Zimbabwe: Lake Chivero – Fishing Ban Remains in Place Pending Investigations Into Fish Deaths

Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has said the ban on fishing activities at Lake Chivero will remain in place until investigations are complete.

Last December, the Government banned fishing activities at Lake Chivero after four white rhinos, three zebras, several wildebeest, four fish eagles, livestock, and countless fish died after consuming the lake’s contaminated water.

Environmentalists blamed raw effluent and other industrial discharges from the capital’s households…