Mon, 15 Jan 2018 10:06:37 +0000 By AARON CHIYANZO CHIEFS have been warned not to give away Mukula or any timber species as only government had the mandate to allow harvesting of these commodities. Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources public relations officer, Diniwe Zulu said that only mandated government institutions could do so. Ms Zulu was commenting on Chief Chikwanda’s concerns that some chiefs were still of the notion that they could permit harvesting of Mukula within their jurisdictions. Ms Zulu explained that in as much as traditional leaders had the right to give out land, harvesting of any timber species or Mukula on the said land was legally the preserve of Government. She told the Daily Nation that only mandated government institutions such as the district forestry office had the right to give permits for Mukula harvest. “Chiefs, yes can give out land, but still someone cannot harvest Mukula or other timber species […]
