Fri, 14 Apr 2017 11:18:22 +0000 By ROGERS KALERO IKELENG’E district commissioner Victor Kayekesi has warned illegal timber harvesters in the district that they will face the wrath of the law because their activities are adversely affecting the source of the Zambezi River at Kalene Hills. Mr Kayekesi said the catchment area, which is the source of the Zambezi River, was slowly drying up because of rampant deforestation by illegal timber harvesters and so it was imperative that the vice was stopped. The commissioner said Government departments like Forestry and others should work together to protect the forests by discouraging rampant deforestation and encouraging the replanting of trees. Two weeks ago ZESCO launched a tree planting programme at Kelundu Basic School in Ikeleng’e district under the theme ‘‘Planting a minimum of one hectare of trees per year’’. Mr Kayekesi said to strengthen ZESCO’s desire to preserve forests in order to save catchment areas feeding hydro-power […]
