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19-02-2013 08:49 AM | Zimbabwe

9 000 cattle perish from drought

“The most affected district in Matabeleland South Province is Mangwe, which has lost a total of 5 476 head of cattle since late 2012, with Matobo and Beitbridge districts having lost 1 232 and 1 015 respectively,” the province’s chief, livestock specialist Simangaliphi Ngwabi told IRIN.

According to a 2011 Parliamentary profile of the Mangwe district the cattle population was estimated at 37 090.
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