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Boniface Keakabetse
  • Stiffer penalties for illegal sand miners

    At a Manufactured Sand Pitso held here recently, director of mines Sellinah Mogojwa said the amended Mines and Minerals Act is expected to be passed by Parliament, containing the relevant stiffer penalties. She said the draft proposes that property...

  • ORI slams gov�t for freezing research permits

    In a press release, the Ministry announced that issuing of new permits for environment research, filmmaking and photography are suspended with immediate effect until further notice. This applies to the Okavango Delta. The suspension applies to...

  • Ozoo to be buried at Wayeyi cultural village

    The chairperson of Wayeyi Tribal Council, Dithando Gceba said the deceased will be buried on Sunday at Wayeyi cultural village in Gumare. Gceba said among dignitaries expected to attend the burial is Minister of Local Government and Rural...

  • Wayei �Paramount� Chief Dies

    Ozoo has understandably been sickly of late. Gceba said: “The death has just happened. I can only have more details after travelling to Nokaneng where the funeral arrangements will be conducted”. Ozoo, who was the chief for Nokaneng, was...

  • Okavango Delta communities fear impending relocations

    Government is currently implementing the creation of an eco-tourism park, which was recommended in the Okavango Delta Management Plan (ODMP) of 2008.  The ODMP recommended the extension of wilderness areas in the outskirts of Maun closer to the...

  • Sankoyo forges partnerships to diversify revenues

    STMT manager, Galesenngwe Haku explained that they are introducing new activities in their concessions to boost their revenue streams. In 1996, STMT signed on to community natural resources programme focusing on hunting. However, in 2014 government...

  • Committee members dump Sankoyo

    Saleshando confirmed in an interview that they tendered their resignation letters on Monday but said he is not in position to reveal reasons for their resignation. ÒI can not reveal reasons why we resigned. We will only share that with the...

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