Batlokwa coronation ready for take-off
Thursday, August 09, 2007
"We have raised more than P100,000 and 22 pledged beasts," said Katse. Along with the cattle he told Mmegi that the chief has also received two wild animals. "We have received an antelope and a hartebeest," he added.
So far, it is understood that the committee is waiting for food supplies promised by some Gaborone companies.
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...