Zimbabwe earned $2.7m for exporting 97 elephants to China and Dubai over a six year period, Tourism Minister Priscah Mupfumira has said.

She said the animals exported were sub-adults, meaning they were between two and three years old.

Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority exported a total of 97 sub-adult elephants to China and Dubai between 2012 and 1 January 2018. A total of 93 elephants were exported to China and four were exported to Dubai.”