Biting the hand that feeds you

Destroying Victoria Falls:

The Victoria Falls, one of Africa's most popular tourist destinations and most precious ecological sites, are under threat from plans to build a giant holiday complex nearby, environmentalists have warned.

Zambia's wildlife authorities have given permission to a consortium of Zambian and foreign investors to build two hotels, a golf course and hundreds of holiday chalets in a park next to the waterfalls.

But environmental groups in the southern African country said yesterday that the development risked destroying the park and putting the status of the falls as a world heritage site at risk.