PreIn a bid to lessen wildlife interaction with humans, Mpumalanga’s Premier, Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, will oversee the completion of one of the fencing projects at Songimvelo Nature Reserve situated in Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality (CALM).
The Provincial Government has embarked on a fencing drive around the Province to ensure wild animals are restricted to their natural habitat. The Kruger National Park (KNP) is among the beneficiaries of the f project. At Songimvelo, the fence has been destroyed by wild animals. Mostly elephants are continuously escaping and cause massive damages to farmers’ crops, mostly from Mooiplaas towards Ekulindeni.
Mtshweni-Tsipane will be accompanied by the MEC for Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs, Busisiwe Shiba, executive mayors and senior traditional leaders. The delegation will also visit the Thobela Royale, which was funded by the Provincial Government. This project produces
peaches and nectarines and supplies major retails stores such as Woolworths.
All these projects are in the CALM at Steynsdorp, Thobela Royale and Songimvelo Biodiversity. The main event will be held at Ebutsini Tribal Authority on Thursday April 11.
