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1 – COVID We are only just past mid-year and it seems a whole era has passed by.  We last met in mid-February when we enjoyed a superb outing to Sotcha cave.  Little did we know that the gathering pandemic would soon reach us and that in March the country would be in...

1 – NEW COMMITTEE Your committee was returned to office, along with Mr Neil Rix who joins our Executive.  The office bearers also remain unchanged: Chairman          Gavin Stephens Treasurer          Jean Whiley Secretary          Gaynor Lightfoot Members         ...

1 – ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Once again, the Annual General Meeting looms – to be followed by Christmas and the New Year.  Hard to believe but another year is drawing to a close.  And what a year it has been – forget the economy and politics – it has been a hectic year...

1 – LOSS OF BLACK RHINO Your society sadly reports that a black rhino was poached from the Whovi Game Reserve side of the Matopos National Park in the second week of August.  This follows a three-year period free of poaching incidents and is under investigation by...

1 – A CHILL WIND A chill wind blows across the landscape, and it’s not just the onset of winter.  The Zimbabwe economy blighted by drought is once again spinning out of control.  Inflation is soaring; cost of living rising.  Employees are facing real hardship and...

1 – NEW COMMITTEE At our AGM in November the following members were elected to the Committee and have assumed positions as follows- Chairman, Gavin Stephens, Vice Chair and Treasurer, Jean Whiley, Secretary Gaynor Lightfoot, Members, Verity Bowman, Moira Fitzpatrick...

1 – TWENTY FIVE YEARS OF CONSERVATION WORK The Matobo Conservation Society celebrates its 25th Anniversary this November.  It also marks the 15th Anniversary of the Matobo Hills being declared a World Heritage Site.  These two important milestones are not unrelated. ...

1 – NJELELE SHRINE BOMBED The sacred Njelele rainmaking shrine in Matobo district was attacked on Friday 29th June by yet-to-be-identified suspects, who used mining explosives to blast the main rock that covers the shrine. Njelele is situated at Matobo in Kezi,...

1 – RAMSAR Elsewhere in this newsletter matters pertaining to wetlands are shared.  Work on having the Matopos recognised as a Ramsar site has continued with much valuable information being collated.  In fact, we are in the process of refining the data to meet the...

1 – ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The AGM was successfully held at Rowallan Park on Sunday 26th November, 2017.  There was good attendance and much interest shown.  The Society has had a busy year, and there remains a full calendar ahead! We enter our 25th year – an...

1 – ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Another year goes past and our Annual General Meeting falls due.  The AGM will be held at Rowallan Park on Sunday 26th November, 2017 at 10:00am.  We hope that you will support your Society by attending this important event.  The Society has...

NEWSLETTER 100 - JULY 2017 1 – NEWSLETTER ONE HUNDRED This edition of our Newsletter is edition 100 – quite a milestone.  It marks nearly 25 years since the first Newsletter was issued – that’s a long time indeed to look back and reflect.  Our first newsletter was...