Lake Ngami communities finally find their black gold

Friday, December 14, 2018

Lake Ngami is drying up. There is no more fish to catch and sustain the people of the lake. But despite the setback, the lake has thrown another lifeline to its people in the form of black gold that is promising to yield revenues for the whole community, reports THALEFANG CHARLES in Sehithwa

Innocent Magole, UNDP Ngamiland Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Project coordinator picks up the charcoal from the kiln that has just been opened and shows it to the media before saying, “This is it. This is why we call it black gold”.

The charcoal, which is black with some silver lustre, is providing a silver lining to the communities around the Lake Ngami subsequent to the drying of the lake and collapse of the fish project.

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Lake Ngami communities finally find their black gold

Lake Ngami is drying up. There is no more fish to catch and sustain the people of the lake. But despite the setback, the lake has thrown another lifeline to its people in the form of black gold that is promising to yield revenues for the whole community, reports THALEFANG CHARLES in Sehithwa

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