Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority

‘Chinese Poaching Cartels & Villagers Exhume Lion Bones For Lucrative Illegal Asian Wine Market Trade ‘

Posted on August 20, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

VILLAGERS around the Hwange wildlife conservancy area are reported to be illegally working with Chinese poaching cartels to exhume lion skeletons whose bones are processed into top quality wine fetching up to $20,000 a bottle. The chairperson of the Zimbabwe Conservation Taskforce, Johnny Rodrigues, confirmed the development, Wednesday. He said the lion bones had a lucrative market in Asia, adding this has motivated villagers around the Hwange to exhume skeletons that were buried after trophy…

Corruption: Chikurubi Rears & Slaughters Livestock- Prisoners Denied Meat (3Years)

Posted on July 6, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

TOP Prison officials at Chikurubi Maximum and prison farm are under fire from Commissioner General Paradzai Zimondi following reports that inmates at the institutions have gone for three years without eating meat. It has emerged that Chikurubi actually rears and slaughters cattle and pigs regularly but the meat has not been accounted for, raising fears the inmates’ share is being looted. Highly placed sources at the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services HQ in Harare told…