Cabinet To Launch Consultation On Hunting Ban

A Presidential sub-committee of Cabinet chaired by Local Government and Rural Development minister, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi is set to launch a two-month nationwide consultation to review the four-year old ban on hunting activities.

This will be through diKgotla, local authorities and involving interest groups.

Venson-Moitoi on Friday told The Monitor that the consultations, which will kick-off when the winter Parliament adjourns, will also include representatives of professional hunters and members of the Community-based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) programme.

Editor's Comment
Moswaane must now put up or hush

The Speaker, Dithapelo Keorapetse, delivered a judgment on the allegations made by Moswaane regarding an influx of substandard medicines into the country. After reviewing a dossier of evidence, including savingrammes, letters from BOMRA, and even a death certificate, the Speaker concluded that the Minister was guilty of grave exaggerations.The ruling did not dismiss Moswaane entirely though. It acknowledged that some medicines had been recalled,...

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