Govt plans to ban plastic bags
Wednesday, July 06, 2016
Plastic bags are deemed an environmental hazard
This comes after constant failures by the government to implement and collect funds from the plastic bag levy that was passed in 2007.
Speaking in Parliament on Monday, Khama said the ministry was advised that the plastic bag levy collection will be complex to administer and that it may not serve the purpose for which it was intended.
According to both the acting director of Veterinary Services, Kobedi Segale and acting Lands and Agriculture minister, Edwin Dikoloti, the virus currently raging through the North-East mostly likely first entered the country during the festive season.From the “unprecedented” number of cases picked in testing last week, it is likely that cattle and other livestock could have been infected last year, without being reported.Animal health...