Elephants Leave Farmers Empty-Handed

Elephants are terrorising Maitengwe
Elephants are terrorising Maitengwe

Farmers around Maitengwe and its surroundings had their hopes of a bumper harvest dashed following the invasion of hungry elephants on their fields.

For the last few weeks, elephants have been destroying crops in Maitengwe, Nkange, Senete and Changate villages, leaving a majority of the farmers empty-handed.

The damage caused by the elephants necessisated a delegation from the Tutume Sub-District to drive to Gaborone for guidance and assistance from the Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Tshekedi Khama.

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