Lecheng pan: A place of diversity
Friday, March 11, 2011
The immediate impression about this 'wetland' is that it is a place of diversity. It's a place where the variety of animals, birds and human beings and plants meet everyday. For a first time visitor, one cannot help but marvel at the beauty of nature.
This shallow lake, or pan if you like, is an extension of the popular Tswapong Hills. Lecheng is among the villages set at the foot of the Tswapong Hills, with the surrounding area being a good source of water and grazing land for livestock.
It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...