Grass Harvesting Business Flourishes

Bontshitse Kelelelo PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
Bontshitse Kelelelo PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

FRANCISTOWN: Women from different villages have teamed up and ventured in a lucrative business of gathering grass for sale along Nata–Pandamatenga road for profit and sustaining their livelihoods.

During this season women from across the country set up camps along the Nata-Pantamatenga road in order to collect grass, which is sold to different buyers.

In an interview, one of the grass collectors, Idwani Katholo (63) from Tutume said that they camp with other women from different locations to gather grass in order to sell to their communities.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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