Fear, frustration engulf Mbalambi farmers as elephants invade
Friday, April 26, 2019
Elephants are pushing farmers to their limits PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
FRANCISTOWN: At least 15 farmers have filed official incident reports, as the numbers of elephants and the frequency of their raids on fields in Mbalambi increase.
While the world debates the issue and blasts Botswana’s proposals, Mbalambi, a village about an hour north-west of Francistown, is living with the overpopulation of elephants.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...