Harare – A 42-year-old man from Beatrice has been sentenced to nine years in prison after being convicted of unlawfully possessing raw, unmarked ivory in a case that underscores Zimbabwe’s crackdown on wildlife crime. Fradreck Magwere, of Nyambiri Farm, was convicted by the Harare Magistrates' Court following his arrest during a police sting operation carried out on 8 January 2026 along the Harare–Masvingo Highway.

HURUNGWE — The community of Hurungwe is in mourning following the tragic death of Tinashe Tadzimigwa, 44, who succumbed to severe injuries sustained in a lion attack near the Zambezi escarpment last week. The incident, which has highlighted the growing dangers of human-wildlife conflict in the region, occurred on Wednesday, April 15, as Tadzimigwa was returning from illegal mining operations in the Mkanga area.

ZAKA — Residents in Ward 24 under Chief Bota have been urged to exercise extreme caution following the sighting of at least two elephants roaming the Charuka and Chipfuti areas early Tuesday morning, in a development that has heightened fears over rising human-wildlife conflict in rural Zimbabwe. The sightings, confirmed by local authorities, prompted an urgent response from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks), with rangers deployed to monitor the

EPPING FOREST — Scores of villagers descended on a pond outside ZANU‑PF Politburo member Obert Mpofu’s rural homestead on Tuesday after two hippos were shot dead and hauled from the water, local officials said.