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1 300 Cattle Killed By Drought In Chipinge

Posted on January 3, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

CHIPINGE’S resource poor smallholder farmers are accruing huge livestock losses due to drought and diseases, with the latest statistics indicating that more than 1 300 cattle have died in the past few months. The cattle are dying at an alarming rate due to a combination of feed and water shortages as well as exposure to diseases like foot and mouth and anthrax. Chipinge District is a controlled zone that stretches to Chiredzi due to its…

Two Police Officers And A Civillian Shot Dead By Poacher In Chipinge

Posted on November 27, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Two police officers and a civilian were shot and killed by a suspected poacher in Chipinge on Tuesday. The shooting incident occurred at plot number 34, Naffaerton in Chipinge on Tuesday the 24th of November 2015 at around 11.am. The two police officers killed are Sergeant Robert Shumba (39) and Sergeant Vengai Mazhara (35), while the civilian is Chaita Simango (22). The police officers were killed on duty while investigating a case where a suspected…