Zimbabwe Wonders

CONSERVATIONAugust 12, 2019

Watch and Share on this World Elephant Day

CONSERVATIONAugust 12, 2019

Spare a Thought for the Elephant Today

ON AUGUST 12, 2012, the inaugural World Elephant Day was launched to bring attention to the urgent plight of Asian and African elephants. The elephant is loved, revered and respected by people and cultures around the world, yet we balance on the brink of seeing …

NATIONALAugust 11, 2019August 12, 2019

ZimParks Reviews Prices for Locals

ZIMPARKS has increased the Vic Falls Rain Forest entry fees with effect from today. The fees have been reviewed up to $30 from $7, Zambezi National Park entry fees reviewed up to $25 per person. In April when Zimparks wanted to increase the fees, the …

NATIONALAugust 9, 2019

Zimbabwe Tourism Minister Fired

ZIMBABWE’S President Emmerson Mnangagwa has, with immediate effect, relieved Tourism Minister, Priscah Mupfumira from both the office of Cabinet and Government Minister. In a letter signed by Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr Misheck Sibanda, cites Mupfumira’s inappropriate conduct as the reason why …

CONSERVATION, INTERNATIONALAugust 3, 2019

Zimbabwe Embroiled in Another ‘Illegal’ Sale

THIRTY SEVEN wild-caught juvenile elephants are currently incarcerated near Hwange National Park pending a stalled export to zoos in China and Pakistan, according to Melissa Reitz of the South African-based Conservation Action Trust. This is in addition to the approximately 125 baby elephants Zimbabwe has …

CONSERVATION, CULTURE AND HERITAGEAugust 2, 2019August 2, 2019

America to Fund Great Zimbabwe Preservation

THE United States of America has offered Zimbabwe $475,000 to help restore the stone walls at Great Zimbabwe, a fortress that dates back to the 11th century and which gave the country its name. The walls, which are 11 metres in height in some places, …

NATIONALAugust 1, 2019

Interim Tourism Minister for Zimbabwe

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has appointed Industry and Commence Minister Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu as Acting Minister of Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry while substantive minister Prisca Mupfumira battles her corruption allegations in court. Minister Mupfumira is facing a slew of criminal abuse of public office charges involving …