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Hwange National Park

Hunt for the elusive Big Five

AFTER a tough year in which as a financial journalist, I have had the difficult task of relaying depressing signals of the difficulties ahead, I retreated to Hwange National Park, that bustling capital of vicious carnivores. The strain had already been too much for companies before we entered 2015. State…

Elephants for Sale in Zimbabwe

ZIMBABWE is considering the sale of as many as 62 live elephants to China, France and the United Arab Emirates because Hwange National Park, the country’s biggest game reserve, isn’t receiving adequate state funding. Elephants can be sold for between $40,000 and $60,000 each, depending on age, and the revenue…

The king ruled from here

I AM excited! This Christimas, I will be exploring Hwange National Park again.  From Hwange, I will pass through the City of Kings, Bulawayo, to visit the National Museums. Historians tell me a trophy of one of the greatest elephants ever captured in Zimbabwe is kept there. I will share…