THE minister of environment and tourism Pohamba Shifeta has criticised the report by the parliamentary standing committee on natural resources on human-wildlife conflict in north-eastern Namibia. The minister told the National Assembly recently in response to the committee's report on human-wildlife conflict that some of its findings were factually incorrect. Shifeta told lawmakers that human-wildlife conflict is a complex issue that needs to be dealt with by all stakeholders. "The ministry is cognisant of the numerous challenges our rural communities are experiencing as a result of human-wildlife conflict." The chairperson of the standing committee, Sophia Swartz, said her committee stands by their report.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 11, 2017 13:41 UTC