Friday, March 29

Zimbabwe

An Investigation into Mysterious Deaths of Twelve Elephants in Zimbabwe
News, Zimbabwe

An Investigation into Mysterious Deaths of Twelve Elephants in Zimbabwe

The government in Zimbabwe has opened an investigation into the mysterious deaths of 12 young elephants near the Hwange Reserve, in the west of the country.   Earlier this year, more than 350 elephants died under strange circumstances in neighbouring Botswana. Eleven carcasses were found on Friday, a twelfth Saturday. They lay in the Pandamasuwe Forest between Hwange - the largest reserve in the country, near the border with Botswana - and the city of Victoria Falls. The dead elephants turned out to be very young. These are animals of approximately eighteen months and between five and six years old. According to a spokesman for the ministry responsible for Zimbabwe's national parks, their deaths may be linked to a bacteria that developed after the animals ate inedible plants. Th...
The Case of 141-Year-Old Voter: Zimbabwe Ballot at Risk
Africa, International, News, Zimbabwe

The Case of 141-Year-Old Voter: Zimbabwe Ballot at Risk

The Case of 141-Year-Old Voter: Zimbabwe Ballot at Risk. More than a hundred voters who are registered at the same address: that seems a bit strange, writes Down Town News.   But it is the case in Zimbabwe, in the run-up to the presidential election of 30 July. The list of the 5.6 million voter Zimbabweans does contain more quirks, according to reports from, among others, the AP news agency. For example, one of the voters is 134 years old. Incidentally, it is still young, compared with another voter of 141. The irregularities in the electoral roll cast a shadow over the approaching ballot box in Zimbabwe. The opposition suggests in advance that electoral fraud is being committed. This while President Emmerson Mnangagwa (75) is very interested in presenting a 'free and fair' elec...