LESOTHO AND SOUTH AFRICA MINISTERS DISCUSS STOCK THEFT | |
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The Minister of Home Affairs Mr. Tom Thabane says
Lesotho's Ministers of Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs together with their
counterparts from South Africa have agreed to introduce one system of
marking animals. Addressing a press conference held at his ministry on
Tuesday 23 September,2002 Mr. Thabane said the implementation of the one
animal marking system would help to eradicate cross border stock-theft,
which he said is the concern of the two countries. Mr. Thabane said this was resolved at a meeting that
was held in South Africa on Monday, where it was suggested that a new system
of marking called micro cheap be introduced as a more advanced method of
animal marking. He further said it was agreed that relevant measures be
taken against stock theft perpetrators in both countries, as it seems that
there is a link between local and South African perpetrators. He said it was
also resolved that the ministers involved from both Meanwhile Mr. Thabane said ministers responsible for
Police affairs in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region
have also agreed on the extradition of criminals so that legal action can be
taken against them. He said this was resolved at the Ministers and
Police Commissioners conference that was held in Zimbabwe last week, adding
that the resolution was made after noticing that some people commit crime in
their countries and consequently abscond to other countries. He noted that the conference also agreed to introduce a
clearance certificate for vehicles in SADC as a way of eradicating the high
rate of vehicle theft in the region. | |
| SOURCE: LENA |