Caterpillar harvesters destroying vegetation

VILLAGERS in Gwanda district, Matabeleland South province, have called on government officials to intervene and stop the rampant cutting down of trees by mopane caterpillar harvesters.

The villagers expressed fear that the destruction of vegetation, if left uncontrolled, might cause massive deforestration.

They alleged people from outside the district were the major culprits in cutting down trees.

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