Kgalagadi community produces charcoal, feedstock from Sexanana tree

Boravast is a community trust made up of the four villages of Bokspits, Rappelspan, Vaalhoek and Struizendam. The Sexanana tree is an invasive species that has been blamed for high groundwater uptake and also causes severe allergies in humans.

Boravast charcoal and fodder business ventures were launched last year to uplift the lives of the communities living in the four villages. The communities were trained by Lake Ngami Conservation in collaboration with Kgalagadi and Gantsi Drylands Ecosystems Project as well as the Department of Forestry and Range Resources on how to produce charcoal using Sexanana. The Lake Ngami Trust is well known for producing quality charcoal.