Botswana: Residents Reject Private Control of Paving Stone Mining

Serowe — Residents of the KHUMASE lands in Serowe have decried the private mining of paving stones in their area, noting that these resources are known to be a cash cow in other countries.

Speaking to BOPA after handing over a petition to Serowe District Commissioner Ms Angelina Leano-Bakoko on Thursday, destined for the President, the Secretary General of the envisaged KHUMASE trust, Mr Boitshwarelo Tiroyamodimo expressed deep disappointment.

He stated that local natural resources were not…