Gov�t slammed over Ngami fish export ban

Friday, April 07, 2017

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MAUN: Lake Ngami fishers and government are at loggerheads after the latter banned export of dried fish destined for Kasumbalesa, a border town between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

In the statutory instrument No. 17 of 2017, published on March 10, 2017, government through the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Tourism banned the export of dried fish.

The notice states that: ‘no person shall export or cause to be exported any dried fish produced from fish originating in Botswana’. The prohibition is for a period of 12 months from date of publication in the Government Gazette.

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Gov�t slammed over Ngami fish export ban

MAUN: Lake Ngami fishers and government are at loggerheads after the latter banned export of dried fish destined for Kasumbalesa, a border town between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.