#CecilTheLion: Illegal Hunt Organizer To Appear In Court

Theo Bronkhorst, 52, is due to appear in the Hwange Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday accused of organising an “illegal” hunt for an American dentist, Walter Palmer who shot  Cecil the lion  last month.Bronkhorst, released on R12,000 bail last week, says he is not guilty. The case is likely to be remanded for some weeks.The death of the lion, which had become popular with tourists visiting the Hwange National Park in western Zimbabwe, has changed Bronkhorst’s life and may change hunting practices in Zimbabwe and around the region.

'Jericho' Cecil The Lion's Brother Is Not Dead

Contrary to media reports, the Jericho the Lion brother of Cecil, the lion who was killed in Zimbabwe by an American hunter last month, is not dead, a researcher monitoring the pride

Cecil the lion's brother Jericho shot dead by poachers in Zimbabwean park

Cecil the lion's brother Jericho has been shot dead in a park in Zimbabwe.Remember Lion Cecil the animal who was shot dead by Minnesota dentist, Walter Palmer earlier this month, sparking outrage around the world.

Zimbabwe Wants Justice For Lion Cecil

An American man have been accused by conservationist in Zimbabwe of being the alleged killer of Cecil, one of Africa’s most famous lions and the star attraction at the Hwange national park.On Tuesday, the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force said the man thought to have paid $50,000  for the chance to kill Cecil was not a Spaniard as originally believed, but US citizen Walter Palmer, from a small town near Minneapolis. The man left the lion skinned and headless on the outskirts of the park, the ZCTF’s Johnny Rodrigues said in a statement.

Collector’s item: 100 trillion Zimbabwean dollar note is fetching up to $35 on Ebay

Goodnews !100 trillion Zimbabwean dollar note is fetching up to $35, a small fortune compared with the 40 US cents on offer from the country's  central bank.

The unloved Zimbabwean dollar, ravaged by hyperinflation that peaked at 500 billion per cent in 2008, ceased to be legal tender on Friday as the southern African country switches fully to the US dollar.

The central bank says citizens have until September to exchange their remaining quadrillions of local dollars for a few greenbacks.

Zimbabwe: Man to pay $15,000 for breaking woman's virginity

A woman in Zimbabwe, Chido Fortune Mutonhori, is suing her ex-lover, Tafadzwa Hwehwe, for emotional damage and private property destruction after he deflowered her, got her pregnant and breached his promise to marry her.

The Bulawyo High Court in Zimbabwe has ordered the man to pay the sum of $15,000 in damages to his former fiancee.

Heart broken Mutonhori said she felt embarrassed, humiliated and emotionally wreck by Hwehwe's actions and he must pay for it.

Zimbabwe: Mugabe govt introduces 'land rentals' to pay back white farmers

The director of the Commercial Farmers' Union (CFU) said on Saturday in an announcement from President Robert Mugabe's government that it will soon start collecting land rentals from new black farmers to help compensate white farmers whose land was taken from them could be "very good."

Mugabe in South Africa for first official visit in 20 years

The Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe visited South Africa on Wednesday in his first state trip to the country since 1994 as he seeks to drum up foreign investment to revive his nation’s moribund economy.

Zimbabwe: 160 stray dogs shot as measures to curb the spread of rabies

Officials in Bulawayo have shot 160 stray dogs in a campaign to curb the spread of rabies.

The authorities are pressing on with “Operation Tie Up Order”, despite an outcry from animal welfare activists.

Zimbabwe: Police fire tear gas at students

Police on Tuesday fired teargas to disperse hundreds of students rallying in support of their unpaid lecturers.

US extends sanctions on Robert Mugabe, security chiefs and Zimbabwe firms

The United States has extended its sanctions against Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and his inner circle at a time the European Union is mending ties with the southern African country.

The EU and the United States imposed an asset freeze and a travel ban on top Zimbabwean government officials, security chiefs and State owned companies after President Mugabe won a controversial election in 2002.