Botswana condemns the killing of a lion in Zimbabwe
Friday, July 31, 2015
In a press statement released on Friday afternoon, government spokesperson Jeff Ramsay condemned the killing of the famed lion.
“The Government of Botswana has learnt with deep concern of the killing of a collared and protected lion by an American national, Walter James Palmer,” read the statement.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...