The year of the buffalo

Menacing: Buffalo intrusions caused havoc this year
Menacing: Buffalo intrusions caused havoc this year

The year 2016 could be a year to forget specifically by the farming community, and those in Zone 11 (Southern, Kweneng, South East and Kgatleng districts), thanks to a stray buffalo.

Earlier, in April this year, a buffalo was found in an unfamiliar territory  of Moreane crush in Lotlhakane, near Kanye after it attacked two headmen. The buffalo was later hunted  down and killed by officials from the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) and the Department of Wildlife and National Parks.

There were endless speculations as to where the buffalo came from, but to date its origins remain a mystery. At some point people found the humour side of the incident of the “trending” beast as they sometimes sent the DVS officers on a wild-goose chase.

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