Elephants terrorise Gweta farmers

Councillor for Gweta West, Moses Bobeng, said wild animals have made life difficult for farmers who depend on the fields to eke a living.  "Farmers harvest nothing; this land is characterised by elephants, which come as a hard blow to us.  Once they identify a field they invade, on their way, they cut and destroy fences leaving the field open for everything that may wish to destroy the crops.  They then proceed to help themselves to the crops leaving nothing for the farmer," he said.

Bobeng said most of the people in the village are poor and agriculture is their way of life.  He said the moment fences and crops are destroyed, it becomes difficult for the farmers to replace them as well as provide for their families.