Machaneng police raise alarm over spike in illegal hunting
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | 260 Views |
Machaneng road sign
Station commander for Machaneng Police, Superintendent George Mabuta said despite continued efforts to raise public awareness, people persist in unlawfully entering private farms to hunt wild animals without the consent of farm owners.
"This year alone, we have already recorded three cases of unlawful hunting in privately-owned farms,” he told The Monitor.
That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...