The land claimants try intimidation, assault, trumped up charges and emotional blackmail, but she remains resolute, working with Francis Nhema, Didymus Mutasa when he was State Security minister and lately Saviour Kasukuwere before he was moved to his current ministry - Local Government. She works hard to fend off powerful invaders with offer letters seeking lucrative hunting concessions, particularly the governor of Matabeleland North (2004) and his family. That puts the elephants at risk, other beasts too, including Cecil the Lion. Her rude awakening is that she has to protect the presidential herd from people around Mugabe, people that serve in his government.Īs she painstakingly works to differentiate herds, to name them, to remove snares with help from the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority staff, clearing water pans while cultivating intimate, trusting and lasting relationships with the elephants, the land reform slowly encroaches onto Hwange Estates and the national park. But politics is not her intention, she stumbles upon the politics in her bid to keep the elephants alive and to see the herd grow. She takes us through the various elections, the death of Nelson Mandela, natural disasters in her country of origin, inflation and corruption in high places.
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