Hunting revenues plummet 97 percent

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ZIMBABWE’S foreign currency earnings from hunting fell by 97 percent to US$600 000 during the 11 months to November, from US$1,79 million last year, as Covid-19 disruptions took a toll on tourism, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has said.
The hunting season in Zimbabwe runs from April to November and the majority of hunters are from the US. Speaking at the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce’s annual business review conference in Harare last week, RBZ governor John Mangudya said tourism was the hardest hit sector by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Local tourism companies are now looking at domestic business to rebuild as the second wave of Covid-19 being experienced in a number of countries across the globe has negatively impacted the sector’s recovery prospects.