Gov't To Review Wildlife Damage Compensation

Elephants are major culprits in human/wildlife conflict
Elephants are major culprits in human/wildlife conflict

Parliament has passed a motion by Gabane/ Mmankgodi legislator, Pius Mokgware that requested government to review compensation due to farmers whose property has been destroyed or damaged by wildlife.

It also wanted government to consider compensation and payment of medical bills for people killed or injured by wild animals.

Mokgware pleaded with his colleagues to support the motion citing that people are left impoverished as what they are given as compensation is too low compared to what they lost.

Editor's Comment
Oh what a State funeral!

That rare sight deserves heartfelt praise, not only for President Duma Boko and his administration, but also for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), the Mogae family, and the entire country.President Boko’s decision to grant a full state funeral to a man who belonged to a rival party was a mark of true statesmanship. He recognised that national leadership carries a weight that belongs to the whole...

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