Annual cattle vaccinations below target
Friday, February 21, 2014
Assistant Minister Oreeditse Molebatsi said that vaccinations were carried out using departmental resources and personnel. They were also deployed to control the Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak in zones six and seven, Molebatsi said.
“The consequence is that livestock is not adequately protected against these diseases,” he said.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....