African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) train wildlife officials in anti-poaching skills

– These trainings have continued to recognise the importance and capabilities of the girl child for gender balance and equality, a wildlife official said. John Cassim HARARE, ZIMBABWE – At least 15 trainees drawn from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) and the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), have graduated in anti-poaching skills on […]

Zimbabwe seized with effects of climate change, land degradation in agriculture and mining

– regulations to reduce land degradation and deforestation are being tightened especially in mining areas, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said. John Cassim HARARE, ZIMBABWE – While speaking during the 43rd Independence celebrations in Mt Darwin, Mashonaland Central, on 18 April, President Emmerson Mnangagwa pointed out that his administration is continuing to de-risk and climate proof agriculture. […]

Bird lovers in Zimbabwe worry over extinction of Vultures

– Vulture species are declining because of agriculture which is taking up so much space for animal life, hence less food but poisoning is killing more, a bird lover revealed. John Cassim HARARE, ZIMBABWE – Vultures are essential for human health as they play a fundamental role that no other birds do, of cleaning our […]

Climate Change decelerates progress on the 2030 SDGs and its 17 goals

– Zimbabwe was equally affected by climate change in 2022, the Joint Steering Committee of the 2022-2026 Zimbabwe UN SDGs for the year 2022. has revealed. John Cassim HARARE, ZIMBABWE – Climate Change coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic and conflicts such as the Russia-Ukraine have created spin-off impacts on food and nutrition, health, education, the […]

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 […]

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 […]

Dzikwa Trust empowers vulnerable children through conservation

– It is a special environmental program on 60 hectares of degraded land leased from the City of Harare, we can call it permaculture, Seppo Ainamo, Founder and Trustee of Dzikwa said. John Cassim HARARE, ZIMBABWE – Dzikwa Trust, is empowering orphans and vulnerable children in Zimbabwe, through conservation as it secures food security. The […]

IDAI triggers Zimbabwe to act ahead of Freddy’s landfall in Mozambique

– a directive was given that artisanal miners should avoid going underground and that public transport operators should operate during day time. John Cassim HARARE, Zimbabwe – In a bid to avoid the unnecessary loss of lives, from the effects of Tropical Cyclone from Friday, the Zimbabwean government announced stern measures on Wednesday 22nd February 2023. […]