunday Mail 31/5/2020   Tinashe Farawo THERE is no doubt that Human-Wildlife Conflicts (HWCs) are triggered by dual oriented population mismanagement scenarios, both of animals and humans interacting on a finite spatial terrestrial and aquatic sphere. The first one is the overpopulation of animals. This is of concern in the …

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Zim tourism sector calls for recovery programme   Herald 27/5/2020  Victoria Falls is Zimbabwe’s premier tourist destination Tawanda Musarurwa Senior Business Reporter Travel and tourism players in the country have approached Government to intervene with a recovery plan for the sector, which is among the hardest hit by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The global travel …

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Kariba Dam: Grand theatre of dreams  Herald 26/5/2020   The concrete arch-shaped Kariba Dam stands out as one of man’s engineering ingenuity, an enduring investment that has served the people of Zimbabwe and Zambia well for the past 60 years Walter Nyamukondiwa Herald Reporter It is sunset and silhouette-tinged water mirrors fleeting shapes of boats, …

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Tourism recovery plan to save jobs — ZTA  Chronicle 23/5/2020   Mr Givemore Chidzidzi Business Reporter ZIMBABWE Tourism Authority (ZTA) acting chief executive, Mr Givemore Chidzidzi has said that saving jobs along the tourism value chain is at the heart of the strategic post-Covid-19 tourism recovery plan. With the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) …

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Binga ‘sits’ on millions of dollars   Chronicle 23/5/2020  Binga beach Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter BINGA district in Matabeleland North province could be sitting on millions of dollars in untapped tourism opportunities, as it has a sand beach that is not being utilised on the Zambezi River. With investment, the beach can be commercialised …

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Padenga targets increased quality skins sales Chronicle 23/5/2020   Crocodile skins Business Reporter LISTED crocodile skins and meat producer, Padenga Holdings is targeting to sell 55 000 quality skins this year from its Zimbabwean operations compared to last year’s, 41 450 skins. In its 2019 annual financial report released last week, Padenga Holdings said that …

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Wildlife conservation to anchor tourism revival  Chronicle 26/5/2020   Business Reporter THE Government will continue investing more resources towards wildlife conservation so as to sustain the growth of the tourism industry, which has been hard hit by the global Covid-19 pandemic. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Tourism, Climate and Hospitality Industry, Mr Munesu …

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