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Cyril Zenda
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Cyril Zenda is a Zimbabwean freelance journalist and writer based in Harare.

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October 26, 2022
As human-wildlife conflicts soar, so do calls for compensation
topic:Good Governance
by:Cyril Zenda
Climate change and deforestation are among the top drivers of increasingly fatal encounters between humans and wild animals.
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October 15, 2022
Could game meat boost South Africa’s food security?
topic:Food Security
by:Cyril Zenda
A controversial bill is expected by many to ease hunger in South Africa. Others fear it would hasten the extinction of entire species.
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October 03, 2022
The race to save one of the world's seven wonders
topic:Conservation
by:Cyril Zenda
Climate change is not the only imminent threat to Victoria Falls.
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September 17, 2022
'Reminder of a tragic period': Africa reacts to Queen Elizabeth’s death
topic:Colonialism
by:Cyril Zenda
The monarch's death is bolstering reparation demands in former African colonies: "We in the Global South are still trying to repair the damage."
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September 14, 2022
Mnangagwa rape allegations tell a larger story
topic:Women’s rights
by:Cyril Zenda
"Wild and damaging allegations are made against survivors of sexual violence. Instead of being a victim you become the accused."
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September 09, 2022
Another seismic defeat for oil giant Shell
topic:Energy
by:Cyril Zenda
South Africans are celebrating a court ruling that spared one of the world's most precious wildlife habitats.
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September 05, 2022
South Africa: foreign patient detained over medical bill
topic:Health and Sanitation
by:Cyril Zenda
The patient is the latest victim of clashes between South Africa and Zimbabwe over the rising trend of 'medical tourism'.
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August 15, 2022
The mysterious stink bug saving an African forest
topic:Conservation
by:Cyril Zenda
Shrouded by myth, Zimbabwe's Harurwa stink bug is more than just a local culinary sensation.
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August 12, 2022
Towards integration: Zimbabwe’s forgotten indigenous community
topic:Indigenous people
by:Cyril Zenda
The Doma people of Zimbabwe are one of its two indigenous groups that live on the margins of society, forgotten by people and the government.
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August 01, 2022
Zimbabwe's farmers protest grain busting operations
topic:Political violence
by:Cyril Zenda
Government sanctioned grain seizures could see poverty and food insecurity soar across Zimbabwe.
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July 27, 2022
Why six African nations seek to lift the ivory trade ban
topic:Hunting & Poaching
by:Cyril Zenda
Their controversial position is drawing ire and praise from either end of the wildlife conservation debate.
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July 20, 2022
The foul waste-to-energy deal that could bankrupt Zimbabwe's capital
topic:Transparency and Corruption
by:Cyril Zenda
Harare is pushing back against a government-sanctioned waste management project that reeks of corruption and endangers residents' health.
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June 23, 2022
Battling human trafficking in the post-COVID era
topic:Human Trafficking
by:Cyril Zenda
African governments are scrambling to prevent their citizens from being trafficked to the Middle East as COVID-related border restrictions ease.
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June 20, 2022
The hidden cost of Zimbabwe's mining sector
topic:Political violence
by:Cyril Zenda
The Zimbabwean gov't is committed to expanding its rich mining industry. So committed that it allows unlawful evictions of citizens.
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June 09, 2022
Zimbabwe: a safe haven for genocidaires?
topic:Genocide
by:Cyril Zenda
The discovery that a Rwandan genocide fugitive had lived out his days in Zimbabwe led many to suspect he wasn't the only war criminal harboured by Harare.
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June 07, 2022
Controversy grows over elephant trophy hunting
topic:Hunting & Poaching
by:Cyril Zenda
The killing of two of Africa's biggest elephants in Botswana stoked an impassioned debate over the nation's resurgent trophy hunting trade.
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