Mugabe blast CITES at Masire�s funeral

He said that he once visited the Okavango Delta with Sir Ketumile Masire and was surprised to see plenty of greenery, water and wildlife and wondered why the desert country was not using the blessing to improve the lives of Botswana people.

“The answer I got was that, there are some people somewhere, who say humans must not use that vegetation for mankind and that they should be used by wild animals.  He was referring to an organisation called CITES.