Gundo a wildlife blessing from Vic Falls to Walt Disney
– I will be working as a tour guide in their park and sharing the benefits of wildlife conservation, Zimbabwean born Blessed Gundo revealed. John Cassim HARARE, ZIMBABWE – Blessed Gundo, a 30-year-old male safari guide from Victoria Falls, will for the next 12 months, be working at the Walt Disney Park and Resort, in […]
SOCIETY for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) explains Pit-bull’s behaviour
John Cassim HARARE, ZIMBABWE – There have been news reports of late, regarding the death of a security guard, a property owner in Bulawayo and in a separate incident, of a child, (just to mention a few) killed by PIT-BULLS. The tragic events left many Zimbabweans, with mixed reactions such as shock and disbelief The reports have […]
Environmental regulator in Zimbabwe averts secondary deaths from mining and farming activities
– I was taught that cyanide kills, I don’t want to die prematurely hence I have leant to take all the measures to save my life, a mine worker in Sanyati said. John Cassim HARARE, ZIMBABWE – In 2015, poachers killed at least 300 elephants after poisoning water points with cyanide in Hwange National Park. […]
Green revolution turns Rwanda into a world bird viewing destination
– New revelations point to the ‘return of birds’ to Kigali, and potentially turning Rwanda’s capital into a world bird viewing destination. John Cassim/Johnson Kanamugire KIGALI, RWANDA – The capital city of Rwanda, Kigali, has recently seen a rise in the number of birds, which conservationists say could position ‘Africa’s Most Clean City’ into a […]
Zimbabwe to help Malawi as Tropical Cyclone Freddy death toll rise to 522.
– To widen the scope of donations to Malawi, the Government is encouraging the private sector, national institutions and citizens to donate. John Cassim HARARE, Zimbabwe – The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday announced it will help Malawi, as officials in the region report that Tropical Cyclone Freddy has claimed 522 lives. This follows a deliberation […]
Zimbabwe to commemorate International Day of Forest in biodiversity rich, Muzarabani
– Zimbabwe’s forests contain 492 million metric tons of carbon in living forest biomass hence forest conservation is essential. John Cassim HARAR, ZIMBABWE – The International Day of Forests, is commemorated each year on the 21st of March following a United Nations proclamation in 2012. Zimbabwe joins the world in these commemorations with an awareness event […]
Mango production doubles after rigorous war with Alien Invasive Fruit Flies in the region.
– most of the farmers are now making losses of 30% or lower compared to 70% – 90% four years ago, icipe officials revealed. John Cassim MUREHWA, ZIMBABWE (AA) – Mango production in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe, has more than doubled owing to a fruit flies eradication program, that has seen farmers now reaping […]
225 confirmed dead: Malawi President to visit the affected areas
Zimbabwe – The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Malawi, has risen to 225, the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) has revealed. So far over 88 000 people have been displaced, 41 are report missing and 707 are injured, John Cassim reports from Harare. “The death toll has risen from 190 (as reported […]
Tropical Cyclone Freddy death toll in Malawi rise to 190
John Cassim Harare, Zimbabwe The death toll in Malawi owing to the effects of Tropical Cyclone Freddy has risen to 190, the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) in the Office of the President and Cabinet has revealed. “A total of 13, 099 households (approximately 58,946 people) have been affected, out of which 4,305 (approximately […]
Malawi battered by Tropical Cyclone Freddy, records highest fatalities.
– owing to the massive destruction to infrastructure and loss of lives in Malawi, President Dr Lazarus Chakwera on Monday declared a State of Disaster At a time, Tropical Cyclone Freddy appeared timid and its strength diminishing, the phenomenon made its second landfall Saturday in Mozambique before swirling into Malawi Sunday where it has so […]