The provincial police commissioner, Lieutenant General Neke Ledwaba, condemned the killing and decapitation of the protected species. Limpopo police have launched a manhunt after five lions were killed on a farm in the Northam area.
Preliminary investigations suggested the lions might have been fed poison-laced chicken by the suspects who gained entry onto the farm by cutting a fence, according to police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo.
“The lions were discovered on Wednesday at about 08:00. Some of them were found decapitated, and some had their paws cut off and teeth removed,” Mojapelo said in a statement on Thursday.
The provincial police commissioner, Lieutenant General Neke Ledwaba, condemned the killing and decapitation of the protected species.
A team of investigators was immediately appointed to track down the suspects.
“As the provincial stock theft awareness and anti-poaching campaigns are unfolding, these poachers must [be] stopped in their tracks and brought to book,” Ledwaba said.
In other news – Ndlovu Youth Choir scoops Hollywood music award
Well, here’s some good news for your Friday morning. America’s Got Talent runner-up the Ndlovu Youth Choir, has once again flown SA’s flag high, scooping an international accolade at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards in the US.
The Limpopo-based choir and Grammy award-winning SA flautist Wouter Kellerman won the Best Independent Music Video for their Zulu version of Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You. continue reading
Source: The Citizen
