2001
November/December 2001
19 December–Political chaos takes its toll on Zim’s wildlife… ’What they don’t understand is that the wildlife is in such a delicate state that if you leave it another four months there’ll be nothing left’ says a leading conservationist.
1 November–Invasions threaten peace park… In the excitement about the formation of the Gaza-Kruger-Gonarezhou trans-frontier park, a looming problem has been overlooked: land invasions in the Zimbabwe section of the park.
September/October 2001
no reports…help us fill in the gaps.
July/August 2001
30 August–Fire hits Zimbabwe game park… Officials and villagers who live near the park say they suspect the latest fire could have been started by squatters who were removed from some nearby farms last week.
26 August –Mugabe’s loggers to ravage rainforest…The army of Zimbabwe’s despotic ruler will help to fell trees in 85m acres of Congo. But the people of both nations are unlikely to see any benefits from the £200m deal.
May/June 2001
20 May–Heavens can help Zim tourism… Zimbabwe is hoping that the first solar eclipse of the new millennium, which will be visible from here next month, will bring a ray of sunshine to its gloomy tourism industry.
March/April 2001
14 March–Sun sets on Zimbabwe tourism… Zimbabwe was expected to cash in on the once-in-a-life-time 21 June solar eclipse, which will be visible in much of the country.
January/February 2001
no reports…help us fill in the gaps.
