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300 jumbos died in the Hwange National Park in 2013 and four have been killed along Manzamnyama River in suspected cyanide poisoning

Posted on September 26, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

FOUR elephants were found dead along Manzamnyama River which borders Bulilima District in Matabeleland South Province and Tsholotsho District in Matabeleland North in a suspected case of cyanide poisoning. Bulilima Rural District Council chief executive officer, Mr John Brown Ncube said a professional hunter who was operating in the district found the carcasses at the river on Friday. He said tests were being conducted to ascertain the cause of death. Mr Ncube said the…

Lawless Zimbabwe Sees, Five More Elephants & 1 Duiker Killed With Cyanide Poison In Matabeleland North

Posted on May 30, 2016May 30, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Five elephants were killed last week by poachers using cyanide in Matabeleland North, Forestry Commission information and communications manager Ms Violet Makoto has said. In a statement, Ms Makoto said Forestry Commission guards who were on patrol discovered the cyanide which was planted on salt licks. “A total of five elephants have been killed this week. “Forest Protection Unit guards who were patrolling the Amandundumela area of Gwaai Forest on Wednesday afternoon discovered cyanide planted…

Regina Mundi, Pupils In Desperate Bid To Save Books And Luggage From Burning Bus

Posted on May 2, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

The Zimbabwe United Passangers Company known with the acronym ZUPCO went in up in flames this afternoon along Nyamayendlovu road. The bus was carrying school children travelling to Regina Mundi, Matabeleland North for schools reopening tomorrow. Brave Regina Mundi pupils went on top of the burning bus trying to save their luggages. The ZUPCO bus they were travelling on went up in flames on Monday afternoon along Nyamayendlovu road. Although Byo24 news could not gather…

‘David Coltart Autobiography (50 Years Of Tyranny In Zimbabwe), Unravels Gukurahundi Massacres

Posted on March 22, 2016March 22, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

VICE-PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s role in the Gukurahundi massacres has once again been thrust into the limelight, with former Education minister David Coltart accusing him of making inflammatory statements that could have formented the killings. In his autobiography, The Struggle Continues: 50 years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe, Coltart insinuates Mnangagwa and Defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi could have known more about the 1980s killings than President Robert Mugabe. At a rally near Lupane district, Coltart alleged Mnangagwa…

Zimbabwe Experiencing High Child Birth Mortality As Women Fail To Access Health Care Services

Posted on February 5, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Maternal deaths cause for concern THE country recorded 19 maternal deaths, six of them in Matabeleland provinces, in the first two weeks of 2016 amid fears by gender activists that more deaths were going unreported. A Ministry of Health and Child Care weekly report said nine women died in the first week of the year while 10 died during the second week. Four deaths were recorded at United Bulawayo Hospitals, One each at Mpilo Central…