Poaching
-
Courts and Law
Ivory peddlers jailed 9 years after sting operation bust
HARARE – Four men from Harare who were busted in a sting operation by undercover detectives for peddling ivory illegally have been sentenced to 9 years’ imprisonment. Tinashe Fifitini, 28, Joseph Tondoro, 43, Kilford Mutandi, 30, and Chamunorwa Mavhunga, 26, were convicted against their pleas after arguing that they were arrested while seeking the service of a traditional healer. After…
Read More » -
Top Stories
Donald Trump’s Pentagon nominee killed two elephants in Zimbabwe
CAPTAIN Scott Francis O’Grady, of Texas, who has been nominated by President Donald Trump to become the next assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, killed two elephants during a 2014 hunting trip in Zimbabwe, according to documents O’Grady filed as part of his testimony before a House committee six years ago. O’Grady, co-chair of the group Veterans for Trump, gained…
Read More » -
Courts and Law
Headmaster nearly shot dead while poaching
ELISE Glahdill High School’s headmaster, Andrew Mvere, escaped death by a whisker after gunshots were fired at him as he was poaching game at a Headlands farm. Mvere (56) was arrested together with Samuel Chimbo and Million Sanyamakomba. The trio recently appeared before Rusape magistrate, Ms Rufaro Mangwiro, and they were granted $3 000 bail each. The trial has been…
Read More »
