SADC reignites fight to sell ivory, but to who?
Friday, June 10, 2022 | 840 Views |
![In the news: Regional states want the rules on ivory trade relaxed PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES](https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.mmegi.bw/mmegi/uploads/images/2022/06/13/40292.jpg&w=800&q=72&f=jpg&t=1)
In the news: Regional states want the rules on ivory trade relaxed PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
North Korea. This is the only country a leading elephant conservation biologist says would be the sole target market in the world for any ivory Southern Africa states may want to sell.
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the international body regulating trade in wildlife, binds its members to agreements that restrict the buying and selling of elephants and their related products.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...