Barclays responds to plant depletion owing to basketry
Friday, July 09, 2010
The plants include mokolwane (barchemia discolour euclea divinorum), which has been declining over the years as commercial basket weaving flourished.
Kalahari Conservation Society (KCS) says the areas between Shakawe and Gumare in the Okavango have experienced a decline in the populations of the vegetable ivory palm, vegetable dye plants (hyphaine petersiana) and many others over the last decades.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...