Tiffany's sticks with Botswana

Despite being picked on by Survival International (SI) as victims of worldwide protests this week, New York based world diamond jewelers, Tiffany have told Mmegi they remain as proud as ever in their funding of wildlife and other charity works in Botswana

As part of their ongoing new wave of campaign against the Botswana government for violating the rights of the Bushmen, Survival  this week  took its war to TIFFANY & CO stores in London, Paris, Madrid, Berlin and San Francisco  where its  protestors demonstrated against the jewellery label funding water boreholes for game animals on Bushman land, to which they say the people who live in the surrounding area are not permitted access.

The Botswana government refuses to water the Bushmen inside the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) settlements or provide them with essential services, despite them winning a landmark High Court case in 2006 against the  eviction from the wildlife-rich  CKGR  as big as France.

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Stakeholders must step up veggie supply

The Ministry of Agriculture, local producers, retailers, and industry associations must work together to overcome the obstacles hindering vegetable production and distribution.This collaborative approach is essential to improve the availability, quality, and affordability of vegetables in the market.Firstly, the Ministry of Agriculture should provide support and guidance to local farmers to enhance their productivity and efficiency. This could...

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