Economic meltdown fuels poaching activities: Kariba

MUNICIPALITY of Kariba says the economic meltdown over the years has increased poaching activities which have claimed over 10 lives this year alone, NewsDay can report.

The economic hurdles had resulted in the decline in tourism activities, resulting in massive losses of jobs in the resort town, which has resulted in residents resorting to poaching, especially  fish and wildlife.

Speaking to NewsDay on the sidelines of the Waste to Energy Conference in Kariba last week, mayor Ralph Maoneyi attributed 80% of these accidents to the economic turmoil Zimbabwe has been enduring for years.

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