Feature: Sadc loses iconic conservationist

THE director of Zimbabwe Campfire Association, Charles Jonga’s death on May 6, 2023, signalled Sadc’s loss of an important wildlife conservation voice in the media.

In an interview this week, former Campfire chairpersonand president of the Hwange Painted Dog Project, Jerry Gotora said Jonga succumbed to prostate cancer.

Gotora said Jonga served as director of the Campfire Association since May 1997.

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