Govt moves to control killer plant

The Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism deputy permanent secretary Rapelang Mojaphoko said prosopis' potential threat to biodiversity and the entire ecosystem has prompted her department to control, eradicate or prevent its spread to new areas.

"We have decided therefore that the development of a National Mesquite (prosopis) Management Strategy is required to guide the department and stakeholders in the best acceptable ways of reducing damage and spread," she said.