Mumvee craze hits Zim as tree species faces extinction

THE echoes of a chopping axe are heard from across Mhare River, in rural Hwedza, Mashonaland East province.

After some minutes, the thudding sound of a falling giant tree follows.

This time, it is not a tobacco farmer chopping firewood in preparation for the next tobacco curing process.

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