A woman from Figtree in Matabeleland South Province and her family were given groceries worth US$50.00, T-shirts and conservation books by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) after she handed over a live pangolin that she had encountered in the veld.
Portia Moyo from Mahenya Village received the gifts from Zimparks principal wildlife investigation and security officer Amos Gwema.
Gwema told <a href="https://vicfallslive.co.zw/index.php/2022/10/12/figtree-woman-rewarded-for-handing-over-pangolin/">VicFallsLive</a> that the gift was meant to encourage communities to conserve wildlife. Gwema said:
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I handed over a grocery hamper worth US$50 to Portia Moyo of Mahenya Village after she picked a live pangolin while she was cutting thatching grass.
I also handed three T-shirts to the family with a conservation message to appeal to the community against committing wildlife crimes.
Portia Moyo was very thankful and she encouraged me to continue doing the good work because she said the community is rarely recognised in wildlife conservation.
She spoke touchingly saying ‘You are a rare person, who remembers us, poor villagers, most funds are used by elites on meetings and on hotels without recognising the poor villagers who reside side by side with these animals.
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Gwema said the pangolin has been released back to the Hwange National Park.

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Zimparks Rewards Woman For Handing Over Pangolin

A police officer was killed on Saturday morning at a hotel bar in Figtree while reportedly trying to end a misunderstanding between a patron and a bartender.
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi identified the victim as Detective Sergeant Lovedany Madambi (39).
Asst Comm Nyathi said Madambi was stabbed to death with an unknown object by one Mthulisi Moyo (25). Said Nyathi:
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I can confirm one suspect Mthulisi Moyo aged 25 years has been arrested in connection with the murder of a police officer, Detective Sergeant Lovedany Madambi which occurred at the hotel bar in Fig tree which occurred on the 8th of October 2022 around 2 AM.
The victim had reprimanded the suspect for pestering the bar attendant to sell him cigarettes after the bar had closed for the day.
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Asst Comm Nyathi said the suspect has since been arrested.
In an unrelated case, police said they are investigating a murder incident which occurred in Ngundu, Chivi, on 22 September 2022 at 1.30 PM.
Police said two grade one pupils aged seven and six reportedly fought over a pencil on their way home from school resulting in one of the pupils sustaining severe injuries.
The injured pupil succumbed to the injuries on 05 October 2022, police added. | <a href="https://cite.org.zw/police-officer-fatally-stabbed-while-trying-to-break-up-bar-fight/">CITE</a>

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