Strategies reduce wildfires � Tshekedi

Vigorous fire management strategies have reduced incidents of wild land fires from over 15 million hectares in 2011, to about three million hectares in the 2014/15-fire season.

This was said by the Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Tshekedi Khama at the fourth National Fire Conference in Gaborone yesterday.

“A lot of effort has been put towards building capacity at all levels including communities to understand fire dynamics. An integrated approach of prevention and suppression has served us well,” Khama said.  The ministry attributed the success in fire suppression to collaborations with the Australian government through the New South Wales Rural Fire Services.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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