Irate farmers tell-off PS

The farmers faulted the PS over the crisis at the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) where he is a member of the board. "Chimbombi lea palelwa; le re humanegisitse kago bolaya BMC," one of the farmers, Keleitsang Ledimo told the PS at a Kgotla meeting. Other farmers said the entire BMC board must resign for failing the beef industry.

They asserted that the current crisis engulfing the commission proves that the board is inept. Farmers complained about the closures at BMC abattoirs saying these affected their business. One of them, Gilbert Ramokwena complained that cattle prices paid to farmers for selling to the Maun abattoir are too low.