"Arguments for lifting the ban are unsound"

Dr Mike Chase collaring an elephant in the CKGR PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Dr Mike Chase collaring an elephant in the CKGR PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

On June 21, 2018, some of Botswana's Members of Parliament adopted a motion to lift the elephant hunting ban.

They cited the following reasons for this decision:

1. An increase in Botswana’s elephant population

Editor's Comment
Ruling party should tread carefully on cadre deployment

But on the particularly sensitive question of cadre deployment, the BNF must tread very carefully.The issue deserves robust debate, not ideological enthusiasm. Recent public comments from the BNF leadership are reassuring: the party has said that government positions should be based on merit and competence rather than party membership, and that it does not have a specific cadre-deployment policy.That principle should remain firmly at the centre...

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