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Khama puts hunting policy under scrutiny

Khama PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Khama PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Bangwato Kgosikgolo and former president Ian Khama recently launched a wide-ranging challenge to Botswana's hunting policy, questioning whether trophy hunting delivers meaningful benefits to rural communities and further raising concerns about oversight of hunting concessions.

During a series of questions in Ntlo ya Dikgosi this week, Khama pressed the Minister of Environment and Tourism, Wynter Mmolotsi, to justify the increase in hunting quotas, explain how community benefits are measured and verified, and account for the approval of the NG13 hunting concession amid concerns about the hunting operator involved.

Khama questions hunting quotas

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Appeal to public transport operators to exercise caution

Those who occasionally use highways like the A1 and A3 roads will bear testimony to have experienced this firsthand as they have been overtaken by overspeeding buses. Sadly, some of the passengers are the ones who urge some bus drivers to overspeed.The result of this madness is the horrific accident that claimed lives of nine people on Sunday evening near Lechana settlement along the A1 Highway.It is reported that the incident occurred after the...

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